[Killietalk] shallow vs deep for hatching eggs

["Brown, Diane" <Brown_D at kids_wustl.edu>]

I am getting ready to hatch my first annuals:  peat-incubated n. guentheri.  I've read posts that suggest putting the peat in a shallow container with just enough water to cover it by an inch or so.  In contrast, however, sometimes the recommendation is to put the eggs in  a smaller container at the bottom of a tall tank.  Does either method decrease belly sliders?  Is one method or the other better for specific types of killies?  Or should the deep-water approach be reserved for eggs that don't hatch in shallower water?  Or is this one of those things where it really doesn't matter too much, because if it really was clear cut, everyone would be doing it the same way?

Just curious....since it would be easy for me to set it up either way.

Diane Brown in St. Louis

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