TM Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Just wondering how you all split the fry from the peat after hatching. Have not had a problem till now as my hatchs have been poor. Ok when there is 15 ish and under as i pipette them out. Just checked the new lot out and at a rough guess there is 50+ :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Good work I Guess once the peat settles you should be able to get a fine net and just scoop them out, but i have never done that as the most ive hatched from peat is 4 :oops: :oops: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Betta Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Use a pipette, or ladle them out with something. Personally, I dont like to take fry out of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I don't use a net as they are a bit tough on newly hatched fry. I use a pippette from the chemist that is used for measuring medicine for babies. Bigger than an eye dropper and smaller than a turkey baster. Other than that patience is the go. 50 what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Baster here tip the container (lidded of course) on its side and wait for the peat to settle then very slowly move the container forward untill flat again. That way the peat is to one side and the water and fry can easily be seen and removed What did you hatch thnis time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Thanks, using the pipette but just takes time Thought someone may have some other amazing way N.rachovii Beira this time, still thinking there will be more as that was how many were there after about 3 hrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I have lots of spare stainless steel mesh if you want to go the sand way. It is even easier. Hole size should be 0.54mm so will be OK for nothos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Alan I would like to buy some of that mesh from you at some stage. When I get back to Auckland, I will phone around and see if I can get that sand and let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Yeah, would be keen to try to. I ended up tipping the water into another container, not the cleanest way but did get all but 5, left about half original water in and toped up with fresh stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Opps Sorry TM Congrats on the Rachovii are they the Aquarium strain or the beria? Nothos in general when they are fry dont like too bigger water changes and I always put a bit of a Oxy tab in with them. You will loose a few for sure but the above seems to lessen the losses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Barrie, if you can't get the sand I can run a bit through the seive and send it to you---that way it would only be freight on the stuff you want. Will get you started anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Thanks If I cant get it up here I will take you up on that... By removeing eggs and storeing on a lot less peat would save a lot of room instead of storeing 1 bag of peat I could store say 10 bags in the same place As I dont have a hot water cupboard or heated fishroom (yet) Im reliant on the incubator Ive just bought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 When I was doing the sand thing with nothos I used to get just eggs, count them and put them back into peat, but you only need a fraction of the peat (and you KNOW how many eggs you have). I am hoping that this new storage idea works and then I can see what is happening with the eggs. Being not 100% confident I am keeping some in peat as well until I can see if the idea is a runner. They are too good looking to lose over an experiment and I am hoping to get a big enough breeding colony to get some numbers up and spread them around a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Opps Sorry TM Congrats on the Rachovii are they the Aquarium strain or the beria? Nothos in general when they are fry dont like too bigger water changes and I always put a bit of a Oxy tab in with them. You will loose a few for sure but the above seems to lessen the losses They are beria, early days for sure. The problem i had was hatching them, raising so far has been pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 I heard that there were the black Rachovii here a while ago... would love to track those down again... hopeing that they may well throw one or 2 from the strains we have . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 I heard that there were the black Rachovii here a while ago... would love to track those down again... hopeing that they may well throw one or 2 from the strains we have . Have been wondering that, not with the Rachovii but with the Korthausae, have seen yellow in NZ but have not heard as much about the Red. Is this because the strains (Korth red, rach black) have been mixed or is the color form just a recessive gene/trait or because they are found in different locations?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 the Kort Reds are belived to be here although the peat is very old The reds are belived to be collected from a different location as is the Rachovii but with so many people keeping what they just call say Rachovii, you dont know which is which at times. I know that Aaron had bred a yellow tailed Stienforti... hope its still alive as I cant wait to see it and see if it will throw more yellows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 So they shouldn't throw different colour's but because of miss labeling etc people may have crossed them in the past?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Possibly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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