blueyes Posted June 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 Thanks Sophia Paige, I think it's more just luck and probably down to the Daltons Aquatic mix, cos I really haven't done much to grow them myself, maybe a wise choice of plants thata grow easily too lol Well I've done it, I've released them into the wild, they don't seem too bothered by their tankmates, and the guppies don't seem too interested in them, so I guess they should be okay for a short while at least..... the only thing in there big enough to eat them is Horatio Kane the ginormous brown ramshorn or something or other snail...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted June 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Om my gosh, I love these little guys so much..... they are so adorable..... I just went 3 time to turn on my electric blanket and 3 times I got distracted watching them lol :love: And I'm 99% sure that at least one of them is a male woohoo :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted June 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 It is with deep regret and a heavy heart that I must announce the death of that whom I suspect was King Killie, I think he was the only male of the lot :tears: &c:ry :tears: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 You loved him so much you squeezed him to death? :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 aww sorry blueyes, its not easy losing a fishy :tears: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted June 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 Lol..... maybe his 4 girlies loved him to death!!!! Worse mcrudd when he's possibly the only boy of the lot... he was quite a bit bigger than the others so I'm hoping that maybe he was just older and more developed and the others haven't developed into noticable boyhood yet. Otherwise there goes the breeding plans, until we find more.... man this sucks!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 I thought those fish had more growing to do so have a piece of chocolate and don't be sad &c:ry . At least you found some in the end, and that was the second lot we knew about in a month or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted June 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 Thats true, and there were some on trade me in Whangarei, so at least they are out there.... fingers crossed though that I have another boy in this lot!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Diane might have one by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted June 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Never know, one of the 4 that I have now may still turn out to be a male..... fingers crossed anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 I think the whangarei ones could be from Barrie. It would be awesome if you could breed king killies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Good news/Bad news Good news..... I no longer have the issue of guppie overpopulation..... Bad news..... it would appear that I no longer have any population of clowns.... I'm so devastated Yesterday morning I fished out several dead guppies, this morning I set up a hospital tank, pull most of the plants out of the killie tank, fish out the live guppies, and I can't find a single clown.... other than a dead one in the plants. I've just floated all the plants back in the tank just in case theres some killies in them...... but I can't believe that out of 7 I don't have a single one left..... sitting here on the verge of tears.... I've never lost this many fish ever..... I suck at this!!!!! &c:ry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 oh dear, that is not good news. However, HFF does have clowns at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 did they somehow jump into the lid area? &c:ry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 No, theres nowhere for them to go within the lid... even pulled the filter out.... I'm pretty sure they're gone..... I guess if they had died, the snails would have made short work of them.... bit I've seen them over the last few days and they looked fine.... I'm just so gutted.... this sucks so much :tears: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 how odd :dunno: I guess all you can do is test your water to make sure it's ok and try again when you are feeling better about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Yeah, I'll probably just pull the tank apart and start again I think, get rid of those snails and wait awhile before I get any more clowns. I might do some work on the 4ft instead. I dunno... feel a bit disheartened about it all now, but I'm sure I'll get the enthusiasm back eventually. Just in case it was something that the last 2 killies bought in, keep a close eye on your guys that were in the tank with them Sophia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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