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Re: spawning tubs
In a message dated 12/11/99 8:27:35 AM, thebomb at clara_co.uk writes:
<< don't you just hate plastic tubs in your notho tanks? I >>
So, don't use anything. Just a layer of peat moss sufficient to hid the eggs
is all that's needed. They will lay eggs on the bare bottom of the tank, or
on/in the gravel or wherever they fall. All you need is some way to keep the
adults from finding them easily to keep them from eating them. I can collect
eggs from the bare bottom of a plastic shoe box, but there will never be more
than a few, so I collect a few every day until I get chance to set them up in
a tank with either peat of greensand on the bottom. Then I don't have to
collect them every day. Same procedure works for the S.A. annuals that don't
require depth. So it works for most smaller
Cynolebias/Simpsonichthys/Leptoplebias. It is my early on method of making
sure the next generation has some promise of continuence, because now I have
a known number of eggs and I can check them for viability before putting them
away. It is easy to do, only takes a few minutes with a flashlight under the
plastic box and a pipette/dropper to remove them. If you don't see any, swish
the Java moss around a bit and usually 5 or 6 will fall out.
Lee Harper
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