tropical fish

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rsa101 @rsa101 (40952) • Philippines 21 Aug 19

I was supposed to buy my new aquarium tanks some tropical fish yesterday, but there seems to be something that stopped me from doing it. First it rained heavily yesterday preventing me from going out to the pet store. Secondly,...

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Breeding Betas

Gamaplus @Gamaplus (73) 7 Nov 12

I am trying to breed a pair of betas in order to develop a rose tail trait. I have the pair that exhibit the half moon tail. Do i keep on breeding this pair in hopes of getting the rose tail mutation or is there another way?

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new pet

nyang1984 @nyang1984 (464) • Philippines 13 Feb 12

i'm planning to buy a new pet and its a fish. and i was thinking of what kind of fish am going to buy. any suggestion??? :) happy lotting! have a nice day:)

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new fish breeder here

benny128 @benny128 (3615) 22 Dec 09

hey all just got a tropical fish tank its 54 litres, now the question is what are the best fish to breed in there as buying some but want to end up breeding some fish any idea's on the best ones to breed in a medium sized...

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What is the most unusual animal that you ave had living in your aquarium?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 25 Oct 09

Right now I have a couple of self cloning crawfish which means that there are no males of this species. They have self fertilized eggs that are miniature of themselves when they hatch. I have has other interesting fish including...

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Algae in fish tanks...help!

UK_Shree @UK_Shree (3603) 20 Sep 09

Does anyone on here know how to help me? I have a tropical fish tank but recently have had a problem of there being quite a substantial algae build-up, and I'm not really sure what to do. I have tried cleaning the pump several...

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How many people raise live foods for their tropical fish?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 25 Aug 09

I raise several kinds of live food to feed my tropical fish (to help them get into breeding condition. I was wondering how many of you breed live foods for your tropical fish. How many will buy live foods for your tropical fish.If...

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If you had the money and space, what is the largest aquarium that you woud have

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 18 Aug 09

If you had a very large house and lots of disposable income, how large an aquarium woud you buy/built and what kind of animals would you keep in it?them? I woudl like one day to have an aquarium (of course this is only in my...

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HOw many people bred their fish for fun and/or profit

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 17 Aug 09

I belong to a couple of aquarium clubs and like to have my fish breed so that I can bring in some fry to sell to other members of the clubs. I also sell to a few stores including a wholesaler (when I get a large spawn). The fish...

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My fish keep dying

mamalovestoread @mamalovestoread (692) • Canada 28 Jan 09

Ok I need help. I bought 4 Beautiful tropic fish for my daughter. We did everything the pet store told us. Fed them perfectly on time every single day. One died two days after we got him. Two died 2 days later. And the last one...

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How many aquariums do you have and how many would you like to have?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 11 Nov 08

Right now I only have 13 aquariums set up and running, (one) 75, (one) 55, (one) 40 gallon long, (one) 29 , (four) 20 , (three) 10 and one 2&1/2 gallon tanks. I am wanting to set up a fish room with up to 100 or more aquariums for...

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Why are there so many people that put fish together that do not belong together

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 11 Nov 08

With the Internet and libraries that have knowledge, why do people still kill their fish by putting fish together that should not be together? I mean fish that have completely different needs such as cold water and tropical fish,...

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Do you research the fish that you want or do you just impulse buy?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 10 Nov 08

How many people really research the fish before they buy them? Or are you one of the people that sees a fish in a tank and will buy then and put then in your tank without knowing if they will be compatible or not with the fish...

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My tropical fish are hot :)

arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 13 Aug 08

The weather hasn't been the best this summer. We had plenty of rain and thunderstorms, but it is still quite hot. That heavy storm weather. I've been noticing the the temperature in my tank is increasing and my tropical fish are...

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Does anyone know anything about keeping killifish in a tropical fish tank?

daxus100 @daxus100 (78) 12 Aug 08

i recently brought a pair of killi fish for my tropical fish tank they are fairly unusal where i come from and i was wondering if any one can offer some extra info on them,i read that they only lay eggs before the puddle they live...

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Do you have a fish tank?

chrislotz @chrislotz (8136) • Canada 2 Jul 08

I have several fish tanks in my house. I even have one that is built into my wall and has about 8 fish in it. I need to get more for it, but they are very expensive to buy and so I have to save up for more. I have to buy them...

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How many people go to aquarium auctions?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 6 May 08

As a member of a couple of aquarium clubs I go to many club auctions (Our clubs belong to a larger group called the North East Council of Aquarium (societies). The NEC is comprised of 20 different aquarium clubs and it acts to...

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Are any of you going to give your fish a summer vacation?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 24 Apr 08

I put a few containers out side (the ones that hold about 20 gallons) and I will put aquarium gravel over some garden soil into which I will plant several aquarium plants to grow during the summer. I will also put some of my...

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How many people have found new baby fish without knowing that the parents had ma

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 18 Apr 08

I have a few tanks that have lots of Java moss in them and once in a while I find new fry or even some babies that are a few weeks old swimming around in the tank that I did not even know had had eggs. The latest was the Dwarf...

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Do you have a aquarium?

AntonO @AntonO (119) • Sweden 12 Apr 08

Do you have a aquarium? If so, tell me more about it. How many gallons/litres, what plants, what fishes etc. Anything! Post a picture too if you can :) I have a 54 liters aquarium. Right now I only have 4 zebra danios and one...

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