Re: [Killietalk] Nothos

[LeeH920226 at aol_com]

In a message dated 3/5/04 8:03:05 AM, Paul_Jablinski at notes.udayton.edu writes:

<< When a Notho fish dies, or seemingly dies, a person can revive it

by adding a lot of salt to the container and in less than an hour the fish

will come alive again and breed again.  >>

The key word here is "seemingly". No one in their right mind believes in 
saline reincarnation. I suspect that Nothos could be acclimated to near sea water 
strength water. Like Mollies can. Certainly Fundulus heteroclitus and 
Cyprinodon variegatus can.

Lee Harper
Media, PA

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