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Death of Minnows.
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Posted by Saswaa Accrington (My Page) on Mon, May 23, 05 at 11:21
Over the last three days I have lost 7 Minnows that were bloated with blood excreted from their mouths. Is this to do with mating perhaps? The nitrate/ite and acid levels for my nature pond is spot on and these are the first deaths i have spotted in the pond.
Should I expect fry??
Cheers
Steve |
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RE: Death of Minnows.
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Hi Steve,
I don't know much about Minnows health, but I did use to catch them in a river as a kid (not that that qualifies me to give any advise). All I can think is it might be a bacterial infection causing bleeding in the gills/gut followed by death or a parasite problem in the gills causing the bleeding and the bloating occurs post mortem. I wouldn't have thought it's anything to do with mating, unless you live in Newcastle.
Chris. |
RE: Death of Minnows.
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- Posted by AJC_1 8 the fens (My Page) on
Tue, May 24, 05 at 17:28
| Chris better hide from annabel lol |
RE: Death of Minnows.
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| I went to college up there for three years ;o) |
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