Re: [Killietalk] Food quality and egg productionA

["Keith Cook" <kcook at sdgdocs_com>]

Ah, yes.  This does answer the question.  So, a physiologically "stressed"
fish will of course divert resources (food) to repair and rebuild tissue
before laying eggs.  A fish can do this and get around to resuming egg
production in a week or 10 days.  A fish in somewhat better condition, say
one fed regularly on a frozen food/flake diet would probably display an
improvement in egg production in perhaps a couple to a few days, wouldn't
you say?

Keith  

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Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Food quality and egg production



In a message dated 8/30/06 8:34:50 PM, kcook at sdgdocs_com writes:

<<   How quickly does an improvement
in food quality/quantity result in increased egg production? >>

I can answer this based on my recent experiences. I frequently leave my fish

unfed for a week at a time 4 or 5 times a year while I go away "on
vacation". 
The water is changed automatically but the fish are not fed. When I return I

usually search for eggs in some of the species tanks in which I have a
special 
interest. I usually find no or nearly no eggs the first few days. Then after

regular daily feeding, the egg production picks up. It takes a week or more 
before it gets back to what I was getting before the absence. I suppose if I
were 
gone longer it might take longer to recover.

Lee Harper
Media PA
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