Re: [Killietalk] peat incubation

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Hi

Gary what concentration of acryflavin do you use?

Brian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Lasseter" <lasseter1113 at yahoo_com>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 11:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] peat incubation


> Hi,
>  I know that there are advantages to peat incubation. I would just like to 
> say that I too was having troubles getting certain different killifish 
> eggs to hatch. Then Acriflavine came into my life. Since then it has 
> certainly been a breeze. I will swear by the stuff. I get 90% hatches 
> almost everytime now. That stuff is amazing. All I am saying is if it can 
> be incubated in water and you want a succesfull hatch use the stuff, it 
> works wonders.
>
>  Later,
>  Gary Lasseter
>
> woodwk321 at optonline_net wrote:
>  Thanks to everyone who took the time to answer my question. Harold
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: lee Van Hyfte
> Date: Sunday, October 7, 2007 1:08 pm
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] peat incubation
> To: na na
>
>>
>> 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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