Re: [Killietalk] no viable eggs ,,, why ?

[bill_martin at und_nodak.edu]

> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:45:23 -0800 (PST)
> From: luiz rulff <luizrulff at yahoo_com>
> Subject: [Killietalk] no viable eggs ,,, why ????
> To: killietalk at aka_org
> 
> Hi,
>  
>  I do have an adult pair off Blue Gularis and I got an average of 
> 8 to 17 eggs daily.
>  
>  I put the eggs with the same parents water and 1 drop of gentian 
> violet  to keep the fungus out and I keep the eggs in a shadow place..
>  
>  But none are viable ,,,,, in a few days I got white eggs, 
> instead off translucent eggs,
I never had any luck water incubating blue gularis eggs.  The eggs didn't fungus, but I never got any developing embryoes.  How ever, I had no problems getting viable fry by putting two conditiioned females in a 15 gallon tank with half an inch of peat moss on the bottom.  I'd leave the fish in until the females started getting beat up 924-36 hours) and not feed them until I removed them.  I'd then remove the peat moss, drain and dry it to the consistency of fresh pipe tobacco and store it for several weeks in a plastic bag.  I'd get three to five dozen fry this way from several wetting of the same peat.  Give it a try.
Bill Martin
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