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The following has worked for me with these fish. That does not imply that there is not a better set of parameters. Jim Robinson has an excellent chart of incubation times for many killies. I have linked a copy as best I could. "incubation times" |
Temperature within a degree or two of the provided nominal. unless otherwise noted tanks are usually at about 72 to 75 degrees. | My water source is diluted RO with tap water or addition of Kent RO right to achieve mineral content Range indicates addition water - tank readings. tank water will always be higher than watter added due to wastes | I rarely check pH, but my water is 6.4 to 6.8 unless otherwise noted | Anything unusual | ||
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| Species | Location Code | Temp | Hardness ppm TDS 17 TDS= 1 DH | pH | water-other | |
| aff. primigenium | GBN 88/10 | 77 | 60-150 | single pr ignores fry( note this can vayr pair to pair on all species. | ||
| australe | BSWG 97/24 | 78 | 50-100 | single pr ignores fry | ||
| australe chocolate | 78 | 50-100 | ||||
| bivitatum | CI 2000 | 78 | 50-80 | group spawn, move mop | ||
| congicum | Z 82/17 | 77 | 50-100 | < 6.5 | very old, very acidic water single pr ignores fry | |
| lamberti | BSWG 97/9 | 77 | 60-150 | |||
| ocellatum | n'zele | 70 | 50-100 | single pr ignores fry | ||
| ogoense | Kimono Yellow | 72 | 60-150 | single pr ignores fry | ||
| ogoense | Pyrophore RPC 18 | 70 | 60-150 | single pr ignores fry | ||
| ogoense | GHP 80/24 | 68 | 60-150 | single pr ignores fry | ||
| ogoense | poubara | 72 | 60-150 | single pr ignores fry | ||
| raddi | Medouneu | 76 | 60-150 | single pr ignores fry | ||
| rectogoense | PEG 95/16 | 76 | 60-150 | group spawn, move mop. Adults love areated water which can be a inducement to breeding. | ||
| roloffi cauvetti | 75 | 60-150 | single pr ignores fry | |||
| scheeli | 75 | 60-150 | single pr ignores fry | |||
| schioetzi | CHG 85/1 | 74 | 60-150 | |||
| striatum | LEC 93/24 | 71 | 50-100 | |||
| zygaima | CMBB 89/1 | 71 | 50-80 | < 6.5 | single pr ignores fry rear fry at 70 deg or below to get females | |
| schmitti Jarson | 68 | 68-80 | Heavy layer when breeding. Eggs are tiny and fry need microworms |
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| Diapteron .. | Fry are extremely water sensitive-see breeding Diapteron page eggs are quite large for a small fish | |||||
| cyanostictum | blue | 68 | 30-50 | |||
| cyanostictum | Makukou | 68 | 30-50 | |||
| georgiae | 90-18 | 68 | 30-50 | |||
| fulgens | 68 | 30-50 | 68 degrees is too warm and I had no luck with these | |||
| abacinum | abacinum | 68 | 30-50 | |||
| Epiplatys ... | Epiplatys "usually" when laying lay large numbers of small eggs. Fertility seems a bit low for me though | Epiplatys fry are usually quite small and need infusoria so plants in the fry tank are a big help | ||||
| Epiplatys aff. hildegardae CIG 99/7 Mt Nimba | 60-150 | |||||
| dageti | 60-150 | |||||
| lamotti | ||||||
| roloffi | single pr ignores fry | |||||
| infrafasciata | Bipindi | 60-150 | single pr ignores fry | |||
| Fundulopanchax... | Most Fp prefer bottom mops, fine gravel or peat substrate. They like to bury eggs. Gardneri eggs will lie in the gravel until removed, then hatch out assuming a 3 week incubation. Gularis and fallax are best with a 6(gularis)-10(fallax) week dry time in peat. | |||||
| arnoldi Calabar | 50-80 | 8 week dry incubation. Fast maturing but not long lived Fp | ||||
| gardneri | Misaje | 60-150 | ||||
| gardneri | Biasa | 60-150 | ||||
| mirabiles | Takwai | 60-150 | Multiple prs seem to ignore fry | |||
| puerzli | 60-150 | single pr ignores fry | ||||
| sjoestedti | Blue Gularis | 60-150 | ||||
| sjoestedti | Dwarf Red Gularis | 60-150 | 6 week dry incubation | |||
| fallax | CI 98 | |||||
| fallax | CI-99 | |||||
| filimentosus | Ijeka | 100-180 | 6 week incubation dry Grow quickly and are not long lived | |||