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by Barbie » Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:07 pm
I can't remember doing anything different, no. By the time I noticed it I couldn't remember if that was the spawn I took a bit early and had any trouble getting out of the cave or not. I tracked when they were spawned and which parents and what not, but I did not note every single thing I did with the spawns as time went on. At that point I didn't realize I needed to! I'm not fussing with this current batch of fry at all and I'm allowing them to stay in the tank with the parents. He's the male that had the largest amount of snubs and one of the two females with him is his favorite from the larger tank, so odds are good they're the same parents. Time will tell!
Dave, like I mentioned the last time the subject of the zoos came up, I've been working with one zoo and I know of 2 others that have breeding groups of zebras they're working with. These fish aren't on the verge of disappearing forever if something isn't done about handing all of them over to zoos or my opinion might differ some. For now, doing the best we can to keep them available for the public is actually benefitting their chances for long term survival, no? I realize it's something you feel strongly about, obviously, but we all have to do what we can and feel comfortable with. I go do presentations and spread every bit of information about spawning the fish that I can. I answer questions from all over the world and I hook sincere hobbyists up with people that have fry when I can. If, at some point, the Public Aquarium near me decides they want to work with the fish on a larger level, I'll be happy to help them out. For now, they've got a few issues they're working out to keep the ones they already have happy.
I am one of the few people that does have a vet to help me diagnose fish I guess, although a friend that does pond consultation is best with the problems requiring microscopic viewing and then we figure out what meds are needed and show the vet the findings. There are very few vets that specialize in aquatic life forms working with the public, IME. Most people don't spend the money on their fish, so vets don't have a large experience base to draw from in their education. They are out there, they're just few and far between.
Barbie
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