Mr T

I live in Brooklands and no deaths from water changes. There is no way that they would put chemicals in our drinking water without letting us know.

As far as I know, she will stop laying eggs. I keep my males and females seperate all of the time and no eggs until I put them together.

Congrats!

Excellent! Nothing wrong with being a fish geek.

I wet some peat yesterday and have managed to hatch 10 Striatum fry. They haven't spawned that well since the earthquake, where I lost 100 eggs, due to no power for a couple of days.

35hrs without power after the quake and not one dead fish. My 220 litre has 25 odd killies, 3 other smaller tanks and no problems. Power out for a couple of hours is not a problem. Just let the tank heat up by itself when power comes back on.

Congrats! Striatums are one of my favorites.

During the Christchurch earthquake, I had no power for 36hrs. I've got 6 tanks and never lost a fish. Mind you, I only stock killies and they can handle cooler temps. What was more of a surprise, was the fact I didn't lose a tank!

Wet the peat yesterday and only 3 fry so far. We had no power for 36hrs due the earthquake last week but the eggs were floating in my most insulated tank. Hopefully there are a few more today. Lets not forget, I collected close to 100 eggs.

You could always have a male only tank.

Thanks Barrie. I'm not sure how the water got in, as it was (I thought) an airtight container. Seems to be ok now that is also in a bag. Strange though, as I used it last time with no problem. I'm just about to do my last mop check and then its just a 2 week wait until I wet the peat. I'll let you all know how I get on with the hatch rate.

I have stopped the water issue in the peat, though its still quite damp. Should I try and dry it out a bit more? Only 8 eggs yesterday, today is the last day.

Have you been doing water changes?

18 today. I hope the eggs are ok, as the last 2 days I've opened the container and its had water in it. Normally the eggs are on damp peat. I've drained it and now floating the container in a plastic bag. Its hard to know when you've got enough eggs but I think I'll stop on Saturday, as I want to try spawning some Bitaeniatums next.

Unlucky for some, 13 eggs today. That brings the total close to 70. What I have found interesting, is that its not always the biggest female that lays the most eggs. Also, always check your hands after checking a mop, as quite often there are eggs stuck to them.