Re: Peat filtration.

[Matthew William Mengerink <mengerin@cs.utexas.edu>]

>   Reagrding the boiling of peat: One experienced hobbyist wrote that he
>   was unable to spawn Congo tetras until he stopped boiling the peat
>   that he used in filtration of the spawning water.  I'm not sure why
>   this is, but apparently he lost something beneficial by boiling it.

Richard Sexton asserted (w/out a reference) that peat has a hormone,
gonadotropine, which is present in the urine of pregnant women which
causes fish to spawn like mad.

				Cheers,
				Matthew


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