Plant/Mop Spawning Killies



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Plant/Mop Spawning Killies Plant spawning killies such as those of genus Aphyosemion or genus Epiplatys lay their adhesive eggs singly among the fine leaves and roots of weeds in their natural habitats. In the aquarium, they may simply be left to procreate among the leaves of a densely planted aquarium (Java Moss is especially useful for this purpose), but this strategy leaves eggs and new fry at the mercy of their parents and other tank inhabitants, and vulnerable to the attacks of fungus. This method does often work, but other more productive methods have been developed. Since they are so tough (and often large), killifish eggs can be easily collected by hand and removed to safer premises for incubation. To make the eggs easy to find, you provide a floating nylon yarn mop as a substitute for natural plants. It's easy to make a mop. First, wind a length of colorfast yarn (color is unimportant, but I use brown because it makes the eggs easier to spot) around a book about 8 or 9 inches (20 to 23 cm) high. Make about 20 loops. Then slip a shorter piece of yarn (5 inches or 13 cm) under the winding and knot it tightly around the bundle at one edge of the book. Finally, cut through the bundle at the the opposite edge. You can tie the ends of the knotted yarn around a cork if you wish the mop to float, or leave it as it is and let it ...
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