Re: [Killietalk] How do I ship Rivulus eggs overseas??

[Fred Behrmann <athensaquatics at juno_com>]

Hi Gregory, Ship them in "breathable bags" with water. That way when and
if they hatch they will live from their yolk sac( yes they have one) for
another day or three. 
On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 21:55:02 -0700 (PDT) gregory askew
<karmafarmaquatics at yahoo_com> writes:
>   Hello again!!
>   I need some shipping help.
>   I have avoided shipping non-annual eggs overseas in the past..... 
> for many years even. 
>   Now I need to ship some Rivulus eggs to Brazil. 
>   When his eggs came to me, they took f-o-r-e-v-e-r to get here.  So 
> I'm really worried my eggs will take forever to reach him as well.
>   So....
>   Should I ship them in water w/ Java Moss or in very wet peat??
>   I would very much like to prevent them from hatching during 
> shipment.
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Sincerely,
Fred Behrmann
Athens Aquatics
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