Kirsten Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 (edited) So my 15g is super planted and well-established: And the time was up (I think?) on my killifish eggs, bought from Thailand: On the 12th, I gave it a whirl, and after a few hours of waiting: We got 4 to 6 teeny tiny ickle bickle babies! After a few hours so they could fill their swim bladders and get their bearings, I gently poured their water into the main tank, since there are no other fish in there, just some bored blue rilli shrimp and some ramshorn snails. Of course, I haven't seen them since. I assume they're somewhere up here, near the surface, amongst the duckweed, resting on plants and eating infusoria and the odd fairy shrimp, whose eggs I've been judiciously apportioning every couple days: But if I still can't see them after a couple weeks, I'm calling it a wash. Fingers crossed for the babies! And in the meantime, I'm keeping my peat moss wet in case I get some more. Edited May 16, 2021 by Kirsten 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 It's possible to buy fish eggs?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 39 minutes ago, CalmedByFish said: It's possible to buy fish eggs?! Yes! Especially killifish eggs, which can incubate in peat moss for several weeks, which is conveniently about as much time as a package takes to get from Thailand to the eastern US. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 I've always wanted to try ordering eggs like this online. Wasn't sure how many hoops there were to jump through getting them from overseas or if it was pretty straight forward. Hope they do well for ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 3 hours ago, MAC said: I've always wanted to try ordering eggs like this online. Wasn't sure how many hoops there were to jump through getting them from overseas or if it was pretty straight forward. Hope they do well for ya! My process was very straightforward. Just got it in the mail like a letter! 🙂 But possibly because the seller fibbed on the customs slip and said it contained "samples" and only valued at $1. I didn't ask them to do that and that's pretty dangerous for them in the long run, but hey, got my eggs right quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 thats a nice looking jungle in that tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 1 hour ago, lefty o said: thats a nice looking jungle in that tank. Thanks! It was almost all scavenged from other tanks: Jungle val, duckweed, hornwort that had grown out of control in other tanks, hardscape that didn't jive with the rest of the decor, a few loose java ferns, moss, and anubias, some cardinalis and some scarlet temple (I think?) that was otherwise languishing in taller tanks, and the moss ball. Only new things are the substrate (obv), the sword and the little patch of baby tears. Fingers crossed these babies survive to enjoy it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 i hope they survive, as it will be neat to see fish hatched from an envelope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 This had me researching killifish last night. 😂 It reminds me of these little packets of pill-shaped sponges we'd buy when I was a kid. You drop them in water, and over a few minutes, they turn into a sponge in some fun shape - usually a dinosaur. Except your egg packet makes *real* things. Oooh. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 @Kirsten, nice looking tank! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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