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Re: Exotic Interspecies Cross-Breeding?


Hi John a few responses based on personal experience:

In regard to tank size. when I started I worked with a lot of home made 2
gallon tanks and I wish I still had them. Now I'm in 10's and 5's ('cuase
that's what was available and cheap) and the 10's are just too big for
everything but gularis, Essentially they're a waste of rack space. In the
smaller tanks I feel the proximity was more conducive to spawining and
getting more eggs. So treasure your 2's. One pair of killies will usually
feel at home in that size tank. (The only species I've found  unhappy in a
5 or less was Epi. chevalieri)  Look at the picture of Scheels setup in an
old "Rivulins of the Old World". The master went wil tiny tanks too....and
no filtration.


On mops, even I can construct a mop. (dont ask me to repair a car!) Give it
a try its easy.

About the eggs. When I was a beginner I used to try and find the eggs in
the peat. It's tough but possible. I have since  learned not to bother.
Just wait the appropriate amount of time and then wet them. If you get a
hatch, your'e surprised and happy, if not, thats the way the cookie
crumbles. Rasing annuals is like living in Las Vegas. You win a few, you
loose a few but you learn not to worry about it. It has taught me patience
over the years. Each bag of peat and eggs is todays surprise. I have a
custom of waiting until Christmas week to wet all the eggs supposedly ready
during fall (I'm usually off for a few days to play with stuff like that).
This way I give myself my own Christmas surprise and present each year.
Sometimes I strike out and sometimes I get loads of fry, you just have to
wait and see.

Enjoy.








                                                                                             
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----- Original Message -----
From: John Falk
To: killietalk at aka_org
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 5:59 PM
Subject: Exotic Interspecies Cross-Breeding?


Yes,

We all know that is that is a bad, bad thing.   Something we all wish to
avoid.

However, as a newbie (many of you may recall my previous panic messages) I
have separated all of my killies into separate tanks.   The problem is that
the Fundulopanchax's have their own luxurious 10 gallon tanks, while the
Nothobranchius's are stuck in 2.5 gallon tanks.     No one is complaining,
but I have seen wistful looks in some of their eyes.

Question:  Is it possible to combine different species in the same tank
until the females become gravid?  Or God forbid, can they cross-breed?
Ten gallons seems like plenty of capacity for 4 small fish.    It is too
much for 2.

Also, for those of us who are handicraft challenged, is there a supply
house that sells such exotica as spawning mops?    If I start with a skein
of yarn and a book, I will be tangled-up in it worse than Siamese cat.

Finally, I purchased some eggs, but have absolutely no way to identify them
in the peat moss in which they arrived.   Is there an easy solution to
this?      For Nothos eggs that require periodic "flooding" is there an
efficient way to accomplish this (ie. a kit).   As you can tell, I am not
one particularly adept at improvising.   At the first go, I was scraping
peat matter from paper towels.  I still don't know where the eggs are.

P.S.     The gardneri albinos and deltanese are making good pets.       The
other fish are coming around, but still aren't as active as these clowns.
It appears all these fish have very different personalities.

P.S.S.   If anyone knows of a good source for very colorful semi-annuals
right now, please advise.    (Yes I am aware of the egg listings, so if
anyone has ONLY this advice they may contact me off line.     Some of the
other info may be useful for newbies.

Many thanks in advance,
John


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