Re: shyness

["killiman" <killiman at iquest_net>]

Put a couple of small pices of activated carbon in the tank. I don't know
why but it works.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wright Huntley" <jwwiii at pacbell_net>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: shyness


>
>
> Michael Reid wrote:
>  > kids pulled peat containers from the whitei on Mon.  Fish are now in
>  > hiding, serious hiding.  Probably 15-20 fish in a 20L  lots of plants.
>  > Don't know what they did to the fish.  They were really outgoing, could
>  > reach in and catch them by hand.  Barely come out for food.  We have
>  > another tank with young fish, no cover, always in front.  Like one fish
>  > panics and it sprreads, chemical thing.
>
> Something similar happened to me a long while back. I let a sizeable tank
go
> too acid, and it etched away some lead plant anchors. The heavy metal
> poisoning seemed to give them neurological problems including hiding,
> dashing in fright, etc. Look for an introduced toxin, of some kind.
>
> Meanwhile, heavy duty water changes might help if it *is* a chemistry
problem.
>
> Wright
>
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