Recent content by SpookyLilGirl

I can't see hormones playing a role unless your tank is either a) overstocked or b) badly maintained. You say you clean it regularly but what size is it and what is the total stock? a) WITH 20 gallon tanks and 5 guppy in one and 1 adult 2 juvenile red swords in the other I dont think Im over...

'OldMan47' I doubt it is the cause of your apparent sterility but I would drop the "brackish" like a bad habit. Well I appreciate your candid opinion OldMan47. I've ran my tank with and without salt, and in the area I live in my fish get fin rot bad if I dont keep my tanks on the brackish...

""You might want to try bumping up the protein a little, some frozen bloodworms or shaved beefheart works good, especially if you can find a good beefheart mix. Hatching bbs is another option, this is one of the best food for fry, adult livebearers will eat it as well, live food induces...

Meth blue is commonly used when artificially hatching eggs of many species. << never heard or read that before. Thats some unique information. My tanks are set up like this: 2 twenty gallon longs medium planted with amazon sword and annubias, 1 fifty gallon well planted aquascape with no stock...

After reading blog after blog,page after page,and many websites:I wanted to touch on the subject of sterile fish. For most of us sterile fish are not an issue. When I began keeping fish years ago I did not have problems with my guppies or swordtails dropping fry like crazy. Then I learned to...

""I have no idea if it is a female , male or even pregnant but i noticed the mark so thought i would ask and see if it is a female and pregnant or not."" From what I can see in the picture, your fish is indeed a female and does appear to be pregnant. Mind you that some females have the forever...

Forum Name: SpookyLilGirl or Spooky for short Real name: Nina Location:Hampton Va somewhere over the pond :) Number of Years in the Hobby:On and Off for many years FishKeeping Profile:Have not made up my mind on this Favorite Fish Species: Livebearers of any kind :) Favorite LFS:Small single...

Ive got a wicked sense of humor, and I will often tell people that your reality in my insanity.I love my fish. They are my babies. They brush my hands when Im in the tank doing something. And will swim up to the corner of the tank to stare and strangers. So you cannot convience me they dont have...

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