Re: [Killietalk] gestation of F. gardneri

["L. Langione" <lonlangione at suscom_net>]

Something I do when I have eggs that are at this stage and won't hatch. I
take a 16" long piece of 1/8" hard tubing (the size used in some undergravel
filters) and attach a long piece of airline tubing to one end.  I carefully
suck one egg into the tubing up to the end of the ridged tubing and then
blow it back into the container. I keep my eggs in a small rubbermaid
container. This causes the egg to open and the fry to emerge. I also use
this tubing to transfer fry from one container to another. Another method I
will do if I have a lot of eggs not hatching, is to run an airstone in the
container.
A method that is used commercially for mouthbrooding african cichlid eggs is
a device called an egg tumbler. I plan on researching this and possibly make
one for killie eggs when I have some extra free time.

                                                                Lonny
Langione   AKA #09035    Dover, PA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Airwreck" <Airwreck at airwreck_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 3:11 AM
Subject: [Killietalk] gestation of F. gardneri


>   Hi Folks,
>
> This is kind of a beginner question..But I am stumped.
>
> I am presently spawning F gardneri and after the first batch went well..
> the subsequent eggs have kind of just reached a point in gestation and
> stopped.. They are at the ..what you guys call Eye's Up point but just
> won't hatch.. Sometimes I can sit and stare at the eggs and see the little
> fishies move..but then nothing..some of the eggs are approaching 28 days..
> I thought gestation was 14 to 16 days..is this incorrect???
>
> I am keeping the eggs in small cups and changing the water every other day
> with rain water.
>
> Is this normal or is there something going on that i don't understand.
>
> Thanks
> Airwreck
>
>
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