My fish and the Peat

[RuevenM at aol_com]

Hi Loh,

      At 83F (30C) your guentheri eggs might develop quite quickly. Some of 
the Notho guys who have experimented with high temperature storage might be 
able to give you an idea of incubation times at that temperature.
      Since you have them in a 40 gallon tank, why not try a larger bowl of 
peat? Also, you could set up a 2 - 5 gallon tank, cover the bottom with peat 
and every day or two place a different pair or trio in there to spawn. Then 
collect the peat once a week. Be sure to give the females plenty of plant 
cover to hide in case the male goes nuts on them.
      Try to up the amount of daphnia in relation to the amount of tubifex 
you feed. Overfeeding tubifex can make the fish fat and seems to cause 
dropsey in some species. It is the best conditioning food, but feed it 
lightly as a staple diet and watch out for signs of too much weight gain.
     You could dry the peat outside, I guess, but with the small amount of 
peat you use --- as compared to a big, deep, wet African pond -- the sun 
could bake it dry in no time. I would just stay indoors and be patient.

Regards,
Robert
      
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