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RE: Notho fade away
Hi Robert,
Killing the power filter was a good move! That was the first best thing you
could do. If Nothos must swim against the current they are much more likely
to go into the fade away condition.
Now there has been some debate about getting them to eat again. Out of
several tests I have done the results have not been encouraging. The longer
that they don't eat the less likely it is that they will ever start eating
again. But once the current is eliminated and the air curtailed to a very
minimum, some Nothos will start to take very small foods like bbs or fry
from other fish.
I also recommend that you add about 3 handfuls of salt per day for a few
days. As the fish are in a weakened condition, they are a prime target for
velvet.
In traditional Notho Fade Away the fish will last about 2 weeks. They lose
about 25 percent of their body mass in the first few days and then they
continue to waste away. Their bellies will hollow out quickly and finally
their backs will thin out, then its over.
I got one to start eating bbs after about 13 days but that was too late. It
seemed to eat and it defecated indicating that it had begun to eat again and
then it died. I believe Nonn got a few fish back after almost about 10
days. If you are beyond day 5 your fish are in big trouble.
So turn the air down to a minimum, add salt, and make sure there is plenty
of food available in the tank at all times. Then hope for the best. Good
luck.
Peace,
~RJ~
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
Behalf Of RuevenM at aol_com
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 9:17 PM
To: killietalk at aka_org
Subject: Notho fade away
Hi All,
I recently received some Nothos after 4 days in the mail. They seem to
be
having a hard time of it. They will not eat despite being offered live baby
brine shrimp, live adult brine shrimp, live blackworms, live daphnia, live
grindal worms and live mosquito larvae. There water is moderately hard and
alkaline. The 4 pair are in a 29 gallon tank. It was filtered by an Eheim,
but I remember someone saying that Nothos didn't like current or too much
oxygen so the Eheim was replaced with a box filter set up biologically.
There
are potted live plants in the tank and a light source. The temperature is
around 79F. One male was dead on arrival, another had turned into a belly
slider and the third was very thin. One female looks very thin and the other
3 look passable. One male is active but ignores food and females totally.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Regards,
Robert
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