Re: Peruvian Fish

["Steve Waldron" <swaldron@slip.net>]

Hi Peter and all,
I concur with Kathy, if you are short on space and have lots of fish to
house- keep them in high densities. It is also beneficial to mix species,
conspecifics are more belligerent with one another than congenerics. Remove
most tank decorations as these serve as territorial loci (i.e centers of
aggression).  I would always keep on hand some Flagyl (metronidazole) with
wild caught fish- if you notice stringy feces and gradual emaciation- a mega
dose of flagyl often works like a charm. Good Luck
- Steve Waldron
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>From: plasticolor@guate.net
>To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>Subject: Re: Peruvian Fish
>Date: Thu, Oct 29, 1998, 9:13 AM
>

>Kathy wrote:
>
>I have noticed with higher
>>densities of fish there are usually enough targets no one gets singled
>>out.  Of course then you need to keep up on your water changes, and have
>>the disease problems of a high density tank.
>>
>Thanks Kathy.  IŽll try to keep the aggressive individuals in a larger
>group/tank and look for calmer fish for trio setups.
>I have no experience with Apisto quarantine.  When I collected local fish,
>I usually kept them the first three days with a good water/skin conditioner
>and slightly elevated temperature.  Disease prevention was limited to 50%
>water changes every two days and two applications of Clout at 75% of the
>recommended dosage.  Are there other preventive measures you would suggest,
>based on the more common diseases of these fish ?
>
>Peter
>plasticolor@guate.net
>
>
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