Re: NANFA-- RE: Raffle

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 19:27:38 -0500

Put all sick fish in 100 percent seawater for a week or two. If that
doesn't work, then you'll need to medicate.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sajjad Lateef" <sajjad_at_acm.org>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- RE: Raffle

>
> I would love some more mollies (P. velifera?) ... the largest male tried
> to explore the world outside of it's tank and found that it was not all
> water. A pity ... it was such a beauty. Full beautiful dorsal, iridescent
> edges on the caudal and it kept wooing the one female (the others turned
> out to be juve males). It was a fascinating display. Not a problem about
> the loss though ... the one female is plump and should see baby mollies
> any day now. Hope they survive.
>
> Some of the mollies are displaying "hollow" sides and are looking a bit
> lethargic. One of them looks like it has some kind of internal parasite
> (white "grub") characterized by small clusters of white spots (not Ich).
> Fins are clamped a bit. The water is clean and at 230-240 ppm. I added
> half a teaspoon of pure NaHCO3 to get the carbonate hardness up a bit.
> It's a 29G tank. Shall I add NaCl? I don't want to medicate the entire
> tank. Any suggestions (Bob Bock/Scott Davis/Anyone)?
>
>
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, B.G. Granier wrote:
>
> > Saj.........
> >
> > Yes, the thick, tough opaque stuff.......meant for outdoors and raising
of
> > herp's by the designer Keith Knight of Aqautic Habitats (Aquatic
Ecosystems)
> > a personal friend of mine!
> >
> > You get the prize for most accurate question, Saj!
> >
> > A pair of Sailfin mollies, delivered to the convention by "Moi"!
> >
> > BG
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Sajjad Lateef <sajjad_at_acm.org>
> > To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 11:49 AM
> > Subject: Re: NANFA-- RE: Raffle
> >
> >
> > >
> > > By polyethylene, do you mean the thick, tough, opaque stuff? If so,
then I
> > > see the need for the "windowed" part. Never seen a tank like that.
> > >
> > > Sajjad "aquaria dummy" Lateef
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, B.G. Granier wrote:
> > >
> > > > When I initially typed the listing of the 30 gallon polyethylene
tank,
> > > > windowed, with backflow filter, heater and lighting I
erred...........
> > > >
> > > > It SHOULD read:
> > > >
> > > > 30 gallon Polyethylene tank, windowed, with backflow filter, heater
and
> > lid.
> > > >
> > > > Told you I was the computer dummy! ; )
> > > >
> > > > BG
> > > >
> > >
>
>
>
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