Pets: How to Buy Healthy Fish

How to Buy Healthy Fish

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The fish should interact well with another fish, as they pass each other, moving out, etc. Healthy fish should swim in a horizontal motion (not with its head up or down with a few exceptions) throughout repparttar aquarium---not just creeping around repparttar 125610 corners or hiding all repparttar 125611 time. Don’t pick a fish that allows itself to be bullied or likes to bully others! Spend some time watching repparttar 125612 fish you're interested in buying maybe a good advice. Sometimes you'll see things you didn't notice right away. Watch how it behaves for a while.

Only buy fish that eat well! If possible watch them being fed, as this is very important. You won’t have a wonderfully beautiful fish that only lasts a day, right?

It would be wise too to check fish prices. Unusually cheap price should be questioned, as there are some dangerous yet awfully cheap methods to caught fish today, like using cyanide and drugs. Cheap prices don’t have to mean poor quality.

And make sure that repparttar 125613 fish be caught with two nets. That’s repparttar 125614 best, since using one net will usually only result in a crazy chase around repparttar 125615 tank, making repparttar 125616 fish extremely stressed.

William Berg Has over 20 years of aquarium experience. He runs the website http://www.aquaticcommunity.com which features a lot of information about all kinds of tropical fish such as cichlids, predatory fish and crayfish. Ask you questions at http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/forums.html

Breeding Piranhas

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When your piranhas lose all their color and turn almost completely black, you can expect that they are in breeding condition! Both of them may start to protect a certain spot and chasing off other piranha that come too close. If they start picking up gravel in their mouth like digging for something, it usually means they have already begun repparttar

mating process. Be careful not to disturb your piranhas during this time! The female will release eggs into repparttar 125609

pit, and then leave repparttar 125610

nest but might stay close by it., The male is usually repparttar 125611

one that is responsible of guarding repparttar 125612

nest and eggs. The number of eggs laid is variable from 700-4000. The eggs hatch in 2-3 days.

If you are lucky enough to have reached this stage, then it’s time to take care of repparttar 125613 fry. Prepare a 10 to 15 gallon tank with heater and under gravel filter for repparttar 125614 fry to be moved into. Water should be from repparttar 125615 parents’ tank. Be very, very careful when doing this, as repparttar 125616 parents can be extremely protective and aggressive. The fry will quickly absorb their yolk sac and you will have to start feeding them live baby brine shrimp as food.

One thing you should carefully notice is repparttar 125617 legal issues. Some states do not allow repparttar 125618 sell or ownership of Piranhas at all. Other states require that you obtain a permit to sell or own a Piranha. Be sure to check to see if any local restrictions apply before purchasing your piranha.

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