does anyone know how long these take to hatch?i just put mine in there hatcher tonight.I used spring water and the black water mix they gave me with the eggs.now i know you must feed them brine shrimp well it says nothing about heat or even warmth but i decided to put them on a heat mat used for growing seeds because i know you need heat for brine shrimp to hatch and more than likely for the eggs too.any suggestions
got some killifish eggs
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Killie Eggs
Are these your own killifish eggs or did you purchase them? The eggs will usually take about 12 to 14 days to hatch depending on temp, from the point that they were laid. I have a breeding pair of gardneri killie's and do not use a heater, they are kept at room temp. Right before the eggs will hatch you will see two black dots, these are the eyes, and they should hatch within a day or two from then. When I pull the eggs from the mop I place them in a seperate hatching jar with an air stone and treat the eggs with an anti fungal agent but normally do not use a heater, they may hatch quicker with the heat mat, just make sure it doesn't get to warm. While live baby brine shrimp is not necessary, I find that they grow quicker if fed this three times a day for the first three weeks. I have also fed the first bites by Hikari and finely crushed flake and they will do ok on this also. Hope this helps.
Are these your own killifish eggs or did you purchase them? The eggs will usually take about 12 to 14 days to hatch depending on temp, from the point that they were laid. I have a breeding pair of gardneri killie's and do not use a heater, they are kept at room temp. Right before the eggs will hatch you will see two black dots, these are the eyes, and they should hatch within a day or two from then. When I pull the eggs from the mop I place them in a seperate hatching jar with an air stone and treat the eggs with an anti fungal agent but normally do not use a heater, they may hatch quicker with the heat mat, just make sure it doesn't get to warm. While live baby brine shrimp is not necessary, I find that they grow quicker if fed this three times a day for the first three weeks. I have also fed the first bites by Hikari and finely crushed flake and they will do ok on this also. Hope this helps.
thanks for the info.i have bought them of ebay and it said when they were layed and when they were suppose to hatch (end of november when laid,JAN 9 when hatch)and i didn't even put them in until last night which was the 10TH so im thinking they were ready to hatch
Not sure if you made a mistake and ment end of December, but if it was end of November they should have hatched a long time ago. If it was end of December then they should be hatching any day now. If you look very closely at the eggs, if you see the 2 black dots then yes they should be hatching soon. By the way what type of killie's are they?
OH NO it did say November!!So you don't think they will grow?i saw the eggs and they weren't moldy but so small i couldn't tell if the eggs had eyes but while moving them around i actually saw one with eyes but i couldn't see the others.i hope they grow i quite a bit of money on these.Mybe they meant december and not november
My mistake, apparrently different species of killie's take longer to hatch then others. Most will be from 10 to 21 days, some 60 to 75 days and some as long as a year. Do you know what type of killie's they are? Here is a link to a site about killifish and info about breeding and egg hatching.
http://www.aka.org/aka/modules/content/index.php?id=7
http://www.aka.org/aka/modules/content/index.php?id=7