Re: [GSAS-Member] Fish & temperature/behaviors

[June Olberding <jdolb1@direcway.com>]

Certainly no one can argue that aquariums are necessarily a "natural"
environment for fish any more than prisons are for prisoners.

Everyone has noticed how much better fish do if we minimic their natural
environment. Why else do we spend so much time and discussion on things like
building rock caves?

Take note.  The following is a testimonial for planted tanks ;->

Many of the species we keep in aquariums come from environments which have
lots of vegatation.  Those of you who know me, are aware that most of my
tanks were heavily planted. I observed that in tanks that were really dense
with foliage, ie needed a good prunning, fish from foliated environments
that would be shy and skittish in an unplaned tank were seldom so when they
had lots of "protection." I think the reason my school of Clown Loaches were
so "friendly" was the hollow logs and heavy foliage available to retreat to
if they felt threatened. They certainly would "dive" for cover at first
approach to tank but then quickly came back out and resummed "playing
around" 

Speaking of heavily foliated environments, I am currently in Death Vally.
The wild flower bloom is everything it is reported to be. I have been here
several times but never to see fields of flowers for miles on end. After I
visit the Pupfish one last time, we head back north.

June Olberding



on 4/2/05 8:48 AM, auntie.fran@netzero.net at auntie.fran@netzero.net wrote:
 
 
> That's an interesting observation, John.  Are those fish by chance cichlids?
> We have three tanks and the only one that are, as you say, skittish, are the
> cichlids.  The other two either ignore us or beg for food.
> 
> 
> Growing old is inevitable; growing up is optional.
> 
> -- John Ruhland <john@drruhland.com> wrote:
> I've been reading a bit about prisoners rights, criminal justice, etc.
> Our fish are kind of like penned prisoners. Other than my Oscar, most
> of my
> fish tend to be skittish when I walk by, except when they are hungry.
> I put a bit of epsom salts in all the tanks to help them relax a bit.
> John
> 

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