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Re: [Killietalk] Epiplatys duboisi
Tony,
Did you ever try a back cross with wild or F1's to improve the blood line.
It sounds like this species is one of those prone to inbreeding problems.
Stan Perkins
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Terceira" <terceira at ride_ri.net>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Epiplatys duboisi
> At 10:58 PM 11/21/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>
> >Tony,
> >
> >I have had success with E.duboisi using water under 50 ppm, temperature
> >20-22C, with java moss and java fern in the tank. Filtration was a small
> >sponge filter. The tank was a 5 gal. half-filled. I used a small floating
> >mop. Fry were fed infusoria. Some fry did pop up in the parents tank.
But,
> >overall I had better success when I picked the eggs. They are a nice
fish,
> >but very shy.
> >
> >John
>
>
> I have no trouble maintaining the fish and getting fry, my
> question focused on long term aquarium maintenance. I begin to have
> difficulty after F2 and have seldom been able to keep the fish beyond
> F3, only once did I make it to F4 ..... eggs hatching seemed to be far
> less successful, although the eggs appeared fertile.
>
> Tony
>
>
> Tony Terceira
> Scituate, Rhode Island
>
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