Re: [Killietalk] "no eggs"

["Ken" <ken_combs at sbcglobal.net>]

I thought about that myself, but annuals are kinda a special case I think: 

I got S.Const & bokermanni. Despite frequent feeding & the utmost care &
water changes, the lil rascals grow excruciatingly slow or rather seem to
hit a "wall" at 3-4 weeks... (same w/leptolebias). If the S.Const don't end
up as feeders, I usually give em away as "extras" or trade/sell the eggs
rather than getting a rep for peddling runts...(I got other simps under the
EXACT same care grow 3X faster it seems)

Nothos ship poorly, or at least I'm not so sure fasting 48-72hrs per
"conventional wisdom" is a good idea prior to shipping...not many I get in
make it (from very reliable people no less)...The few I did get, someone
here had to bail me out on meds not too long ago...besides, by the time many
are respectably sized, there goes 25% of their lifespan...BTW, I've been
taking my chances w/ammonia and shipping nothos w/a 12-24hr fast, all have
seemed to make it OK

Then there are the horrific sex ratios many annuals are notorious for...I'm
thinking many folks would rather just sell/trade eggs of GUE & KOR, etc and
let the buyer deal w/the extra males or females. ...what to do what to
do....

Just some thoughts...Ken




-----Original Message-----
From: killietalk-bounces at aka_org [mailto:killietalk-bounces at aka_org] On
Behalf Of Ron Schulz
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:51 PM
To: killifish discussion list
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] "no eggs"

Hi all,
I look at Aquabid and typically see maybe 60-70 different annual egg
auctions. I look at the fish section and rarely see more than a dozen
annuals offered. What happens to all these eggs? If they result in
successfull spawns, where are all these fish?..I don't typically keep
annuals but on the occasions I have, I've had both huge spawns with more fry
than I could possibly raise as well as total busts.....nadda...not one fry.
FWIW, I get the feeling that a reasonable percentage of these auctions
result in little if any fry. I'm astounded at the amount of money people
will pay for eggs considering the results are so problematical.
..............Ron Schulz.....Dutchess County NY

On 9/22/05, LadysSolo at aol_com <LadysSolo at aol_com> wrote:
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> I have had that experience with peat from the South American countries 
> too, but hate to accuse anyone since I am never sure how much postal 
> handling and mishandling contributes to egg death. Carolyn (worrying 
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