Tom
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I just won these 50 eggs for $4.25USD
I am so excited to watch them hatch and raise them and then sadly sell them.
Tom
I am so excited to watch them hatch and raise them and then sadly sell them.
Tom
The seller has only 100% positive feedback and they said that the eggs are in the 'dry season' of their life right now, which means that the eggs will be fine to shipother wise they would hatch and they would all die. If you know anything about killifish, the annual ones lay the eggs in the substrate in the end of the wet season and then the pond dries up and kills the parents but when the rain comes again a few months later the eggs get wet and start to hatch. If you couldn't tell, I have done my reaearch on these fish to ensure they will be brought up in the best habitat I am able to provide for them.It now all depends on their shipping method. Will these eggs survive the trip? Have you checked out the sellers feedback? That can let you know if they have happy satisfied buyers/customers. I found that ebay has ALOT of aquarium supplies and yes, books are well worth shopping for there, as they can be pretty expensive in the stores.
Its another great place to find aquarium decorations.. rocks...wood...the list goes on forever!
Good luck! ~ kate
I know. When they get big enough I would put them in the 10 gallon with the amano shrimp if they won't get eaten and then from there, they will either go to the pet store or ebay. Which one of the 3 that I posted, do you think I should try and bid on next? He would combine the shipping if I order more.
Tom
Will do, so if you want you can order some for yourself.
Tom
I might get a used 10 gallon for the job of holding the fry after they hatch, unless one of you know if amano shrimp will eat them or not.Will do, so if you want you can order some for yourself.
Tom
Perfection!
If I do start up a 4th tank, I think Killifish would be a great project for it!
Everything I have read about them has been really tempting!
Good luck with a natural repellent! lol.. Hope your killifish don't get too fat haha...I guess I will have to buy another empty tank then when I go and pick up my new canopy some time this week. ;D ;D
Tom
Edit:
I just read an article on wikipedea that stated that the killifish will eat the larvae of mosquitoes and where there is a lack of killfish, there is an outbreak of malaria. So I could put the fish out side with an uncovered tank and let the mosquitoes lay eggs and then get eaten by the fish and we won't really see any mosquitoes again this year. (As long as we don't have another outbreak of wasps like last year)
I put the water in as soon as I got them at lunch a few hours ago and when I came home to look at the progress, I saw one little tiny very tiny 'fry'. I am not sure if it is a fish or the food that came with it and got in with the fry by accident or not, either way I am very happy and excited.
Tom
Thanks. When I looked later that night, I couldn't find the little one.
Tom
I saw it again today but I found out it is really a larvae to an insect or something else. When I came home after school afternoon, I watched one of the fry hatching, and that is how I am able to make the assumetion the thing I saw yesterday is not a fish fry. The food also hatched today while I was at school.
Tom
The first hatched fry is swimming freely now and again but just doesn't have enough strength/energy to stay in a 'hovering' motion.
Tom