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Cory’s love caviar Hank
- In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com, SheikhRizwan wrote:
> > I’m breeding silver dollars and the tank size is abt 60 gallons, […]

I’ve never owned them but according to this reputable profile and care sheet, http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Metynnis_argenteus.html, they are egg scatterers. Do you have a gravel substrate on the bottom? It would seem that most of the eggs would fall down between the crevices and be safe from scavenging by the corys. The profile also […]

I’m breeding silver dollars and the tank size is abt 60 gallons, they seem to be spawning every few days…..i’m quite sure cory cats do not eat the frys but what abt the eggs?

OPEN WATER FISHERIES SPECIES
1. Climbing perches : Anabas testudineus 2. Eels : Anguilla spp 3. Asian redtail catfish : Mystus nemurus 4. Catfish : Mystus nigriceps 5. Three spot gourami : Trichogaster trichopterus 6. Snakeskin gourami : Trichogaster pectoralis 7. Snakehead murrel : Channa striata 8. Giant snakehead : Channa micropeltes 9. Mozambique tilapia : Oreochromis mossambicus 10. Nile […]

You have 2 fish in your 10 gallon tank.
So we know the tank is probably well cycled and healthy.
You no longer have any plants. I am fascinated that your grass like plant from so very well. So many people have no real luck with plants. […]

One of my danios is missing the silver part of one of its eyes. That part of the eye is a deep reddish pink color instead. The pupil is there, though smaller than normal. It has been like this for as long as I’ve had the fish - atleast two […]

Thanx for all the good ideas given, looks like i’ve been feeding them too much ,their stomachs always bulge like balloons yet they still go on picking food from the bottom.I’m cutting down the feeding time and also reducing the amount of blood worms.Like they say, a hungry fish is a […]

You can feed them differnet foods at the same time, but 20 minutes is way too long. Keep in mind that a fish’s stomach is about 1/2 the size of his eye. Feeding your fish too much can cause poor water quality….
Mark
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 12:57 AM, maj7787 wrote: > […]

Hi everyone…..i feed my fish twice a day, they eat quite a lot. the problem is i dont know when to stop feeding as they seem hungry most of the time, read some where that 20 mins of feeding should suffice but is that a reliable way to determine the quantity to […]

Dave,
I know what you mean about purists and their opinions of butterfly koi, so to avoid yet another sermon on how they’re a bastardization of the breed I just don’t mention them, but this spring I fell in love with two absolutely stunning metallic gun-metal grey ones at one of the […]