Re: [Killietalk] peat incubation

[lee Van Hyfte <littleleeper23 at hotmail_com>]

Hello,

Try the Gardneri on peat.   Try half the eggs, you will still probably have more eggs than you can raise.    Figure out where you have the best result,    50% on peat 50% in water. 

Dry incubation takes just a little longer. 

Advantages of peat incubation:
Bad eggs generally do not spread fungus to other good eggs. 
Bad eggs are very easy to identify.   
Full development is easily identified.  (golden iris of the fry)
Delays in hatching can create better equality in fry size.  Essentially you can collect for an entire week and have them all hatch about the same time!!!!   MAJOR PLUS!!!!

Use the Jiffy 7 peat pellets from killiesbyuth.   Hers are certainly safe!!

You want it very damp.   Place it in a fine mesh net and squeeze once lightly.   Place the peat in a sealable dish (rubbermaid or better yet the disposable glad ware.   press the peat into the dish lightly so you have a level surface.   Place the eggs.   In a round the clock fashion so that the youngest and oldest eggs will eventually meet.     Watch for development hatch when all eggs are developed.   collect for approx. 5-7 days.   Every 5-7 days start a new dish. 

Hatching.  Some people flood the container with water.  I prefer to move the eggs my self.  

Oh A. joergenscheeli can go 6 weeks on peat and show NO development.   INTERESTING.   except in this species NO eggs on peat ever hatched for me!!!!  Would go completely clear showing NO development and then appear to develop very quickly and the embryo would die.    Personal observation.  

God Bless, Lee Van Hyfte <>< the Rivnut.  

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