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I recently bought bulbs for my aquarium. I got two different types... Aponogeton and hybrid ulvaceus (dwarf lilly) bulbs. The packages say that by 15 days I should be seeing about 6 to 8 inches. It's been about five or six days, and one of the bulbs has sprouted about an inch. However, none...

A couple of months ago I "adopted" a large male molly, Porky, from my boss to add to my livebearer community. She told me that he was a male gold molly, and since I have only been previously familiar with swordtails, I didn't think anything of it. However, tonight I bought Porky a girlfriend...

I was wondering if it is possible for my female marigold swordtail to have had a miscarriage. It looks as though she was pregnant for a while, I noticed a gravid spot, and she was gaining weight. Now it seems as if the spot is turning lighter. Could it be that she is absorbing her fry? Or is...

I was wondering about sun-dried shrimp. I have a container of it, and on the back it says feed two or three times a week. :? However, I have freeze dried bloodworms from the same exact brand, and it says I can feed them every day. I have a pregnant marigold swordtail, and some quickly...

I've assumed that my female pineapple sword had finrot, because she died overnight. It could have been due to a difficult birth, but I am assuming she had finrot for all safety reasons. I need to know just how contagious, and lethal, it can be for fish. I emptied the water that I had her in...

Okay, I have some more questions... I want to make sure I know as much as I can to help my fish! 1. I have two "litters" of swordtail fry now. One litter is three weeks old, and they are neon swordtails. The other were just born yesterday, and they are half-pineapple swordtails. (Their...

My pineapple swordtail is having her fry as I write this! I think I see about 5 or 6 swimming around. However, her first one born was underdeveloped and still had a large yolk sac. Needless to say, it wasn't alive. How could there be different ages of fry inside of her? How could one fry be...

8O I need to know what to do to save Oscar, my male marigold swordtail! I did a water change, and after the water change I noticed that he was not his hyper self. He was sitting on the bottom of the tank, breathing rapidly, with his front fins sticking straight out, almost as if they were...