Re: [GSAS-Member] Calling for help

["Robert Jones Jr" <emmagatorone@gmail.com>]

Thanks for the tips Susan!  I'll start setting up my 10 gallon again.  Does
anyone have any extra gravel they aren't using?

On 9/9/07, SUSAN WELENOFSKY <welenofsky@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> I would put him in a separate tank if he is looking thin, and keep the
> temp
> at 85, lots of fresh water and food, live food is great because it can eat
> at will. I've done blackworms all summer long from the mud pond nearby and
> my discus loved them and grew double their size. Now I'm feeding Phantom
> Midges and daphnia. They don't like the water fleas, but do like the
> midges
> a lot, and they are easier to deal with than the worms. But the easiest
> blackworms of all are the ones that you buy for $2 a portion at Sierra, or
> Blue Sierra. Liem's has them too.
>
> I put them in a fine net and have it hang in the tank, and/or a bowl big
> enough that the worms don't get kicked up and out when the fish go in.
> They
> stay alive and fresh. Forget worm keepers. They are a waste of money and
> the
> worms die and pollute the water, even in the frig with daily changes. I
> pick
> out the leeches. The worms in the mud here don't have leeches, but do have
> a
> lot of muck to deal with.
>
> Susan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Robert Jones Jr
> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 9:13 PM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: [GSAS-Member] Calling for help
>
> Hey everyone, I have a lone discus that is in need of your help.  He needs
> a
> new home as his other half passed on a month or so ago.  He's not getting
> picked on which is surprising.  But, he is now hanging out alone away from
> the other 4.  When I fed everyone today, he didn't come to eat.  So, I'm
> afraid his days are numbered in my tank at least.  What is everyone's
> general consensus on this situation?  Is he a lost cause all together?  Or
> can he be revived somehow?  Rejuvenated?  If someone would like to take
> him,
> that would be fine with me.  What would you do in my situation everyone?
>
> --
> Sincerely,
>
> Robert Jones Jr
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