Harro
Cary wrote:
>Sounds like good news Harro. Is there any hint that these eggs are
>fertile, or is it too early to tell?
In The Dawn of the Third Age Harro.Hieronimus at t-online.de (Harro
Hieronimus) woke me from my contemplation by writing:
>Yesterday Norbert Grunwald, the editor of the "Rainbowfish" magazine,
>visited me and told me, that he again had eggs from his scats.
>
>He is keeping the fish in a plant house. The normal temperature is 22°C,
>however, after partial water changes it drops down to 17-18°C. However,
>when we have sunny days the temperature goes up to 30°C. This has been
>the case in the last weeks at some days. Result: Six eggs. That doesn't sound
>much, however, the fish are rather old (they are born in 1994!) and Norbert
>hasn't had eggs for more than half a year.
>
>Some time before he already had changed the diet. Less brine shrimps, more
>bloodworm pieces and Daphnia. The fish became more slender and are
>maybe in a better condition.
>
>As today we again have a sunny day - maybe Norbert gets some more eggs.
>This might help us to build up a new stock here in Europe as these are the
>last spawning scats in Europe - as far as Norbert and I know.
Cary Hostrawser
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