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On 2/7/2022 at 12:25 AM, Fish Folk said:

 Most Killi breeders keep stark, bare tanks. Nonsense. Fish love plants. I'm keeping mine with plants! 

Plus, who wants to look at an empty plant less tank?

I wish I had figured out earlier that you had a link to this thread on that other thread. This is so informative!

On 2/8/2022 at 3:59 PM, Fish Folk said:

Poured out into a net…

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Added to specimen container with tank water to settle all night…

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Sifting it in a net was a good idea. Maybe if I saw that before then there wouldn't be as many bits of coconut fiber all over my sand.

Does the peat moss have that same issue?

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On 11/8/2022 at 10:48 PM, Schuyler said:

Plus, who wants to look at an empty plant less tank?

I wish I had figured out earlier that you had a link to this thread on that other thread. This is so informative!

Sifting it in a net was a good idea. Maybe if I saw that before then there wouldn't be as many bits of coconut fiber all over my sand.

Does the peat moss have that same issue?

So, yes and no. Coconut fiber is very "powdery" under water. You need to allow the media to rest in the container with tank water overnight _outside_ the tank, then add the whole thing _very slowly_ once everything is settled. Peat moss will also leave floaters drift out into the water column.

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Enjoying working with these African annuals, Nothobranchius guentheri. They’re nearing spawning age. From the time they get that down, that’s about all the males will think about for the rest of their lives.

Here’s some photos…

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Here’s a video of them in this specimen container…


And, here’s a longer video-ramble of their breeding setup..

Tagging @Patrick_G who is working with a set of these too…

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New peat moss breeding dish set up…

(1) I bought a stack of 4x of these at W-mart

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(2) The lids are soft, but the container is glass

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(3) I cut out the center. The rim keeps peat in, and provides a touch of privacy that the killis seem to appreciate…

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(4) I boiled peat moss, picked out twigs / sticks, and put spawning jars into each tank section…

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When I feed, I try to keep food out of the jars if possible.

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What are they eating? all live foods? i'm looking to raise some killifish this year. Your annuals look very brightly colored.

On 2/4/2022 at 9:46 PM, Fish Folk said:

Here is the start of a new journal. I am going to have a go at doing some breeding of "annual killifish." These are notoriously challenging,

Nothobranchius rachovii biera 98 (typically just called "blue nothos 

Here is a lovely video showing them in a  community setting eating Grindal worms:

Here is another community set up eating Black-worms featuring some lovely displays by the males:

 

 

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