My Nothobranchius killifish Journal

Here are two more bad pics

first is a Foerschi and second is a N. Eggersi red

I cant get a good angle on them they move to fast and never seem to stop , anyone know how to get a good pic ?

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Usually if you have good lighting and your camera lets you take multiple shots one after the other or you can stay still and once they swim up to the glass, take a picture. They're very skittish.
One advice, if you want them to breed, it's better if you have a bare bottom tank. They like to breed in the sand which makes it very hard to spot their eggs since they need a dry period.

Nice rachovii photo, too:)
 
Great thread...Thanks for posting it! I agree with sora1600. It will be next to impossible to locate the eggs without the bare bottom. Or do you plan to move them to a spawning tank?
 
I have breeding tanks ready to go, when there ready and i think that well be soon i well pick out a few pairs and see what happens , and there are 3-4 gallon rubber maid containers with spong filters bare bottom with peat filled containers, the tanks there in now are kinda there grow out tank also planing on bring some to my LFS . The throw backs well go to the LFS :) I would just like to get few good pairs well 1 male and 2-3 females per breeding tank

thanks for your feedback
 
Move them to the breeding tanks now, especially the females. The peat and feeding live foods will make the females carry eggs. Your males are ready also, especially if they are showing color. Pick out the alpha of the group to be the male. Nothos should be ready to breed once they're past 1 month of age. If you leave them in a tank with no peat, females will take longer to carry eggs. Good luck with the breeding!:)
 
great link.I sent a message to the ghuy i got the eggs from and he is going to send more that are seperated in there own containers.I agree the males will be easy but the females won't be.Plus i was told by some of the people in the aquarium club i belong to that they can start reproducing after four weeks of being hatched.
 
interesting read
i am thinking of getting some eggs and would just like to ask your advice if i can
when putting them into the hatching containers and raising containers are you using room temp water? i would use water from my tropical tank but would i have to keep the water as warm as my tropical tank?

i have raised axalotle eggs in the past and they done well in room temp water.

also do i need live baby brine shrimp or would instant brine shrimp be fine?

thanks
 
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