Re: [RML] Need help or Info on eggs
Gary Lange (gwlange at stlnet.com)
Tue, 16 Jun 1998 22:14:16 -0500
I guess Jim it really depends on what the Professor is trying to accomplish.
If he is trying to impress a group of students in a class with a quick hatch,
like by the end of a lecture, Notho guntheri or Cynolebias whitei (sorry about
the spelling) are two of the best. There are other Nothos that will work too
but that one matures very quickly so it can be hatched in something like 60
days. If you are looking for a larger egg that can be examined easier under a
microscope or disecting scope something like an Austrofundulus would be a
better choice. I remember Karen Randall telling me about a wonderful
experiment she did for her gradeschool fishy classroom. They hatched albino
Cynolebias whitei and watched them under a video microscope. As she related,
their pink bodies were essentially transparent and the magnification was high
enough to see their hearts beatind and blood streaming around their tiny
bodies. It's one of those things that sounded like a great idea to try with
younger kids but it would also be a big hit in the lab too. I would go to the
AKA site and see if you can't dig up a source. Joining would even make it
easier to obtain fish I'd bet.
Gary Lange
gwlange at STLNET.com
Rainbowfish Study Group of North America
http://home.stlnet.com/~gwlange/rainbowfish.index.html
> Howdy Everyone!
> I do hate to send out a mass mailing looking for some info, but I
> did anyway.
> A friend of mine, and he is my college Professor is looking for info
> on a fish that eggs can be dried and then introduced to water and
> hatched in 24 hours. Remember hearing of such eggs on a list in the
> last week or so, ( I hope it wasn't the Singapore list which I stopped
> two days ago). He is also looking at eggs that have a long embryo
> stage. So far I suggested the Nothobranchius type Killies. I also
> mentioned desert fish might fit the bill. He thought they may all be on
> the endangered list. Any truth to that? JiM C.
>