Re: [Killietalk] Shipping eggs

[Joe Bulterman <jbulterman at yahoo_com>]

I received some aphy. eggs some time ago from a chap in Spain, I believe, that arrived via a wonderful shipping method.  He put the eggs between two small circular cotton wafer pads which were then moistened and put into a very small zip lock bag.  The eggs arrived in a small envelope and once one of the cotton pads was peeled back, it was easy to see the eggs that were developing.  I believe it was the best shipping solution for non-annuals.  Not sure how it would work with annuals, plus I'm not one to sit down and fuss with peat trying to pull out eggs (but for some reason, I will fuss with mops).

I still buy Notho eggs but my luck has not not been so good lately with the ones I have purchased and I still have not heard heard anything back from Karma Farms - what went wrong with those folks?  Egg sales, in my experience, definitely favor the seller and I agree with Karl that it can end up costing friendships.  I still do business with Kiril in Bulgaria as he goes and collects and then distributes to the general hobby and I don't think there are many who do that (some do).  I have distributed the riv's my wife and I collected last summer in Ecuador to some folks in the States, they have been successful and I hope we will begin to see a wider distribution of them in the near future.  With my erratic schedule, I am amazed that I can keep and breed any fish at all.
 Joe Bulterman




----- Original Message ----
From: Bill Shenefelt <billshenefelt at hotmail_com>
To: ken_combs at sbcglobal.net; killifish discussion list <killietalk at actwin_com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Shipping eggs



Shipping or receiving eggs is a real risky proposition.  With international
shipments though, it may be the only way you can get a fish is to go with
eggs.  Other than that, it is far better to go with fish.  Additionally
annual fish eggs usually fare better, especially early in the dry incubation
period.  If you have to go with eggs, figure you need 30 or so as a viable
way to transmit at least one pair of fish.  Twelve eggs does not make 6
pairs!!!!!  In addition the seller has no control at all once the eggs leave
his home.  At least a buyer can return a dead fish lost in shipment if some
proof is required for a replacement but with eggs buyer beware.  

Bill Shenefelt

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