Re: Killies in Singapore

[dave sanchioni <the_dave_m_fl at yahoo_com>]

Forgive me for my off-topic question but would you know of Badis badis
burmanicus? Is it available in singapore? or does anyone else know
where i can find it?

Dave Sanchioni



---uncle scott <UNCLESCOTT at prodigy_net> wrote:
>
> 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
> 
> 

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