dumb question about killifish

Does the female lay the eggs then the male fertilise them or are they
fertilised then the female lays them in an area she likes?

"Dv" [email protected] wrote in message
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Does the female lay the eggs then the male fertilise them or are they
fertilised then the female lays them in an area she likes?


I think they are egg scatterers, so the eggs are externally fertilized
(clouds of milt in the area the eggs are being laid). If you plan on
breeding killies, they have some interesting characteristics worth
researching (like their eggs are light-sensitive). I've never bred them
though. hth
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I've bred killies although mostly it's true to say that they've bred
themselves ! I'm merely a surprised fishkeeper when I spot the little tykes
swimming in the foliage.

They generally egg scatter Some will deposit in the peaty bottom (this is
probably the natural way) but in mine with a gravel bottom, they deposit in
the thickest plants. After a brief courtship, flowers, a movie, nice meal
etc (you know how it is) the male will chase the female down into the
thickest plants, grasses, spawing mops etc and then will wrap his back half
around her as she deposits the eggs, him fertilising them in the embrace.The
eggs will then stick to the foliage and will hatch at some point in the
future. Mine hatch after a couple of weeks. Some killie's are a bit
different and have to have their eggs removed from the water and kept in
damp peat for a period of time and then placed back into water for them to
hatch, a bit like freeze dried fry !!

Hope that helps

J


"NetMax" wrote in message
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"Dv" [email protected] wrote in message
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Does the female lay the eggs then the male fertilise them or are they
fertilised then the female lays them in an area she likes?


I think they are egg scatterers, so the eggs are externally fertilized
(clouds of milt in the area the eggs are being laid). If you plan on
breeding killies, they have some interesting characteristics worth
researching (like their eggs are light-sensitive). I've never bred them
though. hth
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www.NetMax.tk