Re: [Killietalk] Substrate for breeding Nothobranchius?

["wusong" <wusong at drunkenbastards_com>]

With my FIRST killies, I used to poke around at garden centers until I found a good Canadian peat with little or no soil in it.  I'd boil it for an hour (not a smell that wives/girlfriends find appealing), drain it through a strainer and rinse with cold water, and then soak it overnight in a rubbermaid bin of tap water, THEN move it to a 30 gal bucket full of water and an airstone.  The main goal was peat water, but it also gave me a nice-looking substrate for tanks.  That was a LOT of smelly, messy work, but OTOH it gave me a lot of peat I could use in tanks, w/ herps, etc.  Lee H. and other KKG guys got me into the Jiffy #7 peat pellets - they worked well (when I used them - I'm not the annual fan I was).

Dave S.

>Hi,
>I am new to killietalk.  I was wondering if anyone could give me some good advice on which specific type of peat (brand names) can be used for breeding annuals 
>
 

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