When Tom Blanchard spawned F. euryzonus for his master thesis, he used a
clear plastic plate that was sinkable and attached many strands of nylon
filaments into the numerous holes that were drilled into the clear base. He
had more success by using the bottom-mop method than a top-mop method.
Regards,
BG
----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Stallsmith <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- F. diaphanus
> Congrats, Bob. I'm a little surprised they decided to go this early,
but...
> Most Fundulus have fairly large eggs, 1.5-2.0 mm from what I've heard and
> seen. I know that diaphanus deposit their eggs in rooted plants most
> typically in nature. The one thing I wasn't sure about was how likely they
> are to eat their own eggs. Yikes! I want to try to breed some F.
euryzonus,
> and I suspect they would also much prefer floating surfaces for their
eggs;
> like notatus and olivaceus they're _really_ topminnows. I'll have to make
a
> push to feed them well twice a day; usually I do one large feeding daily,
> and they at least look in good health.
>
> Good luck with your leg!
>
> --Bruce Stallsmith
> Huntsville, AL
>
> >A few weeks ago I ask a few questions on F. diaphanus coming into
spawning
> >condition. I thought this was rather early. One male and three females
> >were
> >placed in a three gallon tank with a sponge filter, a sinking mop and a
> >floating mop. Eggs were only found in the floating mop. They are really
> >egg
> >eaters, the most eggs I ever gathered in a day was 8 most often only one.
> >Over a three week period I only recovered 16 eggs 12 have hatched. The
egg
> >are 2 mm in diameter and hatched in 14 days at 65 to 70 f. I was feeding
> >the adults heavy twice daily but in the past two weeks with my broken leg
I
> >can't get to my fish room. My daughter has been feeding them only once
per
> >day and no more eggs have been found.
> >
> >Bob Muller
>
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