Well I have been using the new system for a few weeks, so here is an update on what I have found so far. It seems to be working very well, for most non-annual species but not all. Why I am getting a problem with certain species (especially Scriptaphyosemion cauveti), I do not know, but the eggs disintegrate whilst on the cotton pads. If anyone has any suggestions, then please leave them in the comment section, as I would like to get the problem sorted and willing to try other options. I collected some eggs of Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi on the 5th March, and now a month later some of the eggs are well developed but others are still clear. As can be seen in the following pictures. You can enlarge the pictures by clicking on the images. Well in these last few weeks I have been collecting eggs from many other non-annual species and the system seems to work reasonably well, with a few exceptions. My latest, was that I had noticed the males of Paraphanius similis Zengen had coloured up very well, so when I checked the mops there were over 50 eggs that I collected. Now 25 of the eggs I placed onto the soaked cotton pad on the 1st April, and they seem to be doing very well, leaving the rest to water incubate.
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