degreasing

[Mark Walker]

Ron wrote:

> One might try water without ammonia, chloramines, or 
> chlorine.  What comes
> out of the tap is pretty chemical laden -  unusable as is for 
> fish.  Treat
> your tap water with something like AmQuel first and see what 
> happens on a
> disposable specimen.

While this is certainly possible, I tend to agree with Barb - my specimen
looked as if the coloration was bleeding right from the wing pigment itself
- not with a reaction from the minerals and stuff in the water.

Mark.

 
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