Mashed garlic against bacterial infection: that is interesting. Does it work well? What about water pollution? sometimes simple tricks work way better than man made medecines! have a good day Yvan Alleau 450 SE Atwood Ave Corvallis, OR 97333 (541) 752-0320 http://southamericancichlids.com PLEASE NOTE: new address and phone number College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Oregon State University "When you're far from everything, you're getting closer to the essential" -----Original Message----- From: owner-apisto@v2.listbox.com [mailto:owner-apisto@v2.listbox.com]On Behalf Of Grzegorz Prusinowski Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 8:07 AM To: apisto@v2.listbox.com Subject: Re: sp. "Miua" and viejita > Your A. sp. Miuá are acting like my Miuá. Your water conditions are not > suitable for breeding, so they are behaving like non-breeding Apistogramma. > I never was successful at breeding this species. It seems that A. sp. Miuá > require very acid (~ pH 4!) and very soft water before they will reproduce. That's what Uwe Roemer told me... he mentioned 3,5. challenging, I like it :-) > > Your female viejita may have gill parasites. I would remove her to a > hospital tank and treat her separately. how would you treat it? I prefer no to mess too much with the medicines. I used mashed garlic when I suspected bacterial infections, but I suspect it won't help for parasites? Thanks and regards Greg ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader