TeeJay Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Hey fellow nerms. I just got a trio of these guys today. Looking for any tips on them from anyone that has kept them before. Mainly about breeding and temps. Any info is greatly appreciated 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. Payne Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 I've kept and bred these for years. Never had any problems with them. I keep mine between 70-80 degrees, they will eat basically anything and are mop spawners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 On 12/6/2023 at 8:19 PM, T. Payne said: I've kept and bred these for years. Never had any problems with them. I keep mine between 70-80 degrees, they will eat basically anything and are mop spawners. So no really worry's if aggression since I'm only keeping one male with 2 females then? Awesome I'm keeping them at about 74 degrees. Right now there about 3-4 months old. Around what time do they reach breeding maturity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. Payne Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 They will chase each other quite a bit, but I've never witnessed any real damage. If that is your pic of them, they are ready to breed now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 On 12/6/2023 at 8:28 PM, T. Payne said: They will chase each other quite a bit, but I've never witnessed any real damage. If that is your pic of them, they are ready to breed now. Yes that's them. There setup in a 10 gallon planted tank with plenty of floating guppy grass hornwort and anubias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. Payne Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 I keep and breed mine in a bare 10 gallon with a sponge filter and spawning mop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 I mean my first is to enjoy them and keep them in a tank I like to watch. If I can get them to breed that's just a bonus. I figure if I become serious on really wanting to have a good go at it. I'll use a mop to collect eggs. Then I can pull them and put them in the ziss breeder box in my 20 long to hatch and start the grow out process. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Be sure to keep a lid on the tank. I had one jump out one day when I forgot to slide the lid back in place after feeding. If you have enough guppy grass and other floating plants, you may notice fry in the tank occasionally. I always kept moss and hornwort in the tank with mine, and I'd find a fry once in a while. When I wanted to be able to collect eggs, I would put a floating mop in for a week and pull it out and put in some water to hatch the fry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 On 12/7/2023 at 6:45 AM, Andy's Fish Den said: Be sure to keep a lid on the tank. I had one jump out one day when I forgot to slide the lid back in place after feeding. If you have enough guppy grass and other floating plants, you may notice fry in the tank occasionally. I always kept moss and hornwort in the tank with mine, and I'd find a fry once in a while. When I wanted to be able to collect eggs, I would put a floating mop in for a week and pull it out and put in some water to hatch the fry. Yes I'm a floating guppy grass and hornwort junky so plenty of that in there. As well as java moss. That would be awesome just a new baby fish here and there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/7/2023 at 3:45 AM, Andy's Fish Den said: I had one jump out one day when I forgot to slide the lid back in place after feeding. I second this! I had a small 1/4" gap in the lid, they got stressed out by a water change, and I lost three of my biggest males. It was there for a while but they just suddenly decided they were out. Live foods and low/indirect light will make there colors really pop. In killifish groups I've seen people joke that they will breed as long as you have two things: water and food 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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