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RE: N. rubripinnis KTZ 85/28
Hi Paul,
Yup, rubripinnis are just about that touchy, as are several other types of
Nothos. Actually I thought you had the 94-1's not 85-28's But they are
tricky fish either way.
Keep the water changed for this species. They seem to be very sensitive to
water conditions. Keep them very well fed. They are *very* sensitive to
velvet.
Usually velvet works faster than "over two months" unless you are treating
them. Always make sure you have eggs in peat for these guys. They do seem to
suffer from "cracked glass" syndrome. Once they are damaged they are never
right again. I have had this with a few kinds of Nothos including
Rubripinnis. They get velvet or otherwise sick. You treat it with
acriflavine. They stop dieing and look good again. You remove the
acriflavine after a few weeks. Then they start dieing again. I recommend
that you take extremely good care of the fish after removing the medication
and get eggs for the next generation as soon as possible.
These are very nice fish, and if they were more hardy they would no doubt be
in many more fish rooms. I think that they are worth the effort. But in the
end it is your call.
I would like to add one more comment. Eight pair of Nothos in a 10 gal tank
is pretty crowded, especially taking into account how much they eat. They
pollute the water fast. Adding more fish to the mix, guppies in your case,
will not make matters better.
By the way, as far as I can tell, some attrition is normal with many species
of Nothos when group rearing them. Even under ideal conditions some fish
grow quickly and color up fast and others just seem to stay smaller and die
off. Under super conditions they can be raised to maturity, but they rarely
ever color up and just about never reproduce. Some people just cull them.
Peace,
~RJ~
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
Behalf Of Paul Jablinski
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 9:02 AM
To: killietalk at aka_org
Subject: RE: N. rubripinnis KTZ 85/28
For those who keep and breed rubripinnis, I have a question. I bred
a number of these and for no apparent reason, I started to lose
them one by one over a period of two months. They never showed
any signs of sickness. I had a group of about eight pairs in a ten
gallon aquarium, and I added some yellow and black show
guppies, but I never saw any aggresive action on the part of the
guppies towards the Northos. What caused the rubipinnis to begin
dying off? Now, I am down to about three pairs. If they are so
touchy, I'll never get these again. Anybody with any answers?
I have about 15 pairs of palmqvsti living with guppies in a different
ten also, but they are doing just fine.
Are rubripinnis just difficult fish to keep?
Bro. Paul
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