buying killifish eggs - Aquarium Forum
Aquarium Forum
Advertise
Breeding Freshwater Fish And Inverts This forum is to learn about breeding freshwater fish, teach others tips on breeding freshwater fish, and for general questions related to fish breeding. Discussions also include topics about breeding freshwater invertebrates.

Go Back   Aquarium Forum General Freshwater Aquarium Topics Breeding Freshwater Fish And Inverts

Forgot Password?
Connect with Facebook

Welcome to the Aquarium Forum forums.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast and simple so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.
Connect with Facebook
OR

Members currently in the chatroom: 1
The most chatters online in one day was 17, 09-12-2012.
Gizmo

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 05-31-2012, 06:10 AM   #1 (permalink)
zero's Avatar
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 761
Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 168 Times
Was Thanked 123 Times in 117 Posts
Question buying killifish eggs

going to be setting up a killifish tank soon and have been looking on the net for breeders (only ever seen 2 being sold in shops) and a lot of people are selling 30 or 40 eggs along with food for the fry and instructions, is it worth paying less and getting the eggs? anyone had experince with hatching/breeding?
zero is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To zero

Join AquariumForum.com Today - It's Free!

Are you an aquarium enthusiast? Then we hope you will join the community. You will gain access to post, create threads, private message, upload images, join groups and more.

AquariumForum.com is owned and operated by fellow lifelong aquarium enthusiasts. We strive to offer a non-commercial community to learn and share information.

Join AquariumForum.com Today! - Click Here


Sponsors

Old 06-02-2012, 10:22 AM   #2 (permalink)
Welcome Wagon
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,924
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 375 Times
Said "Thanks" 249 Times
Was Thanked 942 Times in 797 Posts
Default Re: buying killifish eggs

I buy killies all the time, from eggs by mail. It is easy, and not as easy as it looks.
First off, forget those deals. They aren't good. Use Aquabid and target species you want. The cheap deals are often mixed species. You will never be able to differentiate the females.
Are you going for annuals or plant spawners?
I keep Aphyosemions. Always buy lots of 15 eggs or more. From a great seller, one in three eggs hatches if you are lucky, one in five with middling luck and zero if things go wrong. A lot can happen in the mail. I don't sell eggs because the mortality rate makes you look like a crook. I've mailed eggs to myself as an experiment and had the eggs all consumed by bacteria before they got back to me.
That said, 2 in 3 species I buy get me breeding groups of fish I would never see otherwise.
Order from as close to home as possible, before it is too hot.
navigator black is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To navigator black
Old 09-30-2012, 04:43 PM   #3 (permalink)
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 7
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 8 Times
Was Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post
Talking Re: buying killifish eggs

I have bought killie eggs off of ebay and Aquabid with excellent results. Good breeders know the length of time the eggs must incubate and ship accordingly. The problem I found with Asian breeders is that they will not or cannot respond to questions or provide instructions. Buying the eggs means you must be prepared to feed the hatch-lings immediately and consistently. I use Banana worms, micro worms and baby brine shrimp then move to daphnia, grindal worms and white worms so you must willing to give up your free time for a while to raise the food.
I have heard of nightmares from buying eggs off these sources but not found them to be true in my own experience.
garym is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To garym
Reply

Previous Thread: great idea....
Next Thread: Golden Mystery Snail mystery!!


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:36 AM.





Fish Topsites
Follow us on Twitter!
Alltop, confirmation that we kick ass

All content Copyright © AquariumForum.com & the respective author. All Rights Reserved.
Disclaimer: We are not responsible for the content of any post or thread. This is a public forum and the content posted does not reflect the opinions of nor are endorsed by AquariumForum.com nor any of our employees.