Peat Incubation

[leondf]

Hi ,we have a few different types of killifish which we use water incubation for there eggs ( striatum and gardneri killies) but we have recently hatched some guntheri red killifish eggs and now have 8 fish now near 2 months old , I have read that there incubation period is a lot longer than the non annual species , so We have bought some sphagnum peat which i hope is suitable? also would i need to pre boil the peat before introducing it into the tank?

Any advice would be great !!


Thanks Leon

 

[ZoddyZod]

Leon, I got your message.....but don't have a clue about Killis!

I've passed it on to our resident Killi specialist BigC to see if he can help.

 

[BigC]

Cheers Zod (for the heads up on this one)
First up...Its plesent to see some folks actually start of their interest in annual killifish with a relatively easy species and not plunge in at the deep end with much more demanding species only to fail and never return to killifish ever again. Nothobranchius guentheri is one of the easiest of all annuals to keep and rear given the proper conditions.
Incubation time varies with temperature and is normally within 8-12 weeks for this species
As for the spawing material...I was using Irish Peat Moss but many substrates have been used in the past including Coir.
I now use Peat Pellets
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Which I boil first and strain before using in a large Jam Jar.
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BigC

 

[leondf]

thanks for your help guys , we have now got a pair of blue guntheri and red guntheri . looking forward to introducing the peat.


thanks again

Leon

 

[Daves Corydoras]

Hello, if it helps yes you should boil your peat moss for about 15 minutes before you use it.