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Re: Belly sliders
Title: Re: Belly sliders
Hi all,
Had an observation to share and a question. I put several pairs of N. Korthausae Red in bowls with peat. I left them there for 2 weeks for spawning. I then removed the pairs to other bowls with half their water but no peat. Then I filled the bowls with water from the tank they had originally come from. A couple of hours later when checking the fish I found that one of the males in one bowl and a female in another bowl had become belly sliders! Anybody seen this before?
Now the question. I thought I saw a thread a while back about someone having success in bringing belly sliders back to normal. I searched the archives but couldn't find anything. Has anyone got any new info on helping belly sliders? Thanks.
Take care,
Joe in St. Louis
AKA 05414
I started the thread on bellysliders coming back to normal.
the problem is that the fish (mine) was born a bellyslider and later developed a functional airbladder. I have had Nothos become bellysliders as adults only to perish soon after. An injury to the airbladder can be caused by a sudden movement or other causes such as sudden fright or too heavy current knocking the fish around the tank. I fear there will be no chance that an airbladder can heal after it has been damaged, I only suspect airbladders can develop later in life for a fish born without a fully developed one.
I am sorry to hear about the fish.
John Newbury
08322
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