I'm sure this aspect has the potential to revolutionise the approach to
keeping captive fish. Obviously there are considerations even of "cruelty"
to be considered if we knowingly force fish to eat inappropriate foods and
keep them at in appropriate temperatures etc Fish-keeping was never simple
and looks like getting considerably less so.
Bruce Hansen, ANGFA
Check out our web site a http://www.angfa.org
Remember, "When in doubt, leave it out!"
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> From: Barry Meiklejohn <barrym at powerup.com.au>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] M Lakamora
> Date: Monday, 21 April 1997 20:20
>
> Adrian,
>
> I believe he thinks there is something new or very different about this
> fatty liver problem. If it pans out how he thinks I believe he will be
> doing a thesis on it. He says the pathology report should be back
soon...
>
> He was very interested to hear what the Goyder River environment was
like.
> Bruce may have to back me up on some of this but the River was stone and
> gravel substrate, wide, with little aquatic vegetation apart from algae.
> The hardness was moderately high and the pH was alkaline. Steve started
> wondering about water chemistry having an effect on fatty liver syndrome
> through some quiet circuitous patterns that his mind takes :-) I'm afraid
> I couldn't follow much of it.
>
> Regards,
> Baz.
> ----
> From: Adrian R. Tappin <atappin at ecn.net.au>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Date: Monday, 21 April 1997 15:13
> Subject: Re: [RML] M Lakamora
>
> >At 21:08 20/04/97 -0600, Roy wrote:
> >>I have cut open some of my fish before and have also seen what I
believe
> to
> >>be a fat problem as well. I have cut my feedings way down and have a
lot
> >>happier fish because of it. Rainbows seem to eat all of the time
> regardless
> >>if they need it or not. Being sympathetic fish keepers I think it is
> easy
> >>to over feed.
> >
> >I expect the pathology tests and interpretation to show that we may be
> >feeding too much but also that the food we are feeding may contain the
> wrong
> >protein ingredients. Particular commercial feed which contain a certain
> >protein level but that the protein source may be the wrong type for
> >rainbowfishes. In other words their protein source are being
manufactured
> >from the wrong type of raw material, one which rainbowfishes and their
> kind
> >cannot utilise? I shall inform the list when I have received the final
> results.
> >
> >However, don't worry if you don't hear for a while as our resident fish
> >doctor (The Fishican) is really enjoying this investigation ;-)
> >
> >Adrian.
> >
> > ........................................
> > Adrian R. Tappin
> > Home of the Rainbowfish
> > http://www.ecn.net.au/~atappin/home.htm
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> >
>
>
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