I bought 3 australian rainbowfish two weeks ago. 1 is big with long fins and colorful. the other two are small, shortfinned, and not t hat colorful. Now one of my small ones has a big bulgy abdmin. So, is she pregnsnt? and if she is how do i go about taking care of here and the babies?
2006-09-10 02:29:27 · 8 answers · asked by milo_luver_1 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Breeding: Mix your conditioned breeders in a non-brightly lit planted tank. Add Black Water Tonic to their tank. Keep them well fed. Rainbowfish usually spawn every morning for a week. The eggs stick to the plants (like killifish eggs). Most breeders ignore the eggs. Take out the parents after a week or they will likely eat the hatching fry. Some people say they don’t. Some people say lots of things. I see little reason to believe they wouldn’t eat their eggs also. Keep them well fed.
Saving More Fry: Make a long mop of Orlon or Nylon strands. Attach the strands to a cork or anything that floats. Use this as their spawning site and remove the mop when you have enough eggs. Hatch them in their own 10-gallon tank. Or you can do the same thing with a bunch of hornwort -- with a lot less hassle.
Fry Foods: Baby rainbowfish do best on infusoria. Some breeders feed them the powdered dry foods. After one or two weeks feed newly hatched shrimps or microworms. Add big snails to clean up the excess.
Filtration: Baby rainbowfish fish need clean water. Use an undergravel or sponge filter. Sponge filters clean their water, grow extra food, and prevent scum from building up on the water’s surface.
FROM http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Minnows,%20Rainbowfish.htm
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2006-09-13 03:02:44 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
search the internet they should have breeding info then your questions might be answered
Breeding:
The fish from the four families are long term spawners which mean they will lay their eggs over a period of time. Depositing a few eggs every day during their courtship cycle. The Java moss acts as a repository for the eggs or you can use what's known as spawning mops that can easily be removed for hatching away from the parents. Once the eggs are laid it is best to remove them from the tank and place them in their own tank, making sure the water has the same parameters as the first. The eggs will hatch after one to two weeks . The fry are very small and usually will swim just below the waters surface. Due to their small size you should feed them smallest of live food or finely crushed flakes. The young fish grow very slowly and should be transferred to a rearing tank to allow room for optimum growth.
2006-09-10 03:20:31 · answer #2 · answered by amy_y2k_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is achieveable specific, yet at this degree i does not undertaking too plenty. it is totally uncommon and sophisticated to reproduce sharks, If the shark is laying eggs it is what those fish do you will would desire to purchase a breeding tank to place them in. if it is the case the eggs would desire to be left interior the breeding tank till they hatch and then left in there till the fry are sufficiently enormous to bypass lower back interior the tank. in case you place the fry too quickly interior the conventional tank they are going to be eaten! bypass away them interior the breeding tank for a minimum of a week or till they have grown a splash. Feed them with toddler fish food available from the aquarium save. good success P.S in case you're tank isn't that huge you would be extra effective of giving the fry to the aquarium save those fish strengthen to approximately 6-8 inches.
2016-12-12 05:53:12 · answer #3 · answered by lacross 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would think a Rainbow fish would be gay.
I am sorry I don't know anything about fish but saw a huge rainbow the other day...It seemed to bring a smile to my face and bring me out of a slightly dull feeling.
2006-09-10 02:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your fish store. They would be willing to give you info.
Sounds like your female is pregnant.
In general, when the fry (baby fish) are born they are in danger of being eaten by the male.............you may have to remove her.
Read up on it real quick for specific info about that specific species.
2006-09-10 02:35:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought fish laid eggs!
2006-09-10 03:01:38 · answer #6 · answered by Jo H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe take her to petmart ask some advice they migth be able to help you
2006-09-10 02:35:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you are !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-09-13 20:18:21 · answer #8 · answered by fire chief!!!!!!!!!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋