RE: [Killietalk] N. rachovii

[Paul_Jablinski at notes.udayton.edu]

I breed all my fish in a controlled manner.  I divide the pair males on one
side and females on the other and each pair is put into a container of peat
for approxiately one hour to breed and then I separate again.   I have
Rachovii MZ 99.  They are a beautiful Rachovii killie.
I keep all my killies in a 3 gallon tank; each species in different tanks;
I have lots of Java fern in each tank and I feed the parents frozen fish,
and when I breed them, only then do they get live worms.  I don't have many
tanks only eight.
Sincerely,

Paul

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From: "Nick Ternes" <woodland_gardens at hotmail_com>
Sent by: killietalk-bounces+paul_jablinski=notes.udayton.edu at aka.org
Date: 09/10/2004 08:04PM
Subject: RE: [Killietalk] N. rachovii

Mark & Tyrone,
Thanks for the info.  I was just curious if there was a strain that was
significantly more difficult/easy than others.  I've talked with some
people
who have had real problems w/ egg production, and others who get excellent
production.  I'm not really worried about fry size, as long as I have the
time to care for them.  Which is why I'm looking into rachovii.  Due to the
seasonal nature of my job, I'm looking for some nothos with longer
incubations periods.  I don't have time in spring to raise a lot of fry.
So
when I have room again, this will probably be my next notho.  Are any
strains more aggressive than others?
Nick Ternes
Port Washington, WI
WAKO
AKA


----Original Message Follows----
From: "Mark Pearlscott" <mark at pearlscott_com>
Reply-To: killifish discussion list <killietalk at aka_org>
To: "'killifish discussion list'" <killietalk at aka_org>
Subject: RE: [Killietalk] N. rachovii
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:27:39 -0700

Nick,

A lot of people report N. rachovii as being a hard fish to keep.  This
hasn't been my experience.  The most difficult part is getting the fish
up to sub-adult size, and that is easily accomplished by having the
right sized live foods, such as microworms, infusoria, vinegar eels,
etc.  Once they are on larger foods, I haven't had a problem.

Are people having other troubles with them?

So I'm sorry I haven't answered your question directly, but I would say
that other difficulties that might apply would be egg production of a
particular collection.  In this respect, any strain that has been in the
hobby for a while would be a good choice, as it most likely is a decent
egg producer.

Cheers,

Mark
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