Posted by Sarah on September 24, 2008
All of the fish are doing well in their new homes.
We haven’t seen any eggs lately, and it looks like the Australian Desert Goby eggs fungused.
We do have at least 10 BN pleco fry that seem to be doing great.
We’ve had a lot less losses since we put a piece of Mopani Driftwood
in the tank, and removed two subadult BN plecos from the tank.
And boy did those subadults grow.
I think they quadrupled their size within two weeks of us moving them from the 20 to the 55.
I guess size does matter!
Jeff also got a Coralife Super Luft Air Pump to power the sponge filters for the aquariums in the new fish room, and it’s working great.
Hopefully I can get him to come over here and tell you about it soon.
Posted by Sarah on September 11, 2008
Brad Anderson had a great comment on the Minnesota Killie Keepers Association Show and Auction post, that I thought was worthy of it’s own post so here it is, along with my response.
How does one buy Killie fish, the lfs store here has never heard of them. I think they would be a great addition to my sons 37 and my daughters 2.5.
Hi Brad, welcome!
Unfortunately most stores don’t keep killifish in stock so your best chance at getting killifish is to order some and get them shipped to you.
Some killifish eggs need to dry out before they hatch, so you can even order killifish eggs, hatch them, and watch the fish grow up - that might be really fun for your daughter if there’s nothing else in her 2.5.
Aquabid and Ebay have a good selection of killifish, and killifish eggs, although you have to make sure you read the feedback. Some people have had trouble with the eggs not hatching.
LiveAquaria.com
also has a selection of killifish. Although I haven’t ordered fish from them, I’ve heard good things from people to have.
The American Killifish Association also has a list of regional clubs whose members might have some killifish for sale.
Other local fish clubs and forums might have some as well.
Part of the reason Jeff and I are going to the Minnesota Killie Keepers Show is because we only have about 3 species available to us locally - and of course we really enjoyed seeing the killies at the Minnesota Aquarium Society’s show.
Good luck finding some killifish for your son’s and daughter’s aquariums - if you do find some please let me know where, and how you like them!
If any of you have advice for Brad please leave a comment!
Thank you!
Posted by Sarah on September 9, 2008
Here’s the information.
Right now we are planning on going, are you?
If you’ve been before I’d love to hear about it.
The Minnesota Killie Keepers Association invite you to attend our 15th annual Show & Auction weekend.
Held September 13th & 14th at the Canterbury Inn in Shakopee, MN. Admission is FREE. We are an
affiliate of the American Killifish Association & the show is AKA sanctioned. The show averages around
200 pairs of killifish for judging, & many are auctioned on Sunday.
Saturday the fishroom will be open for viewing until 5:00 P:M. Killie breeders from out of state bring
in several boxes of pairs that they have bred & raised. These pairs are for sale on Saturday only. Many
experienced killifish breeders will be on hand to answer any questions you might have about the killifish
hobby.
Sunday we will have Jim Gasior, one of the most experienced killifish hobbyists in the country do a power
point killie talk presentation. His talk will speak to beginners, intermediates, & expert killie breeders alike.
Jim has 42 years in the aquarium hobby, 32 years have been devoted exclusively to killifish. Jim has an
AKA record of 5 consecutive years of taking 1st place in the Killifish Exhibitor of the year award for showing fish. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to hear Jim’s talk.
After Jim’s talk we will have the awards presentation, then the huge killifish & plants auction. During the
auction we will also raffle off 24 feet of table space of aquarium mfgs. dontated hard goods, including a 55
gallon tank, top, & light.
Both Saturday & Sunday there will be a killifish supplies table with lots of items for sale including live
cultures with directions & someone to answer any questions you might have.
Come and see the most colorful fresh water fish family in the world, rarely seen in any fish stores. You can
purchase pairs on Saturday, or bid for pairs on Sunday at the auction. This is only a once a year event, so
don’t miss this opportunity.
Any new one year $10.00 membership receives a FREE pair of easy to breed killifish & will receive a
monthly MKKA Killie Newsletter to keep you informed of the club’s activities, articles, etc.
For more info & show schedule see the MKKA website @ http://www.mkka.net or email Craig @ killifish777 @ comcast.net
Hope to see you there!
Posted by Sarah on
Jeff finished building and painting our fish rack on Sunday.
Now we just have to decide which fish are going down there, and where the other fish are going, and what do put into our 75 gallon in the front room, and the 55 gallon in the bedroom.
We are going to move the discus pair into a 29 in the fish room in the hopes that they will be happier there. Of course they will probably stop spawning for several months after that, but that’s ok.
We’re still trying to figure out how to set up the fishroom - Jeff is planning on getting running the tanks with sponge filters that run off an air pump that can run all of the filters at once.
If you have any other ideas I’d love to hear them - and Jeff should be along soon to tell you how he built the fish rack.
