Whiskas

I wan't sure where to pur this question but here it is: are polished stones that you can get from places like The Warehouse, Mitre 10, $2 Shop etc safe for use in aquariums if washed?

thank you so much about letting me know to feed them jellimeat, they love it! I didn't know that their stomachs change to carnivorous, hadn't really thought about it but it makes sense. I have some beetle larvae for when they turn to frogs, what else do they enjoy?

I got them from Tim I am hoping to have a swap around of my tanks soon so that my killies are in a bigger tank, with more plants to hide in etc.

thanx for that Short and to the point

Can Epiplatys Dageti be a bit aggressive towards each other for whatever reason? I noticed last nite that one of my females had a minor wound on her side. I cant find anything sharp in the tank that would cause it. Luckily it only seems to be a surface wound. I have treated the tank with Melafix (antibacterial) and have seperated her into a breeding net holder thing. She appears happy enough.

dunno what species they are, green frogs :-? They are slowly changing can see a lil difference in head shape and colour on one of them. Have been feeding them flakes and spirulina discs. I dunno if they are eating well, they dont exactly speed over to eat their food if that is what you are asking. All the food isn't eaten and I dont think i am feedign them too much(?) :-? They dont have a filter just an airpump thing. Will try them with a lil jellimeat tomorrow. Knowing my luck they will change quickly over nite or on the weekend and escape from the tank to jump around work! :lol:

how long does it take for a tadpole to turn to a frog? We have had some tadpoles with back legs for about 4 weeks now and they seem to be developing VERY slowly. Why? They seem healthy enough.

I caught the bug after seeing these little guys for sale on TradeMe - 4 buys & 4 girls :lol: and then for real (different breed) in a pet shop in Palmy. Nope I am not a member of NZKA. Will have a look into it Wondered what the 104 was for. Yes I read up a bit on them before purchasing them and learnt that they can jump! I havn't had the misfortune of any of them doing any hidey seeky, yet, and hopefully won't as I am sure my cat will find them before i do!!!! They havn't leapt out when i clean the tank nor when i feed them, both times when the lid is off. However I do have the water in the tank much lower than i normally would, so hopefully even if they do leap it will be a bit more of a challenge for them :-? maybe :-? They dont appear to have laid any eggs yet (maybe they did but ate them!), but the tank is still inprogress. I made them a couple of breeding mops - one with synthetic wool, the other with this stuff from a plant/tree (it feels a bit like horse hair) that a friend uses for her goldfish - but other than that their tank is very plain and boring at the mo I caught them some small bugs from a creek and from my goldy pond which they devoured quite quickly. Other than that they are being fed on a range of fish food - from flakes to freeze dried blood worms to wateva else i have stashed away. Also found a recipe on the internet http://www.killi.co.uk/paste.php Havn't tried it tho. They are fun to watch and as the tank is right next to my bed i can watch them in the mornings and count them all 1, 2 ... 3,4......hmm 5 6 7 &.... 8! yay! :lol:

I have euthanised him And am keeping a close eye on the rest. His girlfriend was a bit put out and searched for him. she now happily swims with the other pair of platies.

Wat do killi eggs look like? I hav some Epiplatys Degati (Dageti) and don't really know what to look for when keeping an eye out for eggs. Are they clear and round like goldfish eggs? But smaller? Also when their colour is strong does this mean they are happy and in breeding mode? They appear very happy, swimming around and searching through the plants etc. I am enjoying them as they are very lively, fun fish to keep If I was to put a young BN in with them (5cm long) would they be compatible? I read that killies are compatible with most other fish of similar size, but have also read that they can sometimes attack another fish for no reason, so thought I would ask

It now appears he may have dropsy. His scales are poking out, a bit like a hedgehog. If he has dropsy the best thing to do is kill him isn't it? Then do i need to treat the rest of the tank? and if so how? (in the tank there are BN's, platies, guppies, neon tetras and baby platies) I have already treated the tank with Melafix as it is a antibacterial and done a 20% water change, will this be enough? Or would you suggest something else?

I think my male platy has pop eye I noticed this morning that one of his eyes appears to protrude further than the other. He has been a little lathargic but has been eating (but not enthusiastically). None of the other fish appear to be sick in any way. What causes it? Is it contagious? And how can i cure it?

Just thought i would let people know how to resuscitate (sp?) a goldfish (prolly works on other fish too). If you notice your goldfish stop breathing grab him gently and cradle him up the right way (ie as they swim) under the surface of the water. Then move him backwards and forwards through the water, thus making his gills work again. The smaller the fish the smaller the movement. Keep going until the fish can breathe for himself and can move around easily. It can take quite a bit of patience. This does work as I have resussed 2 of my own fish after they were oxygen deprived in a too small tank and stopped breathing. my 2 fish lived happily for a long time afterwards, one is still alive today, they didn't appear to suffer any ill effects. This will only work if the fish has stopped breathing for just a short time.

Check out the following link http://www.nzfreshwater.org/index_main.html you can even contact them about ur "hyperthetical question"

Haven't found anything about that. At least not yet :lol:

Found this article. Not promoting the experimenting but is interesting. There are a couple of articles i found about killies and them being able to adapt very well to pollution etc. "Detergent triggers sex change in killifish." Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri (August 6, 2001): YOSH18181843. InfoTrac OneFile. Thomson Gale. Wairarapa Library Service. 14 Dec. 2006 <http://find.galegroup.com/ips/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T004&prodId=IPS&docId=A77004349&source=gale&userGroupName=per_sou&version=1.0>. Full Text:COPYRIGHT 2001 Financial Times Information Ltd. The Environment Ministry on Friday completed the compilation of a report on experiments that it says proves nonylphenol (NP), a chemical often used as an industrial detergent, is an endocrine-disrupting chemical--commonly known as environmental hormones--that interferes with reproductive functions. The report says that even exposure to low quantities of NP can have serious effects. For example, ovaries have been discovered developing in the spermaries of male fish in rivers that have low quantities of NP in the water, it says. The ministry's report is believed to be the first in the world to suggest that the hormone causes such deformities. The ministry has listed about 70 chemicals, including NP, as substances that may be endocrine disrupters, but NP is the first to be classified as such. The United States and major European countries have been researching to determine which chemical substances are environmental hormones since 1980, when crocodiles with underdeveloped reproductive organs were found in the United States. Ministry officials said NP was unlikely to cause health problems in humans as it has a weaker affect on humans than on fish. In the experiment, fertilized killifish eggs were put in a water solution with a concentration of 11.6 micrograms of NP per liter. The fish that hatched were observed for 60 days. Of the 29 male killifish that hatched, 17--or 60 percent--had developed spermary ova similar to ovary cells. Spermary ova are implicated in a bizarre phenomenon in which a male fish transforms into a female fish. The phenomenon has been observed under laboratory conditions when the NP concentration is higher than seen in nature. This is the first time the phenomenon has been discovered in naturally occurring water. A 1998 study detected 21 micrograms of NP per liter in a water course leading to the Kanzakigawa river in Osaka Prefecture and 12 micrograms per liter in an outflow to the Tamagawa river in Tokyo. These concentrations are higher than that used in the ministry experiments. Ministry officials said a similar phenomenon could occur in nature. It is believed that some chemicals mimic the functions of natural female hormones, causing males to change their sex. The ministry will call on manufacturers to produce an alternative product to NP. In addition, starting next fiscal year, it will single out NP-using plants for inspection, the officials said. Copyright 2001 The Daily Yomiuri Thomson Gale Document Number:A77004349 © 2005 Thomson Gale, a part of The Thomson Corporation. Thomson and Star Logo are trademarks and are registered trademarks used herein under license

That would be CHYTRID FUNGUS. Just looking it up now It is very interesting to hear peoples view on this I think that releasing them to a place where there were once green frogs would be a good idea to re-balance the eco system. THe place i am thinking of, i think, got poisoned, so many things died off But I will look in the water for those killer fish (can't remember what they are called, they were mentioned earlier). The children in mums class are really enjoying the tadpoles and watching them develop.

I was going to release them in an area that used to have HUNDREDS of frogs but now there seems to be none! It is a wetlands area and i will look carefully to see if there are any gambusia (sound like nasty lil critters!). It would be nice to have frogs there again as it was lovely to hear them croaking etc.

I have a young platty that i bought a while back. When i got her she seemed very healthy. However she now seems to be VERY skinny and the other day sho bloated up like a lil balloon. Also she hasn't grown since i got her, unlike the other one i got at the same time. I put her in a trap thing to feed her up and to monitor her more closely, that seemed to work a lil (she gained a lil weight). When I first noticed her being skinny she also appeared to have a ?bend? in her body. She hasn't yet died and hasn't developed anything else. She doesn't seem to be getting any worse nor any better. I am confused, what could be going on? All the other fish are healthy and happy.

Yeah I have this problem too! Its so annoying and they are sooo quik! I have found that using 2 nets works well. Also if you feed then try catching when they are eating can sometimes help. Sometimes if i hold the net in the water for awhile they seem to get used to it and calm down (a little bit). Best of luck on catching her WITHOUT having to empty out your tank and I hope she recovers from her .. well wateva it is quikly

why?

And its OK to release these guys into the wild once they have developed into frogs?

my mum just got some tadpoles for her classroom, have no idea what kind they are. Are there different ones available from the pet shops and what types are there? Can you tell them apart? Or do you have to wait until they turn into frogs? Once they have grown into frogs she will be releasing them into a wetlands-type area

...Or however you spell it. Can these survive in a tank inside? or a pond outside with goldies? Is it allowed? (u know the whole not keeping native fauna captive, if they are native?)

This may sound like a weird thing to do and dunno how easily it could be done with tropicals. But, i had some goldfish a few years ago who got a sorta swim bladder thing (i dunno what it was) where they would swim erratically and on their sides etc. I put each of them in their own small round container with another small round container in the middle, like a donut. I put the fishes in the ring of water which was just wide enough so there was no room for the fishes to fall over onto their sides. Left them like that and checked them daily to see if they could swim upright/properly. Eventually they all did and were put back in their pond. Now i think back to it, it seemed quite cruel! But it worked! I was only 12yo at the time and i have no idea where the idea to do this woulda come from! Possibly because i knew that if sheep get cast (get stuck lying on one side) if you rolled them over and held them down for a bit it would rebalance them, so possibley i just modified this idea ?