Re: [Killietalk] short Notho incubation times

["Earl Blewett" <Micro at earlblewett_net>]

Dear FishFolk,

I have noticed this with N. rachovii beria 98 from asia. I wet the eggs when
they said and got some fry. Many months later I wet the eggs and got more.
The subsequent generations had to be 6 - 9 months. I couldn't find anything
but clear eggs up to 4 - 5 months then 6+ for good eyed eggs.

I know Kyle has noticed the same thing. I think he got his from a different
fellow in Thailand but they were also RAC beria 98.

Earl 


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Earl Blewett Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Microbiology
Dept. of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Oklahoma State University
Center for Health Sciences
College of Osteopathic Medicine
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From: killietalk-bounces+micro=earlblewett_net at aka.org
[mailto:killietalk-bounces+micro=earlblewett_net at aka.org] On Behalf Of Ralph
Tran
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 8:29 AM
To: killietalk at aka_org
Subject: [Killietalk] Notho incubation times

The recent discussion on N. furzeri incubation times sparked my interest.  

I recently got some Notho eggs (various species) that came from wild
collected parents.  The breeder told me that the incubation times on eggs
from wild parents was incredibly short.  I didn't totally believe him,
particularly with N. furzeri, but went ahead and wet the eggs after 5 weeks
of incubation.

Sure enough, after only five weeks of incubation, I got a tremendous hatch
from the N. furzeri eggs.

I also got some N. rachovii eggs, again from wild parents, and the
incubation was only 4 weeks.

The breeder did tell me, however, that eggs produced from F1 and subsequent
generations revert back to the "normal" incubation times, i.e. 7 mos or so
with N.
furzeri.

Has anyone else noticed this trend and if so, any ideas on why this is?

Thanks
Ralph
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