Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] Re: Grow a Fish kits

Very interesting information. I just remember the gold ones Deb had that got
quite aggressive when breeding.

It just makes me sick that these animals are considered disposable. I don't
believe the people selling the eggs are any less responsible for what happened
the these fish. They in my mind should not sell to people who are mass
marketing animals. Just that should have given them a clue people who didn't
know how to care for fish were going to get them and they would die.
Donna

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From: Ray <sevenspringss@wmconnect.com>

Many of the Nothobranchius species' males are noted for being hard drivers of
the females when spawning, but this behavior is in efforts to preserve
themselves as a species when considering their temporary pools dry up in about 9
months and they need to deposit enough eggs for the following season to be able
to continue as a species. The F. toddi is a Semi-Annual and behaves as such for
the same reason. I don't know what possesses your American Flag Fish Killie
(Jordanella floridae) to behave aggressively when you had them, as they're not
Annuals, but unfortunately, some 'Pupfish' such as this species will behave
aggressively. For the most part though, as I've already mentioned previously,
I'll reiterate that most Killies are quite peaceful. You need to just try the
old favorite Lyretail Killiefish (Aphyosemion australe) -- which has been in the
hobby over 100 years -- to see how "more normal" Killiefish behave. There are
many similar Killies which are just as peaceful, so there's no reason to give
them a bad rap because of a few. Ray

--- In tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com, Donna King <donnalynneking@...> wrote:
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> Hey all have you seen this on the market.
> Its killie fish eggs called "magic powder".
> At least the care instructions are better than the Grow a Frog kit where they
> tell you to keep the frogs in tiny cubes and don't explain anything about the

> need to change the water. I have a hard time believing you would be able to
> hatch enough BBS to feed 6 fry.
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> I wonder if the killie groups have seen these. I've seen adds for these
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> I hope they are a breed that don't grow and get mean like so many of them do.
> Donna
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