Here's my blog on BPK. The blog will be more of a photo/video update every now and then since I have a log on these guys that I update each day.
Equipment specs:
5-sided 1 gallon tank
Air pump (Elite799)
Plastic plants
Peat Moss
Proposed Diet:
Primarily Live Microworms
Hikari First Bites
Hikari Freeze-Dried Daphnia
Live Daphnia
NLS .5mm
Photobucket album link
Austrolebias Nigripinnis Log link
Start date: 10.10.12
Egg collection date: 01.09.12
Breeder: José Carlos Matos Garcia
Here's the primary food source. Microworm culture started 10.05.12. Very easy to start and maintain. Extremely cheap also!
Actual package they came in
Collection date
Day 1 - October 10, 2012
Day 2 - October 11, 2012
Day 2 Feeding
Egg discovered! About 1/16" diameter (eyeballed guess).
Same egg but circled for those who can't find it
This egg is at 1/8" diameter (eyeballed guess)
Also found 5 fry, but could not get a pic/vid of them as they like to hide in the peat moss.
Day 3 (fry video) - October 12, 2012
Day 3 Feeding
Fry photo
Another photo of same fry
Bloodworm found in peat moss
Video of discovered bloodworm
Day 4 - feeding
Day 6 - a fry
Same pic but circled
Day 6 - Video
Day 7 - fry (hopefully you can see them there's about 3-4 in this vid)
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#1mistahoo commented10-16-2012, 11:08 PMEditing a commentI'm limited to 10 photos, but it doesn't seem like there's a limit on videos. I'll keep updating with videos until I can't. I removed the plastic plants and placed some frogbit and another floater in the tank. Main purpose was so I can actually see the fry better. They still have a lot of hiding spots if they were to swim towards the mid/upper levels.
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#2mistahoo commented10-19-2012, 11:34 PMEditing a commentI've added a link to my log in the blog right below the photobucket album link. Hope this helps you guys who are interested in keeping this species of Killifish!
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#3BrAin commented11-04-2012, 03:35 PMEditing a commentPretty cool. Cant wait to see how they turn out.
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