Re: Borelli female issue

["Tomoko Schum" <tomokoschum@knology.net>]

Hi,

I lost two mature borellii males in the very
same way.  Somehow they injured themselves,
either chased by a tankmate or by me when I
used Python to vacuum the gravel.  Once their
jaws got infected after the initial injuries,
their jaws eventually locked up and they
could no longer eat and died :(   As far as I
can tell, the infection was not transmitted
to other fish (two males died separately in
different tanks/time.)

Tomoko

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Diane Wise"
<apistowise@fgn.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: Borelli female issue


> 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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