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    Betta's spawned

    i keep the adult per separate and you're ready to spoil them, i will grow all the fry together male and female until they are almost adults size
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    Betta's spawned

    Betta spawning and some 1 week old Fry
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    Guppy ID

    nice guppy they are known as half black red Delta
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    Breeding Fish. What a surprise

    I've been keeping and breeding fish for more than 40 years back in the day I didn't own a test kit and do not have a heap load of medications / treatments or have fancy fish tank equipment the only treatment I use is a wormer treatment white spot treatment and cooking salt and only have a basic...
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    keep the best get rid of the rest

    We both know a good strain of guppy when we see one, well worth the tank space
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    keep the best get rid of the rest

    from 18 male guppies that I have grown on from birth I have picked out the best tail shape one bottom sword and a double sword guppy I have put back female siblings with each male hopefully to improve colour and shape ,
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    Zebra Danio Breeding

    zebra danios will breed on their own/ group if given the chance the adults will eat the eggs and there fry So the percentage rate would be very low. For great success separate male and females for up to 2 weeks feed them a good quality flake food and live foods if available. zebra danios are...
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    Three pregnant guppies

    to start off with many of the guppy fry will be eaten as time goes on the adult fish will get used to the babys swimming around before you know it will be overrun with them
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    Three pregnant guppies

    your guppies will keep producing your soon been overrun with them a 12 gallon tank will be suitable to grow 15 to 20 babies on to adults
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    Moscow red roundtail guppies

    nice looking fish I like the round tail variety
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    Moved my guppy tank to a new tank.

    I personally think ornaments in a fish tank don't look right, I'm having second thoughts seeing how nice that Castle looks
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    Help whats wrong with my 2 day old molly fry?

    you will never find the true problem, fish in that condition or similar conditions should be discarded
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    Help whats wrong with my 2 day old molly fry?

    it's probably it’s swim bladder commonly known as a known as a belly slider, a newborn fish must rise to the surface to fill their swim bladder sadly your Molly didn't make it if it hasn't correct itself within 48 hours it won't recover , water conditions can cause similar problems and it's very...
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    What Fish Do You Regret Buying?

    no it didn't regrow I had no choice but to cut the fin and as close to my hand as possible
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    What Fish Do You Regret Buying?

    Many years ago a friend visit me to pick up a lima shovel nose catfish when removing the catfish from its aquarium and placing it into a large bucket of water I somehow managed to get it’s pectoral fin stuck in my hand. The pectoral fin bone has a row of teeth down one side similar to the edge...
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    Shortage of fish..?

    how many blue star endlers are you looking for male, female. or both sexes. ? i can post uk only postage would be half the price
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    Feeding my tetras some live mosquito larvae

    all fish love live mosquito larvae even the mosquitoes, I grow some of my mosquito larvae onto mosquitoes for some of my bigger fish. some fresh mosquitoes ready to feed to fish
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    some of the best fish foods are free

    sorry meant to say bakers yeast it can be bought from most supermarkets it can be bought fresh or in powdered forms other foods that work well are lettuce leaves or spinach my outside water Butts where I breed daphnia pulex and also breed daphnia moina in my fishroom
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    some of the best fish foods are free

    how i set up water butts or containers for culturing daphnia I put water butts in shaded areas where it doesn't get too much sun, I feel them with old fish tank water then add some Daphne about the equivalent of 4 bags what you would usually get from local fish store, I then add 2 tsp of...
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    some of the best fish foods are free

    if you introduced any diseases of parasites from wild livefoods it will be from daphnia and mainly cyclops which are also collected with daphnia
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    some of the best fish foods are free

    if you're collecting from the wild there can be a small risk of introducing parasites I have 7 large water Butts outside my fish room in the summer months I collect mosquito larvae, daphnia, and blood worm, I regularly feed them on bakers yeast. I have collected livefoods from two...
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    some of the best fish foods are free

    one of many live foods that i feed to my fish. more than 15000 2-day ord mosquito larvae
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    Stocking calculation

    1-inch per gallon is just a guide also depends on which species of fish and how big they grow
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    How many glowlight tetras in a ten gallon?

    15 glowlight tetras in a ten gallon
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    How many fishtanks do you have?

    lol, I have got it under control I have come down from 130 tanks
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    Paddle pool livebearer season 2021

    It is also safe and warm enough for anyone living in most parts of the UK to put their livebearers or guppies outside in paddling pools or in large containers of at least 30 gallons
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    How long can fish stay in bags ??

    the best way to transport small tropical fish is to bag them up and put into a polystyrene box larger fish can be transported in buckets /large containers as long as you can keep the fish at correct temperature, and has been mentioned the fish were going to be bought from a pet shop so each...
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    How long can fish stay in bags ??

    why use an air pump? those fish are more than capable of staying in bags for 6 hours
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    How long can fish stay in bags ??

    use a polystyrene box if you can some pet stores may supply them you can sometimes pick up polystyrene boxes from your local green grocer store. for insulation bubble wrap can be used, use plenty not only are you going to wrap the fish to help keeping them warm you need to make sure make sure...
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    Show Guppies

    thanks emeraldking very interesting articles
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    Show Guppies

    in the pic is a double sword and a bottom sword guppys not often seen in local fish stores
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