ajbroome Posted September 22, 2002 Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 Folks, While at Wet Pets on saturday I saw some Blue Panchax (Aplocheilus panchax) for sale. These will have been imported but are quite easy to breed. I bought two pair and they've settled in nicely. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 Aha! Here is the answer to Rob and my question as to what could possibly have been offered to make you part with some cash in a fish shop. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 I should have suspected it would be Killish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 I was there the weekend before last. Didn't notice them there...Easy to miss something though. I'd have bought a few though to go with my red chin panchax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted September 23, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 Ira said... > I was there the weekend before last. Didn't notice them there... > Easy to miss something though. I get the impression they hadn't been available for long and may've ony been in the shop for a couple of days. They were in with some small discus on the left hand (ie counter) side of the shop, in the top row about halfway down the rack. > I'd have bought a few though to go with my red chin panchax. Well, I plan to have a go at breeding them, once I get some more mops organised. I've got about 30 young Epiplatys dageti at the moment, at least a couple of pairs of which I hope to take up to Napier for the auction... Hatched out some Simpsonichthys constanciae last night too... Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 24, 2002 Report Share Posted September 24, 2002 How do you breed the dageti? I don't have the room at the moment to seperate a pair out, but couldn't hurt to try and set the tank up so they can get to work in there. They're pretty much alone except for a bristlenose and 2 cories. And how do you tell the sexes? The females are less colorful, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted September 24, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2002 Ira said... > How do you breed the dageti? There are several ways of reproducing Epiplatys dageti. > I don't have the room at the moment to seperate a pair out, > but couldn't hurt to try and set the tank up so they can get to > work in there. They're pretty much alone except for a bristlenose > and 2 cories. In a well planted tank with plenty of surface cover it's not unlikely that fry will appear over time. If you want to raise more than one or two fry then it'd be best to remove the adults (and ideally the other fish). To maxiimise fry production, a bare tank containing two females and a male and spawning mop from which eggs are picked is best. Eggs can be water incubated and take about 14 days. Fry are quite small and do best with small live food such as brine shrimp nauplii or perhaps microworms. > And how do you tell the sexes? The females are less colorful, > right? Males have much more colour, especially in the fins and under the chin. Let me know if you want more specifics. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted October 14, 2002 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2002 Back on the 23rd of September I said... > While at Wet Pets on saturday I saw some Blue Panchax > (Aplocheilus panchax) for sale. These will have been > imported but are quite easy to breed. I bought two pair > and they've settled in nicely. I've got the first babies from the above fish now and am getting more eggs all the time (a couple a day, as is the way of killies). They'll be too young to take to the auction sadly but I will have a couple of pairs of Epiplatys dageti and a single pair each of Aphyosemion scheeli and Aphyosemion bitaeniatum available. This years NZKA auction (in April?) should be interesting... Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 14, 2002 Report Share Posted October 14, 2002 This year's ? In April? Hate to tell you this Andrew but you are a bit late for April this year :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted October 14, 2002 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2002 Caryl said... > This year's ? In April? Hate to tell you this Andrew but > you are a bit late for April this year... Yeah, well, you know what I mean. :-) The next AGM, which should be in April 2003. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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