Richard Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Hey guys, I wa just reading an article on tropheus bloat. The article said there are many things that cause tropheus bloat such as, stress from tank mates, not the right diets then it says 2 fullmoons in one month also causes tropheus bloat I am wondering if it has happened to anyone before? I know 2 full moons are rare in one month but it must have had happened to someone before. If it did happen did all your tropheus get bloat? Does it also happen (getting bloat when theres 2 full moons in the same month) to other fish or just tropheus? cheers Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 sounds like it is only going to happen on a blue moon eh? seems somewhat fantastical though. considering the moons movement is constand and our months are just a way of keeping track of things I reckon you may have just heard a bit of an old wives tale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Now thats a new one for the cause of bloat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Hi, I read somewhere very recently this interesting statement: "believe none of what you read, and only half of what you see" having been studying for most of my adult life and having learnt (with alot of frustration) to critique all information that comes my way -no truer words have I come across. Two full moons or blue ones - only the Tropheus can say . Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengaBoy Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 well, my T certainly know when it is a full moon, but they wouldnt have a clue what month it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazza Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 LOL i seriously doubt that. But of course it is possible. wazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The cichlid Man Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 The moon theory i beleive is true. Everytime there is a full moon my fish go crazy and spawn. I did read somewhere that is is about the earths position or pull that does trigger the fish to spawn. I don't doubt it. Regards, Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 I think that maybe they were just trying to say that almost anything can or may cause stress/bloat. like saying they;ll get bloat if you look at them the wrong way ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Gun_Riff Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 but if their inside with no moon light how would they know theirs 2 with in 31 days of each other??? why not get a moonlight bulb half cover ti for a while then uncover it to make a full moon 3-4 times a month then their will be lots of spawnings lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magica DiSpell Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Tropheus get bloat from a blue moon and Pi is a finite number! Hmm, sounds like someone has fallen for another april fools day joke. Just imagine Tropheus do exist! Just that fact should tell you enough, I would think. But lets look at it in more detail. A blue moon (two full moons in a month) may be rare, but they are not that rare. So, if Tropheus got bloat (a disease from which they don't usually revoer, if gone untreated, and I don't think anyone treats Lake Tanganyika) every time there is a blue moon, then Tropheus would soon become extinct. And if there was a mutation that would render the Tropheus immune to bloat caused by blue moons, well, then certainly by now (thousands of years after Tropheus evolved) there would be no Tropheus left that have that fatal trait of "blue moon bloat susceptibility". Sorry, but I think you have been had. As for fish going drazy and spawning during a full moon, that is quite possible. Full moon means more light (if they are exposed to it). Some Tropheus species have been known to be nocturnal or semi-nocturnal, so that shouldn't really surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengaBoy Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 why not get a moonlight bulb half cover ti for a while then uncover it to make a full moon 3-4 times a month then their will be lots of spawnings lol who has been giving away my spawning trigger secrets ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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