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It would be interesting, that one you have fry and reproduce them, how the generations could develop other colors

There are two things I want to address and then we will see where the thread leads. First, many of us have seen that post somewhere about "they are adding more chlorine to the water now..." in the US. This is a common thing for spring thaw and after, but I am sure there is heightened awareness...

I think the best way to approach it with the shop lady, since you seem to have a rapport with her, and you two can talk, would be this: Bring up that you found Angels and Barbs are better in softer waters, let her explain her take on it. She may have tricks that she has yet to share, a...

Whut? Pet store employees are great! Some are great at an aspect of the store and think they are great at all pets! Pet store employees are Great at knowing what sells, GREAT at knowing what a "sucker" fish is, and thems-is-bettas (let's just not discuss how to pronounce it!) .. OH! And they...

What is that quote????? "when you pry them from my cold, dead, hands!!! BWAHAAHAHAHA!" LOL

Meet my little friend! Wilson. His bro mated w my normal female These boys were originally bred and raised for a couple years in very soft water- low ph, and barely have any bristles until they are ready to mate

He is just letting them out. Dad is the yellow tail!

No, the males guard the eggs in the cave, make sure water circulates and guards the young while they absorb the yolk sack, and finally lets them out of the cave. They are very good daddies!!

This is another shot of another male, feeding with fry

He is Bristle nose, long fin dark, ancistrus chirrhosus this is Ned , I have Shredd and Fred and many of their offspring

Half black Guppy

How about some plecos?

I am in the US, but let me relate a story. I have never had fish shipped before, and had never considered it to be something I would care to do... I have had chicks shipped by mail, and never had an issue, nice healthy animals. But fish? Then, I get re-activated into breeding fish (thanks to...

Well, I have BE Rice fish in 3 tanks!!! Crazy.... moved the first two out of the 55g and put them in with a group of slightly smaller moscow guppies, hoping to stimulate their feeding and ensure better nutrition 3 or 4 are in the original breeder 10g tank.... the largest of them is about the...

Water parameters are important , and learning the nitrogen cycle to a functional level. Can you find other locals that raise livebearers and see what their results have been too, always nice to know someone with a mutual interest... But yes, 5 guppys and a half doz corys would work well, but...

I have about 150 babies in 3 breeds right now,( Black/blue moscows, grass tails, half black) and in the next month, I am thinking I will have another 150-200 fry are due to arrive... AND I started all this is early FEB! Ha, ...my 3 LFS are in the same shape as the rest, I have never shipped...

Yes, amber colored rams horn.....

Beautiful! I have my hands full with livebearers and plecos right now, but some day...

You may want to isolate those two fish, she maybe more "attractive" when she is the only girl in town! (the tank)

UPDATE: The two babies in the are growing, though I think slowly, until I am reminded today how DARN small they start out!!! I was watch one of my guppy tanks, the parent rice fish are in yet another 10g for last 10 days or 2 wks (?)... Making the decision to take that tank to something else...

... those that can NOT do, teach (screwed that up the firstime)

How I can relate!!! My dogs are on a diet, fish on diet.... you know, those that can DO , teach! Maybe we Write it in a book, if it works you can make a MILLION!!!!??

I have three LFS Within 30 minutes of where I live. also have twice that many BIG BOX pet stores. I raise guppies and bn plecos "for profit" This term cracks me up! All three of the LFS said when I started out, they will buy from me. One shop stinks and I will sell them nada! (worst thing...

Better to under feed than over feed. Unless you are willing to manage the issues that accompany a plan that over-feeds, then go the other way,,, Give them one day with NO FOOD! I raise guppies and plecos... so I rarely practice for them what I am preaching here, but I also still give most...

My display tanks, like that one, have slowly gone to breeding tanks , so not nearly as pretty

I Start two 10g tanks about 4 years ago. This is just over a year in on one of my tanks, the left one! LOL SO, sit back and enjoy 4min20s of My Left Tank (right tank also available) hope this works.... Home of Vicious Fishious or "Vic" for short! I am not sure how many room mates he has! hehehe

TY! I can see lots of opportunity with them, and the breeder is not too far away! I think if it IS a parasite, and its in any fish that is in the tank for 'a time', the problem has to be treat as a tank, and maybe on several fronts. I have read a lot about some of these issues, and treating...

I am not currently "up to date" on betta genetics or current trends , update knowledge, but I will offer you this. I bred bettas for first time over 36 years ago. Then, we could only find pet store fish, we no knowledge of them, what you see is what you get ... We checked around (back then we...