Maybe a little less competition? until he is back to
health.
--- Sajjad Lateef <sajjadlateef_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have a single Silverjaw minnow in a 20L with
> several
> other minnows (Red Shiners, hornyhead chub,
> blackspot
> shiners, loach minnow, blackstripe topminnow and a
> bluntnose
> shiner) collected back in October near Urbana.
>
> It's not doing too well. In fact, it's emaciated and
> very
> skinny looking and may not survive much longer. All
> other
> fish from the same location (hornyhead chub,
> blackspot shiner)
> are doing very well and getting plumper. All other
> fish are
> relatively aggressive at attacking the food.
>
> I feed FD krill and plankton flakes (from
> brineshripdirect)
> every other day. Water is clean and changed every
> other week.
> Lots of plants and hiding places.
>
> I'd like to save this fish if I can (since it's
> pretty).
> Any suggestions? Could it be internal parasites?
>
> Sajjad
>
>
> =====
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> Sajjad Lateef
> sajjad_at_acm.org
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