Re: Pronotho. kiyawensis

["Tim Addis" <timaddis at killifish_force9.co.uk>]

>     I was reading on the BKA site from a 2000 article of yours that a
member
> of the BKA is still breeding the 1970 importation of this fish. How?
Everyone
> had such trouble with the old "seymouri." The eggs incubated time-wise all
> over the place or "rested" forever or hatched belly-sliders. What is this
> guy's secret?

The breeder concerned is just a good fish breeder & one of our best
breeders. I hope to see him again in the near future & get more info on the
set up. I am finishing off an extensive article on Pro.kiyawensis which will
be in the BKA newsletter shortly.

>   How is the new importation doing? What is the incubation being used? Is
the
> belly-slider problem re-appearing? Is the erratic incubation period
> reappearing?

Boy, you ask a lot of questions (just like me). The new (?) importation is
still a little fragile in my opinion but we are working on it. The right
breeders are getting them & we hope to send eggs from our conservation
project to the AKA conservation committee as soon as possible if the weather
holds out. This may be in the spring but we are thinking about the AKA &
getting them established over there.
I have just been watching mine breeding. A half grown male with a similar
female & a female twice his size. The little guy was still trying to push
her into the sand.
Have not seen or heard of a belly sliding problem with this form.
It is a little too soon to properly comment on incubation period
differences. I would consider this to be based on the age of the breeding
fish at the time of laying. Older fish most likely lay longer incubating
eggs.
Considering there growth rate this could be considered a short lived sp. I
don't believe any extensive reports have been published regarding brood
stock age in relation to incubation times. An interesting idea.

    Tim

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