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Re: [Killietalk] Nothos

I think this is one of those techniques that worked once or twice, then became established as lore.

Obviously, fish that "come back to life" were not dead. They were apparently sick and "listless". The heavy dose of salt shocked them into action. After that treatment, perhaps they were not game to try to die again :o)

Barry

At 08:23 AM 3/7/2004 -0600, you wrote: 
I've never heard of this.  What sort of medical problems are we talking
about here?  How much salt and for how long?
George Morris

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Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Nothos


>
> 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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