Re:

["Darren J. Hanson" <djhanson@calweb.com>]

At 04:06 PM 2/17/98 +0000, Ken Laidlaw wrote:
>Dear All,
>
>My previously healthy pair of A.nijsseni have stopped=20
>feeding.  They were fine until a week ago when=20
>they just seemed to lose interest in food.
>
>I have a guppy in the tank as a dither and it is fine and=20
>feeding.  I have fed some live food, bloodworms and daphnia=20
>but these were also fed to my panduro and they are OK.
>
>I have done a couple of water changes (water pH=3D6.5) over=20
>the last couple of days and added a treatment for internal=20
>bacterial disease.=20
>
>Please if anyone has any tips to get them perked up again=20
>please let me know, they are still young fish and I would=20
>hate to lose them.
>
>Regards,
>Ken.
My experience with these fish was to place them in a 10 gallon of their own
(hospital tank) with a fine layer of sand, sponge filter, and a couple of
live/plastic plants for hiding and I have the tank set up as straight R.O.
for a day or two for just this type of situation and feed only newly hatched
brine. I do this for ALL my apistos that start wasting away. My experience
with livebearers is a no-no for me in any tank as dithers because they are
the most susceptible fish to all kinds of diseases that can rapidly infect a
whole tank.

Just my 2 =A2 worth.

Kaycy