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Basic needs for specific fish, illnesses, best tankmates, breeding, water chemistry, tricks to safely cut corners, and/or “stupid” questions? Maybe I can help! :)
I like to explain why you do things in aquariums (like why to use spring instead of distilled, or what pH numbers mean, ect.) so you understand why and not just taking someone’s word for it. I also like giving answers where you have two choices so you can choose which is best for the time and money you can commit to your fish. I understand how tight money can be and how expensive fish related things get.
I will NEVER leave you with an “I don’t know.” Ever. I hate that. That would waste your time and that's just mean. :)
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Experience I have had tropical fish since 1999. I currently have: a 55gal, ten 10gal, 3 five gallons, three 2gal, and a bunch of jars and bowls. At the time I'm typing this, I have: 14 angels, 13 goldfish, 73 bettas, 12 barbs, 5 catfish, too many guppies, 4 gouramis, 2 plecos, 10 loaches, bunch of swordtails, and probably a few others, lol.
I love to rescue fish. I've had everything from mutant danios, to one eyed goldfish, to my newest adoptee, a 2 year old betta with a MASSIVE tumor problem. He was brought to a pet shop and left there because the lady didn't know what to do with him. He's pretty scary looking. One of the guys at the store there I know let me have him. :D YAY! Elephant Man lives in a gallon bowl with pretty stones in my bathroom.
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I sell: veil, delta, halfmoon, plakat, and crowntail bettas as well as halfblack and blonde tuxedo fancy guppies. Ask me about it sometime.
Expert: Benty Date: 1/16/2008 Subject: how do u now if my fish is pregnant
Question i have a 10 gallon fish tank with two algae eaters and 2 guppys a male and a female. i can not tell if the female has that black dot because it already had a dot when i got it. is it pregnant?
Answer The "Dot" is called a gravid spot. It is where the eggs and babies are. All female guppies have a gravid spot but when she becomes pregnant her spot will grow darker and larger. She will looks fat too. With lighting over head you can see the babies develop. The dark spots are actually the eyes of the new babies. It takes about 30 days from her giving birth to give birth again. Don't forget to heavily plant or move her to save the babies. They LOVE to eat their babies.
Also, I would get at least another female. The best case is a male to each female so they don't fight or feel threatened but that also means more babies.
