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Does anyone know how to tell the difference between a boy and a girl on the smaller sucker fish? The one I have is a yellowish orange. I know that there are platamotamus or whatever they are, the big ugly black ones. But I have the smaller orange one. I just don't know how to tell if it is a boy or a girl, as the fish guy did not know either. I got it at Wal-Mart. It is approximately 3 inches long now and they said it could grow up to 6 inches. I have had this fish for 2 months. Does anyone have any info. on em??
Thanks
No clue on sexxing them..I got the big ugly prehistoric one in my tank had 6 months and ready to sell back as he is 14 inches long now.(started as a 2 incher) I never buy from Walmart fish wise anyway as not very healthy usually and I buy from 1 pet store have fancy guppies and such they buy babies from me and my scum suckers when get to big.
Are the ones you got egg layers or live bearing? If egg layers probably not keep a baby as eggs get eaten.
No clue on sexxing them..I got the big ugly prehistoric one in my tank had 6 months and ready to sell back as he is 14 inches long now.(started as a 2 incher) I never buy from Walmart fish wise anyway as not very healthy usually and I buy from 1 pet store have fancy guppies and such they buy babies from me and my scum suckers when get to big.
Are the ones you got egg layers or live bearing? If egg layers probably not keep a baby as eggs get eaten.
Well dreamhunter, I have been told that they are egg layers. That is sad news about trying to keep babies. HOw do I stop that, do you know?
I also have fancytailed guppies. I have at least 1,000. I have platys. Most of them are all orange some are white and orange. I have about 100 of them right now. I have an african cyclid. HE is a convict cyclid with the stripes. He is about 3 inches right now. HE will grow to be bigger though. I had 24 cyclids-3 different kind, until my honey and me changed the water on a 75 gal. tank. We took too much of their water out and put too much fresh water in. They turned up like hotcakes. I was sick!! and mad! I was able to save one convict and one yellow labrador cyclid and 2 orange platies. It was obvious we did not know what we were doing. Ya live and Ya learn
My tank was Wild Kingdom gone mad. A couple me and DH knew had a son that worked at the local fish store. So we 'consulted' him. I bought 2 miniature frogs, 4 shrimp, 1 platy, several betas. Starter tank. By the time all was said and done, the frogs had eaten most of the shrimp and I would see their little shrimp armor floating conspicuously on the surface of the water. The last lone shrimp was fending off one of the frogs inside a conch shell with one claw (I swear I saw the frogs with melted butter). The Platy grew to 6" and was beginning to have probs maneuvering around in the tank b/c he was still a growing fishy but it was also eating all the food that hit the bottom of the tank, not just algae or gleaning. The betas had little nips missing out of their bottom fins because of fighting the platy for their food. The frogs had gained weight and were not only eating the blood worms we were dropping in there for them, but as I said, also the shrimp. A HOT MESS!
We took the frogs and the Platy back to the store (the Platy was kinda heavy when I netted him out the tank, that was a unexpected displeasure). The one-clawed shrimp and the betas thanked us - in celebration, confetti was floating on the top of the water
Sorry, so off-topic (I truly didn't know that was gonna come outta me). Maybe My Fish Tank or aquarium advice could help?
I have 2 in my tank...both were only about an inch or so when I bought them...Now, one is about 5 inches long and the other has stayed the same size!
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