Hi Yvan my e-mail address is apistogrammasetc@yahoo.com I have your address so ill send you some riccia in the mail good luck with the A.jurensis nice to have someone with a breeders attutde on here :) good luck Dave --- Yvan Alleau <yalleau@OCE.ORST.EDU> wrote: > dave, > could you please give me your e-mail? > thanks > talk to you soon > > 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: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com > [mailto:owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com]On Behalf Of > David Sanchez > Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 12:45 AM > To: apisto@listbox.com > Subject: RE: A.jururensis > > > A very good fish friend of mine is a Retired > scientist > and he has a little lab lab scopes everything so > it's > been a way for us to further learn about our hobby. > Its not that hard to see really. Bacteria is often > seen as a mass of tiny thinbs massing around in the > gut and intestines whereas parasites really stick > out > because of their size. You just need to examine the > major organs. Perhaps I take for granted what I have > learned but once youve done a couple you get the > hang > of it. My frined Glen is more scientifuc about > things > but for me i just need to know whether its a > parasite > or bacteria etc. For us we can learn allot from just > doing some obvious looking around. The book Hand > Book > of Fish diseases by TFH is a great book as well as > the > companion Discus Health. Yes just contact me off > list > if you want the riccia ill send you some. once you > get > it going it can take over. > > Dave > > > --- Yvan Alleau <yalleau@OCE.ORST.EDU> wrote: > > hi david, > > could you please contact me off list for the > riccia? > > ok, i'll be careful and check for any symptoms. > > where did you learn to do those necropsys? > > I did a few of those with a friend who is > > veterinarian specialized in fish > > back when in France and i must say that what was > > obvious for him was > > difficult to see for me. only after thorough > > description of what to be seen > > could i really see! > > Anyooo, thanks all for your help. > > > > maybe next time i'll talk about juruensis will be > > for good newly swimming > > news! > > take care > > > > 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: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com > > [mailto:owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com]On Behalf > Of > > David Sanchez > > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 12:15 PM > > To: apisto@listbox.com > > Subject: RE: A.jururensis > > > > > > Yvan sounds like disease may not be an imediate > > concern for you as they seem healthy. I will say > it > > is > > my opinion all wild fish are filled with > parasites! > > It > > amazes me that even healthy fish will have > internal > > bugs of some kind. The thing is if they get > stressed > > enough to trigger a bad out break or secoundary > > bacterial infections. I love wild fish and I find > > that > > they breed more readily. I only say this because > > having done many necropsys on various wild South > > American fish there is always something. So dont > > totaly rule that out because you never know. If we > > provide good water quality and a secure > environment > > our little Apistos are pretty tough. > > > > I have riccia your welcome to it if you like. > > > > Dave > > > > --- J Miller <ruddigar_99@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Yvan, > > > > > > I agree with David. It sounds like your fish > > are > > > sick. If they are > > > wild caught, again like David said, they > probably > > > have a parasitic > > > infection. Also, depending on the holding > > > facilities where you got > > > them, they could have a bacterial infection - > poor > > > water quality is > > > often a cause of this. > > > Until we can figure out what is the problem, I > > > would suggest keeping > > > up the water changes, and perhaps even adding an > > > airstone to keep the > > > O2 levels up. > > > > > > I pray that they'll make it. > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > J. Miller > > > Edmonton, AB, Can. > > > > > > Trade aquatic plants on > > > The Plant Trading Board > > > > http://www.aimoo.com/forum/freeboard.cfm?id=312188 > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Make international calls for as low as > $.04/minute > > > with Yahoo! 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