Re: [GSAS-Member] Fish & temperature

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

I have a few Do Jo's which are seen often curled up
near or on top of the heater. They will also burry
themselves under the sand.
--- DELPHILABS@aol.com wrote:
> Hello all,
>  
> I am glad that I started this thread -- some good 
> observations.  
>  
> My own theory is that our fish in tanks are much
> more stressed  than in 
> nature.  Try as we might, the environments we create
> are no  substitute for nature. 
>  I think that our aquarium fish are much more 
> susceptible to disease than 
> the same fish in nature.  Sudden temp changes  could
> be the straw that breaks 
> the camels back.
>  
> Also, using Clay's fine analogy, the kid that lives
> in the  Pacific Northwest 
> and is in and out of doors all day long is much more
> robust  and acclimated 
> to endure a wide range of temp change.  A kid that
> spent his  whole life in 
> Hawaii puts on a coat when it gets below 70 degrees.
>  Maybe  if we cycled the 
> temperatures in our aquariums the fish would become
> more  tolerant?
>  
> This is fun, how about a couple more? Has anyone had
> a fish  that hangs 
> around a hot heater like you would expect of a cold
> blooded reptile?  I've never 
> seen that in my tanks.
>  
> Also, my observation diving all over the world, is
> that most  species are 
> always in pairs (or schools) in nature.  You
> especially see  this in Butterfly's 
> and Angels. I used to keep a lot of single fish when
> I did  saltwater aquaria 
> years ago.  If I ever get back into it, I will
> ALWAYS try  to get pairs.  I 
> wonder if any of my fish ever died from "loneliness"
>   :-(
> Keith
>  
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