PokeSephiroth
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That is correct. Oddly enough, the other fish that are in the tank, tetras, german blue rams, pygmy cories, are all healthy looking. . . stupid killifish. Ugh. I'm glad it's finally dead, and no longer suffering.
Annual Killifish Thread!
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cichlid-gal
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Poor baby...I don't know about killis in particular but bent spines in other fish species can be caused by a number of things. Given the fact that the condition worsened and wasn't something there when you acquired the fish it has to be something other than genetics.
Some conditions causing crooked spines are simple like scoliosis (caused by a vitamin or mineral deficiency) with the most serious crooked spine diagnosis being Fish Tuberculosis (Fish TB). Stress, immune deficiences and other things can weaken the fish allowing opportunistic diseases to enter the fishes system. Fish TB can also be dangerous to humans (I'm sure you know all about this Poke working in the fish store).
The fact that your other fish are healthy is a good sign. Keep a watch on the tank and those others. I guess the one other thing I would add is that ANY time a crooked spine symptom shows up removal to a seperate tank would be a good course of action (I know your tank is divided but the water and filtration are shared right?)
Some conditions causing crooked spines are simple like scoliosis (caused by a vitamin or mineral deficiency) with the most serious crooked spine diagnosis being Fish Tuberculosis (Fish TB). Stress, immune deficiences and other things can weaken the fish allowing opportunistic diseases to enter the fishes system. Fish TB can also be dangerous to humans (I'm sure you know all about this Poke working in the fish store).
The fact that your other fish are healthy is a good sign. Keep a watch on the tank and those others. I guess the one other thing I would add is that ANY time a crooked spine symptom shows up removal to a seperate tank would be a good course of action (I know your tank is divided but the water and filtration are shared right?)
PokeSephiroth
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cichlid-gal: Lots of lovely info there, Donna! 
Fish TB was the first thing that popped in my head at first, and then I started getting paranoid about it, but hopefully it wasn't that. The tank that the female killi was in, was in a 15 gallon tank. The ones that were in the divided tanks are all gone now . . . I seem to be having the worst luck with these annual killifish. *sigh*
I am officially out of killifish, they're all dead. I'm just left with eggs, that are nearing the time where I should be dipping them in water to hatch, but I'm still hesitant about hatching the eggs.
The only thing I can't think of, is that the killifish I got, came from a 40 gallon breeder tank, that was moderately planted, that had the floramax substrate, and a pressurized co2 system.
Maybe the lack of co2 was what caused something to trigger a ticking time bomb in their bodies...
I can only hope that the eggs I hatch (whenever I decide to) will be better off, since they will start out in MY waters that don't have a pressurized co2 system... if that makes any sense.
Fish TB was the first thing that popped in my head at first, and then I started getting paranoid about it, but hopefully it wasn't that. The tank that the female killi was in, was in a 15 gallon tank. The ones that were in the divided tanks are all gone now . . . I seem to be having the worst luck with these annual killifish. *sigh*I am officially out of killifish, they're all dead. I'm just left with eggs, that are nearing the time where I should be dipping them in water to hatch, but I'm still hesitant about hatching the eggs.
The only thing I can't think of, is that the killifish I got, came from a 40 gallon breeder tank, that was moderately planted, that had the floramax substrate, and a pressurized co2 system.
Maybe the lack of co2 was what caused something to trigger a ticking time bomb in their bodies...
I can only hope that the eggs I hatch (whenever I decide to) will be better off, since they will start out in MY waters that don't have a pressurized co2 system... if that makes any sense.
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Anonymous
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Ugh, for the longest time i couldn't keep Apistogramma species alive longer than a month. I could never really put my finger on why they always died. Just like you i tried trouble shooting, but found nothing concrete. Even to this day i have issues keeping these little buggers alive. I have now housed like 10 different species & picked up at lest 20 Apistogrammas in the last YEAR. I have a total of 5 left, 2 I just picked up last week. its so frustrating but i totally dig these little guys. So, every move i make with tank maintenance is tiny. Water changes, small. Chemical (like ferts) additives, minute. This is in hopes not to kill any more.
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I dont know why the Killi I gave u died though. They where real troupers. I am amazed they died. I was wondering something though. The other killi u had where "annuals" , do you know how old they where? Maybe they where past their annual "death date" so to speak. Like they are only supposed to live like a year or two depending on species...
PokeSephiroth
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The annuals I had were only about 3-4 months old, according to the previous owner when I got them at the time. By now, they should be 6-8 months old... still far from their dying point, had they died from "old age" :\
I think mother nature just doesn't want me taking care of killis or any kind. *le sigh*
I think mother nature just doesn't want me taking care of killis or any kind. *le sigh*
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Ugh:xPokeSephiroth said:
PokeSephiroth
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So nervous... I think I'm going to try hatching some Annual Killifish eggs today. It's been three months since they were laid, so it's about time I started hatching them. Ugh... dunno what to do. Been reading and researching how to go about doing this, and it's pretty overwhelming to say the least. . . Welps, here goes!
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:shock:PokeSephiroth said:
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PokeSephiroth
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It's been 4 days since I dumped the eggs in water, and still no movement (there should have been movement after at LEAST 2 hours...let alone 4 days). I'm going to just call it quits. What a waste of my time. :\
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:x .oO lest u tried!!