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Re: [Killietalk] RE:Sand, green sand

Hey Dave,

This is a very interesting spawning account.  I've read (in one of
Axelrod's books) that Kuhlis are bubble nesters but that's about all
I've seen on these guys.  Would you mind describing your setup in detail
(plants?, flowerpots?, Size of tank?, foods offered?


If only all questions were as easy to answer...(GRIN)
Tank was 18"x12"x12" deep. Water soft (rain) and acid, pH around 6.0. No plants, just a couple of lumps of sandstone and some lengths of old 1/2" hose for hiding places. Food...anything that was available,,,flake, frozen bloodworms, some live foods. Stir in some luck, and that was it. Sorry to be vague....they bred in spite of me, not because of me.
Dave W. 
Thanks,
Chris


----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" <cgraseck at optonline_net>
To: "'killifish discussion list'" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 4:18 PM
Subject: RE: [Killietalk] RE:Sand, green sand


-----Original Message-----
From: killietalk-bounces+cgraseck=optonline_net at aka.org
[mailto:killietalk-bounces+cgraseck=optonline_net at aka.org] On Behalf Of
David Wood
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 2:44 PM
To: killifish discussion list
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] RE:Sand, green sand

About 15 years ago, I was playing with different sands, the finest of
which was "silver sand" used for building work and as a filler in
between
paving slabs. It packs very firmly, so I mixed in some peat to help
break it
up.
Result: a very messy tank, absolutely useless for killie breeding. On
the
plus side I placed some kuhli loaches in the tank (7 or 8 if memory
serves)
and maintained the set up by feeding the beasties and doing occasional
water
changes using rain-water.Over the next 3 years I removed at least 50
khulis
from the tank.....never saw them spawn though.
Yes, I know it's irrelevant, but I never bred them again although I
tried
several times.
Dave Wood
----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Anderson" <killiman at iquest_net>
To: <Diapteron at hawaii_rr.com>; "killifish discussion list"
<killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 7:21 PM
Subject: RE: [Killietalk] RE:Sand, green sand


The sand was fine white silica masonry sand.

killiman at iquest_net
Al Anderson
6246 N Rural
Indianapolis IN 46220
317 253 2170

-----Original Message-----
From: killietalk-bounces+killiman=iquest_net at aka.org
[mailto:killietalk-bounces+killiman=iquest_net at aka.org]On Behalf Of
Diapteron at hawaii_rr.com
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 4:57 PM
To: killietalk at aka_org
Subject: [Killietalk] RE:Sand, green sand

I recall, that it was sandbalsting sand that was used for spawning and
a
fine meash net to strain the eggs out. The sand would pass through
the 
net
and leave the eggs behind as per Lee's fine size data for eggs will
show.


As green sand goes. In Hawaii it could be a differnt thing. we have
a
green sand beach. Composed of olivine (potassium oxide? silicate?).
I
recall the other green sand being used as a soil ammendment for adding
a
slow release potassium (pot ash). Could it be a similar material only
a
much finer grade material?


MTF

Mach Fukada
Kula, Hawaii

Snowing on the Mountains (Really)



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