I have been having good luck with the Tibet eggs. But then I don't heat the hatching water and it takes about two days or more. This is with the 70% hatch stuff. MTF ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Pon" <edpon@hotmail.com> To: <apisto@listbox.com> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 5:25 PM Subject: Re: ram fry, sigh > I'm not sure, but I thought I heard about a year ago that China also has > brine shrimp eggs, but the hatch rate is poor. I don't know how big the bbs > are from the Chinese eggs. > > > >From: GNLill@aol.com > >Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com > >To: apisto@listbox.com > >Subject: Re: ram fry, sigh > >Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 11:37:49 EST > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Received: from [208.210.125.36] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id > >MHotMailBE19836D002E4004370AD0D27D2480370; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 08:38:11 -0800 > >Received: by admin.listbox.com (Postfix)id 27D6326784; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 > >11:37:02 -0500 (EST) > >Received: by admin.listbox.com (Postfix, from userid 502)id DC69426786; > >Thu, 24 Jan 2002 11:37:01 -0500 (EST) > >Received: from imo-m01.mx.aol.com (imo-m01.mx.aol.com [64.12.136.4])by > >admin.listbox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF79B26784for > ><apisto@listbox.com>; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 11:37:00 -0500 (EST) > >Received: from GNLill@aol.comby imo-m01.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v31_r1.26.) id > >i.7d.2123a715 (4068) for <apisto@listbox.com>; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 11:37:49 > >-0500 (EST) > >>From owner-apisto-outgoing@admin.listbox.com Thu, 24 Jan 2002 08:38:39 > >-0800 > >Delivered-To: apisto-outgoing@admin.listbox.com > >Delivered-To: apisto@listbox.com > >Message-ID: <7d.2123a715.2981925d@aol.com> > >X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 121 > >Sender: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com > >Precedence: bulk > > > >I am new to the list, but not too long ago I saw a presentation by Al > >Casrto, > >who broke down bbs. Apparently, there are 3 types of bbs eggs. The largest > >is > >Utah, which is 3 times larger than San Francisco, which is 3 times larger > >than Southern Hemisphere eggs (the smallest). He was using these for tetra > >fry, which are, in general, pretty darn small-mouthed. I don't have any > >suggestions where to come across them, but I believe that they are pretty > >hard to find and expensive. > >I have found that Rams can usually take bbs of the SF type right away, if > >you > >take care to harvest them in about 18 hours. In addition to (the other > >suggestion) Java Moss and general infusoria from a sponge filter that is > >already in the tank at mediocre levels, this can usually support the food > >requirements of Ram fry during the crucial first few days. Neil > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > >For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > >email apisto-request@listbox.com. > > > > > > Ed Pon > Milpitas, California 95035 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com.