Re: clamped fins

["Yvan Alleau" <yalleau@OCE.ORST.EDU>]

hi,
i don't want to alarm you for nothing but it looks a little like when an
odinium infection appears. At the beginning they often have their fins down
like you're describing and scratching themselves on plants, sand or rock. If
it was something link with spawning or fry caring she would have  strong
color and attitude which it looks she doesn't have.
That's my 2 cents and hope i'm wrong.

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Yvan Alleau
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Martina" <emartina@uiuc.edu>
To: "Apisto Group" <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 8:56 AM
Subject: clamped fins


> Hello all,
> My female "Breitbinden" is swimming around today with her fins clamped. I
> can't see any signs of ick or velvet disease, and she is scratching. No
> other fish in tank are showing signs of illness or stress. I tested the
> water and there is no ammonia or nitrite. Other than the clamped fins she
> seems fine.
> I was wondering if this could be some form of her showing subordination to
> the male? The male was chasing her around a few days ago, and he isn't
now.
> The last few days she seems to spend about half her time hiding in this
fake
> rock structure, and the other half swimming around looking for food. I
> thought maybe she had eggs, but I don't see any eggs, and she keeps hiding
> in different spots in the rock structure. She does chase the dither fish a
> little, but it is just a general chase, she isn't keeping them away from
any
> area in particular. When she chases the fish she does have her fins out,
but
> as soon as she breaks off the chase she clamps them back down.
> Is she just getting ready to spawn, or is she sick? This is the only pair
I
> have so I don't want to lose her!
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Eric Martina
> University of Illinois
> Electrical Engineering
>
>
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