wild shwartzi

[flash]

hi all
last weekend my local aquarist shop had a shipment of wild caught south americans.amongs them was a tankfull of c.shwartzi.i visit the shop regurlaly and so they let me have a look at quarantined new fish .the shwartzi were in a bad state very thin ,pale and most of them were dead. by all accounts some fish just dont travel well.i asked about them and was told that if i wanted any i could have them for free as they were not expected to live (they know i have a fish house and would keep them seperated).so i took 8 home and all are looking ok just still very thin.i feed frozen bloodworm,flake and catfish pellets.will they ever pull round and make good fish ?
cheers flash

[kim m]

Only time will tell... I bought some C-73 six months ago. They were also very skinny and I was doubtful wehter they would live through it. They did, and now they look very nice and healthy and are very active (although no breeding action yet).

Good luck.

[Coryman]

Can you post any pictures.

Ian

[flash]

hi all
sorry coryman but i cant seem to get the hang of getting a good pic.all mine turn out blurred and fuzzy or so far away you cant see the fish.i dont want to catch them and put them in a show tank either they are still very timid.i was hopeing for a breeders team but if i cant get them into condition i dont think ive much chance .i got 2 last year from the same shop from the same south american supplier.they did very well and the female keeps taking first at shows i first took them out to get them identified becouse the male had a very tall dorsal and all the judges agreed that they were indeed wild shwartzi .so this year i got in first and got first pick but as i said they were in very poor condition so i can only keep on trying .they are in my fishhouse now in a 2 foot tank in the corner nice and quiet .i will let you know if anything happens
cheers flash