Just started a 30gal species only tank to breed them (also have a 20 long and a 10 for fry and what not. I have 2 males and four females. From what I found they prefer a dimly lit tank. Does any one keep them in a planted tank and if so how are they doing, and do they breed? The 30 is heavily planted. I know it's recomended to use a bare bottom tank for breeding but I'm gonna try the planted tank first.
Anyone keep killifish?
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Pretty lineatus! Didn't know their mouths are that bigger. They look a lot better than golden wonders.
yeah i used to have 3 golden wonders, one jumped, one broke its spine 
and one is now in a cichlid tank, so i restocked the planted tank with these, i found them in a shipment of golden wonders and they are much less agressive, but still big eaters, and yes they seem to enjoy chasing eachother in and out of floating plants
and one is now in a cichlid tank, so i restocked the planted tank with these, i found them in a shipment of golden wonders and they are much less agressive, but still big eaters, and yes they seem to enjoy chasing eachother in and out of floating plantsi actually gave my killies away. They eat anythin and it started to piss me off when i would try to feed my other fish and eel. Even when I hand fed the eal, the killi would swoop in and bite the worm out of my hand when i wasnt looking. Be prepared, they never stop eating.
Depending on the type of killie you have, they are easy to breed. Just put a spawning mop in there and check it for eggs. If your female is fat she's ready to breed.
How to make a spawning mop:
http://www.djramsey.com/tropfish/spawning_mops.htm
How to make a spawning mop:
http://www.djramsey.com/tropfish/spawning_mops.htm
What ever you do, make sure you fully cover the tank. Bought 8 had 1 baby out of them somehow. Only down to 2. They all found ways to jump out of tank.
Thanks for the info. The tank is completely covered already, learned that the hard way with an arowana incident. 3 of the females are really fat so they may be ready.
As stated before breeding depends on the species, there are more substrate spawners then mop. Some like A. gardneri are easy, pop a mop in, leave it for 3 days, transfer it to another tank and put a new mop in, if you have enough tanks you'll have hundreds of fry in no time. Others like N. guentheri require substrate but all you need to do is supply a small plastic container with peat, wait for them to do their thing then remove it. Dry it out for 3-6 months then put the eggs back in water. Obviously more work but can be much more rewarding.