On 6/20/03 7:10 AM, "John Bongiovanni" <bongi_at_cox-internet.com> wrote:
> Heh, heh, heh, You boys are sooooo funny. I learned something tonight. The
> alt + 248 ASCII symbol shows up on this server as a 0 rather than a degree
> sign. It was a calculated risk when I did it, I knew it, and as in the
> lottery and all other forms of gambling (legal or otherwise) I lost! You got
> me.
>
> I would guess that for most madtoms even a little salt would be BAD. I don't
> know what species you're looking at keeping but a good general rule of thumb
> is look at the environment. Fish coming out of cool quick moving streams in
> Appalacia or the OZarks are not likely to be salt tolerant. Likewise, fish
> in warm slow moving streams, especially running near the Gulf Basin or Coasts
> will be more salt tolerant.
>
> And to further clearify my previous statement... I have no fish that have
> been conditioned to survive at 900 degrees Kelvin, Celcius, or Fahrenheit. I
> tried it once but had a difficult time keeping the water in the tank.
>
> John
>
>
> Sajjad Lateef wrote:
>
> --- IndyEsox_at_aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 6/19/03 8:00:45 PM US Central Standard Time,
> Moontanman_at_aol.com writes:
>
> << > Southern Madtoms probably would not do well in a tank much more
> than 900.
> I would have to agree, 900 degrees is a little too hot >>
>
>
> Every time my tanks get up to 900 degrees, I have over a 50%
> mortality rate
> on my fish. Kills most of the algae and some of the snails, too.
>
>
> When the temp of a tank reaches NINE HUNDRED degrees in either
> Centigrade, Farenheit or Kelvin scale, then I doubt if there is much
> water or living tissue left.
>
> Sajjad
>
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