today me and my dad puted 3inches of gravel in the fish tank and i want to know how long does it take before a fish have the baby's
2007-01-25 04:04:54 · 3 answers · asked by winxgirl3 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
it's oysters or oscars
2007-01-25 04:19:45 · update #1
What kind of fish?
2007-01-25 04:08:45 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
indeed, what kind of fish? it varies from fish to fish, and only livebearers "have babies", the rest lay eggs.
and why 3" of gravel? that sounds like too much to me, unless you have a planted tank, 1" is fine, too much gravel and waste builds up underneath and mucks up your tanks water parameters.
just saw your edit, oscars are egglayers, they need a big tank (75-90 US gallons minimum), only adults will spawn successfully (so a 10" adult or so). From what i've seen they put their eggs on a flat surface such as a piece of slate and aggressively guard them.
2007-01-25 12:20:17 · answer #2 · answered by catx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the breed.
Guppies can have babies at about 2 months.
Convicts can have babies at about 7 months.
Oscars take over a year. The males will get a hump on their head & by that time they'll be huge.
2007-01-25 12:32:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋