Re: [Killietalk] classroom advice

[Harry Faustmann <hwfaustmann at optonline_net>]

HI. Why not try Nothobranchius korthausae ,yellow or red strains.?They are 
easy to breed, incubate for six weeks, have many fry hatch out, grow very 
fast, and have colors developing early to impress the kids.Perhaps one of 
the easiest Nothos to breed. Just a thought, Harry W. Faustmann.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Elson or Mary Frauley" <fraulels at videotron_ca>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 8:04 AM
Subject: [Killietalk] classroom advice


> Hi,
> I was approached by a science teacher in the high school where I teach,
> about the question of finding "an aquatic organism that can be hatched in 
> a
> classroom that will impress the kids". His classroom experiment would 
> begin
> in March and continue through April and May - a very short period for my
> Aphyosemions to be of much use. While I have bred a few annuals to see 
> what
> it's like, they frankly don't interest me much and I don't have any in my
> fishroom.
> Does anyone on the list have suggestions about a hardy fast-growing
> (essential with the tight timeline) annual for such an experiment/learning
> process?
> Gary Elson
>
>
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