I've been breeding Lucania goodei for several years but have not seen
hanging eggs of any kind. However, I use artificial floating mops made of
green yarn and find the eggs, as expected among the strands. The fish are
hidden during the act for the most part. I collect the eggs and store them
in typical "killifish" fashion, and have not noticed strands connected to
the eggs when removing them from the mops.
What I find really fascinating is that many years ago there was a photo
published on the cover of an aquarium magazine, I don't recall which, that
showed either a Lucania or Leptolucania with an egg hanging from the strand.
As I recall, this photo was discredited as either an optical illusion, or
staged. I think I have a reference somewhere and will try to find it.
However, a direct observation by a NANFA member would open up the discussion
again, and dispel the previous notion that the photo was not valid.
This could get very interesting.
Charlie Nunziata
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark B" <mbinkley_at_earthling.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- L ommata egg?
> At 1:40 PM -0400 10/3/00, Noturus2_at_aol.com wrote:
> >sorry about that last post my finger slipped. I wanted to say i once
spawned
> >Lucania goodei and noticed an egg trailing from the female for a while,
then
> >it caught on some plants and came off.
> > Andy
>
>
> Interesting. Does anyone one know if this type of egg production has been
> observed in Lucania/Leptolucania before?
>
>
> Mark Binkley
> Columbus Ohio USA <))><
> mbinkley_at_earthling.net
>
>
>
>
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