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Is there a possibility of developing short tail bettas with a male betta splendons and female crowntail or vice versa? The only short tails found around are very expensive plakats, which I dont think is worth to spend on. Moreover it would be like an achievement to make new strains. So, please help me out or provide me links to forums, portals where I can read about betta genetics and developing new colors and finnage.

Thank you!

I want to know what exactly is priming(for basic external canister filters) for aquariums and how is it done....better if anyone can provide me with a detailed pictorial link to this.

I want to know what exactly is priming(for basic external canister filters) and how is it done....better if anyone can provide me with a detailed pictorial link to this.

I guess that two of my cichlids are preparing to cross breed, convict male 4" & salvini female3", I figured this out by the following reasons; They became much tolerant towards each other, they are sharing same corner, the pot owned by convict is now being used by salvini (which was impossible for other fishes, even the larger zebra mbuna & jaguar I have is bullied by convict, making it impossible for other fishes) simultaneously, the both guard that corner,convict is always aggressive towards other tankmates, it even chases the salvini sometimes. I suspect that there might be eggs in the pot, but it being situated behind large rock, facing towards the bach makes it impossible to check it, if there are some eggs in it, I dont even want to disturb it, taking out the pot.

If they are really breeding what might be the outcome, does anyone know that? salvict or convini?.....lol

Is the breeding behavior of typical SA cichlid like that?

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Is discus a really difficult fish to keep. I heard from many owners, that their maintenence is exaggerated . I have seen people keeping them without checking ph, testing water. There is a person who has 2 of the heckel's discus in green waters,high ammonia value < 60gallons at variable temperatures, being fed with dirty blackworms, along with angels, plecos, danios, I asked him, how his angels survive that conditions? He says the tank bred angels are tough can survive anything except bullies. Surprisingly he has them for over a year.

My gold severum is about ~3". How should I bring out red colour spots in it. do I have to feed it somethin special. Its regular diet consists of pellets, worms(tubiflex, black), dried shrimp, aquarium plants. Does that red color come only in males or both genders. At what size does it starts getting red spots.Heres th foto of my fish: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scratanut/546253752/

Some fishes of same size exhibit different sized finnage(esp CICHLIDS). So if I want to make them more elongated an beautiful what should I do? Do I have to feed them somethin special, if so please mention.

If I want to have dense plantation in a a mixed cichlid tank(with SA & malawi cichlids), so what all plants can I have in it, what all measures should I take, I have no experience in keeping plants before. Give details about fertilizers to be added. Any good suggestions regarding plant maintenence.

How much activated carbon should I have for a 30g tank, how often should I replace it?

I have Malawi cichlids, I tried feeding them raw vegetables like carrot , beans , peas ,etc., but they r not able to eat that. Do I have to process those before feeding them. Now their staple diet is high quality koi pellets with a lot of spirulina. I wanted to feed them some fresh food so that their colors become more intense. So tell me what all veges should I feed them & how?

Give the list in descending order from costliest to least expensive, excluding all hybrids.

My green terror about 5 " is affected of bloat, it is in second stage of disease with bulging abdomen. I have seen in a site that they wont survive in second stage. Please if u r experienced, give me in detail how should I treat my fish, I really want it to survive!!!!

If the flagyl I add is in tablet form 400mg, how much is required for a 10 g hospital tank.

My favourite fish in the tank Green terror cichlid is ill, I bought it last november when it was about an inch, it has gone all the way to 5" now, without any problem, disease. Suddenly it has fallen sick since two days. Being the largest fish he is still the king of my tank with other cichlids. He is breathing heavily, with mouth and gills always opened wide an his stomach seems to be bulging out a bit, abnormally. He became timid, earlier he tried to scare off the people in front of the tank, banging at the tank wall, now he is hiding behind rocks for th same thing. Since two days he ate nothing. Rest of the conditions like body color, finnage, swimming , scales, etc seem to be normal. He is swimming actively in normal manner. I tried to feed it medicine soaked pellets in case for constipation, but he is not eating that. Please tell me the what happened to my fish and how should I treat him.

I want to have Turtle or tortoise as a pet, the problem is I cant provide them any ground, but my terrace is always empty. I stay at a place where the temp is around 40deg C and sometimes eagles fly around for prey. So which land turtle or tortoise suits best for these conditions. I can provide them with a lot of cool places, water, hiding places with plants there. So with this can they survive there?

Both cichlids have same body structures, same built, same male & female characteristics, reach to same max size, shows same coloration patterns, same water requirements, same cost, same temperment, same diet, same place of origin i.e., Central America - Nicaragua, same breeding style, etc. Infact everything is exactly same about both of them, THEN WHY THEY HAVE TWO DIFFERENT NAMES.

What are the various components of chemical filter media, I know carbon / charcoal, but what kind of charcoal I must use? Tell me about other types of media that I can have for a freshwater aquarium.

Please answer in detail

I came to know about online jobs as I was browsing thru the internet, there are no special requirements for them. I found some information about them but that was vague generally described by a person , how rich he became earning @ home, but the main info or work structure are all discussed after registeration, but the main thing is that are these jobs secure? What is the mode of payment , what exactly we have to do? If anyone has dealed this please tell me about your experience, is it guaranteed?

I was planning to keep these fish along with my cichlids in normal water (not brackish), is it good to keep them without salt, because I've seen so many people keeping them in neutral water successfully. My cousin also had them for 6 years in his tank with angels, arowanas and some medium sized southamerican cichlids (acaras ). The monos were the active part of his tank, they r a very unique and rare fish. If it is not proper with cichlids, then is it OK if I keep a school of them in a normal freshwater tank, because maintaining the level of salt balanced, testing the pH seems to be a confusing job.

My GT(Green Terror Cichlid ) is acting strange, I have it from six months, its a male (about 4") & is very healthy. Earlier it was too shy to come out. Now it is shy (not much), a bit change in its attitude is observed. When someone watches it closely, it is flaring its gills and trying to scare the viewer charging at the aquarium wall (like it usually does with other fishes). I dont understand what it is trying to do. So I think any aquarist who has an experience in keepng GT can explain me about this behavior.