Re: Peat

[Diane Hascall <hascallk at pacbell_net>]

Sorry to "interupt" this technical discussion, but can australe's be bred in peat? I've never bred fish in peat and would like to try. Do you just cover the bottom of a bare tank in it, leave it for a while, scoop it out, and let it sit? Sorry for the beginner questions. Thanks,
Kristi
 Dave Wood <daviduu at btinternet_com> wrote:> Most of the people on the cutting edge of the hobby have eliminated peat
> altogether from their fish rooms. Books on the other hand once written
hang
> out on shelves for years to come.
>
I've only been breeding killies for about 30 years, and (honestly) don't
claim to be an expert. The only problems with peat that I have had are
1) it is messy. Don't use it with gravel. In a bare tank it is not a major
problem.
2) if you use the wrong types you will get problems. eg avoid sedge
peat...my fish don't like it at all.(they die.)
3) if hatching nothos, remove the fry from peat asap, and grow them in hard
water. Since doing this I have had no velvet attacks.
4) it colours water and affects pH. Not a major problem...you can always use
the water for tetras.

Other materials such as coir create their own set of problems. I'll stay
with peat.
Dave Wood,
BKA 550
AKA 08684
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tranquility Base" 
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Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 4:54 PM
Subject: RE: Peat


> Hi Kristine:
>
> Peat is required for a very few killies that need SUPER SOFT, acid water.
> Many of the people that use it, age their water in peat before putting it
in
> with their fish rather than putting it into the tank.
>
> The use of peat is risky business. For most killies, it will crash the pH
> and acidify the water too far and too fast.
>
> Unless you are raising one of the very few species that require peat or
have
> stone hard alkaline water flowing from your tap, forget the peat and check
> the killietalk archives for the modern materials that work much better.
>
> Peace,
>
> ~RJ~
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
> Behalf Of alita
> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 9:15 PM
> To: killietalk at aka_org
> Subject: Peat
>
>
> I am very new to rising killifish. I keep read about use peat in
aquariums.
> Everytime I try to use it, the tank is a mess.
> Is there any easy way to use the peat for substrate?
> Also, I have been using saghnum peat moss.
> Thank you everyone for Helping me out!!
> Kristine
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