Re: mixing water

["Helen Burns" <hlnburns@thefree.net>]

A few years ago a professional fish breeder told me that the first 20
minutes from spawning is the crucial time.  He said that the eggs have a
tiny hole which remains open during this time to enable the male to
fertilise the egg then the hole closes.  If there is carbonate hardness in
the water it enters the egg thus inhibiting fertilisation.  He insisted that
by reducing the KH, provided you have a fertile pair you should have a
successful spawning.  I have no reason not to believe what he told me.
Apparently  filtering through carbon will reduce the carbonate hardness.
Helen
From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>
>Many breeder feel that it is the carbonate hardness that inhibits soft
water fish eggs from
>hatching. I wonder how many hobbyist claim they "bred" a certain fish when
all it
>did was spawn for them. The trick is to get viable fry. Just my opinion.
>By the way, anyone who can get Satanoperca daemon to survive, much less
reproduce,
>has my respect.
>Mike Wise



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