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Hello William, I am located in Louisiana, where it always floods and brings me new fish. :lol: I am down near New Orleans but on the other side of the lake. Big old lake with a 24 mile bridge. Also got some bullhead catfish washed up with them. Tired of catching them, gotta dig a pond there...

I have what my husband says are minnows that washed into my yard. Well i want to tell you that they look exactly like guppies without the color. I have not located the male in there yet, but every one of the girls look exactly like my guppies without any tail color. They even have gravid...

I personally have never seen that happen. I am not an expert, but from what i have seen, mine try to eat the babies as they deliver them. Not a pretty site, my girls dont even stop eating food to let me know they are about ready to drop. I have to literally fight to get the babies before they...

My last batch was my biggest so far and it was 14. I have read that they can have many many more than that so be prepared. LOL Sandy

Congradulations on the babies, i am not sure how long it takes for them to be completely done, but as far as i have seen it is usually done in a few hours, although i keep mine seperate for adleast 24 hours so that she can recouperate from it all. I usually put her in a breeding net in the tank...

Congradulations on the baby. I have 3 girl guppys and they are all fat pregnant all of the time. It seems like they always have a gravid spot. I think they are just forever pregnant. Mine dont stop eating or anything before labor, they might just be pigs. I keep track of them on a calender...

I have only had the mom for a little over a month now, she was pregnant when i got her. This is only the first batch i have gotten as all of the other pregnant females died before giving birth. I think its genetic, but i dont know what to do about it. I dont know if i should eliminate her as...

Do you think that it will continue to get worse and affect the rest of them? Also the mother is again getting bigger, but i think it is from my male, do you think the same thing will occur if it is genetic that it is from her or could it just be this batch? Sandy

I got a new batch of fry on the 4th of July and noticed this morning that 2 of the 14 are bent. They are almost in the shape of a u. I am really confused and dont know if there could be a genetic disorder or maybe something is wrong with them. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Do you...

Hi, I would not add anything to the water, because you need for the tank to cycle. You dont want to start adding chemicals in there for ammonia or it will not cycle properly. I would do what Dolphin said and do small water changes and let it take care of itself. It will clear up. Sandy

Nope no one was dead, but when i vaccumed the rocks, there was alot of decaying food in the gravel. I know nasty nasty, but i have 2 small kids that love to feed fish. :rolleyes: I try to keep as much of it out of there as possible, but it is easier said than done. I gave the kids an empty...

Hello, just wanted to say thank you to all of you. I noticed the other day that my tank was a little cloudy, before reading all of the posts and stuff here i would have just ignored it. My first thought was to check their water. Ammonia was 2 :o I immediately did a water change of 25% with...

Hello me again, I am really trying to help, i found a link to a bunch of pics of Tetras, all are clickable with photos, maybe it will help to identify your new guys. Sandy http://madhunag.tripod.com/charachins.html

Tek, I found you a link to head and tail light tetras, just in case you want to see what they look like. I did not know how to insert a pic in here, here it is, Sandy http://www.animalnetwork.com/aquafish/prof...sp?RecordNo=470

Tek, Where the tail is black is there what looks like a light? It sounds to me like head and tail light tetras. they are kind of oval in shape. The tail light is right on the top of the black area of the tail. Take a look and let me know. Sandy

Sorry to hear about what happened, but know you are not alone, i have a 5 year old and a 2 year old who think they can feed the fish whenever they want. :/ It may be nuts, but if i catch it in time, i use a Turkey Baster to suck the excess food out. It works pretty well when there is notheing...

i was just wondering if you did an amonia test on you tap water yourself? Sometimes the pet stores are just wanting to sell you more stuff. I use tap water in my betta tank, but i have low ph in my tap water, so i have to use increaser for the ph. I am really interested in how you make out...

Sorry i may be a little late with help, but if i accidently give my fish too much food, i have found that a turkey baster ( i know crazy) works pretty well for me in getting the extra food out of the tank. It is also really helpful in catching those little fry which are usually very hard to...

i know it sounds crazy that they are there, but it is beside my driveway which is almost 900 foot long into the woods. I have culverts in my driveway in case we flood, and i guess some how with all of the rain we have been having, they washed here from one of my neighbors surrounding ponds. I...

I know it sounds nuts, but the puddle is about 3 foot deep and about 4 foot wide. I have a very very long driveway and i put culverts in it for any excess water flow. Most everyone around me has large ponds most about half mile to mile long. When they overflow all of the fish wash off into...

Yes the gras is artificial, i only put it in there because my plants had not reached the top of my tank and there was no place for my fry to hide. since i removed the botom hard plastic, it has not given me any trouble. As soon as my plants are bigger, i will have no nead for it. Would it be...

I live in Louisiana and it has been raining quite a bit lately, coming home this after noon, i noticed a very large puddle next to my driveway with adleast 50, 1 to 2 inch black cat fish. I am worried that with the rain going away and there not being an escape from the puddle, they will die in...

I live in Louisiana and it has been raining quite a bit lately, i have a large puddle next to my driveway that has adleast 50 little about 1 to 2 inch black cat fish in it. I do not have a pond, but dont want to let them die as there is no escape from the puddle. What can i do with them until...

Welcome and i just wanted to say that i am also new to this forum and that i just love it. :D There are so many great topics, that you can find tons of information everyday. :lol: I wanted to say that you all are great, and keep up the great work, you have made me very happy that i found...

Hello everyone, anyone else ever have a problem with breeding grass? My plants have not reached the top of my tank yet, so with 3 pregnant guppys in there, i bought some breeder grass, the kind that is shaped like a triangle with 3 tufts of "plant" on it. I put it in my tank after cleaning it...

Thank you all so much, i just got back from the local crazyMart with a new tank. The tank cilicone was 5 dollars and a new tank was only 8 so i got the new tank. :blink: I am going to let it cycle for 24 hours and then add the little guys to it, hopefully it will be ok. My husband says...

Nice photos, glad that i am not the only one who likes cats and fish. I also have a dog, a jack russel terrier, (crazy animals). I love to watch my cats watching the fish, thinking about their dinner, haha. Sandy :D

Hello everyone, if i purchase a new tank and put all the stuff from this tank in there, how long will i have to circulate it before i can put my fry back in? Thank you for your replys.

Help please, my 10 gallon fry tank is cracked about half way down on the back. I had to empty out half the water, as it was dripping out everywhere. There is still a corner filter in there, but i have 2 pregnant guppys about ready to give birth in another tank and i have about 7 fry in thie...

Hello, I also have a 10 gallon tank with 4 guppys in it, 3 female, 1 male, i also have a couple of black skirt tetras in there and 2 head and tail light tetras, they all seem to get along great. Although every once in a while i notice that my larger black skirt tetra nips at the tail fin of my...

Hello everyone, i am new to this site, but am thrilled to have found it. :D I have been searching for information on preforming a csetion on a fish, but have been able to locate anything. I was beginning to think i was nuts for even thinking it. :fun: I have lost 4 female guppys while in...