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Tropical Fish Keeping
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Customer Comments
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Recieved my fish in great
shape, early this am. They
are happily swimming around
in their aquariums. I am
quite pleased with the choices.
Thanks G.Simons
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Reply. Thank
you for sending us an email. We always enjoy reading
that our fish have arrived safely and are in their
new homes. Glad to read that you are pleased.
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Customer Comments
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I have two ten gallon tanks
and at first did what most
amateurs do. When I purchased
the first tank I went out
and BOUGHT FISH too early.
I got the results expected.
Cloudy, stinky water and
sick fish.
Finally I decided enough
is enough. It took a big
water change, reduction
of feeding and reduction
of fish. The water doesn't
smell like it did and is
clear.
However, it smells like
FISH. Please don't laugh
but is it supposed to? My
daughter says I am too obsessive
about the tanks.
I have another two gallon
"baby" tank, with Mickey
Mouse Platies and six baby
Lyretail Mollies. They are
thriving. My fish seem very
healthy and "hungry" all
the time.
I am just concerned about
the smell of the water.
I would appreciate any help
you could give me.
Also, I would like for you
to know that when I have
questions, I always come
to your site. It is in my
"favorites".
Thanks
Gaye |
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Reply.
Hello again Gaye. For a long time I've said that
good fish water smells like good garden soil. Your
email mentioned that your aquarium water smells
like fish, so I smelled the water in some of my
aquariums, and I agree with you the water does smell
fishy. Click
here for more information about using your eyes
and nose to test aquarium water.
It's important to
smell your fish water, it should smell like fishy
garden soil. If the smell changes and smells like
garlic or cigar smoke or something else strange,
then you have a warning that something has changed
in the water chemistry. What to do? Clean your aquarium
and change 20% of the water. Repeat changing 20%
of the water each day until the water smells like
fishy garden soil again. Click
here for more about cleaning aquariums.
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Customer Comments
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I was thinking of ordering
some neons. But I know that
they are not that hardy
of a fish. If the unfortunate
happens that it is doa,
do you send me a new fish
free of charge (including
shipping) or would I have
to pay for the shipping
of the new fish?
i did read the policy of
returning the fish. So I
do understand that.
Debbie |
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Reply.
Hello again Debbie. I think Neon Tetras are hardy,
but they are small and fragile. There are only a
few fish that are compatible tank mates for Neon
Tetras. But Neon Tetras usually ship very well,
and can live for 10 years. Click
here to read more about Neon Tetras.
We do replace D.O.A.
fish, but you would pay for the shipping. Of course
we hope that you will order more fish from us from
time to time. If so, we will replace the D.O.A.
fish free in your next order. Let me emphasize that
the percentage of D.O.A. fish is very small. Click
here
for more information about our warranty.
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Customer Comments
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what would be the price
of the mostly black crowned
male betta?
Also are the green bettas
a dark almost emerald colored
green? Or a light pale green?
how much would shipping
be if I just wanted to order
some plants( say two plants)
from you?
Debbie |
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Reply. Hello
again Debbie. Once in a while we have a few Crown
Tail Bettas in our facility. We also have thousands
of other types of male and female Bettas. Please
call us between 9AM and 3PM PDT, Monday through
Friday at 1-858-270-1182 and ask to talk with
Josh,
who can tell you if we have any Crown Tail Bettas
available. |
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Customer Comments
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hey i emailed yall about
2 days ago about my fish
that i have ... i have a
1 foot oscar, a 7 inch red
devil, and a 8 inch albino
cat ... u told me that yalls
oscars were too small for
my fish .. i was wanderin
if u could tell what fish
yall do have that could
go in my aquarium with my
fish ...
thank you
Daniel |
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Reply.
Hello again Daniel, I read your email carefully.
Really we don't have fish that will go in the same
aquarium with your fish. We might have a few catfish
that are spiny enough to survive in your aquarium.
For example, White Tip Sharks Cats might survive.
Click
here to see them. Synodontis catfish might survive
too. Click
here to see them.
To find fish that are big
enough to go in your aquarium I recommend that you
look for "trade ins" at your local fish store. I
have a nice fish store near my facility. I was there
the other day and saw a couple of gigantic Catfish
and several big Cichlids that had grown too big
for their previous owners, who had traded them in
to the fish store for some smaller fish.
Some fish stores also have
a trading board where people post fish that need
a bigger home. From time to time I see some great
deals posted.
We supply mostly young fish
that ship best at a size from about 1.5" to 3".
Fish that are larger than 3" are usually more difficult
to pack and more difficult to ship.
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Customer Comments
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Dear AquariumFish,
I have been keeping fish
for 7 yrs and I'm thinking
about starting a cichlid
tank. I have decided I am
going to keep fish from
Lake Malawi. Can you suggest
any species of cichlids
that are good and hardy
for a
begginer cichlid owner?
Thanks,
A.H. |
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Reply.
Hello. I recommend Mbunas, which are a group of
fish that live among the rocks along the shore of
Lake Malawi in East Africa. Get a group of about
20 juvenile Mbunas at 1.5" to 2" long. Click
here to see several species. All the species
of Mbuna Cichlids are pretty much compatible provided
the aquarium is big enough and contains plenty of
aquarium safe rocks. Click
here to read more about Mbunas.
I also wrote a small
story about a group of Mbunas living in a beautiful
80-gallon aquarium in Giselle's Restaurant. Click
here to read more that aquarium.
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Customer Comments
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Hello, I was told that there
were several plant types
that could be grown in an
aquarium along with a male
Beta. The idea is
that the fish derives nutrition
from the roots of the plant
while the plant derives
nutrition from the waste
in the water from the Beta.
Have you heard of this and,
if so, what plants are suitable?
I heard certain Lilies were
good.
Thanks,
Pete
Seattle WA |
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Reply.
Hello Pete, I'd say it's possible that Bettas might
eat a small amount of something on the roots, but
not enough to survive on. We strongly recommend
that you feed your Bettas pellet food that is labeled
for Betta Fish plus some freeze dried blood worms,
which are actually mosquito larvae. Both of these
foods are sold in most stores that sell pet fish.
Click
here for more about feeding fish. Click
here for more about Bettas.
We offer several
types of plants. All of them are suitable for an
aquarium with Betta Fish. Click
here to see the list of these plants.
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Customer Comments
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I have 2 tanks one is a
35 gal. tank and the other
is a 55 gal tank. i have
a turtle in that one. My
question is i have a tetra
that is pregnate i believe
are they live bearers or
do they lay eggs also how
should i take care o them.
Theresa
Grey ME 04039
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Reply. Hello
Theresa. Tetras are not livebearers. Tetras lay
eggs and at this time we do not have more information
about breeding Tetras. |
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Customer Comments
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Hi, I'm a college student
looking to get back into
aquariums. I recently bought
a 60 gallon acrylic tank
with two external filters
and a heater. I was thinking
of putting in a small group
of the larger cichlids with
a small school of giant
danio's as dither fish.
I was thinking along the
lines of oscar's, green
terror's, black convict's,
and the jack dempsey. I
found your website FULL
of great information and
plan on ordering my fish
from you once I figure out
a good setup.
I just don't know if I should
buy pairs or just keep them
as singles. Any advice you
can give me would be greatly
appreciated! Keep up the
great work with providing
great fish and great information!
Sincerely,
Nate |
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Reply. Hello
Nate, both Oscars and the Neotropical Cichlids,
that you listed, will soon grow too big for a 60-gallon
aquarium, even if you keep just a single fish of
each species. One Oscar could live for a while in
a 60-gallon aquarium, but will eventually need a
bigger aquarium.
A second choice might
be Mbuna Cichlids from Lake Malawi in East Africa.
But based on our extensive experience with these
fish, a 60-gallon aquarium is a little small. We
recommend an 80-gallon aquarium for Mbunas. Click
here for more information about Mbunas.
A good choice for
your 60-gallon aquarium would be Angel Fish. They
will do very well in a 60-gallon Aquarium. Angels
are Cichlids, and you could get a dozen of them.
Raise them up, and let them form breeding pairs.
They will breed in your aquarium without creating
a lot of work for you, and they are very interesting
to watch. Click
here for more about Angels.
My final recommendation
is the small Cichlids from Lake Tanganyika. They
do very well in a 60-gallon aquarium with lots of
aquarium-safe rocks. Click
here for more about these wonderful little fish.
You mentioned using
Giant Danios as dither fish. The idea of dither
fish originated in Germany, as did the term dither
fish. The idea is to have some extra fish, such
as the Giant Danios that you mentioned, in the aquarium
to distract the other fish and lessen the aggression.
But Giant Danios
are too small to serve as dither fish among Oscars
and Neotropical Fish. Large Tetras such as Serpae
Tetras and Silver Tip Tetras are good dither fish
for Angels. Click
here for more information about large Tetras.
Mbunas and the small Cichlids from Lake Tanganyika
won't need dither fish in your 60-gallon aquarium.
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Reply.
Hello again Debbie. Usually you can look at the
Mollies and see that the females are much plumper,
while the males are slimmer. But this will not always
help you distinguish between the males and the females.
Male Mollies have
a modified fin called a gonopodium, the females
have a normal unmodified fin. I don't have pictures
that show the difference between the fin of the
Male Molly and the fin of the Female Molly.
But Swordtails are
closely related to Mollies, and I do have pictures
showing the difference between the fin on Male and
Female Swordtails. Click
here to see those pictures of the Swordtails.
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