Fp gardneri
My first species was Fp gardneri nigerianus P82, which were initially purchased as a pair at the BKA Convention Sunday auction in October 2016. I have had P82 in the past, but this pair are laying very few eggs, and the border colour in the fins seem to be a lot more yellow than the orange that I remember from before. So this may be one that I drop or I will look for a better pair in the future. Well I did not have to do anything, as the number of eggs dropped to zero and all the eggs I had previously collected died due to fungus, so maybe they were not fertilised. Anyway, now looking for a proper pair with lots of orange in the borders to the main fins.
Next species I acquired was Fp gardneri lacustris Akwen BLLMC 2005-2 which were donated from Sweden to the BKA Convention 2017. I found these very difficult to maintain, with low number of eggs and poor fertility. I tried hatching the eggs on damp peat/coir as well as in treated soft water but found that only a small percentage of the eggs survived and hatched. Though there was enough offspring to keep the species going for several generations, but lost them in my fishroom late 2019.
Purchased a pair of Fp gardneri lacustris at the BKA Convention 2018, and these are still going strong as of March 2020 and have a number of adult pairs plus 2 lots of eggs stored on peat that will be ready to hatch shortly. I have tried hatching the eggs in treated (Acriflavine) soft water with some success, but have found that putting the eggs onto damp peat is much better even though the incubation period is longer at 4-5 weeks.
Next species I acquired was Fp gardneri lacustris Akwen BLLMC 2005-2 which were donated from Sweden to the BKA Convention 2017. I found these very difficult to maintain, with low number of eggs and poor fertility. I tried hatching the eggs on damp peat/coir as well as in treated soft water but found that only a small percentage of the eggs survived and hatched. Though there was enough offspring to keep the species going for several generations, but lost them in my fishroom late 2019.
Purchased a pair of Fp gardneri lacustris at the BKA Convention 2018, and these are still going strong as of March 2020 and have a number of adult pairs plus 2 lots of eggs stored on peat that will be ready to hatch shortly. I have tried hatching the eggs in treated (Acriflavine) soft water with some success, but have found that putting the eggs onto damp peat is much better even though the incubation period is longer at 4-5 weeks.