Re: NANFA-- Emaciated Sliverjaw minnow

Irate Mormon (archimed_at_netdoor.com)
Wed, 18 Dec 2002 19:18:53 -0600

Give it some sinking food.

On 18 Dec 2002 at 9:53, Sajjad Lateef wrote:

> I have a single Silverjaw minnow in a 20L with several
> other minnows (Red Shiners, hornyhead chub, blackspot
> shiners, loach minnow, blackstripe topminnow and a bluntnose
> shiner) collected back in October near Urbana.
>
> It's not doing too well. In fact, it's emaciated and very
> skinny looking and may not survive much longer. All other
> fish from the same location (hornyhead chub, blackspot shiner)
> are doing very well and getting plumper. All other fish are
> relatively aggressive at attacking the food.
>
> I feed FD krill and plankton flakes (from brineshripdirect)
> every other day. Water is clean and changed every other week.
> Lots of plants and hiding places.
>
> I'd like to save this fish if I can (since it's pretty).
> Any suggestions? Could it be internal parasites?
>
> Sajjad
>
>
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Prost,

Martin
Jackson, MS

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