Re: [Killietalk] Shipping fish eggs

[Barry Cooper <bjc3 at centurytel_net>]

Ken,

If you could see lots of eggs in the peat, then I'd suspect that many of 
the eggs are not yet ready to hatch. Redry the peat, wait a few weeks 
and try wetting again. If you can, check for eyed up eggs before wetting.

Regarding cold damaging eggs on flights, as Wright suggests, it is a 
possibility, if shipped on a purely cargo plane, as Fed Ex. Passenger 
planes have pressurized, heated cargo compartments, but I am not sure 
that is true for all purely cargo planes. It might help to mark eggs 
packets "Keep at room temperature", although I'm not convinced anyone 
actually takes any notice of such instructions.

Barry

Barry J. Cooper
Sweet Home, OR 97386



Ken wrote:

>Hello all,
>I use the archives here on KT a LOT, often to get info and background on the
>plethora of issues that arise...Shipping fish eggs is one of them, I got
>time this week; so here is my info share for someone else doing a similar
>search:
>
>I just exchanged eggs with a fellow in Singapore (hope you don't mind
>Kho)...
>I know for certain he shipped me 2 bags of N.foerschi peat containing plenty
>of eggs, I could see them clearly in the peat, NTM the eggs were packaged
>competently and he paid dearly for FedEx delivery (only to have them held up
>by customs nevertheless)...
>
>At any rate, only 9-10 fry hatched...Unless the majority of N.foerchi eggs
>are "resting" (which I've read is not the case), then something "bad" has is
>happening enroute. Clearly, the shipper did all he could to ensure I got a
>good batch of eggs (thanks Kho, just thought I'd balance any negative
>experiences trading with Asia with a positive effort on your behalf)
>
>Likewise, via "Global Priority", I sent him "hand counted" bags of 2
>locations of Korthausae & 1 bag of guentheri...as everyone knows, there is
>no logical reason to pay postage AND skimp on eggs from these prolific
>nothos...Kho says only 5 guentheri fry hatched...and I'm guessing he will
>likewise say the packaging was adequate (or was it?)
>
>I said all that to say; I suppose just sometimes despite the best efforts of
>both "traders", something simply damages eggs enroute (at least to & from
>certain places). I don't know what can be done...
>
>Ken
>
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