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

["Mark Pearlscott" <mark at pearlscott_com>]

Joe,

I certainly am keeping the peat I collect.  I usually can spot eggs no
problem, but never (and I do mean never) from this pair.  I'm about a
month away from getting ready to wet some of the peat, so I hope I'm
delightfully surprised.

By the way, no one has contacted me about selling me eggs on this
species... does nobody have any eggs?

Mark

> From: killietalk-bounces+mark=pearlscott_com at aka.org
[mailto:killietalk-
> bounces+mark=pearlscott_com at aka.org] On Behalf Of Joe Scanlan
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 8:32 AM
> To: killifish discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Sterile pairs... N. kirki Chiuta MW 91-15
> 
> 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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