Frequent Aquarium Questions

• One of my baby swordtails is growing much faster than the others. What is happening?
  
  
• What is the lifespan of a guppie?
  
  
• Should I seperate my female black molly if she has a spot on her stomach?
  
  
• Is it safe to house a pregnant platy in a small beta tank with 2 leopard danios and without a heater?
  
  
• If my two goldfish are always hanging out with each other in the tank, does this mean one is a male and the other is female?
  
  
• I have 3 tiger barbs that are fat and look like they are pregnant. What are the signs of a pregnant barb? She i seperate the male from the females, because I want to keep the babies.
  
  
• I have 2 plecos and 2 pictus cats in my tank. I recently noticed hundreds of tiny white "flea-looking" babies all through the tank and clinging to the plecos. How do I save the fry?
  
  
• one of my blue rams layed eggs,i screened off one section of the tank for the mother to be all alone with her eggs was this the right thing to do or should i put her and her eggs in a seperate tank until its safe to put the fry back into general population?? and!! should her mate be with her or not??
  
  
• What do gourami fry look like?
  
  
• Do fancy male guppies assist the female guppie while she is gravid?
  
  

• One of my baby swordtails is growing much faster than the others. What is happening?
  
  This is normal. Often, the most dominant and/or aggressive individuals out of a batch of fry will grab more food than the others, and hence grow faster. You may want to remove these individuals once they are large enough to allow the others a chance to catch up.
  
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• What is the lifespan of a guppie?
  
  The lifespan is between 12-18 months.
  
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• Should I seperate my female black molly if she has a spot on her stomach?
  
  You should put her in a seperate tank if her gravid spot has become darker and her stomach has become large and boxy.
  
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• Is it safe to house a pregnant platy in a small beta tank with 2 leopard danios and without a heater?
  
  No. You need to remove the danios and maintain the temperature between 76-79 F.
  
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• If my two goldfish are always hanging out with each other in the tank, does this mean one is a male and the other is female?
  
  No. The males are more slender and have fuller fins. The females are larger and more stout.
  
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• I have 3 tiger barbs that are fat and look like they are pregnant. What are the signs of a pregnant barb? She i seperate the male from the females, because I want to keep the babies.
  
  
  
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• I have 2 plecos and 2 pictus cats in my tank. I recently noticed hundreds of tiny white "flea-looking" babies all through the tank and clinging to the plecos. How do I save the fry?
  
  You have to remove the pictus cats. If you are not using sponge filters, you'll to put sponges on the intakes of your pumps and filter.
  
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• one of my blue rams layed eggs,i screened off one section of the tank for the mother to be all alone with her eggs was this the right thing to do or should i put her and her eggs in a seperate tank until its safe to put the fry back into general population?? and!! should her mate be with her or not??
  
  
  
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• What do gourami fry look like?
  
  They look like small fleas and are very similar to most other fish fry.
  
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• Do fancy male guppies assist the female guppie while she is gravid?
  
  No.
  
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