Re: A. cyanostictum

[Wolfgang Schickler <killiwolf80908 at yahoo_com>]

George,
I am using a permanent/long-term breeding setup,
very successfully on D.cyanostictum (GBG 92/10). 
This means:
I leave the breeders in a tank, depending
on how busy I am, between two - up to eight weeks.
The tank is full of peat fiber, java moss, some 
oak leaves, and duck weed. Then I move the parents 
into the next breeding tank - the last batch was a 
4 week breeding, which gave me 37 fry!
I feed mainly life food and make sure there are 
enough micro-organisms in the tank so the fry 
have something to eat when they are young, i.e. 
before they take BBS.

Looking at the size of the Diap's and their eggs 
compared to other Killies (Diaps are small but yet 
have larger eggs than say A. australe) tells me that 
conditioning and short term breeding would not be as 
successful as long term breeding. I can only 
recommend the long-term breeding - it is also a 
lot less work for you and less stress for the fish.
 
Moreover, I  believe that having them in a natural
environment instead an empty tank with a mop makes 
the fish happier and therefore more productive.
The aggressiveness of the male is minimal  since 
my tanks have a lot of hiding places. Also having a 
trio or even more females (I currently breed 1 male 3 
females in one tank) distributes the aggressiveness 
of the male.

BTW: I use this breeding method for ALL my killies,
except for annuals - I have never used a mop. 
I guess this is called the European/ natural breeding 
method, after all I am German.....

Good luck and lot’s of fry!

Wolfgang

--- George & Melanie Caruso <caraway at erienet_net>
wrote:
> While at the past convention I purchased two pair of
> A. cyanostictum LEC
> 93/5 during the auction. They are a new specie I
> believe and are pretty
> nice. They seem to be a smaller fish, but then maybe
> that is just the
> ones I have. I don't know how old they are but my
> males are about 11/4
> inch and the one female I have left (lost one) is
> slightly smaller. I am
> keeping the female separate now as the males seemed
> to be pretty rough
> on her when together. I will keep them separate
> until she beefs up and
> then set them up in a planted 5 gal. tank. Has
> anyone had any experience
> with this fish? Or can anyone give me any info on
> keeping, spawning,
> etc. Appreciate any info you can offer.
> Thanks,
> George
> 
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