goden wonder killie

[ram man]

hello i saw some golden wonder killies in a tank at petsmart and realy licked them. would 1 killie do fine in a 2.5 gallon? and do these live longer than one year?

 

[Lotus]

Those will need a tank of at least 10g.

http://www.petfish.net/killi.htm
http://www.petfish.net/lin.htm

 

[NoDeltaH2O]

I would definitely NOT advise you to be licking fish from PetSmart, as their tanks are not the cleanest IMHO.

Seriously though, wonders killies get too big to be i a tank that size. they will terrorize the other fish, demanding to be top dog. but man they sure are good looking fish. I have 2 of them, and had to separate them as they fought violently. My alpha actually chased another one out of the tank entirely. *Covered up that little hole so it won't happen again* These fish can (are) very territorial. They need room. He has even chased the dwarf gouramis away from the surface.

This guy might find himself in an ice-cube tray someday.

 

[ram man]

wat would be a small killi fish that is commonly sold. the killis at petsmart were not that same shade of yellow though. they were like a gold/ bronze killi. wat would this killi be ?

 

[wayne]

Hard to say. But I kept a pair of gardneri in a big , wide (14 inches approx) 2 1/2 gallon bowl with just a heater and they produced a ton of fry over a 2 year period.
So I say get a pair in there with a piece of driftwood and a load of java moss and enjoy. When I broke the tank down I had 8 of various sizes in there. I changed a litre or two of water every couple of days, very easy to maintain

 

[derajer]

I'm with Wayne, Gardneri Killies have great color and are fairly small. They are hard to find from stores, sometimes LFS have them. The best way to get a hold of them is to get in touch with your local Killie Association, there's one in almost every city.