Re: light and fry

["Tim Ellis" <timellis@ev1.net>]

Mike,

I keep getting mail bounced back from your new addy. Whats up?

Tim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Diane Wise" <apistowise@fgn.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: light and fry


> Yvan,
>
> I doubt that your lighting had anything to do with the loss of the fish.
It's
> much more likely that something poisoned the water. I've had very few
problems
> with apistos eating their fry because the lighting suddenly changed
(actually
> the lights turning on in a totally darkened room). The one exception for
me has
> been A. bitaeniata. With this species I always was more successful by
adding a
> 4W 'night light' bulb above the tank at night for about the first 4 weeks.
If
> you feel the need for a light at night, I'd suggest a 15W appliance bulb
> centrally located in a fish room if you have one. If you can't do this,
but your
> tanks are located closely together, you might try laying a string of
uncolored
> (white/clear) Christmas tree lights along the tops edges of your aquaria -
like
> moonlight in the tropics :-).
>
> Mike Wise
>
> Yvan Alleau wrote:
>
> > 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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