Thread: Sticklebacks
View Single Post

  #7 (permalink)  
Old 11-08-2008, 09:25 PM
Jim Ford Jim Ford is offline
Commander of the Wild Empire
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire.
Posts: 4,560
Re: Sticklebacks

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ukwildlifeo View Post
One word of warning though. I was once informed by a group of experience fishkeepers that every wild stickleback (yes every) carries some sort of disease.
I understand that they become infected with tapeworm, and that the males will display to a female infected to the extent of having a distended abdomen, thinking it was carrying eggs.

Jim
Reply With Quote