Re: Ram fragility

[Brian Ahmer <ahmer.1@osu.edu>]

> One of the biggest problems I've seen with rams is the source. Especially
> with the Asian bred rams, I've found them to be the frequent victims of
> internal parasites. With the help of a friend, we conducted extensive
> dissections of rams that died in the lfs I worked for. Almost all of the
> fish that died were found to be infested with internal nematodes and other
> such parasites. This would certainly explain their tendancy to waste away
> when coupled with the stress of being moved about.
>
> I've had no such problems with hobbyist bred stock.
>
> Zack Wilson


hey that's very interesting, thanks for the info.  I've got a zillion 
bettas on a central system and one of their big problems is velvet. 
I treated the whole system to kill off the velvet that kept recurring 
and now anytime I bring home a new betta it gets quarantined with 
automatic parasite medicine before going into the central system. 
I've been velvet free for a long time now.  It sounds like maybe rams 
should also be treated with parasite meds when brought home just as a 
precaution.
--

Brian Ahmer
ahmer.1@osu.edu
http://www.angelfire.com/or/biggestbri


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