Fish Folk Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Inspired by rewatching some Foo the Flowerhorn recently, here's the start of a series of short videos under the heading "Emerald Killifish Journal." The thumbnail is our adult male. These are Fundulopanchax Scheeli that we got from fellow PVAS Aquarium Club member Bob Bock. He gave us one male, one female, and one juvenile (which turned out to be another female). Checking the spawning mop every day, we're really started to see a ton of eggs lately. In this first video, we add eggs pulled form the mop and rested in straight tap water (not dechlorinated tap water) which helps to fight off fungus for a few days. We set up a tiny 2.5 gal with lots of Java Moss, a slow sponge filter, some alder cones, and a large Catappa leaf. We had already added 30x eggs, and this video shows us adding 20x more. So . . . with 50x Killifish eggs in this tank, we're hoping for something exciting to hatch within the next few weeks! It can take 14-21 days for them to hatch. They will feed on vinegar eels for a little while, along with very fine dry fry foods. After a few weeks, they can begin to consume baby brine shrimp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Great video! Killifish are defentley an underated fish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Interesting to see how you have that set up, and I can't wait to see how many you get to hatch out. With all the moss and stuff in there, you should have plenty of microscopic foods for the fry to survive on in their first several days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric R Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 16 hours ago, Fish Folk said: PVAS Aquarium Club Is this the Pioneer Valley or the Potomac Valley PVAS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 33 minutes ago, ererer said: 16 hours ago, Fish Folk said: Is this the Pioneer Valley or the Potomac Valley PVAS? Potomac Valley Aquarium Society. Fairfax, VA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric R Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, Fish Folk said: Potomac Valley Aquarium Society. Fairfax, VA. Ah. The other PVAS is close to me, in Vermont, and we have a shared auction coming up. Was wondering if there would be some killies available perhaps. Good luck with your breeding! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 Here is the second installment in the Killifish series. Firstborn fry discovered today! About 5-6 were easily visible. There are probably many more. Video shows fry and feeding vinegar eels. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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