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Re: shipped notho in trouble

Hi Ron,
 
I have found several "dead" nothos in my tanks that can be resurrected with a strong salt bath for 15-30 minutes - they lie dead (but you can just about see subtle gill movement) and gradually recover when salt is added - too long and they die though. Check dead fish very carefully before you chuck them out. My tanks have 1 teaspoon of salt/gallon anyway, but up to 3 teaspoons/gallon is a suitable concentration for this kind of cure.(salt makes parasitic organisms (such as velvet) drop off of the affected fish)
 
hope this helps
 
            jules
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Anderson <ron at 110_net>
To: KillieTalk at aka_org <KillieTalk at aka_org>
Date: 08 October 1999 18:24
Subject: shipped notho in trouble

Hello Everybody,  I've got a problem.  I received a few pairs of N.rubripinnis in the mail yesterday. Unfortunately, 1 of the males arrived dead, and the other is not doing so well. He is on his side, trying to keep his head up, and still breathing.  He did make it through the night though. The females are fine, no probs.  Does anyone know of anything I can do, to try to bring him around? I matched the ph of the water they were in, and aclimated very slowly (probably why he is still alive), and increased the air. Anything else I can do?  They're nice fish and I'd really like to save him. Another larger pair of N.fuscotaeniatus shipped in the same box, is also doing well. I wonder why just the male Rub's were affected.  Thanks,  Ron