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Re: Elaboration....

Posted By: Iris <iris6@aol.com>
Date: Wednesday, 19 January 2000, at 7:21 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Elaboration.... (Nick)

I have an unfortunate but necessary question. How do you destroy the birth-defected ones? Is there a humane way? I've heard about freezing as being humane. Or do you - ahem- do it nature's way and feed them to other fish?

I have to know this because my discus may start breeding soon - they are showing the signs - and I don't want to raise fish that wouldn't make it in the wild (weaklings and defects). But I don't want to - uh - get rid of the defects in an inappropriate way, either.

When I had swordtails, the problem solved itself - those that weren't tough enough, got eaten by the angelfish. I have no problem with this "natural" type of solution, if that is what one is supposed to do.

Iris
 

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