Re: [Killietalk] Gardneri eggs on peat

["Nick Ternes" <woodland_gardens at gmail.com>]

Picking eggs=failure for me so it's natural setup or spawning over peat.
Haven't tried mop in a bag technique yet, but I have only 1 plant spawner
anymore so it's unlikely I'll need to try it.  I do NIG Misaje in peat,
incubate 4-6 weeks.  Interestingly enough, it seems to depend whether they
spawned in the peat (like a notho) or if you pick eggs and place them on
peat.  I've done both and the picked eggs on top of peat incubate much more
quickly, maybe 21 days or so.  My recommendation is to just watch their
developement, and hatch when ready.  Also keep in mind that some strains and
subspecies tend more towards annualism than others.  Nigerianus (and from
what I read Lacustris as well) tend to be a little more annual-like.

On a related note, if anyone has lacustris Lake Ejagham C91 or C89/5 and has
any to pass around, I'm interested.  It seems it's not an easy fish to find,
and I'd like to try my luck.

Nick Ternes
Oostburg, WI
WAKO
AKA


> Op Do, 9 november, 2006 2:51 am schreef George & Melanie Caruso:
> > I must be getting bored or something. I am trying to incubate some of my
> > gardneri eggs on peat to compare the results with water incubation. I
> was
> > hoping some of you out there who are already incubating your gardneri
> > eggs on peat could give me an idea on how long you keep the eggs on peat
> > before you wet them. I do not want to keep them on the peat too long
> > which may efeect the hatching. Will appreciate any info you can share.
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