>G'Day Adrian - I had the socalled "blackhead syndrome" in some of the "Old
>Canberra" strain of M. herbertaxelrodi (the ulcer-prone ones) - whenever
>they were stressed, like on capture out of a tank, the front quarter of the
>body, from the pectorals forwards, would go black. The fish usually
>survived transfer, but they were not the best stock in the world - I don't
>think that any of the old "Canberra strain" have survived.
>
>Please note, all - A couple of Canberrans got quite upset the last time I
>made the comment about the poor strain of herberts we had here many years
>ago - not with my comment per se but the fact that a couple of listmembers
>sought to tar all Canberra 'bows with the same brush - that they were all
>weak and ulcerated, which was a load of crap. Canberrans have in fact bred
>species that nobody else have before, and I was offended at the inference
>that our fishes are generally degenerate in any way (not like their
>owners... :) ).
Well, we have Herbies, Goyders and I've seen it in Oktediensis any more?
However, I don't think it is linked to TB?
Don't worry what others say Andrew - there are a lot more people out there
that have many more problems with their fish - you just don't hear about it ;-)
Adrian.
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Adrian R. Tappin
Home of the Rainbowfish
http://www.ecn.net.au/~atappin/home.htm
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