Re: [Killietalk] hatching SAA

[morgrid at comcast_net (Robert Toland)]

I just hatched some N. whitei yesterday using regular tap water. I actually use the water out of one of my large aquariums for this to make sure it is "aged". Although the hatch wasn't huge the fry appear to be fine. My water hardness is about the same as yours. As far as not being any trouble whatsoever that would be pretty hard to commit to but then again maybe the tap water would be better than RO. Maybe you could split your peat up and try half each way and let us know how it turns out.
Fincerly,
Robert

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> I've hatched out annuals quite a few times many years ago and it's never a 
> problem getting enough DI/RO/whatever water for the job, but is standard 
> untreated tap water going to give me any trouble hatching, say, constanciae or 
> whitei? My hardness is about 100-120 ppm. Since in the case of most annual 
> habitats it's the water table rising to fill the pond, I'm guessing coastal 
> species like that won't care too much about a higher TDS at hatch time. Like I 
> said, it's no sweat getting some DI, but can anybody out there say for sure that 
> tap water like mine will be no problem whatsoever? 
> 
> thanks, 
> 
> Dave S. 
> 
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