Re: [Killietalk] Australe eggs

["Bill Shenefelt" <william_shenefelt at verizon.net>]

I tried some australe eggs two ways.  First I put 50 eggs into straight tap 
water (no chloramines here as far as I know.)  no water changes till they 
hatched.   I put a second batch of 50 eggs into tank water.  Treated them 
the same way. All but a couple hatched either way.  My water is low in 
carbonate hardness but has about 200 ppm TDS,  I use it to cut RO to about 
80 TDS for tank water changes and tanks sit at about 100 to 120 TDS 
typically.  I have found acriflavin plus (trade name - has some 
antibacterial stuff in it) seems to help with some species like elberti or 
mimbon but most eggs seem fine in straight tap at my house. I try to add 
some java moss after hatching to provide some infusorians for newly hatched 
fry to munch on.
Bill Shenefelt
http://sheneskillies.com/
>    I have certainly found recently that tap water with 1-2 ppm
> chlorine/choramine has totally changed the way they develop. Try it. 
> Change to
> dechlorinated (not tank water) after a couple days.
>
> Lee Harper


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