Gardneri Killifish is what I bought today. I put it in my 29G tank. Does anyone have any personal experiences with them or any remarks? Great looking fish....very small right now, its about 1/2 inch long.
Got this new sweet lokking Killifish!
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It is a nice picture, but he didn't take it. It's from aquahobby.com, which I love.
Nice fish! How much did you get it for if you don't mind my asking?
Most of the varieties in the gardneri group are fairly easy killies to keep. If you can raise flightless fruitflies, that's one of their favorite live foods. Most will eat flake pretty well, though. There are a lot of different populations of gardneri, with different colors and markings.
Even though gardneri males aren't very aggressive, it's a good idea to provide some cover in the way of floating plants or spawning mops for the female- better yet, get a trio if you can.
Make sure the tank is covered well- they're jumpers.
A long time ago I worked with a woman from Nigeria, and I took one of my killie books in one day. She knew of a lot of the small towns and areas that the fish were collected from, but had no idea that such fish were lurking in the puddles and ditches. Just like us and native fish.
Even though gardneri males aren't very aggressive, it's a good idea to provide some cover in the way of floating plants or spawning mops for the female- better yet, get a trio if you can.
Make sure the tank is covered well- they're jumpers.
A long time ago I worked with a woman from Nigeria, and I took one of my killie books in one day. She knew of a lot of the small towns and areas that the fish were collected from, but had no idea that such fish were lurking in the puddles and ditches. Just like us and native fish.
nope, not aggressive they are usually very peaceful. They get thier name because "killi" is the dutch word meaning "ditch" or "channel"...because in the wild they live in ditches and small ponds and things. Don't ask me how i know this... I guess I have too much time on my hands so I read up on all the fish I have, lol :read:
Looking at the last AKA fish and egg listing, there were a couple people selling gardneri for around $7 - $8 a pair. Biassa, Lafia gold, Lafia, Makurdi, Misaje, N'sukka, and P-82 were the locations/varieties available.
Biassa:
Makurdi:
Misaje:
N'sukka
Biassa:
Makurdi:
Misaje:
N'sukka
I have a pair of Gardneri Killifish but I have yet to figure out what type. When I first bought a pair the male died because he didn't eat. The female on the other hand, eats anything and everything. I later found out that they had internal worms. I don't know if that is common among killifish but I would watch your fish for symptoms. I have another male now and the two are a happy couple. However, the male is very shy and doesn't come out of hiding very often. They have spawned several times in my tank but I have not seen any fry because I think they eat their eggs. So if you want to spawn them I would remove the eggs or parents afterwards.