I have a pair of Killifish Gardneri that I wouldnt mind breeding. Right now they are in a 10gal w/ two kribensis....Over Stocked right there but dont start with me on that...but the question I was going to ask was I have a 10 gal that I have heavily planted with only a betta in now to keep it cycled and some shrimp. The problem that I have right now is how much difference will the hardness between one tank to another affect the fish...the krib tank is about an 8 dGh and the other is about a 3 dGh...and if so how would be the best way to change these fish over....also the pH is about a point differnt...7.4 to 6.6...would the drip method be the best for acclimating them prior to putting them in there? Anything else I should know?... Also about breeding them...how good of parents are they and will I need to move the eggs to grow them out, etc.
Killifish Tank
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I know a few Killifish breeders and they use 1 to 2 1/2 gallon tanks. You should visit the AKA site and read up on breeding. Gardneri lay a few eggs EVERY day! You need a self made "Killie mop" to receive the eggs. After 1 week the 'mop' is transferred to another tank so the eggs can hatch and it is replaced with a new one in the breeding tank. The one guy I knew best had well over 100 of these small tanks and this gets to be quite involved after a while. Good luck.
So you think that I could get by with a smaller tank than the 10gal for the killifish? I have a Spare 5.5 and 2.5 around...I might use the 5.5 instead...takes up less room and still looks nice.
Okay So We've decided that a small tank is better for breeding....but what if about the parental instincts of killifish....are they going to be so bad that if any of the fry are born that none will make it...I'm not wanting to breed them for purposes of breedin, but just to keep a small linage going for a while. I've got the 5.5 that is planted, w/ some wysteria and several dwarf lillies and a piece of drift wood...probably going to cover it with java moss. I love the killies are beautiful, but they are short lived so this is the main reason i was interested in breeding them.
Most of the killiefish eat any fry. That's why you have to remove the mop every week. That is also why a mop is used instead of Java moss. They are cleaner and you can make 100 of them easily as some people do. http://members.aol.com/WnyZman/mops.html