Alittle Killi Help

[freerunner416]

Hi,

I have 2 male and 3 female Golden Panchax (which i am lead to believe are the same as killis - correct me please if im wrong) in my tank and have found out they have been breeding. I have only discovered this as i sell floating plant and one of the people who purchased some has found killi fry in his tank.

The plant has long runners that go down into the tank. I take it that this is the preferred place for killis to lay eggs?

Are the eggs easy to harvest and move away from my angelfish? Are they easy to see?

How long do they take to hatch?

Any help on this would be great please.

thanks

Craig

 

[spike123]

hiya mate.
they are easy to harvest and move that wouldnt be a problem.
pick the eggs off the plant roots and place on damp peat.
as for hatching times i have no idea with this species but
im sure if u type the speciese name in on google all the info
you need would be there.
im quite new to killis myself so cant offer too much advice
but if you do hatch these eggs which i hope you do as they are
beautiful fish then get a food culture of some sort started
befor hand and get everything else prepared.
all the information you need i would expect,is already posted
somewhere around the site.
hope ive helped even if its just a little.
regards
spike

 

[freerunner416]

Hi Spike,

Yes you have helped. Thanks. Why do you remove the eggs and put them on damp peat?? What happens when they hatch then? how do they get into the water etc?

Thanks

 

[spike123]

sorry had to shoot off last time.
place them on damp peat untill you can see a
golden iris (golden eye)this would represent the
drought period which would ocure within their natural
habitat.when you can see this
(may need a magnifying glass) place the peat with
the eggs on into a clean butter or marge tub with
a few cm's or 20mm of clean water.wash the tub thoroughly
with just water.all the information you need will be posted
on this site one place or another within this sub forum.
glad ive helped slightly but with any animal there are only guide
lines to follow i have stuck to them through most of my
hatching period and now im just doing my own thing.
just do abit of reading up on this and you shouldnt go far wrong.
regards
mike

 

[freerunner416]

cheers will do.

 

[Tech]

you dont need to use peat. my panchax laid there eggs in my java fern planted bogwood.
they will hatch at different times so you will be able to see a good difference in the fry. mine had between 40-50 fry and feeding baby brine shrimp which i hatch everyday and ive only lost 3 fry so far.

i took all the fry out (i had them in a seperate tank to breed) and placed them into a long clear plastic tray (with a couple of plants) which gives them plenty of room/you know they are getting food and you able to watch them unlike the net ones.

you could try a spawning mop they are very easy to make and cheap.
look Here

you should be able to see the eggs once laid and you will need to remove them asap as the panchax aswell as the other fish will eat them.

if you do keep the fry in the tank with the panchax in a net trap etc put a lip or cover over the top as panchax are great jumpers and if they get in, your fry will be gone.

 

[BigC]

You dont need to use peat for incubation of Aplochelius lineatus eggs. Peat storage is used with some delicate non annual killifish to slow hatching times and inhibit fungal spread and growth.
Make some artificial spawning mops and pick the eggs daily and store them in a floating marg tub. (1" water)
Check out this pinned topic of mine.
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=280783
These fish are an easy panchax to spawn and rear.
Regards
C