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["Ray" <rbnw34747@blueyonder.co.uk>]

hi all--please can you confirm this test is received having trouble this end
thank you for your trouble--scouse RAY----rbnw34747@blueyonder.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Diane Wise" <apistowise@bewellnet.com>
To: <apisto@v2.listbox.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: Hard Shelled Eggs?


> Bob,
>
> In one of the volumes of "Breeding Aquarium Fishes" (I forget which
> one), there is a chapter on breeding Chilodus punctatus. In it the
> author reports that he had the same problem. He even went so far as to
> break open the eggs with dissecting needles (under a microscope!) to
> release the fry. He believed that it was due to water conditions -
> probably too hard - that hardened the outer membrane of the egg. I find
> it hard to believe that a clearwater fish like A. sp. Xingu would have
> this problem, but who knows? Maybe there's some trace element in your
> water that's hardening the eggs.
>
> Mike Wise
>
> Bob Wiltshire wrote:
>
> >Not much action on the board so I will throw this out
> >for comment.
> >
> >I am having trouble with my A. sp. Rio Xingu "red
> >lobes". I have kept them for many years and have never
> >had problems until recently. I have not had a
> >successful spawn in nearly a year. I have three
> >breeding set ups with pairs or groups. The females
> >spawn repeatedly but never produce fry. I have begun
> >pulling eggs because I need to get a young generation
> >to perpetuate the strain.
> >
> >None of the eggs I pull hatch. After about 24 hours a
> >few fungus which I expect as normal, non fertile eggs.
> >The rest stay cherry red and appear to be developing.
> >However, they never hatch.
> >
> >After three days I begin providing occaisional water
> >current on the eggs to help them hatch. I use airline
> >tubing to blow a jet of water directly onto the eggs.
> >I have used this technique for years to help with
> >problem hatchers.
> >
> >After four or so days the eggs get blown from the rock
> >but do not hatch. However, at this point they are
> >still red, non fungused and appear to be fertile.
> >Within a few more days they all gradually fungus. My
> >best guess is that for some reason they are not
> >breaking the egg shell to emerge.
> >
> >This is a repeating pattern with multiple male/female
> >combinations. These are not sibling crosses but are
> >from the sam lineage several generations back. This is
> >not a problem with any of my other Apisto species.
> >
> >Thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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