Re: NANFA--breeding fish

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Sat, 1 Mar 2003 08:21:45 -0500

Bob, are you sure the water is acid enough for the blue spots? If not, you
might try doing your next few water changes with rain water.
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From: <Michiganfish_at_aol.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 7:39 AM
Subject: NANFA--breeding fish

> I accelerated the light and temperature on my swamp darters. They started
> breeding Feb. 9 and hatching by the 18th. The fry are now eating baby
brine
> shrimp and growing well. The parents are still laying eggs regularly and I
am
> gathering and counting. At the same time my bluespotted sunfish started
> spawning I am having a hard time keeping any of them alive, but the
parents
> keep going. Hopefully I will get lucky. My candy, banded and rainbow
f4's
> are snug in the cold room at 44 degrees and 11 hours of light. Another
month
> before I start working on them. Is anyone else having luck with breeding
> their native now?
>
> Bob Muller

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