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I got some nice specimen from my mix-aquarium with TB's, pinto's, taitibees etc, etc, The first 2 photos (I think) must be a mix from a pinto zebra and a kingkong, The red one is probably a red tiger and the same father? I've got 2 of the blacks and about 10 of the red ones, I have put them apart from the rest and see what the next genereation will be. Sorry for the quality of the photo's, they're just from my iPhone, the macrolens I ordered hasn't arrived yet :-( Greetings from the Netherlands

I can answer these questions for you.... they fit in really well with a community tank. They can tolerate a wide range of parameters. But some killis have relatively large mouths compared to other fish, so keeping them with shrimp is not advised. Breeding is super easy. Killis are prolific breeders. I just place a suitable pair into a breeder box with a spawn mop (made out of knitting wool), and feed lots of food-live or frozen. They will do the rest. Adult killis are not fussy eaters. Some species are easier to care for the eggs than other species. Beginners should avoid the peat spawners. Non peat spawners eggs can be left in water, and the egg will hatch in 2-3 weeks. I remove the mop and place it in an ice cream tub. Care for fry is like any other egg layer. Baby brine shrimp, vinegar eels, micro worms are all suitable. They will readily take powdered fish food when they are bigger. Beginner species would be any killi that is non annuals, non peat spawners. Fundulopanchax gardneri Nsukka, and Aphyosemion bitaeniatum are two species I have and are considered easy to keep. Check out some pics in the killis section of SKF. i have just spawned a batch of fry for both, and I'm now over stocked. I'm more than happy to sell you a few pairs to you, just send me a PM. I want so many other killi species, but just don't have tanks for them.

Ahhh... I love knowing I'm not the only nutty one... I hadn't thought to try fruit, although it more or less should work because fruit does have sugar and will grow yeast just fine (as vintners will happily tell you). You may get fruit flies though... or at least their larva... which I'm sure you'll just feed to your fish as well. You know... it might be easier/cheaper to buy a different colored tub of ice cream. I did specifically pick a dark colored tub for the grindal culture for just that reason - I wanted to be able to SEE them. Ahahaha... I have to try that... just to see green worms. Although the idea of gutloading is common for other similar live food cultures, might as well do it for the fishies. Yeah... companies selling primarily to labs and schools always charge out the wazoo - I suppose they think the buyers aren't spending their own money so they can crank up the prices. Ideally, if enough of US keep cultures, we can just supply each other (such is my ulterior motive). Our own not-always-so-local live fish food shop! And thanks for the vinegar eels jc12.