Re: [Killietalk] blackworms and water quality

["Erny May" <emay1 at wi_rr.com>]

And what size drill would you recommend for this hole in the back yard
to
get well water?

Erny

-----Original Message-----
From: killietalk-bounces+emay1=wi_rr.com at aka.org
[mailto:killietalk-bounces+emay1=wi_rr.com at aka.org] On Behalf Of
augustand at sbcglobal_net
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 1:13 PM
To: rscalf at jps_net; killifish discussion list
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] blackworms and water quality


Just drill a hole in the yard and get well water out of it for the
worms. It 
should be about the right temp so no need to chill it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rscalf at jps_net>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] blackworms and water quality


>
>>Perhaps for some of you that have bad luck with blackworms, try just 
>>plain chilled tap water. You may be killing them with kindness if you 
>>have been using the chloramine treated water. David Ramsey  
>>Lawrenceville, GA
>
> So blackworms are sodium thiosulfate sensitive?
>
> A few months back someone (was it Wright Huntley?) stated that sodium
> thiosulfate, which seems to be the active ingredient in all these
water 
> treatment products, might suppress infusoria growth. This is
disturbing 
> for any live food maintenance or cultivation. What does this mean for 
> little critters like Rotifers that might be the perfect first food for
the 
> tiny fry? Should green water and Daphnia culture water, etc start with
RO 
> H2O?
>
> Is there anything in print about this?
>
>    Rusty Scalf
>
>
>
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