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

["Hess, Clay A" <clay.a.hess@boeing.com>]

~~thinking about renaming some of my fish to Birdman, Schultz, Colonel
Klink & Hogan~~

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From: June Olberding [mailto:jdolb1@direcway.com] 
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 9:08 AM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Fish & temperature/behaviors


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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