Re: on the way to success with Notho. leukei

[Wright Huntley <jwwiii at pacbell_net>]

Congrats Tyrone,

These sound almost more like an *Aphyobranchius* type, like *janpapi*. 
[That generic name is not universally accepted, BTW. Many prefer Notho.]

For really tiny surface feeders, I have found OSI's "APR" (Artificial 
Plankton Rotifer) to be an excellent starter food, along with the 
infusoria and, particularly, green water. Similar to the No-BS, it is 
mostly egg and fish protein in a finely-powdered, floating form.

I have also found that kind of baby can be really sensitive to crowding, too.

I bombed out miserably with the similar tiny babies of *Pantanodon 
stuhlmanni* when I used shoeboxes or smaller containers for hatching, but 
did quite well with plastic sweater boxes that have several times the 
surface area. IDK if *luekei* would be the same. Couldn't hurt.

Wright

PS. Check the spelling of the species name. ;-)

Tyrone Genade wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> A little premtive sucess story here...
> 
> About 6 weeks ago I wet some peat of Notho. leukei (sic) "Luhule River TAN 02-8"
> from Otto Schmidt. This was the second wetting 

snip...

> 
> The other groups of fry I now have got a dose of green water from the duck
> pond (about 7% of total tub water). The fry are also spaced out over 2
> tubs (1 4L and the other 2L). Still feeding No-BS.
> 
> I have witnessed the fry in the 2L tub skim the surface and ingest the
> fine No-BS dust... or so it seems.
> 
> Another NB observation, the fry hug the surface much like rainbowfish fry.
> And like rainbowfish fry they slowly descend into the water column as they
> grow. Just a guess but I think that is the way the food is distributed:
> tiny infusoria at the surface and larger particles as you get deeper.
> NAturally bbs that sinks to the bottom of the tub will be totally
> useless...
> 
> Anyway... I'm holding thumbs for the 50+ fry and the current pr and hope
> to have eggs available in the near future for those of you who may wish to
> experiment with tese lovely little fish---a word of caution: they are not
> like other nothos an many ways!!!
> 
> Next project: to get some young geminus from the eggs I have...
> 



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