>I found that even with wild stock the success rate was very low. My initial
>wild stock consisted of 2 males and five females and the number of eggs
>collected over the first 3 weeks was 180. Of these only 79 hatched - a mere
>43%. The problem I find is similiar to Peters in that getting eggs is not
>the problem getting them to hatch is! I find that many of the eggs are soft
>and of course don't hatch. I haven't done a percentage check on good eggs
>lately but suspect that its still around 40% or less.
In light of my earlier posting do you think it may be behavioural?
Rob Wager
Freshwater Fish Biologist
Raintree Aquatics Pty Ltd
Aquatic Environment, Fish and Aquaculture Specialists
1002 Caboolture River Road, Rocksberg, Queensland, Australia, 4510
Phone 07 5496 7939, Facsimile 07 5497 0022, International +61 7 5496 7939
Email raintree at closer.brisnet.org.au