Hi,
I have never kept
Aph. hera therefore I cannot give you a personal account on their husbandry that said I have included a link which might help
http
/www.fishbreeding.dk/frame.html?opdraet_2003.html~Main
As for
Aphyosemion striatum they are easy to keep and rear and are ok to place in the community aquarium. For breeding Place a well conditioned pair in a 16x8x8 tank with no substrate, sponge filter and two or three 100% acrylic yarn floating mops. a good clump of java moss and some Salvinia as surface cover.
http/www.aquarticles.com/articles/breedi...awning_Mop.html
The water should be fairly soft and slightly acidic pH6.8 and a temperature of 24'C
Feed the adults a variety of foods rangeing fom dry,live and frozen.
As with most killifish species a tight fitting lid is a necessity as killifish like to jump.
The gggs will hatch after 12-18 days and the fry grow rapidly on a diet of microworms and newly hatched brineshrimp. This is considered one of the easier species to breed and rear.
Now
Nothobranchius korthause is a different kettle of fish. This fish is a true annual meaning they live in temp. bodies of water which are prone to dry out during the hot summer months. The fish live and die in one season. The fish lay their eggs in the muddy bottom of a pool and they remain their long after the pool has dried up then when the rains come the eggs hatch and the cycle begins all over again. All the eggs do not hatch at the one time as a freak storm could have disasterious effects on the survival of the species should the pool prematurely dry up again. So with that information in mind we treat annual killifish the same in the aquarium.
To keep and breed Korthause, I would use an 18x8x8 tank no substrate a heater set to 25'c and a sponge filter. The water is slightly acidic and moderatly soft with a little added salt. I place a jam-jar in the middle of the tank and fill it 1/4 full of well soaked Irish Peat Moss. (no chemical additives) This tank will house 1 male and 3-4 females. The male will spawn with the females in the peat. The egg laden peat is collected every week and squeezed in a net and left to dry somewhat on a newspaper to the consisity of rolling pipe tobacco. It is then bagged and stored at 24'f for 2-3 months. The peat is then wetted and some fry should hatch. Re bag the peat and store again re wet after a fortnight and some more fry will hatch sometimes more than the first wetting.I like to feed infusoria for a day then they will take newly hatched brineshrimp and microworms. As with all Nothos the fry grow very quick they have to as annuals. The will last around 10-14 months in the aquarium.
I hope this went someway to answering your queries
Regards
BigC
