Mom fed great again today so I put her back in the general population with the rest of the wild kilesa. I took a photo of the fry which I then zoom in with Paint Shop Pro and do a count. I even put a colored dot on each one that has already been counted. LOL - it's about the only way I have figured out how to get a good count. This kilesa mom gave me 33 fry this time It always amazes me because they just don't look like they are brooding that many. Below is a pic of the new fry group with a few details:
4/01/12 - Spawning took place.
4/15/12 - Day 14 Stripped Fry
4/16/12 - QTY 33 F1 Enantiopus Kilesa fry
This will, in all likelyhood, be my last bacth of kilesa fry. I keep threatening to get out of the breeding business and I am getting closer to that goal. A few weeks ago I was running 8 tanks and today I am down to 5. This week my last group of 22 F1 kilesa juvies should ship out to their new home. My wild kilesa have been for sale and I don't think it will be long before I move them.
LOL, I already have a waiting list started for these new kilesa fry. I've got a few months to decide if I want to keep any for myself. Oh well, here's that pic...
Just noticed tonight that one of the males from the latest batch of kilesa fry (which was stripped on 4/15/12) has started digging a pit and building his sand castles So, that is about 5 months. Never paid much attention to size and age when I first noticed that behavior.
Very nice thread. A friend has some Kilesa and I loved them the second I laid eyes on them. Thinking of setting some up in a standard 55G. Do you think they would do well with a group of P. Nigripinnis? Just thinking what they could be kept with.
I am bumping this thread due to some recent questions.
Cheers,
Russ
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