On 20 Jul 2003 05:43:28 -0700, (B) wrote:

I have to say that understanding and preventing disease is my main
concern. I had a problem with dropsy in the past and after trying
many things to help the fish, all eventually failed. So, I'm
concerned with dropsy. Also there are things the fish does that I
really don't understand why they are doing it. For example, bubble
eating. Is it type of food? Overfeeding? Other problems? I still
don't know. I tried different types of food, less feeding, etc, but
more than 75% of time, my GF eat bubbles after eating. Indigestion?
I don't know.

Water quality is very important, but I can provide that with not much
effort on my part (mainly because the tank is now fully cycled, fairly
good filtration system, and water change every 5-6 days with minimal
effort). I test the water every few weeks now unless I see something
that seems odd, like fish behavior, smell, or appearance.


Nona (another foodie and hapa)