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Porthole Livebearer

Last post by Jackielee « Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:22 pm
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by JimPurdy » Sat Feb 25, 2017 12:31 am

Just got a few of these a couple weeks ago.
Nice active little fish, hearty eaters.
I have a few extra fry I would trade for small wild type...

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Last post by Jackielee
Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:22 pm
Lyre tailed swords

Last post by Jackielee « Sat Aug 27, 2016 7:37 pm
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by dennysfishroom » Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:14 pm

We just got back from Iowa tonight, and I finished up putting some lyre tailed swords into my tank. I was able to pick up 3 nice females at one...

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Last post by Jackielee
Sat Aug 27, 2016 7:37 pm
Molly Fry

Last post by godscreaturespetshop « Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:56 pm
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by Vidikron » Wed Oct 21, 2015 4:06 pm

Hey all. I have a couple of Dalmation Mollies that are quite prolific. This is my first tank and I had no idea Mollies would breed like this when we...

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Last post by godscreaturespetshop
Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:56 pm
Chap. encaustus

Last post by dennysfishroom « Sun Jun 14, 2015 12:53 pm
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by dennysfishroom » Sat Apr 04, 2015 2:56 pm

I was looking in my Chap. encaustus tank today and spotted a single baby swimming around. Now I know for sure that I do have a male, and I'm one...

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Last post by dennysfishroom
Sun Jun 14, 2015 12:53 pm
When you least expect it...

Last post by snakeskinner « Sun Nov 16, 2014 5:28 pm
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by dennysfishroom » Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:38 pm

I bought 2 pairs of Chap. encaustus (Goodied) at the ALA last spring. The guy bagged the 2 males together and the 2 females together. I ended up...

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Last post by snakeskinner
Sun Nov 16, 2014 5:28 pm
Guppy Species

Last post by dennysfishroom « Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:38 pm
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by GrakFu » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:00 am

Are fancy guppies just fancy guppies? Regardless of color/shape. Is there a special difference between feeders and fancies? I have been searching...

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Last post by dennysfishroom
Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:38 pm
weird guppy shape

Last post by mistymists « Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:11 am
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by mistymists » Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:33 pm

So I gave my Guppies to my mother-in-law. The Guppies have continued to breed and produce strange lookinging Guppies. They are extra long and narrow....

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Last post by mistymists
Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:11 am
Well Overdue Guppy

Last post by dennysfishroom « Sun May 06, 2012 7:28 am
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by Fayette1012 » Sat May 05, 2012 5:29 pm

I have a female guppy with a very dark gravid sack, the problem is, she's been this way for at least a month! Her gravid sack isn't changing any...

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Last post by dennysfishroom
Sun May 06, 2012 7:28 am
Guppy breeding question

Last post by mistymists « Tue May 01, 2012 8:19 am
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by Airbrusher » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:18 pm

Its been along time since we had any, so about 3 weeks ago I added two pairs of fancy guppies to one of our tanks, and yesterday I noticed some...

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Last post by mistymists
Tue May 01, 2012 8:19 am
Rookie question about platy, swordtails, and variatus.

Last post by Herpchat « Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:49 pm
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by elizabeth1982 » Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:05 pm

I know platy, swordtails, and variatus are technically different. My question is, while different will they breed together? I thought they would. I...

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Last post by Herpchat
Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:49 pm
Baby Hifin Swordtails

Last post by Jackielee « Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:04 am

by Jackielee » Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:04 am

I have a small breeding project going on with some Hifin swordtails of a few color varieties. Trying to see what I can do color wise with some of...

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Last post by Jackielee
Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:04 am
livebearers from last meet

Last post by Keelo « Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:55 pm
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by Keelo » Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:03 am

I got some livebearers at the meet this month and i forgot the name of them. They where the tiger striped guys. Can anyone remind me of their name?

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Last post by Keelo
Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:55 pm
Mollies

Last post by sskruzr « Sat Sep 11, 2010 12:35 pm
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by dennysfishroom » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:55 am

Corie - don't forget to bring my mollies. I've already bagged up your gouramis. Now if I just don't forget them on the kitchen counter. I've done...

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Last post by sskruzr
Sat Sep 11, 2010 12:35 pm
Swords from Corey

Last post by dennysfishroom « Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:06 pm
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by dennysfishroom » Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:45 pm

A couple months ago, Corey gave me several Nezzie (we think) swords. There was supposed to be 1 male and the rest females. When I got home, I put...

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Last post by dennysfishroom
Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:06 pm
wintering Gambusia

Last post by Jackielee « Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:39 am
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by kribkid17 » Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:43 pm

Can you keep mosquito fish in a pond year around as long as the pond doesn't freeze over?

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Last post by Jackielee
Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:39 am
Brutal Platys

Last post by Ramswin « Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:29 pm
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by etheonut » Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:38 am

Brandon picked up a group of platys (1m/3f) before Christmas.

Within a few days one of the females was looking ragged. The other platys were...

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Last post by Ramswin
Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:29 pm
Can you keep livebearing boys together without girls?

Last post by mewickham « Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:05 pm
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by Rhys » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:45 pm

Whenever I read on how many to keep together it's always so the boy doesn't wear the girls out. So does that mean I can keep a lot of guys together...

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Last post by mewickham
Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:05 pm
3/4 black guppies

Last post by sskruzr « Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:53 pm

by sskruzr » Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:53 pm

Concerning those 8 fancy guppies I got at last month's meeting for $2, SCORE!, unfortunately there was only 3 females, lost one, to 5 males. I...

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Last post by sskruzr
Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:53 pm
Received My Endlers

Last post by Dinosfishhouse « Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:52 pm
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by paramedic07 » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:48 pm

Received my Endlers 2 weeks ago. I got 3 trios of those small guys. 1 male for 2 females. So I'll let everyone know seeing there's no source of them...

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Last post by Dinosfishhouse
Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:52 pm
Breeding My Endlers

Last post by mewickham « Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:17 am
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by paramedic07 » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:44 pm

Well,

I got my endlers coming, the black bar n class. I plan on keeping them by themselves to keep pure strains going. If I'm able to, I'll start...

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Last post by mewickham
Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:17 am
Endler's Live Bearers - Help

Last post by sumpnfishy « Sat May 23, 2009 10:09 am
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by paramedic07 » Wed May 20, 2009 4:16 pm

Anyone in the club have any endlers for sale? I got an empty tank waiting for them so i can keep pure strains of endlers.

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Last post by sumpnfishy
Sat May 23, 2009 10:09 am
Red Wag Platys & Guppies-Keepin Disease 'Em Free?

Last post by Herpchat « Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:39 am
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by paramedic07 » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:36 pm

Hey,

I put a trio red wag platys in my guppy tank. I lost the male platy along with 3 male guppies and a female. No signs of ich, fungus or...

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Last post by Herpchat
Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:39 am
Aquabid

Last post by etheonut « Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:55 am

by etheonut » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:55 am

Some new wild liverbearers have hit the pages of aquabid from a gentleman in Michigan. Definitely some rare and often searched for fishes. Here is a...

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Last post by etheonut
Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:55 am
Guppy fry!

Last post by Herpchat « Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:09 am
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by pinkrblu » Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:55 pm

Went to check the tanks before bed and found about a dozen guppy fry. We had a male and three females, but after my catastrophic losses the past...

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Last post by Herpchat
Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:09 am
Kevin's Fishing Expedition

Last post by Herpchat « Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:14 am
Replies: 6
by Herpchat » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:46 am

I would love to thank Kevin for the wonderful killies especially since I love native killies.

The first one is the mummichug;

The other one we...

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Last post by Herpchat
Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:14 am

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