RE: FW: RE: Reduced fertility with new mops? was of topic political stuff

["David Lains" <david at zfin_org>]

Tyrone

Do you sanitize your mops between duties?  I use "cultured" mops with a new
pair or group if there is not a risk of confusing the fish.  The tanks seem
to do better with old mops when they have new filters and the eggs are
better.

Best Fishes
David


><{{{>-----Original Message-----
><{{{>From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
><{{{>Behalf Of Tyrone Genade
><{{{>Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 2:07 AM
><{{{>To: killietalk at aka_org
><{{{>Subject: Re: FW: RE: Reduced fertility with new mops? was of topic
><{{{>political stuff
><{{{>
><{{{>
><{{{>On 31 Oct 2002, at 20:45, Ruth Warner wrote:
><{{{>a
><{{{>> so I put a new mop in,wich I
><{{{>> just dyed in Meth.blue.I rinsed it as good as I could,but the water
><{{{>> still turned blue,very blue.I checked the mop the next day
><{{{>and found a
><{{{>> lot of eggs,NOT fungest,all were good,and still now,no
><{{{>funges eggs in
><{{{>> that blue water.I hope I didn't bore you,but I found it
><{{{>> interresting.have a good night
><{{{>
><{{{>The Meth. Blue is great as an oxygen carrier. The eggs probably
><{{{>aren't fungusing because they are not dying from a lack of O2.
><{{{>
><{{{>Returning to Dav's 'probiotic' theory. This could be the case. On the
><{{{>mop will also be a host of predatory protozoans which will prey on
><{{{>the bacteria etc... If there are chemicals in the mop killing these
><{{{>and the bacteria then the eggs will be at greater risk as no doubt
><{{{>the bacteria will be able to colonize the eggs faster than anything
><{{{>else and get out of hand without the protozoans around to keep them
><{{{>in check.
><{{{>
><{{{>Some of my best mops are my oldest mops which have been through
><{{{>several tours of duty.
><{{{>
><{{{>Regards
><{{{>
><{{{>
><{{{>Tyrone Genade
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