Re: NANFA-L-- Speaking of Parasites- mummichog

Moontanman-in-aol.com
Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:11:54 EST

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In a message dated 1/14/05 1:24:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
EELReprah-in-aol.com writes:

> I never could keep Mummichogs without salt until I installed an automatic
> water change system. Since then they are thriving. Seems strange since they
> seem
> to tolerate pretty bad water in the wild.
>

I seem to remember that very hard water can substitute for salt in some
circumstances. Is there any chance your water is hard? Around here the creeks are
very hard black water and blue crabs come up into completely freshwater due to
the high calcium content. Some even live in freshwater lakes they are trapped
in when the larvae come up stream. When they are locked in these lakes they
get to be huge more than 13" across the shell. Any way hard water can in some
cases substitute for salt water.

Moon

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In a message dated 1/14/05 1:24:40=20= PM Eastern Standard Time, EELReprah-in-aol.com writes:


I never could keep Mummichogs w= ithout salt until I installed an automatic
water change system. Since then they are thriving. Seems strange since they=20= seem
to tolerate pretty bad water in the wild.


I seem to remember that very hard water can substitute for salt in some circ= umstances. Is there any chance your water is hard? Around here the creeks ar= e very hard black water and blue crabs come up into completely freshwater du= e to the high calcium content. Some even live in freshwater lakes they are t= rapped in when the larvae come up stream. When they are locked in these lake= s they get to be huge more than 13" across the shell. Any way hard water can= in some cases substitute for salt water.


Moon
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