Re: Artificial Hatching of Ram Eggs

[Frauley/Elson <fraulels@minet.ca>]

John Wubbolt wrote:
> 
> does mother nature leave a night light on, oh the moon i can hear it
> now, but really under all that natural vegatation in the wild do you
> think there is any light getting in there, i dont think so.
> 
> I never leave a night light on and have no problems with mom and dad
> finding their fry.
> 
> John

I'm a night light user. I find with wild pairs and with fish in tanks
with snails, it radically increases survival rates through the wriggler
stage, and seems to help even with freeswimming fish. When the room
lights snap off with the timer, the females haven't always taken the
brood to safety.
I don't know if the moon gets through in the wild, but to a degree, in a
tank, we group hazards together more tightly than in the wild, so the
extra bit of help seems useful.
-Gary


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