RE: light and fry

["Yvan Alleau" <yalleau@coas.oregonstate.edu>]

hi Sal,
does the timing for light that you describe occure in a planted tank?
I was just thinking that it would be taff maybe on plants because they got
to go into primary producer when light is on and back to just breathing when
it's out therefore maybe disturbing their growth and health. I would think
they need a certain amount of straight hours of light. just my 2 cents.
thanks for your input.
take care

 Yvan Alleau
712 N.W Kings Blvd
Corvallis, OR 97330
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
office (Burt 222) # 737-3649, to be used wisely!

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com
[mailto:owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com]On Behalf Of salS
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 5:05 AM
To: apisto@listbox.com
Subject: Re: light and fry


Yvan
For what it's worth, I have never changed my routine in my tanks, with or
without eggs / fry. Lights go on at 7am off at 11am, than back on at 3pm and
off at 9pm (obviously on a timer).  Lights go off at 11 am because nobody is
home during the day and I want to enjoy my fish in the evening when I'm home
without keeping the lights on 14 hrs.  Never had any problems.
sal

----- Original Message -----
From: "Yvan Alleau" <yalleau@coas.oregonstate.edu>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 3:20 AM
Subject: light and fry


> hi all,
> ok here is another subject!
> ususally when i have apistos with fry i leave a small light on during the
> night so that the parent can still take care of the eggs / fry. it has
never
> been a problem until now. parents seem to kind of being awake but not
> completely...kind of in a torpor.
> Lately i had some A. borelli with ~ 100-150 young. everything was great
> until on morning everybody (fry) or almost was dead.
> It was their 4 days of free swimmers and they were eating very well and
were
> growing darn fast.
> Ok here is the question: do you think that they have been sooo exhausted
> that they died? (lack of sleep)
> What do you guys do when eggs and later fry are present in the tank with
the
> parents.
> have a good night all.
> take care
>
>  Yvan Alleau
> 712 N.W Kings Blvd
> Corvallis, OR 97330
> College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
> Oregon State University
> office (Burt 222) # 737-3649, to be used wisely!
>
> PLEASE NOTE NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS:
> yalleau@coas.oregonstate.edu
>
> "When you're far from everything, you're getting closer to the essential"
>
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