Re: NANFA-- breeding success with Fundulus species

Stan Perkins (stanperkins_at_academicplanet.com)
Mon, 29 Mar 2004 21:44:59 -0600

Did the eggs hatch and the fry die or did the eggs fungus when you picked
them? If it is the former you may find that starting them off on green water
and infusoria will help. I start all my Fundulus fry this way. If it is the
latter, try moving the mops or aquatic plants to their new home with the
eggs intact. If they are substrata spawners then you are on your own!

Stan Perkins
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Subject: Re: NANFA-- breeding success with Fundulus species

> In a message dated 3/29/04 9:47:40 PM, bockhouse_at_earthlink.net writes:
>
> << My technique for breeding flagfish is very similar. I put a male and
two
> or
>
> three females in a 40 gallon tub, and cover the tub's bottom with java
fern
>
> and rocks. By the time fall arrives, I usually have 10 or 15 fry. >>
>
> That is what I did last summer in a 125 gallon tub/pool. About 25 young
were
> harvested. The first trio are now putting out lots of eggs but very few
are
> surviving indoors, either when left in the tank or picked and incubated
> separately.
>
> Lee Harper
> Media, PA

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