Killifish breeding

[Avinitlarge]

I bought some killifish eggs a while ago, The have hatched, They seem healthy, They are growing and eating.

I Have no idea at all what I am doing when it comes to breeding fish but What ever I and doing, I am doing it right.

Just read this on E-bay

If you are new to fishbreeding, or killifish in general, still think very carefully before bidding. This is an easy fish to keep in a species tank, but they are CERTAINLY NOT for a community tank, and not easy to raise, unless you have experience of hatching brine shrimp, keeping microworms etc, which are essential first foods for the fry

I had no luck with the brine shrimp but the micro worms are a piece of cake to hatch.

Am I lucky or is it easier than its made out to be??

 

[BigC]

Hi Avinitlarge,
What species have you and I will give you some more info.
Killifish breeding is both hard and easy depending on the species involved. Some well renowned killi fanciers can breed the very very difficult species and somehow have difficulty with the so called easier/beginners species.
Regards
BigC

 

[Avinitlarge]

Hi Avinitlarge,
What species have you and I will give you some more info.
Killifish breeding is both hard and easy depending on the species involved. Some well renowned killi fanciers can breed the very very difficult species and somehow have difficulty with the so called easier/beginners species.
Regards
BigC

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APHYOSEMION GARDNERI GOLD 'MISAJE'

 

[BigC]

APHYOSEMION GARDNERI GOLD 'MISAJE'

Nice species, can as the seller on Ebay implied, be a bit boisterious when they get older. I personally prefer the normal form (which I have at the moment), http/www.alloddballaquatics.com/killies/...eri__Misaje.jpg
but that's just my opinion. They get to around 3" depending on aquarium conditions. Brineshrimp is a lot more nutritious than microworm and are easy to hatch. Rearing Gardneri should present you with no problems provided you maintain a good feeding and cleaning regime. Plenty of water changes are essential to their growth and well being. They are considered one of the easier species to breed and are not overly fussy about their water conditions provided they are not extreme.
If you need to know more on breeding setups etc then PM me.
Regards
BigC

 

[Avinitlarge]

APHYOSEMION GARDNERI GOLD 'MISAJE'

Nice species, can as the seller on Ebay implied, be a bit boisterious when they get older. I personally prefer the normal form (which I have at the moment), http/www.alloddballaquatics.com/killies/...eri__Misaje.jpg
but that's just my opinion. They get to around 3" depending on aquarium conditions. Brineshrimp is a lot more nutritious than microworm and are easy to hatch. Rearing Gardneri should present you with no problems provided you maintain a good feeding and cleaning regime. Plenty of water changes are essential to their growth and well being. They are considered one of the easier species to breed and are not overly fussy about their water conditions provided they are not extreme.
If you need to know more on breeding setups etc then PM me.
Regards
BigC

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Cheers

I only bought them as an experiment to see how hard it was, I am quite please so far, If they grow to full size i will be well pleased. It will work out at about £1.50 per fish