Why Aren't Killifish More Popular?
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Right. Know what you're talking about before posting garbage like this. My pair of killies spawn at least twice a day. Going on 2 years now. Sounds just like the life cycle of a salmon...
Thanks to everyone for their thoughts -- very interesting fish.
Has anyone actually tried raising Killifish from eggs ordered through the mail?
The idea of starting a Killifish tank with nothing but eggs is really intriguing. Imagine a tank entirely of fish raised by you from eggs.
There's a very wide-variety available online on sites like Aquabid. How hard is it to raise them?
I haven't tried raising them from dried eggs before but I had bought a pair of gardeneri killies over a year ago, which I still have, and now I have around 12 killies, just from that pair. They have been easy to breed and I haven't done anything special or remove the fry when I see them. They get fed flakefood and live black worms. They are pretty aggressive fish but I keep some bottom dwelling fish in there and they don't bother them. I'm not sure how they would feel about some other mid-top level fish being in there with them.
There is quite a selection of killie fish on aquabid at the starting bids are very low. Some are very stunning! You should check it out!:grinyes:
Edit: Sorry- i see you have already thought of that! But good luck and take pics of what you wind up with!
Edit: Sorry- i see you have already thought of that! But good luck and take pics of what you wind up with!
I tried once and failed miserably which led me to join the AKA and start doing some intensive reading. I was ill prepared. I'm planning to make another (better prepared and educated) attempted in the Fall after our club auction frees some tank space for me. If you try it, be sure to research first and defiitely post updates here!
It really depends on the species. It would probably be best to start out with pairs or groups of some of the easier species like f. gardneri, blue gularis (large and agressive), chromaphy bivittatum/bitaeniatum, and aphy. australe and striatum, which would all be good bets. I've had a lot of success with the permanent setup system with the bitaeniatums, and hopefully soon with the striatums, but australes would definitely work in this setup too. Haven't ventured into the annuals yet, as they seem a bit more complicated.
