Re: [Killietalk] shallow vs deep for hatching eggs

[George & Melanie <caraway at erienet_net>]

The only time I have heard anyone mention hatching eggs in deeper water 
is when you are trying to get eggs to hatch and seem to have trouble 
doing so. The deeper water puts more pressure on the eggs which helps 
them hatch out. I do not think this is necessary in most cases. I have 
always found shallow water of a inch or two is sufficient. When hatching 
out a batch of peat I usually have a inch or two of water over the peat. 
It always seems to work.

Brown, Diane wrote:

> 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?
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> Just curious....since it would be easy for me to set it up either way.
>
> Diane Brown in St. Louis
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