webmoose Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Hatching out 3 sets. 1st set of Aphyosemion australe has had a good hatch rate.. Have to wait and see on the other 2.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapor Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 :thumbs: Good luck with those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 I knew a breeder who used to walk around with them in his pocket to hatch them out if they were stubborn...lol....sounds strange to me, but he's been a successful breeder for years so what do I know? Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmoose Posted August 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 I've had up to three pill bottle sized containers in my cargo pants.. With the peat it doesn't look tooo pleasant so I generally try to keep them concealed. Moooose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 ROFL I think that is a wise and socially acceptable course of action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGr8Blade Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 YAY! Finally... Let us know how it goes. Have been waiting to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmoose Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 (edited) Not nearly the hatch rate that I was hoping for but at least I have 'some' fry. I guess some is better than none...... Edited August 21, 2006 by webmoose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Not nearly the hatch rate that I was hoping for but at least I have 'some' fry. I guess some is better than none...... Any hatch-rate above zero is a success - the rest depends on too many variables to even nail with any certainty... several of which have to do with divine entities and who are we to argue with that? Ya done did good. Best of luck with them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGr8Blade Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 I agree with melody! Good for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxquo Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 My best sucess with mop spawners was to add fungus cure or blue meth to a pill bottle full of water, film capsules work even better. open them daily and once they begin to eye up I'd shake the snot out of the bottle a few times a day before opening it. Carry it in your pocket as it is nice and warm and the water stays slightly aggitated. My hatch outs were always over 90%, with peat around 50%. Don't find it strange though should someone ask you if You are happy to see them, just say nah, I got a killi in My pants. Also a tip on breeding them, keep them separated while feeding them up but close enough that they can see each other for atleast a week. Put the mop in her tank a day before introducing him. A gallon jar works great as he can pin her in the mop easier than say a 10 gallon tank. Leave them together for the day, fill the film capsule with water from th jar and fugus product and then start picking eggs. The long wait to be together creates more eggs to harvest and a hatching rate within 2 to 3 days of each other. Also a pink mop works really nice or yellow. If your mop is too dark the fish will find the eggs before you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windeindoiel Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 I don't know much about hatching killis (although this thread makes me curious to try)... Why are you keeping them in pill bottles in your pants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmoose Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 I don't know much about hatching killis (although this thread makes me curious to try)...Why are you keeping them in pill bottles in your pants? The ones that sometime do not hatch will hatch with the motion / heat from body. During the last batch of hatches I did an experiment with the one group. I am feeding them exclusively on NLS right from the start. Crushing small community pellets. This group is doing exceptionally well. If I ever do a cory hatch I will def'n'ately try a NLS batch of them.. Pretty cool stuff.... Moooose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Congrats on the hatch. You might want to try them on the NLS Growth formula next time around, I think you'll find that you'll see better results than with the crushed up community formula. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmoose Posted September 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Congrats on the hatch. You might want to try them on the NLS Growth formula next time around, I think you'll find that you'll see better results than with the crushed up community formula. Thanks for the tip. I will def try that next time. I only used the community formula because I have lots of it here and wanted to use some of it up. That stuff works great on my albino cories. They are a rich vibrant orange instead of pale pink like you see them sometimes. I also was suprised to see my albino pleco go nuts for it on a barebottom tank... He comes down from his favorite spot on his driftwood and vacums it up quickly.. very fun to watch.... Oh ya i have northos that beg for it also.. haha Mooooose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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