Re: [Killietalk] no eggs from australes

[Scott Davis <unclescott at prodigy_net>]

Sometimes a pair of killies will just quit spawning.
They can even, as Dave points out, be among the
sure-fire, easy spawners. The first gardneri Nusukka
in this area were like that for several months. Once
they got started they went nuts for the next two
years, until send off to an AKA convention.

Someone else, either on this list or in a killienotes
article, recommended a little benign neglect when they
quite spawning. Leave 'em alone except for routine
water changes and feeding.

Lee's cutting the australe's water is a time honored
approach to the lyretails too. In the mineral laden
waters of many Midwestern communities, we would not
recommend australe as beginner's killies, because the
mineral content of the tap water will too often
prevent them from laying viable eggs.

As spring approaches, the promise of more live foods
may be a great help too.

And sometimes we need to switch a male.

Still remember Jim Thomerson's response to a
convention workshop question, when he was querried
about why a spawning and egg anomaly he had mentioned
happened. He paused, rubbed his chin, grinned and
announced. "It is my considered scientific oppinion
that it is witchcraft."

All the best!
Scott

--- wusong <wusong at drunkenbastards_com> wrote:

> Something like that with striatum (of all things!)
> has made me say the heck with killies for a while. 
> Well, except for my normanis, which continue to
> breed like rats.  Just the way it goes sometimes, I
> guess.  I hate to hear that you're having trouble,
> Lee, but at least it makes me feel like not such an
> incredible loser!  ;-)
> 
> Dave S.
> 
> 
> ---------- Original Message
> ----------------------------------
> From: LeeH920226 at aol_com
> Reply-To: killifish discussion list
> <killietalk at aka_org>
> Date:  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:19:55 EST
> 
> >
> >In a message dated 2/17/06 1:21:48 PM,
> LeeH920226 at aol_com writes:
> >
> ><< Reports will be due whenever something happens.
> > >>
> >
> >Well, something has happened. None of the eggs have
> shown any development and 
> >most have just disintegrated without fungusing. So
> I collected over 220 eggs 
> >and have nothing to show for it. You may recall
> that these are a strain of 
> >australe that I have kept for many years. I also
> have another strain, that under 
> >the same conditions, is producing many eggs and
> fry. The good news is that I 
> >have 3 fry that are about a month old from prior to
> my concerted efforts and 
> >one fry that is about two months old. So, if I am
> not able to solve this riddle 
> >with this generation of breeders. I may have a
> chance at another generation. I 
> >will try some alternate approaches such as not
> handling the eggs, incubating 
> >on peat and lowering the hardness of the water.
> >
> >Lee Harper
> >Media, PA
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