Austrolebias nigripinnis
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12 Jun 2016 21:26 #1
by Eric (Eric Corcoran)
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Bought 30 eggs about a month ago. When I wet them about 20 or so hatched but unfortunately im only left with 2 as all others became belly sliders. I reckon i didn't have enough oxygen in the water.
On a good note I do think the 2 that are left are a male and female.
Pictured below is the young male
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On a good note I do think the 2 that are left are a male and female.
Pictured below is the young male
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12 Jun 2016 23:19 #2
by wildlifebiology93 (Sean O'Sullivan)
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Handsome little fella Eric.
What source do you get the water you wet the eggs from Eric?
Tank,tap,rainwater etc?
What source do you get the water you wet the eggs from Eric?
Tank,tap,rainwater etc?
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12 Jun 2016 23:22 #3
by igmillichip (ian millichip)
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That's a pity to hear.
These are awesome fish.
I can't remember havign belly-slider problems with this species (but my memory is now of an old codger
)..........but there are a number of factors that can be at play in killies: egg-hatching at the wrong point in a diapause (or triggering multiple phases of diapause), for this species, I would tend to incubate at 3-5 months but check on the eggs for the "right time to water", too high or too low a temp (for this species I would make sure the eggs are not incubated above about 23/24 C), plus other factors (including oxygen)
I would usually guess problems of too high a temp is common........... I have found that metabolism of some of this genus is higher at cooler temperatures but that increased metabolism increases longevity [counter-intuitive perhaps].
This is certainly a species that I would love to see more people keeping and breeding.
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These are awesome fish.
I can't remember havign belly-slider problems with this species (but my memory is now of an old codger

I would usually guess problems of too high a temp is common........... I have found that metabolism of some of this genus is higher at cooler temperatures but that increased metabolism increases longevity [counter-intuitive perhaps].
This is certainly a species that I would love to see more people keeping and breeding.
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13 Jun 2016 20:54 #4
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Wildlifebiology93 I use a 50 50 mix of ro and tap
Ian I think the mistake I made was after I transferred the fry to a larger tub with a piece of an oxytab I put the tub on top of a tank with lights on to keep it warm but when I checked the temp a couple of hrs later it was up to 28c so im thinking that had an affect
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Ian I think the mistake I made was after I transferred the fry to a larger tub with a piece of an oxytab I put the tub on top of a tank with lights on to keep it warm but when I checked the temp a couple of hrs later it was up to 28c so im thinking that had an affect
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13 Jun 2016 22:10 #5
by john gannon (John Gannon)
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@ian are these the same species that you kept. if so a beutiful fish
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14 Jun 2016 18:50 #6
by john gannon (John Gannon)
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my bad ian they were the notho. ribripinnis
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14 Jun 2016 22:27 #7
by igmillichip (ian millichip)
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John G, I used to keep and breed this species and the species you are thinking about.
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