N. rachovii

[MDelra at aol_com]

Hi All, it is a rainy day in Columbus, Ohio. It will soon become snow again. 
So, it has been a good killie day. Time for water changes, etc. Anyway, I was 
reading past JAKA articles about Nothos and have come up with a few 
questions: I have heard and read about RAC eggs dissolving in peat. Is that a 
common Notho problem, or is it specific to RAC? The addition of bicarbonate 
to the peat and salt to the water--is that the silver bullet?  The pair that 
I just aquired, last week, are doing really well. I am nervous about changing 
water today due to the history of the fish with other specialist. I have 
noticed that the pair is behaving really well together-no damage,etc. I dont 
want to do something stupid. So, if anyone can offer a little advice, please 
feel free.  I have gone over the articles by Treat and Nunziata for a start. 
I probably should have started with something easier, but I just had to jump 
at the recent opportunity given by NOKA and Dr, Watters. It was actually 
rachovii that really got me interested in killies, years ago--cover of 
Aqurium Digest, original copy. So, I finally have them.  I tried some eggs 
,last year, but the fry only lived for about a week and a half. I had the 
propper foods, clean water, etc. I have no idea why they did not make it. 
Anyway, if you guys want to string along, I'll be here again later. Mark 
Delraso


--- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts ---
multipart/alternative
  text/html
---
---------------
See http://www.aka.org/AKA/subkillietalk.html to unsubscribe
Join the AKA at http://www.aka.org/AKA/Applic.htm