Re: NANFA-- Red Shiner Help Please

Ty Hall (tyhall_at_mia.net)
Mon, 05 Nov 2001 14:37:07 -0600

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But, if he is not and he simply has his mouth stuffed full of eggs,
he'll starve to death. What should I do? Wait and see if he starts to
thin out and then try and remove the eggs or simply remove them, right
away? I like the idea of watching and trying to document a breeding
habit, that has been previously undocumented, but I don't want to do so
at the risk of my fishes health.

Ty

Sajjad Lateef wrote:

> If you can really prove that it is mouth-brooding and not stuffed
>to the gills with other fishes' eggs, then you have the makings of a
>scientific breakthrough (or at least, an article).
>
>Sajjad
>

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