Re: [Killietalk] Sterile pairs... N. kirki Chiuta MW 91-15

["Joe Scanlan" <drkillinut at charter_net>]

I frequently store peat in which I can find no eggs.    Quite often I am
quite surprised when the little fry show up.    Moral of the story is to
never give up on that peat.     Joe Scanlan MD
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Pearlscott" <mark at pearlscott_com>
To: "'killifish discussion list'" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 1:52 AM
Subject: RE: [Killietalk] Sterile pairs... N. kirki Chiuta MW 91-15


> Karl,
>
> Yes, that is always a possibility that the female isn't a Kirki.  How
> could one really know just by looking at it?  Anyhow, I'm going to try
> fattening them up even more (than they currently are) and see if that
> will help.  Maybe nothing will.
>
> It just is really baffling since it is only this pair that I can't get
> eggs from.  It is quite a disappointing thing, as the male is very
> striking with almost neon orange fins.  They certainly go through the
> ritual, but sifting through peat reveals no eggs.  I'll incubate the
> peat anyhow (in case they are just so small that I never spot them), but
> I think this case is an exercise in futility.
>
> Mark
>
> > Mark is it possible you don't have a Kirki female ???
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Pearlscott" <mark at pearlscott_com>
> > To: <killietalk at aka_org>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 1:49 PM
> > Subject: [Killietalk] Sterile pairs... N. kirki Chiuta MW 91-15
> >
> >
> > > Has anyone ever had a sterile pair of fish where you are never able
> to
> > > collect eggs?  I have a pair of N. kirki Chiuta MW 91-15 (a very
> awesome
> > > looking fish) which I got at WCW.  I can't and haven't been able to
> get
> > > any eggs off of this pair/fish.  It is very frustrating.  This is
> the
> > > only pair of fish I can't get eggs off of in my fish room.
> Puzzling...
> > >
> > > I'm wondering if one of them is sterile.  Has anyone else run into
> this
> > > sort of thing.  Keep in mind that this pair was purchased (so there
> is
> > > always the slim, however remote chance that I got a female from a
> > > different species).  But even so, I am just wondering if anyone else
> has
> > > ever ended up with a sterile pair.
> > >
> > > If anyone else out there keeps this species and would sell me eggs,
> > > please contact me off list.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Mark
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