Re: [Killietalk] Sodium Thiosulfate recipe?

["Patrick J. Coleman" <patrickjcolemanis at comcast_net>]

On Jun 12, 2008, at 1:38 PM, David Lains wrote:
David,
Dissolve one pound of hypo (sodium thiosulfate crystals) to one  
gallon of water. Use liquid solution, one drop per gallon or one  
teaspoon per 75 gallons.
P at rick


Hello

Does anyone have a good recipe/link for using sodium thiosulfate  
crystals to
make a liquid dechlorinator?

Best fishes
David

-----Original Message-----
From: killietalk-bounces at aka_org [mailto:killietalk-bounces at aka_org] On
Behalf Of Roger Langton
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 1:08 PM
To: killifish discussion list
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] S. picturatus

I can tell you what I do and, fortunately, using this method I have lost
very few fry. I fill two Rubbermaid 20 gallon containers with water  
from my
tap and mix in some black water extract. I age this water for at  
least three

days before using. I hatch the fry using the water from these  
containers.
After feeding starts, usually the first day, I change about 90% of their
water every evening before the fish room lights go out.  I simply  
pour the
container holding the fry into a separate container. I try to avoid  
pouring
any fry into the "waste" container but if I do it is easy to pull  
them out
with a turkey baster. Once the fry are concentrated into a corner  
with very
little of the old water, I make sure there are no fry stuck to the  
bottom of

their container than I wipe the bottom with a paper towel. Then I slowly
pour in new water taken from the 20 gallon containers until it is  
adequate
for the fry. This is done daily and I seldom lose any fry.

It is important not to overfeed fry. You can check the container  
after they
have been fed, say in about an hour, and if the fry are full and  
there is
still a large number of brine shrimp swimming in the container, it is  
best
to chance the water before the uneaten shrimp die. Changing water  
every day
usually prevents fry death from pollution.

Roger
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pablo Robles" <roblepl at gmail_com>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:16 PM
Subject: [Killietalk] S. picturatus


> Hello:
>
> A month ago I flooded a bag of picturatus and got a decent hatch. One
> week later they were all dead... I suspected overfeeding. yesterday I
> flooded the same bag again and got 30+ fry... this morning two of them
> were dead, I found them before feeding them for the first time. My tap
> water is 7.2pH... not sure about hardness but I suspect its relatively
> hard. I use almond leaves to soften he water in my SAA. I read
> picturatus can be a little bit delicate... do they require extra clean
> water?
>
> I usually keep adding a little bit of water to my hatch containers  
> every
> couple of days.... they usually get a 30% water change after the first
> week. Then from the second week on I change 50% on all my fish. On  
> some
> I may change more depending on how many are there in the tank.
>
> any suggestions to save this second picturatus batch?
>
> thanks,
>
> Pablo L. Robles
> AKA #09454
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