Re: coconut fiber

["Tyrone Genade" <Tgenade at sun_ac.za>]

On 2 Nov 2002, at 23:27, RuevenM at aol_com wrote:

>     I am about to try my first coconut fiber as a spawning medium and
>     I would 
> like to hear from those who are already using it. What are the
> advantages and pitfalls? Does it hold moisture well in storage?
> Anything special as far as collecting, drying and bagging? Does it
> need to be boiled before use? Does it sink well when re-wetted after
> incubating the eggs? 

It will have to be boiled and rinsed like normal peat. It is good for 
short incubations but not for long incubations as it tends to dry out 
faster than normal peat. It is also a bit course so don't use it with 
sensitive eggs and don't sqeeze the peat to hard (don't sqeeze at all 
if you can stand the wait).

Some people have had no success with it while I can't really complain 
but I would use normal peat moss if I could afford it.

Good luck

Tyrone Genade
tgenade at sun_ac.za
http://www.tyronegenade.0catch.com
cell#: 084-3354-977

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