Re: Standing waves

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

Lee,
I use that same motion, in similar white containers,  to separate the newly
hatched fry from peat also! I lift my fry from the peat layer, after
wetting, with a straw and this helps to keep the transfer tray clear.
Patrick
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----- Original Message -----
From: <LeeH920226 at aol_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 11:29 AM
Subject: Standing waves


> I noticed a remarkable phenomenon today. Not directly related to killies,
but
> something I noticed while working with killies. I hatch the smaller South
> American annuals in shallow white plastic trays that are about 7 x 9
inches
> by 1-1/2 inch deep. I like them because I can see the eggs and fry easily
> against the white bottom. Anyway, I was tapping the side of one of these
> today to see if I could detect a fish moving, when some standing waves
> started in the water as I tapped regularly. The peat fibers aligned with
> those standing waves and I had a perfect sine wave silhouette of peat
fibers
> on the bottom separating the peat from clear water. Just a pleasant
diversion
> from the workaday killifish stuff.
>
> Lee Harper
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