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Rick - 2012-11-08
I bought my Emperor Angelfish about 2 months ago and since day 1 he/she has been happy. Its a 2 inch juvenile that rooms with a coral beauty/Bi-color Angelfish, Yellow tang, 2 clowns, 2 Blennys, and a engineer/Firefish Goby. 150 IBS of live rock with plenty of hiding spots and plenty of flow/filtration with only Rodi water changes. The only downside to this scenario is that while my Juvenile leaves my soft/hard corals alone, its only in a 75 gallon reef tank which I will have to upgrade to 150 Gallon sometime soon! Have tests for everything you could think of, took a while to master keeping levels accurate however the satisfaction of figuring it out shows in my fish and my corals! Just hoping Juvenile still will mature and turn to adult colors in this scenario before I eventually change to 150 Gallon in the next year or so.. Completely love this Emperor, lots of personality already!!

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Collecting Clownfish - 2012-11-28
Glad to know you will be putting him in a larger tank and you are watching water parameters! Good for you! So many people buy these beautiful fish and wonder why they die in only 2 to 4 years. It is all due to stress and small tank size. If you can afford closer to 200 gallons that would be even better but minimum really is 180 gallons.... old literature seems to undersize tanks for these big fish, but you seem to really love your angelfish, so just something to think about! (being big eaters and poopers a larger tank is actually easier to keep balanced too and I am all for that with my own tank!) Oh, the coloring they get as adults is more intense if the tank is very large from what I understand. Have fun!!
Rick - 2013-04-20
I'm asking for trouble! So far everything is still great, my juvenile emperor is as happy per my last e-mail along with another roommate.. lol. Not my fault, friend of mine went crazy and bought a Juvenile Blue angel after only having his set up running for 3 months and his Juvenile Blue angel almost died however I put him in my quarentine tank for about 1 week and he looked good then I got stupid and decided to put him in my main tank and to my surprise there was no aggression towards my Juvenile Emperor (same size) or my Dwarf angels/Yellow Tang, I know in time this will change.. My wife is going to kill me but I must upgrade to a bigger tank very soon instead of a couple years.... ughhhhhhh... I actually run 2 skimmers and a Aquafuge2 refugium on the back of my 75 gallon reef tank and all levels are near perfect! I also do 5 gallon water changes every week.. However that being said, my days are numbered for this beautiful set up I have spent so much time on.
Rick - 2013-05-11
My upgrade is done. I have recently transferred all my livestock over to a 210 Gallon aquarium. My juvenile emperor & Blue angel will be happy now! I also still have a yellow tang, coral beauty, bi-color angel, pygmy angel, neon & orchid dottyback, engineer goby, firefish goby, 2 clown fish and many different corals. Now I need more live rock!!!

kye turnbull - 2013-05-08
my gourami stresses for no reason then acks like its not stressing!

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Jeremy Roche - 2013-05-08
Gouramis do tend to act stressed easily. Usually caused by something. Could be lights or just movement outside the tank.
kye turnbull - 2013-05-12
it is in a tank filled with guppies

kye turnbull - 2013-05-09
When ever I keep these fish they die within a week.

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Clarice Brough - 2013-05-09
They can be a bit touchy, sometimes they are very easy to keep and other times not. You're best bet is to put them in a well filtered tank without any other fish but with lots of plants, at least until you are sure they have adjusted. Then you could try moving them into a community environment.
kye turnbull - 2013-05-11
they are od they get put there lay eggs die

kye turnbull - 2013-05-09
My guppies won't stop breeding, soon the tank will be completely filled with guppies! I mean the babies are beautiful but 1000000000 guppies is not!

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Clarice Brough - 2013-05-09
I bet your local fish store would take any extra Guppies you have.
kye turnbull - 2013-05-11
the prob is they are all midgets, the males only grow to a centimeter and they got sick after taking a 10 minute drive (i live on the mountain about 45 minutes away from any pet shops).

Roland Tan Sabañico - 2013-01-19
Do guppies eat algae??

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Jasmine Brough Hinesley - 2013-01-19
No, not usually. They will eat just about anything (flake, pellets) else you offer them though.
Roland Tan Sabañico - 2013-01-20
aah. ok. Is it ok to have janitor algae fish with guppies and baby guppies?
Jeremy Roche - 2013-01-20
They will nibble at algae. If you algae eater is small and well fed it shouldn't be an issue with the babies. Snails do a good job on algae in a guppy tank.
Roland Tan Sabañico - 2013-01-27
Aah. Can you tell me what kind of snail? Actually, i really don't know about snails?
Jeremy Roche - 2013-01-27
Just about any snail will do. Be careful with ramhorns, they will infest your tank.
Roland Tan Sabañico - 2013-01-28
ok. Aside from snails, does algae eater shrimps are compatible with guppies?
kye turnbull - 2013-05-11
mine eat any algae they see but not all do

Brett Mason - 2011-07-08
Can you keep both sexes together and if so should you have the same amount of each sex to stop anxiety.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-09
Yes, you can keep both the males and females in the same tank. You can easily tell the sex of the fancy guppie and I would think it would be nice to have an eaual number of each.
Gen - 2011-09-03
Your males should out number your females 2 to 1
mike v - 2011-09-06
You can keep males and females in the same tank. they should be 2 females to 1 male so the male does not pester the nerves out of female. The only problem (for non breeders) with combining the sexes with guppies is you will have babies. Guppies are live bearers and multiply often. If you don't want babies you should only keep one sex.
Clarice Brough - 2011-09-12
You can keep them together, just be ready for lots of babies. Not sure on the balance, but in general having more female fish tends to spread a males attention around so any one female doesn't get overstressed.
kye turnbull - 2013-05-11
have either the same amount of each sex or more females

kye turnbull - 2013-05-08
please help! its been 6 weeks today since my fighters bred but the baby are still about 3.5mm long! im feeding them Sera micron and they have plants please help!

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Jeremy Roche - 2013-05-08
What is it your areneeding help on? That is an amazing job breeding your fighter! Not many are able too.
kye turnbull - 2013-05-09
I'm wondering if this is normal for a 6 week old betta? Thanks by the way they seem quite easy to breed, just a small tank, breeding trap and the fish, that's all it takes, but its natural dam water so it has micro organisms.
Clarice Brough - 2013-05-09
That seems about right at 3.5mm. You can see a pictorial view of the Siamese Fighting fish growth rate at this site Betta Growth in Pictures.
kye turnbull - 2013-05-11
I had a look they look about as big as a 2 week old, I hope they grow alright.

Sharon tetera - 2010-06-05
What kind of bit are Lipizzans ridden with?

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Hanna - 2013-05-11
Lipizzans are just like any other horse when it comes to bits. Every horse is different and prefers, or is trained with a different bit. Depending on the age of the horse, that can also play a role in which bit to use. If it's an older horse that has already been trained ask the person you purchased it from. If you purchased a youngster you can train him/her with a bit suitable to your needs.

Anonymous - 2009-09-11
U Dr Jungle is awesome!! Fish Rock so much!!

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Benny Moreno - 2013-05-05
arapima .s.p fish are big fish and big fish anybody that these big fish need to a big tank
Benny Moreno - 2013-05-10
It would be best that they have a lot of water to swim in.

pat - 2013-05-11
I have gotten two budgerigars as a gift. My question is how do you tell the difference between male and female? I have looked through all books, and you can tell by the cere, but they don't tell you if the light cere is female or male or a dark cere is a female or male? Help.

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Jasmine Brough Hinesley - 2013-05-11
The cere is the best way to tell between female and male. Males are generally blue and females are a lighter color - usually yellow or tan. Also, the color changes as they become sexually mature. How old are your birds? If they are younger than 3 months, these colorations are not an accurate way to sex these birds.

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