Listless Eunotus

["charles watty" <acwatty@hotmail.com>]

I have a number of A. eunotus in a 48 gallon tank. About two weeks ago one 
female disappeared shortly after losing her free-swimming fry. She 
reappeared a couple days ago looking very pale and listless with what looks 
to be a distended anal opening and absolutely no appetite. She tends to rest 
near the water's surface in the roots of floating plants.

Yesterday my only male eunotus began to take on some of her characteristics, 
with fins held close to his body and what looks to be imbalance when he's 
not actively swimming.

Does anyone know what might have caused this? All the other fish (including 
a second eunotus female and her 30 free-swimming fry) in the tank appear 
unaffected and tests show that the water is satisfactory (no ammonia or 
nitrites, ph of 6, hardness of 5 and a temperature of 76 degrees.)

At first I thought it was due to the second female's aggression towards the 
first... but she's always been tolerant of the male and continues to be so I 
don't think she's causing him stress.

Thank you for any insight that you may have,

Charles




>From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>
>Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com
>To: apisto@listbox.com
>Subject: Re: Borelli Thesis
>Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 07:45:35 -0700
>
>
>
>"Liptrot, Pete" wrote:
>
> > I think scientists have just as much, if not more, to learn from 
>aquarists
> > as vice-versa, and whenever possible I try to push this.
>
>Those of you not on Cichlid-L might be pleased to know that this same 
>comment has
>been expressed on that list many times by many very prominent 
>ichthyologists.
>Your breeding & behavioral reports are very valuable to them because they 
>don't
>have the time or money to conduct such studies themselves.
>
>Mike Wise
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