Re: [Killietalk] Shipping eggs

["Bill Shenefelt" <billshenefelt at hotmail_com>]

I shipped about 6 species of non annual west African killifish eggs to
Buenos Aires Argentina.  I packed them in almost sopping wet peat.  This
slowed down development significantly to assure they would last the time.
Argentina is 3 weeks minimum from the US no matter how you ship them. At
least a week to get there and then more time to assure all the officials get
a cut so they do finally get to the recipient.  Real mess!  Took three
trials to finally get eggs through but most did well after the 3 week
transit time, taking an additional week to 3 weeks after submersion to
hatch.  The peat really slows them down.  
Bill Shenefelt 

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