Re: eggs

[Wright Huntley <jwwiii at pacbell_net>]

Tim Addis wrote:
> I just harvested 15 Pro.kiyawensis eggs. These were laid in pure rainwater
> on silver sand. No peat or leaves in the tank. All harvested eggs were
> bright gold/honey coloured.
> We have all remarked that eggs take up the tannins from peat to colour the
> eggs but in this case this is not applicable.
> Any comments?.....

Yep.

Many killifish eggs have a golden or honey color when or soon after they 
are laid. That color is not related to the dark brown that some annual 
eggs become from a combination of internal development, which eventually 
darkens most eggs, and peat stains.

What can be toughest is the SA annual eggs that have a slightly hairy or 
sticky surface (nature's Velcro?) that causes peat particles and mud to 
coat the very dark egg and make it nearly invisible in a mass of peat. The 
dull, dirty surface, combined with dark color can be most difficult for 
those used to picking bright, shiny Aphyo eggs from mops.

Wright

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