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- From: howardr@col.hp.com (Howard Rebel)
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- Subject: Re: Thin Mollies
- Date: 24 Jan 1993 14:07:15 GMT
- Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division
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- weekley@helios.phy.ohiou.edu (Don Weekley) writes:
- >
- > Hello folks,
- >
- > I seem to have a bit of a problem. I have a set of 3
- > Black Lyretail Mollies that are extremely thin. I have been
- > treating them and their tankmates using Tetramin Medicated
- > food and Aquarium Products Quick Cure for a week now. I started
- > using the medicated food because they were thin and I suspected
- > an internal parasite of some sort, and then the next day two of
- > the Mollies showed ICK (argh!).
- > ...
-
- It sounds like these mollies are in bad shape because of the
- conditions they are living under.
-
- Black molies are best in brackish water and do VERY poorly in
- fresh water. Mollies in general prefer a diet high in green
- vegies. They love cooked lettus etc.
-
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- Howard Rebel hpcsos.col.hp.com
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