Re: [GSAS-Member] Dario female

[steev ward <steevward@mac.com>]

The possible causes for a fish getting a hollow belly are just numerous enough
that I hat to try to list them, but I think I will just because you may be
wondering too. The things that come to mind are: internal worms like
Capillaria, gill flukes, low level Velvet (Oodinium) infections, or some
exotic disease like a microsporidian.

The only Darios that I've dissected were some of Betty's. So I don't really
know what the odds are of any of these diseases. The problem is that it could
easily be some other internal disorder that is responsible, maybe even a
mineral problem. Since it is a female it reminds me of that TV commercial
where they say "Women need more calcium." That's true in fish when the females
divert some nutrients into egg production.

As for Dave's one bloated fish- it's hard to say what happened there. I hate
to hypothesize. It might have even gotten hungry over the weekend and eaten
something that wasn't edible. Hard to say.

Steev

haika@drizzle.com wrote:

> I'd be interested in any suggestions that Steev might have. I've been
> thinking about parasites as well, but think I may have waited too long
> with this female.

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