Our killie fishroom now and in 1970

When Sue and I were first married, there was a great pet store in New Brunswick, NJ, called Jersey Pet Supply. They had everything, including killies. On top of that, there was a local killie club, MAKA, with very knowledgeable aquarists, including a famous author of fish breeding books. We kept killies in 5 gallon tanks, on shelves in our tiny apartment closet. We helped when our chapter of AKA hosted the national convention. Visiting dignitaries from Europe slept on our couch.

Here is our male Nothobranchius rachovii male in one of our tanks in 1970. Sorry about the poor focus.

In the house we have now,  we have several rooms in our basement. One is dedicated to fish. Basements are a great place for breeding fish, because they are warm in the winter and cool in the summer.