Re: [Killietalk] another newbie question

[Mark Pearlscott <mark at pearlscott_com>]

Greg,

To wet the eggs generally means to break up the peat and submerge it in 
water.  I usually have 1/2 - 1 inch of water above the settled peat.  If 
eggs are ready to hatch, and the conditions are right, most of the fry 
generally appear within the first 24 hours after wetting the peat.

To pre-wet the eggs generally means to spray them with water for a few 
minutes, and then dry the eggs back out again.  This is sometimes done 
to get a larger first hatch of fish.  I never bother with this, as the 
first hatch of fish is usually plenty big for me.

All three of the species you received from your auction have a 2 - 3 
month incubation time at 78 DF.  Three months should be plenty of time 
for all of them (at 78DF), and as such, your N. eggersi are probably 
ready to hatch.

N. eggersi tend to be small, so you'll want to have some microworms, 
vinegar eels, or infusoria to help get them through the first few days. 
  Of course I'd expect you would feed BBS too.  :)

Good luck,

Mark
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Gregory Kelley wrote:
> HI all 
> I received three batches of eggs from a aquabid win (I was help
> supporting the ska and the convention coming up) The three egg batches
> were Nothobranchius eggersi collected on 8-05-05 Nothobranchius
> guentheri collected 9-5-05 it says wet date 12-05-05 and final
> Notobranchius palmqvisti collected on 9-10-05
> My question is this what does wet mean to spray are mist with water are
> to submerse the eggs also with only one having a wet date I assume there
> is a three month incubation before someone can use these eggs ?
> 
> thanks
> Minister Kelley
> 
> 
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