Re: [Killietalk] Cold water killies

[LeeH920226 at aol_com]

In a message dated 1/6/05 9:50:10 AM, drkillinut at charter_net writes:

<< Lee.   At 4degrees C , I suspect they were active and healthy but not 

eating.   I my limited experience I note that just like goldfish, my killies 

do not eat when the temp falls below 50 degrees F.   I have no SA killies, 

but am speaking about NA killies.        Joe Scanlan >>

Joe,
    That was what amazed me. I am used to NA fish becoming relatively 
inactive below 50 degrees F (10 degrees C). These Austrolebias were fat and feeding 
and we even saw fry that were feeding and growing. I now have some of them in a 
cool room at about 45 degrees (7.2 degrees C) and they are eating and 
breeding. They did not do well at all at 83 degrees F (28.3 degrees C) when I brought 
some back.

Lee Harper
Media, PA USA

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