egranadosjr Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 I've had my male gardneri for about a year and I added the female about 2 months ago. She is hardy, active and now chunky! I put together a spawning mop and did some research on preparation of the mop and placement. About a week after I placed the mop in, I took it out to check for eggs and mistakenly missed all the eggs. I made the mistake of not looking hard enough the first time I took out the mop. You've got to look at the top of the mop! I left the mop out to dry so that I could try in a week. I was cleaning the mop before putting it in again this week and found the dried eggs. I was bummed but still put the eggs in a tank water filled cup. The tank is planted and has a trio of CPD This week I've been more on top of it and now I've got eggs! Happy valentines day to my fish-o. Just about 20 eggs. I will update with incubation. I am not sure which Gardneri I have but my guess is P82 Tank: 5.5 Spec V Water Parameters attached 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 @egranadosjr congratulations! sorry i dont know much on killifish, is this an annual killifish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egranadosjr Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 Nope, this is a non-annual killi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 @egranadosjr this is cool, how will you be hatching the eggs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egranadosjr Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 I'm going to be incubating them in water with a solution called Ed Warner Solution. It's from this LRB aquatics video at 45:25. I did buy a heating pad as my room is not staying at 72+ degrees. I will keep the reptile heating pad and the eggs in a styrofoam cooler until they hatch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Nice! Gardneri are great fish and fun to breed. I always have a hatchery and grow out going from my pair. My LFS loves them too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Awesome job!! I just got 2 pair of Aphyosemion Striatum the red striped killifish not long ago I’m going to be checking the mop for eggs this weekend thanks for the tips I’ll be sure to check it very good so I don’t miss anything. My plan was to move the mop to another tank with the eggs still on it and let them hatch. Any reason you decided against that and pulled them off? Trying to figure out what’s best! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Awesome! Another killi person! I'm new to killis and mostly have only read about annuals. Sounds like F Gardneri are fairly easy to breed. Where were you able to buy an individual female? On 2/14/2023 at 10:31 PM, MAC said: Nice! Gardneri are great fish and fun to breed. I always have a hatchery and grow out going from my pair. My LFS loves them too. I'd be interested in seeing your setup too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Has @Fish Folk seen this? He’s big into Killis. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egranadosjr Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 12:40 PM, Schuyler said: Awesome! Another killi person! I'm new to killis and mostly have only read about annuals. Sounds like F Gardneri are fairly easy to breed. Where were you able to buy an individual female? I'd be interested in seeing your setup too All they had was females at my LFS, and I was able to buy a chunky one. Sure, which part of the set up would you like to see @Schuyler? On 2/16/2023 at 4:59 PM, Slick_Nick said: Awesome job!! I just got 2 pair of Aphyosemion Striatum the red striped killifish not long ago I’m going to be checking the mop for eggs this weekend thanks for the tips I’ll be sure to check it very good so I don’t miss anything. My plan was to move the mop to another tank with the eggs still on it and let them hatch. Any reason you decided against that and pulled them off? Trying to figure out what’s best! Hi! Your A. Striatum inspired me. I pulled mine because I wasn't sure if she would eat them. So I saved some once I found them. I think I've got about 30 or so. Since it was my first time, I also wanted to try it this way. Also, I have them in a Fluval Spec V 5.5 Gallon tank with black Flourite sand, so I was worried I wouldn't see any. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 12:57 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Has @Fish Folk seen this? He’s big into Killis. Yes! We are both part of the same fish club in VA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 11:11 AM, egranadosjr said: All they had was females at my LFS, and I was able to buy a chunky one. Sure, which part of the set up would you like to see @Schuyler? Hi! Your A. Striatum inspired me. I pulled mine because I wasn't sure if she would eat them. So I saved some once I found them. I think I've got about 30 or so. Since it was my first time, I also wanted to try it this way. Also, I have them in a Fluval Spec V 5.5 Gallon tank with black Flourite sand, so I was worried I wouldn't see any. Awesome thanks for letting me know! 30 sounds like a good amount that’s exciting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egranadosjr Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 UPDATE: I lost the male to Camallanus worms about two weeks ago, so the pressure is on! I had my first egg hatch today. They sure are tiny. I will submit a form to my local club BAP. I think the first food will be BBS or boiled egg yolk slurry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 3/1/2023 at 8:03 AM, egranadosjr said: UPDATE: I lost the male to Camallanus worms about two weeks ago, so the pressure is on! I had my first egg hatch today. They sure are tiny. I will submit a form to my local club BAP. I think the first food will be BBS or boiled egg yolk slurry. Sorry to hear about your male what a bummer! Not sure if they’ll be able to eat live bbs right away. I’ve never tried egg yolk I’ve seen it done! I feed hikari first bites until the fry are large enough for bbs. Good luck it would be awesome to carry on your males legacy with his babies! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egranadosjr Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 Bellies full of BBS. There are a solid 6 fry. Not the biggest bunch but they’re going strong! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 7:22 AM, egranadosjr said: Bellies full of BBS. There are a solid 6 fry. Not the biggest bunch but they’re going strong! Great pics 6 fry is better than none! They look so cute with their fat little orange bellies! About how old are they? Just over a week or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egranadosjr Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 All moving along well! Still 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/16/2023 at 8:27 PM, egranadosjr said: All moving along well! Still 6 Awesome pics! Nice fat little bellies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Hey I’ve been curious how the fry are doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egranadosjr Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 They’re growing like weeds. Most resemble the female but one has some darker finnage coming. They’re hard to get in one frame but all six are still kicking. Weaned off brine shrimp and now ravage the hakari vibra bites and nano flakes from extreme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 On 4/11/2023 at 5:31 PM, egranadosjr said: They’re growing like weeds. Most resemble the female but one has some darker finnage coming. They’re hard to get in one frame but all six are still kicking. Weaned off brine shrimp and now ravage the hakari vibra bites and nano flakes from extreme. Congrats you aren’t kidding they did grow like weeds!! What size tank did you raise them up in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egranadosjr Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 @Slick_Nick I raised them in a Spec 5.5 gallon tank. They're very energetic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egranadosjr Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 At least two very speedy boys in the group @Slick_Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 4/17/2023 at 7:10 AM, egranadosjr said: At least two very speedy boys in the group @Slick_Nick Congratulations that is great! I’m pretty jealous right now haha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egranadosjr Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 They’re getting big! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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