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Re: [GSAS-Member] crawdads



Hi Kevin,  Oh good I am glad you wrote.  Can you tell me what he has been fed 
so far?  I can't tell if he is eating or not.  He hides mostly in the java 
moss.  Thank you Sandy

kjmys@att.net wrote:Sandy,
If you are refering to the crawdad I gave you, I know that for the last @2 
years he has not have iodine added to the water. Just a heads up, I don't know 
if it would hurt or help, he has grown without it though. 
Kevin
Olympia

-------------- Original message from Cichlidqueen : -------------- 

> Dear Trish and Kate, 
> Does this mean I need to put iodine in my tank with that big blue crawdad I 
> got 
> at the last meeting? What about my fish in there? I have two wild bettas in 
> there. Thanks Sandy 
> 
> Trish wrote: 
> Also just read the ingredients to Cichlid Vital...it 
> contains in this order: 
> 
> Vitamins B2,B6,B12 
> Nicotinic Amide 
> Panthenol 
> Biotin 
> Iodine 
> 
> It says to treat 1 teaspoon for every 10 gallons of 
> water initially. Since they are only in a 5 gallon, I 
> would then cut this in half. So 1/2 teaspoon for the 5 
> gallons. 
> 
> Do you think this would be ok? 
> 
> Trish 
> --- Kate Breimayer wrote: 
> 
> > Just make sure no fish try to "help" him along, they 
> > are also very soft 
> > just after moulting and easily damaged/eaten, if he 
> > hides under rocks 
> > and there are no fish that can get in and hurt him 
> > he should be ok. I 
> > don't know how long they take to moult, if the site 
> > says a few days is 
> > normal then maybe he is ok but I would still use the 
> > iodine with 
> > crustaceans as it seems to help. I have third 
> > generation glass shrimp 
> > that seem to agree. They were a silly 
> > project-breeding feeder shrimp. 
> > I don't know about cichlid vital, I just got the 
> > stuff by Kent Marine 
> > but there are many other companies marketing it. 
> > It's super cheap at 
> > pharmacies as Lugol's solution if you want to dilute 
> > it yourself and 
> > keep the rest for the medicine cabinet. If you do 
> > get that at the 
> > pharmacy also get a dosing syringe or pipette, the 
> > kind used to squirt 
> > medicine for babies. You will need to measure the 
> > darn stuff as it 
> > doesn't take much to dose most tanks. 
> > Kate 
> > 
> > Trish wrote: 
> > 
> > >Thanks Kate- 
> > > 
> > >I had just read something about using iodine, that 
> > it 
> > >is really is a must...so will go find some 
> > tomorrow. 
> > >I do have cichlid vital, which has iodine in it, 
> > would 
> > >that work? Also read that it can take a few days 
> > for 
> > >them to moult.... 
> > > 
> > >You say "stuck" , so is he stuck, since the back 
> > half 
> > >has come off and not the front? And how could I 
> > help 
> > >him get "un-stuck"? 
> > > 
> > >As to isolating the one moulting, I have no other 
> > >space for him....it was a struggle for my husband 
> > to 
> > >let us set tis tank up for them! LOL.....But their 
> > is 
> > >caves and rocks for them to hide in. 
> > > 
> > >Trish 
> > >--- Kate Breimayer wrote: 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >>Some of these types of critters can't complete the 
> > >>moult without iodine. 
> > >>If you can get ahold of any kind of marine 
> > aquarium 
> > >>iodine supplement 
> > >>dose that at half strength. According to Az 
> > Aquatic 
> > >>Gardens this is the 
> > >>way to go, dosing either one time a week at half 
> > >>strength or full 
> > >>strength every other week or after water changes. 
> > I 
> > >>use Kent Marine's 
> > >>version, though there are many and chemically they 
> > >>should be about the 
> > >>same. Lugol's from the pharmacy is overly strong, 
> > >>the stuff for 
> > >>aquariums is diluted and of course more costly. 
> > >>I don't know if the one which is stuck will make 
> > it 
> > >>but I would isolate 
> > >>it til it does so it doesn't get picked on. Even 
> > if 
> > >>it doesn't make it 
> > >>the other as well as any aquatic shrimp will 
> > benefit 
> > >>from this nutrient. 
> > >>Anyone know if plain old iodized table salt at a 
> > >>tsp/gallon would cut 
> > >>it? I use non-iodized salt and then dose with 
> > >>iodine, maybe I don't need 
> > >>two products... 
> > >>Kate 
> > >>Trish wrote: 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >>>Hello- 
> > >>> 
> > >>>Our daughter Emma was one of the lucky ones which 
> > >>> 
> > >>> 
> > >>got 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >>>o bring home 2 crawdads this summer from the 
> > >>>picinic...they are both doing very well, and seem 
> > >>> 
> > >>> 
> > >>to 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >>>be happy. 
> > >>> 
> > >>>My question is how long does it take for them to 
> > >>> 
> > >>> 
> > >>shed 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >>>their outer skin.One of them is in the process of 
> > >>>doing this now. The bottom half has come off, but 
> > >>> 
> > >>> 
> > >>it 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >>>is working on the top half now. We noticed this 
> > >>>earlier today. 
> > >>> 
> > >>>Thanks! 
> > >>> 
> > >>>Trish 
> > >>> 
> > >>> 
> > >>> 
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