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Aquamaniacs is an online community dedicated to the art of fishkeeping

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General Aquarium :: RE: shouls

Author: flyingfins
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:46 pm (GMT -4)

thanks ill do that
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Bettas :: RE: goldish specks

Author: AnthonyE
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:00 am (GMT -4)

Its good to hear that it doesnt sound like anything serious. yea i figure better safe then sorry.

Fun & Games :: RE: Word Association II: Electric Boogaloo

Author: Trekker215
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:53 pm (GMT -4)

red

(I couldn't think of anything else. smile )

Fun & Games :: RE: Last 2.....a game

Author: Trekker215
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:51 pm (GMT -4)

else

Fun & Games :: RE: Change a Letter Game - 4 Letter Words

Author: Trekker215
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:50 pm (GMT -4)

late

Bettas :: RE: goldish specks

Author: Trekker215
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:48 pm (GMT -4)

She's a cutie. It sounds like she's resting her fins when she closes them, so there's probably no cause for concern. And there's nothing wrong with being a frequent water tester, in fact it's very good; that way you're up on top of things and can head off anything that might come your way.

Invertebrates :: RE: crabs

Author: flyingfins
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:08 pm (GMT -4)

alright imma check in on that.
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Cichlids :: RE: can they learn

Author: flyingfins
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:06 pm (GMT -4)

well i dont know what happened to the fry except that well they where eatin i dont know why the adults did it but they did went to sleep they was thereand i woke up and they was gone.
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Livebearers :: RE: Too Many Males

Author: LadyMo
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:23 pm (GMT -4)

Since the fish are so small and fast I just use the color of them... Probably not the best.

Well, the one female I know I have has no color at all (and a gravid spot), she's just kind of a brownish gray color, as you can see on the left side of the picture. All of the other fish (males?) have brilliant spots of color like the fish on the right side of the picture. Because of the size difference I'm not even sure they are of the same - what would that be? sub-species? (I'm not sure what the term is for how they classify the different colors of fancy guppies, let alone the basic feeder ones.)
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Bettas :: RE: goldish specks

Author: AnthonyE
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:37 am (GMT -4)

yea... the gold on the picture is really close to what i am seeing on my fish

the female can open her fins.. she spends probaly 60-70% of the time with her fins open...30-40% with the caudal fin clamped mostly when she is just hanging out either near the surface or resting at the bottom. and seems to be doing fine to me other then that, constantly moving, color pretty much stays the same, and always starving. and yes... i am a frequent water tester.

Bettas :: RE: Uncycled tank questions

Author: Fishie Mama
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:58 am (GMT -4)

Hehe. "I'll be bahk...."

/threadjack (sorry MelPSU! blush)
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Bettas :: RE: goldish specks

Author: Fishie Mama
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:54 am (GMT -4)

I think the gold sheen is just a part of his normal colouration. I've had guys that colour and they've all had a gold sheen. There's a photo of one here (ignore his scruffy butt--I got him that way and there was so much ray damage that it just refused to grow back properly).

When they "close" their fins, yes, it's clamping. That said, females will sometimes do that for no apparent reason. Males usually don't, but females sometimes do, and (IME) especially younger ones. If she's doing it only some of the time and you've tested the water (always the first thing to do when a fish acts "off"), just keep an eye on her (monitor colour, activity, and appetite). If it's constant, and it seems like she can't open them up, then it may be something more serious than "bettas are oddballs".
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General Aquarium :: RE: shouls

Author: Fishie Mama
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:39 am (GMT -4)

Yes, it'll be safer to add more fish once the parents aren't so protective of their little ones. Safer for the fry, too, since parents that get "agitated" because it's very difficult to properly protect their fry and they feel like they're being "attacked from all sides" will sometimes get confused and eat the fry. A few fry-safe dither fish (like the cories) are a good thing because it keeps the parents focused on being a team to protect the babies and reduces aggression between the pair. Breeding cichlids aren't exactly the most rational creatures in the world, so you want to let them be proper cichlid parents (which means protecting the babies), but at the same time, manage their aggression so nobody gets really hurt (or eaten).
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Invertebrates :: RE: crabs

Author: Fishie Mama
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:36 am (GMT -4)

Sure--shrimp can. The only thing you need to watch with shrimp is that they won't fit into anyone's mouth because fish think scampi is a fine meal. Also, if you get filter feeding shrimp (bamboo/flower shrimp, vampire shrimp), you need to make sure that there's sufficient food small enough for them to eat, and if there isn't, then you need to feed them. That's as simple as pulverised flake or pellet foods, though, and I occasionally give mine Hikari First Bites as a bit of a treat (my bamboo shrimp love that stuff).
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Livebearers :: RE: Too Many Males

Author: HomeSchoolFish
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:14 am (GMT -4)

To be honest, since you thought what you bought were males and now you have babies, I wouldn't be too sure that all of your babies are male either. You probably have more females than you think.

What characteristics are you using to sex them?
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Livebearers :: Too Many Males

Author: LadyMo
Subject: Too Many Males
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:57 am (GMT -4)

So I bought some male feeder guppies (you know the ones that look like Endlers, but apparently aren't) because I like the size variety they give my tank, and they just look so darn cool with their color variations. Well, one (or more) were female because I now have a few babies... I think there has been about 2-3 births. I'm not complaining, as I now hope to be able to do some breeding experiments with them... I do have a few questions though: huh
huh
1. All the new babies seem to be male - is that just a luck of the draw or can I change something in my tank to create more females - that was guppies I heard that about, right? headscratch

2. All of the males I picked up are no longer than a quarter is wide... Will they eventually grow larger?

3. I have now been bit by the "Guppie Bug" and would like to do some free breeding to see what happens... Will I be able to breed them with other fancy guppies?

Any information would be much appreciated.
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Bettas :: RE: goldish specks

Author: AnthonyE
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:09 pm (GMT -4)

thanks, yea hes not bad looking fish, him or the female.

blurry picture but gives you the general idea.

yea, i have been thinking that too, im just being careful with these 2, the other bettas ive had died with in a couple weeks from causes unknown. so these are a record for me. and dont want to over look something and then it sneak up on me. and it never hurts to ask.

i just noticed something with the female though she kinda closed up her tail.... would that be considered tail clamping?.

Bettas :: RE: goldish specks

Author: Trekker215
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:25 pm (GMT -4)

Hi Anthony, welcome back. What a pretty boy! I don't see anything unusual, but my eyes aren't what they used to be, so I could be wrong about that. If you've had him that long, and he doesn't seem to be bothered by it, my guess is that it could be an actual color change.

What are your new bettas' names?

Bettas :: goldish specks

Author: AnthonyE
Subject: goldish specks
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:59 pm (GMT -4)

been a while since, i've posted here so hello.

i got a betta male and female in june as a birthday present, well the male is a veil tail, and im pretty sure it was bought from walmart. about 3 days-a week later i began noticing a goldish glitter to him when he started to gain his color back from the typical bad water conditions.
originally i just thought it may have been its color but it started to... spread .

i read about quIck cure, said it worked for both ick and velvet (i saw gold and thought velvet). so i did the 1 drop per gallon for 3 days. and repeated this 4 times for a total of 12 days in warm dark water, with 100% water changes every 3 days i didn't really see much difference if any difference. i stopped using that because it didn't seem to be doing anything but stress him out and make him hang out at the bottom. plus i don't want to keep treating him and strengthen any infection or what not.

doesn't seem to bug him really, he is still always hungry , still gets hyper when i walk in the room, builds bubble nests. his fins do seem ragged though.


-- Help us help you. Just submit this note into your post anytime you need help. Please fill in the blanks below, enter in a question mark - ? - if you don't know the answer. --
1. Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate - 0,0,0
2. pH/GH/KH -?
3. Temperature-78
4. Tank size/Filtration-1 gal, none
5. Water change amount/frequency- 100% ever 3 days before ammonia shows
6. Water additives/Medications- novaqua amquel
7. What, how much and how often do you feed your fish? frozen blood worms, frozen brine shrimp and very rarely the pellets. 2-3 depending on size of worms or brine shrimp or normally 2 pellets. every other day
8. Tank inhabitants- just him
9. Any new fish added to the tank? Who and when? no
10. Any unusual behavior or symptoms? goldish glitter, and ragged fins.
11. How long has the tank been in operation? since i got him.

-- Thanks! --


a couple pictures



Invertebrates :: RE: crabs

Author: flyingfins
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:50 pm (GMT -4)

are there any that can live completely submerged in fresh water, not just crabs but any inverts.
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Cichlids :: RE: can they learn

Author: OneBigTank
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:31 pm (GMT -4)

Well, I got to messing with my angels and they or another fish ate the fry. I had to see where they were hidden and it spooked the parents.

The only way I know of to keep cichlids from spawning is to keep only one sex in a tank.

Bettas :: RE: Female Betta Question

Author: Fishie Mama
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:49 pm (GMT -4)

Yes....ish. Female bettas can be kept together, but with some caveats; it's not as simple as a tank of cute little tetras or something.

Male bettas fight because they are territorial. If the tank is large enough, two males could live in the same one, but they need so much space in order to tolerate one another that it's rather impractical. Who's going to set up a 4' long 55g and figure out how to filter it for two little current-intolerant fish, right? Female bettas are also territorial, but their territory requirements are smaller than the males, and they are more tolerant of other female bettas invading their space. Note that it's "more tolerant", not necessarily "very tolerant"! smile

For example, putting two female bettas in a 5g together is asking for trouble. It might work out for a while, especially if they are young, but chances are much better that it won't. With territorial, aggressive fish, there will always be an "alpha" in the tank. It might be that way from the start, or there might be a bit of arguing (hopefully not all-out no-holds-barred fighting) over who gets to be the alpha. Even when one emerges as the alpha, though, she will still assert herself occasionally, just to make sure everyone still knows she's in charge. If there are only two, then the alpha's "victim" will always be the same fish, and that poor fish is going to be stressed. The longer it goes on, the more stress, and stressed fish...get sick. For that reason, you should keep female bettas in numbers of three or more, so that when the alpha asserts her dominance, her aggression will be spread out a little, and not always directed toward the same victim. There's actually a term used for the one-aggressor, one-victim setup...it's called "the terrible twos".

Crowding aggressive fish is a tactic that is sometimes used by keepers of certain cichlid species to help reduce aggression; the idea being that victims get "lost in the crowd", and the aggressive fish will be confused and not quite sure who to chase next. I don't keep mine that way, but some people do. Bettas, though, aren't so sturdy as African cichlids, and crowding fish in a tank means poorer water quality. For that reason, a better idea for bettas is to use a tank large enough that each can have her own little "turf" without infringing upon the territory rights of any others, and providing lots of hiding spots in case the alpha gets a little extra cranky. A tank as small as 10g can work (three female bettas), but it can as easily go the other way and really not work. I've had two that did, but we've had people here wake up to a badly beaten betta grrrrl and an alpha with a triumphant, "I didn't want her here anymore!" look on her little fishy face. Bigger is better, at least to the point where necessary filters are too powerful for fish that are not strong swimmers (like bettas, even females and short-finned males). If I were trying to set up an "ideal" female betta tank, it would be a 20g long or a 30g, stocked with three to four bettas per 10g of water, and with lots of plants (live or silk), and caves scattered around (scattered so no one fish can claim them all as hers).

Even in a female betta community that is going to work, there will be little spats here and there, a bit of chasing, probably flaring (the grrrrls can flare, too), and even some nipping. The worst of it is usually over after the first week or so, but they're never really "peaceful" fish; it's just not their nature. If you start with young fish and let them grow up together, you increase your odds of success over starting with sexually mature fish that don't know one another. I started mine by buying small fish and keeping them in separate quarantine tanks for the first couple of weeks; they couldn't get to one another, but they could see each other and kind of get used to seeing other fish moving around. When I put them in together, they all went in at once so that they were all on equal "no established territory" footing when they first went in. I've had a 10g female betta tank setup twice, and both times that's what I did. Both times, they worked out well, until I lost one (each time) and upset the balance, then separated the remaining two (rather than trying to introduce a new member to the community, since a new fish would be small and young, unable to readily defend herself from the larger two). I also deliberately chose females that were different colours, since I'd noticed that my males (in divided tanks) seem least tolerant if the neighbour is the same colour, or close to the same. Whether or not that made a difference, I don't know, but I'm all for anything that helps territorial fish get along, and it certainly didn't hurt. smile

Ultimately, the final decision of whether a setup will work belongs to the fish. We can do our best to facilitate matters, and make it more likely for them to live in reasonable harmony, but only they know whether they'll be willing to do it, so it's always wise to have a backup plan in place. Bettas are cute, and human-interactive, and pretty, and weird, and full of bettatude in spite of their tiny size...and sometimes, bettas are bad little fish who do exactly what we don't want them to do. ohwell
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Cichlids :: RE: can they learn

Author: flyingfins
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:25 pm (GMT -4)

my angels are doing great, the eggs hatched a day ago or so and they moved them to another leave of my sword plant and they are still guarding them like its theres nothing else left to live for, and every time one falls off the leaves they quickly scoop it upp in thir mounthsand spits them back on to the leave with all the their other fry. i found that they like flat surfaces to breed on but i read in more then a few books they well only breed on a flat surface thats placed at a 45 degree angle but thats just not true, my angels almost always lay eggs on a the leaves of my sword plants and the leaves are just about horizontal but they do like flat surfaces. know here a question how do you keep them from breeding cuz after this round of babys i wont have any more room for fish.
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General Aquarium :: RE: shouls

Author: flyingfins
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:10 pm (GMT -4)

lmao.... aint that the truth ... well when they start to sneek out and throw party partys well it be alil safer to add some noen and stuff
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