Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- fieryblack shiners
From: Bob Muller (michiganfish at wideopenwest.com)
Date: Fri Sep 17 2004 - 16:43:12 CDT
Jim
I had my standard egg crate mat'l covered with netting with large rocks (4-6 inches) clustered on top of it. I thought this would provide crevices between them. One week ago I put a 4 X 6 ceramic tile on top of the rocks nothing. Wednesday night I added tile spacers on top of the one tile and added another. Thursday night the tiles were covered with eggs. I picked them off as I always gather eggs. Last night I removed that set up and simply made a stack of tiles in the tank. I just went down stairs and checked for eggs none. The eggs I gathered are a light milky color they gave me the impression that they weren't good until I looked at them under the microscope. I did find one large fry in the tank so they must have been laying some eggs before. These were not a fish I was real interested in at the convention, but after watching them in my tanks, the displaying males are the most striking fish I have ever seen. I figured they had to be spawning if only because the males have maintained color and tubercles.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Graham
To: nanfa-l at nanfa.org
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- fieryblack shiners
Bob,
Was that the first time you provided a crevice device for egg deposition. You'll have to pop over and visit as I have several fish that spawn all the time in my 300 in the living room that you could borrow and breed. It's only a 2 1/2 hour ride and I have guest facilities.
Jim Graham
Hastings MI
Carter Lake, Thornapple river drainage
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Muller
To: nanfa-l at nanfa.org
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 11:03 PM
Subject: NANFA-L-- fieryblack shiners
The fieryblack shiners I brought home from the convention spawned today.
Off and on all summer I have had a pair in a 15 gallon. The male displayed
continuosly, but I was finding no eggs. This morning I put two 4 X 6 inch
0.5 thick ceramic tiles in the tank with 0.5 spacers between them. I just
check and gathered at least 30 eggs.
Bob Muller
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