Re: Borelli female issue

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>]

Greg,

I've heard of this before, almost always happening
with males. It seems that the bones of the jaw
lock in an open position. If the fish can't unlock
the bones the fish can't eat and slowly starve.
Hobbyists who try to unlock the jaw for the fish
usually end up damaging the jaw even worse. If it
were my fish, I would give it a week to see if it
can unlock the jaw by itself. If I see it can't
eat, then I would destroy it in a humane way.

Mike Wise

Engagg@aol.com wrote:

> Currently I have 2 females guarding fry in a 20
> long with lots of plants. Today when checking on
> how things were going I noticed that the smaller
> feamle had her mouth locked open. She seems to
> be breathing a little heavier than normal,
> probably because of the mouth issue. Has anyone
> else had similar problems, might it be from
> fighting with the other female?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Greg

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