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African Cichlids?
I’m trying to get a tank of African Cichlids up and running for my husband. I have very little experience with fish, but have done a little bit of research. I have a 29 gallon tank with a heater (It’s 79 degrees). The ph of my water is about 8.2, and I have gravel, some artificial plants, and a lot of large rock for them to hide in. I had the tank up and running with no fish in it for about 3 weeks before I got the fish. Last week I got 11 small africans and put them in the tank after acclimating them, and they all died in the last 2 days. They didn’t appear to be ill, looked healthy, and were eating some flake food and brine shrimp. I’m going to take a water sample and a couple of the fish back to the pet shop to have them checked, but would like some input. My husband has had cichlids in the past (lost them in his divorce), and I’m trying to get a new tank up and running as a surprise for him. I’m getting pretty frustrated with it, though.
Posted in Brine Shrimp
Tagged african, African Cichlids, africans, artificial plants, bit, Brine Shrimp, cichlids, divorce, experience, fish, flake food, gallon, gallon tank, gravel, husband, little bit, new tank, pet shop, research, surprise, tank, water
How long will betta fry live if they are not eating?
I have betta fry it has been 7 days since they hatched. There is about 50. They are swimming around and seem to be doing really well. The reason I ask how long they will live if not feed is – I only have frozen baby brine shrimp, the reason for this is the girl who works in the fish shop I go to said they would eat it no problems, she has always given me good advise, but when I was doing my research before breeding everyone said I should have live food like microworms or brine shrimp etc. The fish seem to be growing well, it is hard for me to see if there stomachs are full or not. I would like to know if they would be dead by now if they were not eating. I also did the boiled egg thing yesterday and gave them one feed of that.
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Tagged baby, Baby Brine Shrimp, betta, boiled egg, brine, fish, fish shop, fry, girl, microworms, reason, research, shop, shrimp, stomachs
how do you start a research paper?
it’s in my marine science class… it’s about HOW BRINE SHRIMP EFFECT THE WATER QUALITY
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Tagged brine, Brine Shrimp, class, EFFECT, how, marine science, paper, quality, research, research paper, science, science class, shrimp, water, water quality
Peacock Eel- Feeding, Care, and Compatibility Q’s?
Ok, so after a few days of research/rehousing some fish I have bought a peacock eel. I have him in a 20gal tank with just a loach, oto, and a couple of guppies. I have a few questions:
1) I have found very little info on eel compatibility with other fish. I have heard they can or will eat smaller fish, is that common? And also could I keep a bamboo shrimp with my peacock eel?
2) I know they have a preference for meaty food, especially bloodworms is what most people say to feed him. I have some, but also have some brine shrimp that have been in the freezer for a while that I would like to get rid of first. If I stuck some shrimp in a shallow dish with gravel on the bottom of the tank, would he take that? Are they picky eaters?
3) Also, do they tend to be more diurnal or nocturnal feeders?
Your help is greatly appreciated in my first venture into the eel world.
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Tagged care, compatibility, eel, feeding, few days, fish, gal, guppies, Loach, oto, Peacock, peacock eel, research, tank