meesheelly Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 I just saw a pic of a killifish and i want one! Do we get them in NZ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Sure do http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/killies-vf15.html :lol: Enjoy Apparently they're hard to get?? I might be wrong on that though. AquaNut is raising a double headed killifish atm, I'm hanging out for an update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 What was the picture you saw? What species was it? We have about 20 species or their morphs in NZ at the moment. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meesheelly Posted July 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Sure do http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/killies-vf15.html Thats amazing that i never noticed that :lol: Im not sure which one i saw i just thought that it looked really cool. can they be kept in a community? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meesheelly Posted July 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 does anyone in welly have some they would consider selling to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Check with Caserole he may have some. Some ppl keep them in com tanks but you must watch what ones you aquire as some can get to 150mm and then smaller fish like neons may become part of their diet. Killies are the best escapologist from an aquarium. I'm sure they patrol around the tank looking for a gap, then compete to see who can get the furtherest across the fishroom. We in the NZKA normally kep them as specie fish because females of the same family are very difficult, if not impossible to tell the difference. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meesheelly Posted July 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 i just thought that they looked really cool and it was not something i had come across before and since i am in the process of setting up a new tank, i was thinking they may be a very cool edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Alan, do you have pics posted here of your killies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Here's some. The first one at least I know is Alan's http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v144/ ... Killifish/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 The last one is too Caryl, that's the Aphyosemion austale that I'm trying to breed the dark colour out of. I call it an australe "apricot" for obvious reasons. The othe australes we have in NZ are Chocolate, and Gold. The first is a Jordanla floridae, folloed by the Aplocheilius lineatus, golden wonder form, and the a gold form of the Fundulopanchax gardneri nigerianum. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 I think I have the only 3 species of killies that don't have the lemming gene in them :lol: everyone elses killies like to act like lemmings You can ask Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenriswolf Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 I think I have the only 3 species of killies that don't have the lemming gene in them :lol: Hahahahaha... what?! Suicidal jumpers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Fenriswolf... don't laugh I have known many avid killie keepers in NZ and they have lost great males and females due to the lemming gene. It has taken me many months to develop the non jumping variety. You can ask Alan, Caserole and Kyle02 with regards to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 :evil: :evil: :evil: Don't tell everyone Wok Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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