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Re: Killies in Singapore
It is a treat hearing from Singaporeans keeping killies. Your temperatures
Ronnie are a bit on the warm end of the spectrum for some killies - as they
are for some rainbows but you are obviously meeting that challenge as you
would with killies by keeping up the water changes and feeding them more as
their appetites rise with the mercury.
However there are killies which especially do well in warmer weather too.
The genus Aplocheilus, from India and South East Asia seem to thrive all
over, including even in rice paddies and waters pretty exposed to the sun.
Some African savanna killies such as Ep. spilargyreus show very little of
their color (such as it is) or spawn until warmer that your temperature. So
too the pupfishes, while seemingly "comfortable" at cooler temperatures, are
far more prolific at Singapore's heat level or higher.
You may also have an advantage over some of us, who keep cooler fishrooms,
with the Nothobranchius and some of the annuals from Northern South
America - the Pterolebias, Austrofundulus and Terranatos dolichopterus. Also
some of the Cynolebias/Simpsonichthys enthusiasts will mention some of that
genus from Brazil. Especially important with many of those annuals is
incubating their eggs about 80 degrees F. I'm sure that list members can
think of more "warm water killies".
One of the neat things about keeping killies is that there are going to be
some which match up with the temperatures of one's home. Welcome to the list
and hobby! I look forward to hearing what killies you will enjoy keeping.
By the way, in AKA Fish and Egg listings remembered as over twenty years
ago, there was a concern from Singapore that was exporting killies.
Somebody, somewhere is still importing some of the Rice Fishes and
Aplocheilus to the US along with other Asian fishes periodically through
commercial channels.
All the best,
Scott