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General compatiblity matrix
From all of the matrixes shown online that show fish species and when they are compatible, do you think that they are helpful or not so much help? If helpful, do you think there should be one here as well shared with…
Since it's the only way to make sure that nothing is wrong, either from a disease/infection, aggression with others, or to make sure that they are eating enough - how often do you make sure each fish is doing okay…
Smaller fish that can’t be food for the shrimp, but also fish that aren’t aggressive such as cichlids or those that would view shrimp and smaller creatures as food in the tank. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It's kinda cool to see a fish change colors either due to environmental reasons or due to maturing. I think my favorite is probably a fish changing due to mating reasons as the shift can be drastic. Sent from my iPhone…
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Guppies Vs. Goldfish
I’d for sure prefer guppies, although for whatever reason I’ve always had poor luck in keeping them for longer than a few months. Not sure if it’s just my water being too off of their requirements, or if I’m just…
My favorite school and shoaling fish would have to be neon tetras. When they are in big numbers of >20-30, they just look amazing in the tank especially if you can make them all rush and group up together. Sent from my…
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Favorite cichlid and why
Out of all of the species of cichlids, and from the various regions of a different lakes, what is your favorite species (if you can only pick one) and why? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I think that depends by most algae, most common algae in tanks are green and brown algae which many algae diet fish and invertebrates would eat. Snails are a good option, or even smaller algae eating fish like otocinlus…
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What's the next fish you're getting?
On the next trip to either the local fish store, or if purchasing online from a known breeder/seller, what is the list of the fish you are getting next for your tank? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yeah I don’t personally recommend them either, if needed, just have a bunch of decorations or plants in order to let the fry hide during the night and pull the adults out once you are certain all of the fry have been…
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Livebearers changing genders
I know that this may sound crazy, but I swear I’ve seen it happen where I know a given livebearer was a female (pregnant and had fry), but then randomly got a gonopodium and then suddenly was acting like a male (trying…
In smaller tanks, I’d say it would be a lone species (thinking of Dwarf Gourami or Gourami). In bigger community tanks, I’d probably say a giant shoal of a tetra species. In a cichlid tank, it would more than likely be…
Probably would say African for smaller tanks and American for larger tanks due to their sizes as they mature. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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How do you ship out fish to buyers elsewhere?
What methods do you use such as the type of bags, heating/cooling pads, and medicine to ensure that the fish get there all alive without any dead across the US (or even into other countries)? Sent from my iPhone using…
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Have you ever had your fish get stuck in a decoration?
I think I’ve seen a ton of fish that get stuck either in decorations or even behind them or behind filters. Have you ever had this happen to you before and if so how did you fix it so that it can’t happen again? Sent…
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Which one....?
I honestly did a ton of research trying to figure out which fish I wanted - but I mostly set the tank up first with all of the decorations and then plan around that (since I feel like planning for the fish first makes…
Honestly any fish that isn’t of the same family or type. For example people love to put Angelfish and Neon Tetras, but in the wild the neons are food for the angels. Similarly people mix in cichlids from different lakes…
You want to look for their bottom fin. If it’s shaped like a normal fin (triangle shape), it’s a female. If it looks like a tube, it’s a male. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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What are your feelings on GloFish?
It seems that I always read online that people think that the GloFish are injected with dyes and not genetically bred - but people also get mad that they are playing with genes and think it’s extremely harmful for the…
That is exactly what I thought and told him, thank you so much for the photos too so he can see for himself. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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