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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 | ||
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congicum jorgenscheeli |
Z 82/17
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77 67 |
50-100 30-80 |
< 6.5 <6.8 |
very old, very acidic water single pr ignores fry Heavily planted 10 to 15 gal tank with large mop. Pr seems to ignore fry and fry do better initially hatched in tank than in egg box. |
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| 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 | |||
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striatum volcanum |
LEC 93/24
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71 76 |
50-100 60-150 |
ADults seemed to ignore fry. |
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| 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 | |||