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Re: "bluehead" with worms?



They definately could have been exposed to parasites without being
wild-caught. I worked at a wholesaler for a long time and saw all sorts
of things mixed into tanks with dividers. Especially apistos. So I guess
it would all matter as to what facility the fish originated from.

Rich

IDMiamiBob@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I don't know, but it would seem to me that if you actually had a pair of
> these maybe-caetei-and-mybe-a-hybrid fish, and they had camillaris parasites,
> that strikes me as two events coinciding inconveniently.  The fact that they
> had camillaris implies that they were, or were exposed to, wild fish before
> shipping to the retailer.  Then you add in the fact that Raymond seems to be
> the only one on the list to have also had a female...
> My connection is-Hey!  Maybe there IS a wild population of these things in
> some less commonly visited location.  I mean, if they got these parasites
> from the parents, then they wouldn't have lived long enough to sex out- would
> they?  So it seems... I don't know.
> 
> Your thoughts, people?
> 
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