Comments for Aquarium Info http://guppyworld.com set up an aquarium to enjoy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on What happens if you overfeed your fish? by drseuss620 http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/what-happens-if-you-overfeed-your-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-57128 drseuss620 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:45 +0000 http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/what-happens-if-you-overfeed-your-fish/#comment-57128 Fish can eat themselves to death, however, provided you don't get to this point they will produce more wastes which can lead to over loading your biological filtration system. With time the bacteria in the tank should adjust to the added amonia and nitrites and break these chemicals down into Nitrates. Nitrates can be used as a food source to grow live plants. The added ammonia and Nitrites can lead to disease and death in your fish. This is why you shouldn't over feed, add a bunch of fish to a tank all at once, and the primary reason you let your tank cycle when you first set it up. have had fish for many years and used to work a fish shop. Fish can eat themselves to death, however, provided you don’t get to this point they will produce more wastes which can lead to over loading your biological filtration system. With time the bacteria in the tank should adjust to the added amonia and nitrites and break these chemicals down into Nitrates. Nitrates can be used as a food source to grow live plants.

The added ammonia and Nitrites can lead to disease and death in your fish. This is why you shouldn’t over feed, add a bunch of fish to a tank all at once, and the primary reason you let your tank cycle when you first set it up.

have had fish for many years and used to work a fish shop.

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]]> Comment on What is eating my guppies? by Shieldgambit http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/what-is-eating-my-guppies-2/comment-page-1/#comment-57127 Shieldgambit Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:45 +0000 http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/what-is-eating-my-guppies-2/#comment-57127 other guppies! http://fish.mongabay.com/killifish.htm other guppies!

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]]> Comment on what would cause my black moore’s scales to fall off and it to die? by magicman116 http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/what-would-cause-my-black-moores-scales-to-fall-off-and-it-to-die/comment-page-1/#comment-57126 magicman116 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:45 +0000 http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/what-would-cause-my-black-moores-scales-to-fall-off-and-it-to-die/#comment-57126 A good bet would be that the fish died, then the algae eater attacked the body and did the damage you see. There are a few bacterial skin diseases that can cause scales to fall off, but they would also take a few days to kill the fishand leave large bloody sores during those few days. No doubt you would have noticed the sores before the fish died, so I would thing the damage was done after it died of unrelated causes. MM A good bet would be that the fish died, then the algae eater attacked the body and did the damage you see. There are a few bacterial skin diseases that can cause scales to fall off, but they would also take a few days to kill the fishand leave large bloody sores during those few days. No doubt you would have noticed the sores before the fish died, so I would thing the damage was done after it died of unrelated causes.

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]]> Comment on can u tell me which fish is the aggresser in my tank? by wellaem http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/can-u-tell-me-which-fish-is-the-aggresser-in-my-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-57125 wellaem Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:45 +0000 http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/can-u-tell-me-which-fish-is-the-aggresser-in-my-tank/#comment-57125 if you have 3 male guppies, and they have reached breeding stage without a female in the tank, they will be aggressive www.fishinfo.com if you have 3 male guppies, and they have reached breeding stage without a female in the tank, they will be aggressive

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]]> Comment on What do you think is the best snack? by kimmy http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/what-do-you-think-is-the-best-snack/comment-page-1/#comment-57124 kimmy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:45 +0000 http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/what-do-you-think-is-the-best-snack/#comment-57124 Sam, GOLDFISH IS THE BEST SNACK!!!!!!! Obviously!!!!!!!! -Your big sister Kimmy Sam,

GOLDFISH IS THE BEST SNACK!!!!!!! Obviously!!!!!!!!

-Your big sister Kimmy

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]]> Comment on looking for suggestions on interesting fish for 5 gallon tank? by luckistrike http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/looking-for-suggestions-on-interesting-fish-for-5-gallon-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-57123 luckistrike Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:45 +0000 http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/looking-for-suggestions-on-interesting-fish-for-5-gallon-tank/#comment-57123 You named the ones I was thinking of! I did keep an angel fish in my 5 gallon aquarium for about 3 yrs... 26 years of keeping and spawning many different species of tropical fish and cichlids. 23 tanks up and running at present. I have worked in both the retail and wholesale tropical fish business. You named the ones I was thinking of! I did keep an angel fish in my 5 gallon aquarium for about 3 yrs…

26 years of keeping and spawning many different species of tropical fish and cichlids. 23 tanks up and running at present. I have worked in both the retail and wholesale tropical fish business.

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]]> Comment on Can a catfish change colors? by Tyler r http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/can-a-catfish-change-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-57122 Tyler r Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:45 +0000 http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/can-a-catfish-change-colors/#comment-57122 yes yes

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]]> Comment on Why does it seem like my betta fish is sad? by BONE http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/why-does-it-seem-like-my-betta-fish-is-sad/comment-page-1/#comment-57121 BONE Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:45 +0000 http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/why-does-it-seem-like-my-betta-fish-is-sad/#comment-57121 How would you like to be stuck in a fish bowl your whole rotten stinking life, you'd be sad too http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/anabantids2/p/betta.htm How would you like to be stuck in a fish bowl your
whole rotten stinking life, you’d be sad too

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]]> Comment on What is the best way to store a freshwater aquarium? by theblackmiata http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/what-is-the-best-way-to-store-a-freshwater-aquarium/comment-page-1/#comment-57120 theblackmiata Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:08:01 +0000 http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/what-is-the-best-way-to-store-a-freshwater-aquarium/#comment-57120 If you are not using it, putting it away somewhere where it won't get broken is fine. Glass tanks with silicone sealant don't rot or anything, so you don't have to worry about it deteriorating. You can also put padding around it if it's a large tank, like blankets so nothing accidentally hits it. Glass tanks break more easily when there is no water in them. Over 3yrs keeping tropical fish. If you are not using it, putting it away somewhere where it won’t get broken is fine. Glass tanks with silicone sealant don’t rot or anything, so you don’t have to worry about it deteriorating. You can also put padding around it if it’s a large tank, like blankets so nothing accidentally hits it. Glass tanks break more easily when there is no water in them.

Over 3yrs keeping tropical fish.

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]]> Comment on Will a Silver Dollar and an Angelfish be good tankmates? by bekka http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/will-a-silver-dollar-and-an-angelfish-be-good-tankmates/comment-page-1/#comment-57119 bekka Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:08:01 +0000 http://guppyworld.com/2010/03/will-a-silver-dollar-and-an-angelfish-be-good-tankmates/#comment-57119 almost all tropical fish will get along. even Angel fish with the little neons. I was told that angels like to come into an established community. therefore, have the silver dollars in the tank for a few days before you get the angels and introduce them into the tank. Otherwise, they will should get along fine. Athough they can grow big, they won't grow too big for the tank, i have a 35 litre tank of only angels at one stage and they grew to no bigger than 4cm. i asked the people at the pet sotre and they said that they wouldn't grow any bigger because of the number of fish i have. if i knly had 1 or 2 they would grow bigger. They are all in the same tank at the pet store i go to. 4 years of having a tropical tank with angels, sharks, and other fish. almost all tropical fish will get along. even Angel fish with the little neons.

I was told that angels like to come into an established community. therefore, have the silver dollars in the tank for a few days before you get the angels and introduce them into the tank.

Otherwise, they will should get along fine.

Athough they can grow big, they won’t grow too big for the tank, i have a 35 litre tank of only angels at one stage and they grew to no bigger than 4cm. i asked the people at the pet sotre and they said that they wouldn’t grow any bigger because of the number of fish i have. if i knly had 1 or 2 they would grow bigger.

They are all in the same tank at the pet store i go to.

4 years of having a tropical tank with angels, sharks, and other fish.

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