RE: A.jururensis

[David Sanchez <barbax2@yahoo.com>]

One last thing yvan. I dont want to be the bearer of
bad news but if your fish are so freaky shy as you say
they may have internal parasites. Jumpy darting fish
that do not eat I would say are very possably
infected. Healthy Apistos will eat period. I have
always used frozen blodd worms a food that anyone in
the country can get, if they dont eat that there sick.
Black worms are another good choice. Are the fish
wild? They may have gill or skin flukes ( gill flukes
can attack the skin as well I have looked at  skin
scrapings under the microscope!) I am beginning to
think disease may be the problem here buddy. Give me
more information on their behavior and how they
respond to cover and I'll be happy to help if in fact
that is the problem. But if their not eating at all
considering what your offering them id have to say
their probably sick. Give as much info as possable
coloration, behavior, any torn or ripped up fins?, are
they wild? etc what changes have you observed since
you got them? Good luck


Dave Sanchez

> Hi Ade,
> right now i'm feeding them with:
> - blood worms (ones every other week)
> - black worms
> - adult frozen brine shrimps
> - home made food
> - euphausia pacifica (marine zooplankton) freshly
> capture and frozen (a good
> side of being an oceanographer!)
> - from time to time BBS
> and nothing happens!
> they are not showing any sign of eating or doing
> anything but being scared.
> no swiming around, no checking the tanks out...no
> nothing.
> They are freaking shy! never saw that before.
> i'll try some dither fish, that might help.
> any other suggestion?
> 
>  Yvan Alleau
> 712 N.W Kings Blvd
> Corvallis, OR 97330
> College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
> Oregon State University
> office (Burt 222) # 737-3649, to be used wisely!
> yalleau@oce.orst.edu
> 
> "When you're far from everything, you're getting
> closer to the essential"
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ade Lau [mailto:adelau@uwyo.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 10:38 AM
> To: Yvan Alleau
> Subject: RE: A.jururensis
> 
> 
> Well Yvan,
> 	I am not allergic (crossing my finger) to
> bloodworms. That's why I asked
> if you have white worms. Try frozen brineshrimp or
> something they love.
> Hope it will work for you. I don't have paramecies
> in my tanks.
> 
> Ade
> 
> At 09:51 AM 8/16/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >ok Ade, i'll try all that! my pH isn't that low
> right now (6). i'll have it
> >go down somhow! do you use peat?
> >also i'm not too lucky with blood worms:
> >1) i'm strongly allergic to them
> >2) if one or two stay uneaten in the tank, in the
> following day the tank is
> >completely crowded by paramecies and not of the
> good kind.
> >do you guys ever had this kind of issues?
> >thanks
> >
> > Yvan Alleau
> >712 N.W Kings Blvd
> >Corvallis, OR 97330
> >College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
> >Oregon State University
> >office (Burt 222) # 737-3649, to be used wisely!
> >yalleau@oce.orst.edu
> >
> >"When you're far from everything, you're getting
> closer to the essential"
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Ade Lau [mailto:adelau@uwyo.edu]
> >Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 9:40 AM
> >To: yalleau@OCE.ORST.EDU
> >Subject: RE: A.jururensis
> >
> >
> >Hi Yvan,
> >	Do you have a white worm culture? If not, that's
> alright. Try to feed
> >frozen bloodworm for the next week or so.  Put the
> food in front of the
> >tank. They will eventually come out and eat in
> front of you. They will get
> >use to you very soon. Very acidic water are
> required to spawn this guys ~pH
> >5.
> >
> >Ade
> >
> >At 09:12 AM 8/16/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >>hi david,
> >>thanks for yur answer concerning a. juruensis.
> >>I guess the problem is that those 2 pairs are
> really realyy shy and there
> >>ain't a lot of things i can do against it saddly.
> >>but i am as staburned as they are shy so...we'll
> see.
> >>thanks again
> >>
> >> Yvan Alleau
> >>712 N.W Kings Blvd
> >>Corvallis, OR 97330
> >>College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
> >>Oregon State University
> >>office (Burt 222) # 737-3649, to be used wisely!
> >>yalleau@oce.orst.edu
> >>
> >>"When you're far from everything, you're getting
> closer to the essential"
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
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