white boxes, was Standing Waves

["William Ruyle" <forest at copper_net>]

Where do you and Lee get these containers? I am currently trying to hatch
out N. Korthausae and am going
blind trying to see anything in these Sterilite clear plastic shoe boxes.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick J. Coleman" <patrickjcolemanis at attbi_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: Standing waves


> 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
> patrickjcolemanis at attbi_com
> http://www.nuurth.net
> 541-926-1672
> AKA 8400
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> NWK 29
> ----- 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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