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Nothobranchius foerschi 50+ Eggs |
Item #1369675686 |
Current Auction Time: Fri May 17 01:51:11 2024
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Final: | $12.00 | First Bid | $12.00 | ||
Time left | 00:00 | # of Bids | 1 (bid history) | |||
Started | May 20 2013 - 12:28:06 PM | Location | Kelowna BC V1V 3B8 Canada | |||
Ended | May 27 2013 - 12:28:06 PM Auction Closed |
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Seller | Mpidwirny (99/99) | |||||
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High Bidder | Shrimpmeottawa (26/26) | |||||
Payment | See Item Description, PayPal | |||||
Shipping | Will Ship Internationally See Item Description |
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Untitled Document Two weeks spawn with at least 2 males and 4 females (approximately 50+ eggs) of Nothobranchius foerschi in peat.
Incubation of the eggs of this annual species takes about 8 to 12 weeks. I will send the eggs after a couple days of incubation so I can remove any unfertilized ones. This is a great beginner annual killifish. Young fish are quite susceptible to the microscopic dinoflagellate O�dinium pilularis (velvet disease), so many hobbyists add 1 teaspoon of marine salt (or non-iodized pickling salt) per 10 litres of aquarium water in order to prevent this parasite. Fry are quite small when they hatch. Fry will eat microworms at first and then brine shrimp when they get a bit larger. Having Java Moss in your rearing tank is a good idea because it provides a source of microorganisms (infusoria) for your fry to eat. I can send you a starter culture of microworms with the eggs for FREE (Canada only).
Extreme care must be taken to maintain water quality in the hatching tank. Fry should be fed twice a day with small water changes twice a week for maximum growth. Growth is relatively fast and your first fish should starting sexing out after about 4 - 6 weeks. Males generally grow faster than females. Larger fish should be removed from the rearing tank as they can consume smaller fry. These fish take about 2 to 3 months to reach sexual maturity.
This killifish that is easy to keep. Parents are in moderately hard water (100 mg/L) with a temperature of about 21-22 degrees C and pH of about 7.8. Parents love to eat live and frozen foods including brine shrimp, bloodworms, and tubiflex worms. They will even eat flake foods.
Nothobranchius foerschi naturally inhabits seasonaly flooded depressions, pools and swamps in eastern Tanzania in the drainage basins of the Ruvu and Rufiji rivers.
Shipping will be done when spawning is complete and weather permitting - not too cold or too hot for travel. Please contact me for details when your bid wins. Shipping and packaging costs for Canada are regular ground post $4.00 (about 3-6 business days in transit) and Xpress post $19.00 (about 1-3 business days in transit with a tracking number). For the United States shipping and packaging costs are $6.00 (about 5-8 business days in transit). For international locations, like western Europe, shipping and packaging costs are $8.00 (about 6-10 business days in transit). To reduce costs, two auction wins can be combined in one envelope.
Only Paypal payments are accepted.
Eggs are sent from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (Google Map).
The breeder makes no guarantee that the eggs will hatch as problems can occur during transport and in the hatching process.
Bid History:
Bidders Bid Time Bid Comments Shrimpmeottawa (26/26) May 20 2013 - 04:38:26 PM $12.00
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