Re: manually hatching eggs

[Yvan Alleau <yalleau@OCE.ORST.EDU>]

hi all,
sorry if i qnswer that e-mail with delay but i just wanted to say that
althought considered an easy to use and harmless product, methylen blue
stay toxic : dont over concentrate it.
cheers

On Sat, 8 Sep 2001, Martha Clark wrote:

> Eric,
>  I had the same issue w/D. maculatus. Also, the fungus didn't seem the
> same, somehow, as other fungi... thick and solid looking and REALLY fast
> to develop! The only solution which granted me any success was to hold
> my breath and disregard the label directions on methylene blue... I
> REALLY dumped that junk in! Dark, dark blue water through which I could
> not see. Picked dead eggs a couple of times a day (or more), and 25%
> water changes every day (starting the next day after treatment); the
> water will be still pretty dark when they hatch. Couple of times, I
> overdosed w/methylene blue and also added Maroxy (at recommended dose),
> and that worked pretty well, too. Helps to have seriously acidic water
> (below 5).
>  Hope this helps some...
> 
> Martha
> 
> 
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