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How can you tell if a goldfish is pregnant?
A pregnant goldfish has a rounder, fuller belly and becomes sensitive with reduced appetite. It swims slowly and hides near the bottom or plants. Goldfish breed from 7 months to 1 year; keep water at about 20C for breeding.
What happens when goldfish are stressed?
Stressed goldfish become lethargic, eat less, breathe fast, and hide in corners; severe or long stress adds excess mucus and can kill fry. After stress, let them rest quietly without water changes or feeding, with soft stable light.
What are the signs a molly fish is about to give birth?
Before giving birth a molly becomes less active and hides in corners or plants, though its spirit and appetite stay normal, and it may chase off nearby fish. Look for a swollen, darkened belly and a protruding or drooping ovipositor - signs birth is 2-5 days away, so isolate the fish to keep the fry from being eaten.
Sunburst Butterflyfish
The Sunburst Butterflyfish (Chaetodon kleinii) is pale tea-colored in front and dark yellow behind. Though not vivid at depth, it is liked by some aquarists and can mix with other butterflies, including its own kind, if added together.
Siamese Tiger Fish
In its native Thailand, the Siamese Tiger Fish is a food fish and a rather prized one. Thanks to its distinctive shape and striking pattern, it has become a very popular ornamental fish in recent years. Most specimens seen in the domestic aquarium market reach China via Singapore from Thailand.
Tiger Shovelnose Catfish
The Tiger Shovelnose Catfish, also known as the shovelnose catfish, duckbill shark or tiger porthole catfish, is native mainly to the Amazon River basin of South America. It is one of the most popular of the large catfish species among aquarists.
Pictus Catfish
The Pictus Catfish (Pimelodus pictus), also known as the Pearl High-Fin Catfish, is native to Colombia. It prefers soft acidic water and is nocturnal, often hiding in rock crevices during the day. Its silver-white body is densely speckled with fine black spots, giving the species its name.
Indonesian Tigerfish
The Indonesian tigerfish (Datnioides) is a nocturnal, elongated predator from Indonesia whose black stripes can darken unpredictably. Keep it at 28 °C in a bare tank with the light on to train it out of hiding.
Lionfish
Lionfish (Pterois), also called turkeyfish, is a popular ornamental marine fish with a distinctive fan-like pectoral fin. Its dorsal-fin spines are venomous—a sting causes severe pain and, in serious cases, fainting.
What Fish Can Live with Malawi Cichlids?
Malawi cichlids are aggressive with strong territory instincts and rarely mix well, but can coexist with loaches and whale catfish (glasses catfish). Still feed enough to avoid conflict.