Re: Questions about notho breeding

["killiman" <killiman at iquest_net>]

Hi
Robert you said.
In 35 years of breeding annuals, I still rarely find more than an egg or
2 in peat.
If you only see one or two eggs you need more light or better glasses.



D.B.N.B ( reply by private e-mail for translation)
Gotta go pick eggs so there will be plenty when you come visit.
as the water changes automatically.

killiman at iquest_net
317 253 2170
Al Anderson
317 253 2170
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From: <RuevenM at aol_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 9:18 AM
Subject: Questions about notho breeding


> Hi Mike,
>
>      I cannot imagine that your Nothos. are not laying eggs. Sometimes one
> does not see them spawning in the peat. I had a pair of N. symoensi over
peat
> that I swore never laid an egg and 3 months later I hatched out 50 fry. I
am
> assuming that your tanks are bare bottom, painted a dark color on the
outside
> glass and with a dark background. I am also assuming that you feed some
kind
> of live worms to help insure good egg production and fertility.
>     When you boil your peat, make sure you use a non-metal pot -- like
those
> coated blue tamale pots from Mexico. Boil the peat for an hour and then
rinse
> it well before you use it. Give the fish a healthy amount to spawn in -- I
> use a 6 to 8 inch diameter Rubbermaid plastic leftovers storage container
> minus the top with a few larger peddles in the bottom to weight it down.
>      What Nothos are we talking about? Your water is pretty alkaline and
> rather hard. That might be ok for some species but not others. Have you
tried
> cutting down those values by adding rain or RO water? I breed and hatch
> Nothos in slightly soft, slightly acid water -- 6.8pH and 4-6 KH and GH
and
> then switch them over to my harder more alkaline tap water for raising.
Many
> killies will breed in harder alkaline water and sometimes many of the eggs
> will hatch but sometimes killies do just demand soft acid water and some
live
> food. You'd be surprised how simple killies become when you provide the
ideal
> water and food. Most problems disappear.
>     In 35 years of breeding annuals, I still rarely find more than an egg
or
> 2 in peat. I have never worried about it. I just harvest, dry, store and
> hope. Over the years, I have learned that damper wet works better than
really
> dry peat when storing. I think fluffing up the peat before storage helps,
as
> does keeping the storage bag (fish store platic bags) fairly filled with
air.
> I store the bags in a big styro box for room temp. storage or in my
incubator
> for eggs that need 80F. I hatch in large plastic containers with 2 inches
of
> slightly soft and slightly acid water, with java moss and green water
> (euglena) added.
>      I hope this helps.
>
> Robert Ellermann
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