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Comment on Q&A: Can a living fish detect from the (tank) water that another fish just died? by Ugly Artwork

Ugly Artwork — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:28:58 +0000

When a fish dies it starts rotting right away. It would be like one of us being in a room with a stinking corpse.

They don’t smell it the same way we would, but they can definitely detect it.

Comment on Q&A: Can a living fish detect from the (tank) water that another fish just died? by mineorama

mineorama — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:48:12 +0000

I don’t think so. Are you asking this question because some of your fish are picking on a dying/dead fish? This is only because they see that they can get fresh food without a fight. They would pick on a live fish if it didn’t put a fight also. Some fish are just like that.

Interesting, but unrelated fact: Humbolt squid change colors rapidly when being caught by humans and other squid then begin to eat it while it is being reeled up by the human.

On the ammonia aspect: Fish usually release the most ammonia when rotting, so ammonia usually only becomes a problem when a fish is severely rotting, or many fish have recently died. Be sure to scoop out any dead fish out of your tank right away. Ammonia is also caused by fish poop.

Comment on Q&A: Can a living fish detect from the (tank) water that another fish just died? by Bridge

Bridge — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:45:28 +0000

Well I’m not sure about tropical fish, but when I had fish, I had 10 one by one started to die and I took the water to Petco and had them test the water, they said that when fish die they emit aminioa and we can’t have fish for about a month until our water gets within normal range… so if you don’t change your water or have it tested I suppose another fish would notice (then again they say they only have a 3 second memory) but if I were you I would get the water tested. Don’t want that to happen again.

Comment on What to Feed African Cichlids – What’s OK and What’s Not by aRoadLesTraveled

aRoadLesTraveled — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:07:27 +0000

- Yeah, I would think they would be similar in size. I’ve had really good luck with my yellow labs this year – 5 broods from one mother this year alone and 2 more broods from two of her oldest offspring

Comment on What to Feed African Cichlids – What’s OK and What’s Not by UniqueMonique513

UniqueMonique513 — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:39:38 +0000

I know that pet stores feed theres blood worms. I think thats gross. I only feed mines the Tetra Tropical pelletz for Cichlids ..n i realized i brought a ghost crab n they ate him the same day i brought him

Comment on What to Feed African Cichlids – What’s OK and What’s Not by BF3xXx

BF3xXx — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:38:08 +0000

Thanks man! Good video!

Comment on What to Feed African Cichlids – What’s OK and What’s Not by bolly12345

bolly12345 — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:23:05 +0000

No problem

Comment on What to Feed African Cichlids – What’s OK and What’s Not by bolly12345

bolly12345 — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:06:54 +0000

No problem with brine shrimp mate, like you mentioned only a few times a week

Comment on What to Feed African Cichlids – What’s OK and What’s Not by MrRaydog84

MrRaydog84 — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:09:44 +0000

hey bolly, i had a quick question, iv bought the spectrum for my cichlids but my cichlids are at least 2-3 inches and the food are tiny pellets, iv only been feeding the spectrum to my few month old fry, so back to my question do they sell larger pellets for the larger cichlids? i didnt get to see if they did because i bought the last of their stock and they keep the food behind the counter so please let me know. thanx buddy. keep the videos going, your teaching me A LOT!!!!!

Comment on What to Feed African Cichlids – What’s OK and What’s Not by bolly12345

bolly12345 — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:58:56 +0000

Hi there, I’ve sent you a message with a handy link