Devon Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Ive got some SJD king killies.just wondering when i should start conditioning them up and put them in the breeding tank with peat moss. thanxs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBait Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Stu told me that the males need to be 8 months before they are properly fertile. They will breed sooner (a couple of months) but almost all the eggs are infertile. I can vouch for his words of wisdom as I am having that happen to my SJD, I am getting a few good eggs now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Hi Devon, When I bought the original pair the female was in fare condition but not as full as I would have had her. I had a lot of difficiulty in getting her full of eggs and only managed to do it twice, she has sinse pased on. The female I'm now using is always full of eggs even if I'm not breeding them. This species will only live for 2 to 2.5 years max. What I am trying to say is that it is advisable to keep your female in very good condition all the time. That way when the male is of age, conditioning the female to 1.5cm to 2cm across the belly should only take a week of extra quality feeding. Do try and breed them as I have said in a previse thread it is likely you will not have much luck(as I did not when I first got them). When I say "not much luck" I'm simply saying you wont get 500 firtile eggs or more . But i'm sure you would be happy if you got some fry even if not many. Peat needs to be incubated for 5 to 8 weeks for the eggs to develope. I hope Fishbait's and my answers have helped you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Posted September 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Thanxs heaps. one last thing. What is the best foods I should be feeding the killies to fatten them up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 the answer depends on what species you desire to bring into condition. I will asume you ar refering to the Blue Gularis. The answer is everything as long as it is good quility and lots of it. I feed blood worms, water fleas, mozzy rigglers and a high quality flake, you could also feed trimed beef heart. You should also give them all they will eat this species is a big eater , to save money top up there feedings of live or frozen insects with flake and beef heart. you may be shocked as to how much food they can chow down, especially as your fish are still growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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