Re: Nematolebias whitei

["Arturas" <arturas at akvariumas_lt>]

Thank you very much, but I often see Mindaugas.Only he live in Kaunas, I in
Vilnius(100km):)). Send  him and then we arrange
bye!
best regards,
Arturas Liudkevicius

----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Pfingstner" <erikpfingstner at freenet_de>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: 3 ÑÎ×ÁÒÑ 2003 Ç. 1:00
Subject: AW: Nematolebias whitei


> Sveiki Arturas,
>
> I also have N. whitei. This fish is very easy. When you have eggs in peat
> (peat = kind of earth), you have to let them half dry and then in a
plastic
> bag for 3 months. If it is longer it is no problem.
>
> When the 3 months are over, you put the peat (peat = kind of earth) with
the
> eggs in a small water container. A couple of hours later, the fish will
> hatch (hatch = come out of the egg).
>
> Then you have to take the fish out of the container with the peat (earth).
> This is difficult. I do it like this: I take the container with peat and
> water and fish and put in a white bucket (or large container). I put water
> in the large container just a litle bit over the small container. Just 2-3
> millimeters more water. Then I wait. The fish will swim out of the
container
> with the peat in the large container. When many are out, I take the
> container with peat out. Then I put the water from the large container
into
> the aquarium together with the fish. Then I put again the container with
> peat in the large container and put water in  just 2-3 mm more than the
> small container so that the fish can swim out...
>
> The small fish will eat only living food. I start normally with paracemia
> (small animals about 0,1 mm big) and with mikro worms. A couple of days
> later, I feed with living baby Artemia. The first 2-3 weeks I have no
filter
> in the tank. Then I put one in with very little current (current =
> circulating water). You have to make often water changes so that the fish
> are not sick. If you feed with Artemia, it is better if you put a little
> salt in the water (1 small spoon for 5 litters of water). Like this the
> Artemia live longer. Dead Artemia make the water dirty.
>
> When the fish are 1,5-2,0 cm big, you can start to feed them with frozen
> food. or with grindal worms. When the fish are big they will also eat dry
> food.
>
> When the fish are 2-3 cm big, they will want to lay eggs. Many people say
to
> separate the males and the females and put them together when they are
> bigger. I let them together all the time. To make them lay eggs, you need
a
> plastic container with a lid (lid = cover to close the container). You
make
> a whole of about 3-5 cm in the lid (cover). You put 1-2 small stones in
the
> container and put the peat (earth) in it. (the stones you put to make the
> container go under water). The peat (earth) you must put in water a couple
> of days before so that it goes under water.
>
> When the weather is warmer (here is minus 5 Celcius), I will send some
mikro
> worms and Grindals to Mindaugas. I can also put some for you.
>
> If you have some questions, let me know.
>
> Erik
>
>
> > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]Im
> > Auftrag von Arturas
> > Gesendet: Sonntag, 29. Dezember 2002 17:34
> > An: killietalk at aka_org
> > Betreff: Nematolebias whitei
> >
> >
> > Hello  I have Nematolebias whitei. I want the large information
> > concerning that fish, because I have something, but not, so it -
> > it is a lot of. I have eggs as well now trying breed it. In my
> > country (Lithuania) it is not enough these fish.Thank  you  very
> > much, and sorry for my not very good english:}}}.
> > Best regards
> > Arturas Liudkevicius
> >
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