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Rare Killifish

Aqua360

Aqua360

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Hi guys,

I'm wondering if anyone can help me, I'm looking for either Blue Gularis (Fundulopanchax Sjoestedti) eggs or adult pair here in the UK, but I'm having problems sourcing.

I'm not a member of the British UK Killi association (yet), but am curious if this strain has been advertised on there, any members willing to divulge?

The search continues!

Thanks in advance
 
I have the same problem here in Poland. I had them once, but had some problems and lost them. Now I cannot source them again. They appear sometimes in a local shop, but you never know when...
 
nel.pogorzelska said:
I have the same problem here in Poland. I had them once, but had some problems and lost them. Now I cannot source them again. They appear sometimes in a local shop, but you never know when...
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I gather they are difficult to harvest viable eggs from, but I'm surprised there isn't at least one contact I've seen so far on online searches that can supply them. I'll update this thread if I find anything though!
 
Hi, A.Sjoestedti does turn up at BKA auctions occasionally but isn't advertised on the egg and fish list very often .
I think there was a pair or two at the recent North West group auction and they may have been from one of the Scottish members.
You can join the BKA and get pdf copies for £10 a year. You could then advertise your requirements. There's another auction in July near York but it wouldn't be possible to predict what species would be available on the day.

Cheers
John
 
jolt100 said:
Hi, A.Sjoestedti does turn up at BKA auctions occasionally but isn't advertised on the egg and fish list very often .
I think there was a pair or two at the recent North West group auction and they may have been from one of the Scottish members.
You can join the BKA and get pdf copies for £10 a year. You could then advertise your requirements. There's another auction in July near York but it wouldn't be possible to predict what species would be available on the day.

Cheers
John
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thanks for the info 🙂 when you say pdf copies, is that the list of whats available? I seen that annual membership is £17, are the pdf copies over and above that price?
 
No, you can either get the magazine as a hard copy at £17 a year or opt for electronic version at £10. This gives access to the members area and contacts with other members . The magazine contains articles on fish collection, maintenance and breeding etc but to be honest the members who list what they have available are not very many.
Possibly because the magazine comes out bi-monthly and the difficulty of sending fish and eggs through the post. Group auctions are the main ways of buying and selling fish.

If you want further details pm me.

Cheers
John
 
rosst said:
There are three individual breeding pairs of Fundulopanchax sjostedti for sale on Ebay in Scotland right now, three left of four, which one sold yesterday
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Thanks for this, although this thread is from nearly 7 years ago lol
 
There's usually a couple of listings for eggs on Aquabid . I'd be careful about getting eggs trough the mail at this time of year , though . Waiting until late April / early May is wise . Just remember that Aquabid is basically a bazaar , so exercise due caution . Some if the listings seem too good to be true.

Years back I raised Gularis for a while . Spawned them over green sand in a 20 gal. long , and harvested eggs via a meat baster to be stored in peat . If I got 50-60% fertility I was going good . Had to keep the harvested eggs in a petri dish with acriflavine for a week or so after harvesting so I could isolate the infertile eggs before storing .
 
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