RE: [Killietalk] Belly sliders vs. floaters

["Mark Pearlscott" <mark at pearlscott_com>]

Barry,

Thanks for your very fast response.  Does this seem to be something that
affects Nothos more, or not?  I'm just curious.

Thanks again,

Mark
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: killietalk-bounces+mark=pearlscott_com at aka.org
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> bounces+mark=pearlscott_com at aka.org] On Behalf Of Barry Cooper
> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 10:48 AM
> To: killifish discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Belly sliders vs. floaters
> 
> I think anyone who keeps fish, particularly Nothos, has had normally
> swimming fish become belly sliders. I assume that this is due to a
> disease process, probably infection, that damages the swim bladder. I
> have had belly sliders recover to become normal swimmers, but only
once
> or twice. It is rare.
> 
> Barry
> 
> On Aug 21, 2004, at 10:40 AM, Mark Pearlscott wrote:
> 
> > I'm wondering what other people's experience are with belly sliders
vs.
> > floaters (i.e. regular buoyant fish).  The reason I am asking is
> > because
> > I have had a floater (full adult male) turn into a belly slider...
> > possible cause infection of some kind, or maybe something else?  I
have
> > also had the opposite happen... I had a fry which definitely was a
> > belly
> > slider turn into a floater.  It just seems really weird to me that
this
> > kind of thing occurs.  Has anyone else had similar experience?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Mark
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