I don't want to count my nothos before they hatch...

[digitalphrage]

But I did want to pat myself on the back for collecting my first batch of eggs from these guys. Nothobranchius rachovii is the first annual killifish species that I've been successful with in terms of producing eggs. The other annual I've tried was S. santanae, but I only had a low yield from the eggs I bought and the only female of the bunch was accidentally killed during my last move. So I'll obviously have no luck breeding those.

The reason I mentioned not counting my eggs before they hatch -- diapteron georgiae. I've had a pair for well over a year now, collected dozens of eggs, but they never survive. It's a cool water killifish species, so I don't take it too personally considering that for much of the year, their tank stays in the low to mid 70s.

So, in light of this, I'd love to hear from other folks in terms of the things they're proud of having bred and also would love to hear which species have been hardest to successfully breed.

 

[sora1600]

I tend to count my notho eggs because I would hate to sell less eggs than what was in the peat. I just feel better when buyers know how many or an estimate of eggs they get. South American killies, in my experience, are a little harder to breed and get fertile eggs. African killies are way easier. Always had luck in keeping and breeding different nothos as I add salt to their water.

Hardest fish to breed was sterbai corys. Had them for almost 2 years before they had their first spawn. Then keeping the fry alive was just too much work for me. Loved breeding my calico LF bristlenoses as the fry were just too cute, especially when they started coloring up like the parents.