John
>
> From: Christopher Scharpf <ichthos_at_charm.net>
> Date: 2002/09/09 Mon PM 12:29:19 CDT
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Hogsucker
>
> > This is the same experience that I have had with hogsuckers. They do
> > fantastic for several months to a year or so, then up and die for no
> > apparent reason.
>
> This has been my experience too. I suspect two things:
>
> 1) They're not getting the proper diet and amount of food.
>
> 2) In the wild they're a social species, usually occurring in shoals or
> small schools. Many aquarium species are solitary. I wonder if keeping a
> large group of them -- 10 or more -- will help with longevity.
>
> > I wonder if a bed of 'live sand' in a very large tank would be the ticket?
>
> I've wondered the exact same thing. I've had a 70 gallon (with trickle
> filter and chiller, a former reef tank) sitting empty in the basement for a
> few years now. My plan has been to collect "live" river sand and see if it
> works.
>
> Chris Scharpf
> Baltimore
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