sinnaz Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Hi i have been reading the posts here for a while and am interested in getting my hands on some of these fish, but cannot seem to find them, a couple shops here had a couple of the ones you guys are talking about but very expensive....can anyone please let me know where to find them!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 They aren't in shops very often. Better to contact Alan or caserole in here and join the killifish club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaz Posted September 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Thanks and will do Is there any reason why they are so hard to get a hold of?, from what i can tell from reading up on them they seem fairly easy to breed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Cause the NZKA club members are really the only ones dedicated to the continuality of the killies in NZ. Where abouts are you located sinnaz ?? If you wish to join the NZKA and learn more on how to obtain these little jewels of the aquarium, send me an email, and I can then send you a rego form with the necessary information. Alan 104 alanandrose(at)xtradotcodotnz Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaz Posted September 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Thanks Alan i am in auckland and am interested in the club. is it expensive and how does it work please email the details [email protected] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Kewlazz Laters mate Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaz Posted September 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 btw how are these guys in a community tank? specially with neons and small angels swords ect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 killis are fine in com tanks although it must be a medium species. if a big 1 it may eat your neons and if it's a smaller 1 may get eaten by your angels when they grow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaz Posted September 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBait Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Just to give you an idea, I have a comunity tank that I have thrown a mix into which include: SJD,s Black ghost knife Albino gerdneri Gunters fire killi Dageti Kortause killi palmqvesti American flag fish guppys neons white clouds Hoplo's Bristle nose Australe gold's I think that is about it. But do note I only add males due to identifying the species. It makes a great looking tank and always gets comments. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaz Posted September 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 i was myself thinking of getting either australes or gardneri would they mix well with the fish i have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBait Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 They should be ok. I have found the gardneri are a little pugnatious and do a bit of chasing. The australe tend to be more reclusive until they put on good size and become comfortable with the activity. I checked my tank and found I forgot to list small angels, featherfin pearl fish and golden gourami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaz Posted September 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 so what exactly do we have here in nz and is there any recommendations as to what i should keep or are my choices ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Species: Jordanella floridae Aphyosemion Australe (gold or Choc form) Nothobranchius Korthausae (red form, pure Yellow form) Nothobranchius Gold Guntheri Nothobranchius Palmqvisti "gezani" Chromaphyosemion Bitaeniatum Aplocheilus lineatus (Gold and Wild form) Simpsonichthyis Constanciae Fundulopanchax Gardneri Albino Fundulopanchax Gardneri Nigeriatum Gold Fundulopanchax Sjoestedi (blue gularis form) Fundulopanchax Filamentosum Fundulopanchax Gardneri Blue Fundulopanchax Scheeli Epiplatys Degati Epiplatys Annulatus Poropanchax normani (lampeye) Ones that im aware of anyway. Correct me if i have ay spelling wrong. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaz Posted September 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 wow i did not know there was such a big selection now time to do some home work, i still find it very hard to find any info or find them at all in nz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 I would hardly call that list big. I'd deffinatly recommend australes. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaz Posted September 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 are the notho species more diff to deal with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Killies, or Killifish have two basic ways to differentiate from each other, which divides the species into two groups, you've got your annuals and your non-annuals. Annuals- These are species that live on an average for 18 months, sometimes up to two years, they grow very fast from fry to breedable, and I quite often have 6 week old annual killifish breeding. They breed in peat, at normal tropical temps, and require very little tank space. The eggs need to be incubated dry, in the peat between 2-3 months depending on species, once the peat has matured, rinse it in some tank water, and watch the fry hatch out, depending on feeding and quality of the killifish, ive had upwards of 300+ fry hatch out at a time, from 1 weeks breeding. Non-Annuals- These are the species of killifish than can live 3 years plus, majority breed using the mop method, where they spawn on the wool mop, the eggs stick, allows the keeper to remove mop and place eggs in a solution of something like blue meths or malachite green, which help prevent fungicide. Fry usually hatch in about 2 weeks. For some species the peat method of breeding can be far more effective though. Fry for both species are big enough to eat BBS when hatched. Allot of this species, if fed well can be bred in a heavily planted tank, and will live with various stages of there fry, no troubles. Killifish are among the most beautiful tropical freshwater fish kept in the world, I would recommend them to everyone, with the right conditioning and water parameters, I would class them as easy to breed. Females Killifish are plain and ugly.....of coarse :lol: Some pictures of my Killifish Aplochiulus Lineatus (wild form) non-annual grows up to 13cm Fresh hatch of Nothobranchius, this was from a teaspoon of a small bag of mature peat, yes those small things are fry Nothobranchius Korthausae - Annual Young, Nothobranchius Palmqvisti- Annual Nothobranchius Guetheri Gold -Annual Young, Nothobranchius Korthausae Yellow -Annual Simpsonichthys constanciae (male and female) -Annual Correct me if im wrong Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Nothobranchius species come under Annuals. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaz Posted September 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 ok i have to try some of the notho's then , either the guntheri gold or the palmaqesti will do me just nicely. Now any idea where i can get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Contact caserole, for some eggs and a hatch date. That way you can get killies mailed to you, and grow them yourself. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werner Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Hi I will recommend this to you. Best fun with fish! You will read from my posts what I have encountered. The guys mentioned are great; as is everyone in the club that I have met Get the bbs going! It is learning all teh way and heaps of fun, My fry are still going strong :lol: 8) Werner 264 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaz Posted September 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 great thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 nice to meet you 264, glad your fry are going good. Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werner Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Likewise Shae I will probably look at getting some of your guppy males at some point :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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