Silverdollarboy2 Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Hello I've got a few questions today. I've been keeping chocolate australe and gardneri p82 for a while and would like to breed them. If they lay eggs could they survive with the parents? If I don't want to hatch them straight away can I just put the eggs in a dry container? Is there a dry food that is ok for <5mm fry ? Would jbl novotom be ok for 5mm to 10mm fry? Would jbl novobea be ok for 10mm to 30mm fry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I have always removed the eggs and hatched them separately then fed them on brine shrimp nuplii. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Ok thanks .Is brineshimp ok for <5 mm fry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Yes but grindal worms would be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Would novotom 5 to 10mm fry and novo bea for 10 to 30mm fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I have no idea. I have bred and reared many varieties of killies but found they do best on live food. so that is all I ever fed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 When they are free swimming can I just feed them microworms until the're ready for whiteworms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Dry micro food such as NLS fry food or golden pearls is fine for fry. Also dry brine shrimp eggs, but you'll need to soak them first and put in the water so they sink. They will eat microworms happily but I think the live and dried food has more protein which is also required for growing fish. Just put a little microworms in so they have enough to eat, or they could pollute the water. I suspect killed a batch of killie fry by overfeeding with microworms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted July 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 So is nls ok for newly hatched fry to about 10mm fry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 yes, as long as it's the tiny tiny stuff - like a powder type size they'll have a go at eating anything but the smaller it is the more they will fit in their mouths and therefore get it into their tummies they won't really eat until they are swimming though - you don't need to feed them as soon as they hatch - they look like little dead fish for up to a week and then one day you look in the tank and they are swimming up the right way - that's what Alan means by free swimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted July 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Is this the food you mean http://www.trademe.co.nz/pets-animals/f ... 423071.htm ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Probably but they don't describe it very well so maybe best to spend your money on something else, unless you can go to a shop and read the back of the container. This would also be good for when they are very small http://www.trademe.co.nz/pets-animals/f ... 731322.htm This stuff you've already looked at, will be ok for killie fry http://www.trademe.co.nz/pets-animals/f ... 901478.htm This also looks good - 3 different sizes from super weeny to weeny... I'd probably get this stuff and then see how big the biggest powder was. http://www.trademe.co.nz/pets-animals/f ... 074778.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted July 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Thank you.I'll probably get that novo baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_man Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 If you dont want to hatch out the eggs straight away you can store them on damp peat in a sealed container I store a weeks worth of eggs for 3 weeks for choc australe and 4 weeks for p82 before wetting. Its alway better to feed killie fry on live food as the movement triggers natural feeding response. Vinegar eels are a great food source it you dont want the hassle of brine shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Thanks matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 good luck on the breeding. Great news to see that the chocolate australe is not lost. Chocolates are my favourite Killie. Managed to breed the jumping tendancies out of them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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