Re: [Killietalk] Killietalk Digest, Vol 51, Issue 14

[LeeH920226 at aol_com]

In a message dated 10/11/07 12:13:18 AM, bwatters at shaw_ca writes:


> 
> The bottom line is: Use as little acriflavine as you need to and preferably
> use something else
> 

I have been following this discussion and was going to add my view earlier, 
but I was using the wrong computer operating system (my old one works best for 
me, but is rejected by Killietalk). Here are my observations.
1. I never use acriflavine or methylene blue -- at least for the last 30 
years.
2. I almost never see a fungused egg, except in eggs from very young parents.
3. As mentioned earlier, I use chlorinated tap water which eliminates 
predatation by microscopic critters. However, if I don't remove the chorine before 
the eggs hatch, the fry almost always die.
4. Eggs that are infertile will wither and die, but any fungus does not 
spread in the chlorinated water.
5. I have not seen any detrimental effects of using chlorinated tap water, 
provided it is replaced by dechlorinated water (by carbon filtration) before the 
eggs hatch.


Lee Harper
Media PA



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