Re: egg transferring

[IDMiamiBob@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/25/99 12:56:35 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
mdiller@MAIL.LAWNET.FORDHAM.EDU writes:

>  I just wanted to underscore the importance of using a substantial amount 
of 
> water from the breeding tank in the hatching tank.  Without this precaution 
> there is a good chance that the fry will be unable to swim properly and 
will 
> remain on the bottom until they die off.   I have made the mistake of 
> transferring eggs too cavalierly and had this problem.

Killie keepers call them belly-sliders, and I have also seen this problem 
from too radical a change in the water parameters.

Bob Dixon


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