Tanganyika killi

Hi i have been keeping killies for a while but would like to find out about
Tanganyikan killies and wondered does anyone out there keep them and if so know where i could source them ?

Hi Johnny

There is a article by Arther Leuterman in volume 40 issue 5 & 6 of JAKA pages 146-152.
Quick summary
They grow big males max 6 inches females 4 inches
Tank size at least 15 gallons
pH 7.6-8.6
temp 70-77 f
well oxygenated and clean water which is moving with low ammonia and nitrate readings.
Eggs show up on Aquabid now and again

If you can keep and breed N Brichardi it`s a step in the right direction.

Good luck


Mike

Just starting to breed these..

have 18 in a 5FT tank...so heres hoping...

Did you find any???

What ever you do, don't slam the door on your way out of the fish house, Tim!

I don't know if it was one of those tall stories that becomes 'fish lore', but I heard that someone had a tank full of L. tanganicanus and lost the lot through shock when a neighbour slammed their front door.

Try Andy's Maidenhead Aquatics store in St. Albans. He used to boast about always having some in stock.

Tim, you read Ad Konnings' account on how he spawned them? He used clay flowerpots which were stacked one inside the other with each only elevated just a little to provide a 5 mm crack between each pot. The fish would inject their eggs into the crack and Ad could collect the eggs by simply emptying the pots into a tub and raising the fry. I have a digital version of the article somewhere. If you are interested I can email it to you.

tt

We have been collecting eggs since 2 weeks ago...

Big Eggs ,,,bigger than any other killi...nice and amber in colour...

They only lay one egg at a time...they go into the crevice in tuffa rock together and lay the egg in the hole in between the rock...

Tried the flowerpots too..no joy with those... i notice other people saying using spawning mops! well i think they must be dreaming..the eggs feel non adhesive too..

First baby hopefully hatching tomorrow..all eyed up!

lots of pictures of them on our facebook page - tdcaquatic@googlemail.com

watch out for my pictures taken on $15 camera!!! lol freestyle!

Saw some others today in st albans... £21 each!..got ours for £8 each and £4 each...(2 different batches)

And food baby brineshrimp!!! all the way...will eat 3 times a day at least if we were there to feed them!

And as for noise yes they are skittish but especially to light we have noticed..they go crazy if torch shone into the tank! We keep these in a tank near the window...lots of natural light..they look like marine fish!

First baby hatched today!!!!!!!! yippee...big babies about 9-10mm long

Baby brineshrimp already!

put a picture on our facebook page.

4 more due to hatch tomorrow..

TYRONE...would love to see that article! can you email it to me ?

tdcaquatic@googlemail.com

Many thanks if you can


Cheers


Tim / Dave