Re: Need a few suggestions

["Tyrone Genade" <Tgenade at sun_ac.za>]

On 2 Oct 2002, at 4:13, Scott Davis wrote:

> > bulb. If I leave this light turned on, the fish almost panic trying
> > to
> hide in
> > the moss. Yet without the light, the moss has not been doing well.
> > The
> fish are
> > about 1 inch to 1.25 inch long at this point.

Are you just turning the light on? Don't!!! First let the room light 
on and then turn on the light. If possible feed them directly after 
the light is on so that can associate it with something 'good'.  

Surface plants will help give them shelter but I don't think it will 
stop the panicing.

Given that the J.moss doesn't need much light have you considerred an 
weaker light source? Perhaps an incandescent pulb? (Of course this 
may heat things up too much.) As the J. Moss only need red and blue 
light to be happy you could wrap the light in purple plastic wrap 
(purple is red and blue light combined if I recall my physics 
correctly). This will also lessen the intensity of the light while 
making the plant happy.

The odds are your fish we raised in dull light levels and are 
unacustomed to it. When you have fry of your fish don't repeat the 
mistake. Raise them in brightly lit conditions. No fish has a natural 
aversion to light (except those deep see and nocturnal fish).

Keep well

Tyrone Genade
tgenade at sun_ac.za
http://www.tyronegenade.0catch.com
cell#: 084-3354-977

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