Re: [Killietalk] Nothobranchius Guentheri Zanzibar Killifish eggs

["karl doering" <kilikarl at bignet_net>]

Roger why are you buying eggs from half way around the world??Guenther are 
about 2 months incubation. But being shipped that distance. With how many up 
& downs of the plane you have no idea when these eggs should be floated.Put 
them in a plastic shoe box container add some micro worms.& say a hailmary. 
Good luck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Fireptrotr at aol_com>
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Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 2:59 PM
Subject: [Killietalk] Nothobranchius Guentheri Zanzibar Killifish eggs


>I recently won a bid for 50 of these eggs. I received  the Nothobranchius
> Guentheri Zanzibar Killifish eggs in the mail about a  week ago. I noticed 
> that
> the eggs was placed in a small ziploc bag with some  kind of moss. The bag 
> was
> wrapped in aluminum foil, and then wrapped in bubble  wrap. Then they 
> placed
> it in an airmail envelope where it was mailed from  Thailand. I 
> immediately
> placed the eggs in a baby net, and placed it on the  inside edge of my 10 
> gallon
> tank which contains fry from various fish (the tank  does, not the baby 
> net).
> The eggs still have not hatched, and I was  informed that they should have
> hatched by now. The water temp is about 78  degrees. Is there something I 
> am
> doing wrong? Everyone I email and ask will not  tell me, and i would hate 
> to see
> these eggs of such beautiful fish go to  waste. Can anyone help me get in 
> the
> right direction?
>
> Thanks Roger
>
> _Fireptrotr at aol_com_ (mailto:Fireptrotr at aol_com)
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