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- From: dphantom@triton.unm.edu (darlene an 92sep02 lawry)
- Subject: Re: Iridescent shark catfish
- Message-ID: <rynq#gr@lynx.unm.edu>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 00:04:47 GMT
- Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
- References: <1992Nov18.211453.18686@watson.ibm.com>
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- In article <1992Nov18.211453.18686@watson.ibm.com> cliff@watson.ibm.com (cliff) writes:
- >Do iridescent shark catfish eat at night? Even though my specimen
- >is quite active during the day, I never see him eat. I wonder if they
- >prefer to scavenge for food when the lights are out.
- >Thanks, Cliff
-
- Hm. Mine seem to be most active at the break of day. In any case,
- they will eat during the day if you condition them to--they're kinda
- slow learners as to when feeding time is, though. You might try
- feeding them "chunky" food (they take to it more readily than flakes).
-
- Oh, and one more thing. They're easily stressed--they're mild-manner,
- (mannered), so watch out for aggression against them. They're also
- sensitive to water conditions, especially nitrates. If they aren't
- happy, they won't eat. Also, if they're stressed, watch out for
- cotton-mouth...they'll race across the tank and into the side, and
- bash their nose up, leading to possible infection. If they develop
- a dark or white spot on their nose, remove them *immediately*.
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