Actually, that isn't necessarily true. They are certainly more vulnerable when they are under 3", but I lost a real brute ebjd at about 5.5". Recent conversations suggest that hexmita may be responsible for the mystery deaths. With ebjds, it may be prudent to periodically give them food that has been soaked in medication to deal with parasites, etc. Normally I don't like the idea of prophylatic medicating, but with ebjds it may be a good idea.koliveira;676083; said:
rmcder;677491; said:
I'm not interested in an extended argument or one over semantics. I didn't say that my fish died of a protozoa infection. It died in exactly the same way that my two other, smaller ebjds died, and exactly like all the others we've been hearing about. I repeated a current opinion that the cause of what people have been calling a "mystery illness" MIGHT be hexameta. So... while you may believe it's 100% that an ebjd over 3" is safe from this kind of death, and though YOUR experience seems to bear that out, in MY experience you appear to be wrong. The ebjd was the only fish in the tank that was affected, and certainly the only one to die. It appeared fine up until maybe a week prior to its death. It was an absolute brute of an ebjd - beefy, thick, looked like it could chew up rocks and spit pebbles. And it died; quickly and for no apparent reason. I believed as you do; that I was home free with this beautiful fish, but I was wrong. It may have been an exception, I can buy that, but to say that it's 100% that an ebjd is ok after reaching 3" is a stretch imo. Your mileage may vary.koliveira;677527; said:
