Pencilfish eggs and Excel

[MItchell]

Im trying to breed some Golden Pencilfish in a Java Moss tank. Will the Excel Im dosing for the moss affect the eggs? Is it safe to use?
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[azurekoi]

Hmmnn - the old Excell and safety question...All I can say is that I managed to spawn both Red Tail Squirrel Loaches and Sewellia's (Repeatedly now....they did the dirty again after yesterdays waterchange...lol) in my tank where I dose Excell on a daily basis...

Fry numbers have been very low,but I atribute that to a vicious and ever hungry Sumo loach...not he Excell.

[tracyp]

But do you really need to dose Excel for the j.m? I find it grows ballistic without ANYthing in the line of ferts? You could be "rather safe than have a lingering doubt" and just use a liquid fert instead? Just an idea!

[MItchell]

I was already dosing Excel in this tank. It was empty and just for growing moss, but when I saw some pencilfish that Ive bred in the past, I just couldnt resist :D

[Sean J]

Why dose excel? Just use flourish, or something similar. No reason to use a carbon source if you are not feeding the plants. Rather just dose a fert, not excel.

[MItchell]

Ive got about 14 fry growing with the parents so I guess it has no affect on the eggs :)

[Lizid]

It should not have any effect on the eggs but I found that for my moss, it does more harm than anything else... I loast almost all my moss in an excell dosed tank, but in the flourish the exact oposite...

P.S, I saw these fish over the weekend was gonna get some till I remembered the wife had the cards,...:weird::weird::weird:

[Firefly]

Ah man that's awesome! I want to redo my tank and get rid of some neons (hint hint). How big are the fry?

[MItchell]

The fry are 1cm and have sexed out, Im going to be offering them to the LFS soon. The parents (2 males, 2 females) spawned repeatedly in this tank with no heater. Cool water, java moss and a sponge filter. Twice daily baby brine shrimp feeding.

[pHish_man]

What is Seachem's take on the safety aspect of their Exell?

Perhaps someone can find the link to the old debate and post it here for their comment.

Regards

Andrew