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Posted by NanK on May 13, 2005, 1:47 pm
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I could not believe it, but two days ago my red capped oranda had a
black thing sticking out of his mouth, would go into a corner and stay
there for hours, spit some of the thing out, then suck it back in. I
watched for a day or so, then decided he was really getting upset, so I
boiled a tweezer, slopped slime coat all over my hand, brought him to
the surface and tweezed out the black thing. It was a HUGE black ant!
He seems fine now. I think.
n
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Posted by Katra on May 13, 2005, 5:30 pm
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> I could not believe it, but two days ago my red capped oranda had a
> black thing sticking out of his mouth, would go into a corner and stay
> there for hours, spit some of the thing out, then suck it back in. I
> watched for a day or so, then decided he was really getting upset, so I
> boiled a tweezer, slopped slime coat all over my hand, brought him to
> the surface and tweezed out the black thing. It was a HUGE black ant!
>
> He seems fine now. I think.
>
> n
Goodness!
Was the ant dead or alive when you removed it?
Drowned I imagine?
I'm not familiar with "slime coat". Is this a product to protect the
fish when it has to be handled? Would just wearing latex gloves work?
--
K.
Sprout the MungBean to reply
"I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell--you
see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain
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Posted by NanK on May 15, 2005, 5:20 pm
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> Was the ant dead or alive when you removed it?
> Drowned I imagine?
>
> I'm not familiar with "slime coat". Is this a product to protect the
> fish when it has to be handled? Would just wearing latex gloves work?
Hi, Katra.
Well, yeah, the ant died - probaby did drown - it was in the tank for at
least 2 days.
I put NovAqua slime coat conditioner on my hand. It feels "slippery"
and protects the fish's scales from injury. Don't know if latex gloves
would work - they are kinda dry I think. I cannot remember where I saw
it, but someone who breeds fancy goldfish never uses a net -- they
always get their fish out with their hands, preferably coated with
NovAqua or a similar product. Said that nets do extensive damage to
long fancy fins. It made sense to me, which was why I had stopped
netting my bettas -- so I stopped netting goldies too.
n
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Posted by Katra on May 15, 2005, 7:22 pm
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> > Was the ant dead or alive when you removed it?
> > Drowned I imagine?
> >
> > I'm not familiar with "slime coat". Is this a product to protect the
> > fish when it has to be handled? Would just wearing latex gloves work?
> Hi, Katra.
> Well, yeah, the ant died - probaby did drown - it was in the tank for at
> least 2 days.
>
> I put NovAqua slime coat conditioner on my hand. It feels "slippery"
> and protects the fish's scales from injury. Don't know if latex gloves
> would work - they are kinda dry I think. I cannot remember where I saw
> it, but someone who breeds fancy goldfish never uses a net -- they
> always get their fish out with their hands, preferably coated with
> NovAqua or a similar product. Said that nets do extensive damage to
> long fancy fins. It made sense to me, which was why I had stopped
> netting my bettas -- so I stopped netting goldies too.
>
>
> n
Thanks!
Makes sense...
I'd have more control over a struggling fish in my hands than in a net.
I imagine it'd be easier on the scales as well.
--
K.
Sprout the MungBean to reply
"I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell--you
see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain
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> black thing sticking out of his mouth, would go into a corner and stay
> there for hours, spit some of the thing out, then suck it back in. I
> watched for a day or so, then decided he was really getting upset, so I
> boiled a tweezer, slopped slime coat all over my hand, brought him to
> the surface and tweezed out the black thing. It was a HUGE black ant!
>
> He seems fine now. I think.
>
> n