Re: ANY INFO ON E.P. VAILLANTI AND COXI ???

Posted by Bill on September 19, 1999 at 23:36:58:

In Reply to: ANY INFO ON E.P. VAILLANTI AND COXI ??? posted by Jonel on September 19, 1999 at 23:09:50:

Imports are extremely difficult to acclimate with mortality rates right up there alongside Moellendorph's and Mandarins! I'm generalizing here but I think a 95% death rate is not uncommon in wc imports - interestingly enough I have learned that death is usually the result of renal (kidney) failure due to prolonged dehydration/stress whereas before it was commonly assumed parasitic load imbalances were the culprit (not to minimize the detrimental effects of the latter in any way).
Cb specimens are huge $$ and they need to be kept at very cool temperatures and brumated at even lower.

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: Imports are extremely difficult to acclimate with mortality rates right up there alongside Moellendorph's and Mandarins! I'm generalizing here but I think a 95% death rate is not uncommon in wc imports - interestingly enough I have learned that death is usually the result of renal (kidney) failure due to prolonged dehydration/stress whereas before it was commonly assumed parasitic load imbalances were the culprit (not to minimize the detrimental effects of the latter in any way). : Cb specimens are huge $$ and they need to be kept at very cool temperatures and brumated at even lower.

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