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A post doc in my department has a contract that is up and he'll be moving on to another university (I'm gonna miss him, he was really helpful), but his fish aren't. He's found someone to take over his minnows and stickleback for research, but he has about 50 of these little mangrove killies that have no home. They're all pedigreed (clonal fish) and he's hoping to have someone ta...

I have a comet in a 6000L pond with koi and IR sharks. This particular fish has been in this pond for about 4 years and was otherwise doing fine. My first thought was Nitrate poisoning. The past few months have been particularly dry and the level of water in the pond has dropped by 10". So the nitrate level may well have increased. But a water test shows nitrate at about 10ppm. ...

I have a Betta fish in a 20L planted tank. He's been around for almost 2 years and I have recently noticed a slow down in activity. Less enthusiastic at feeding time, spends most of the time hanging around on a leaf. This morning he didn't even bother to eat. I can't see any external sign of illness. Could it be just ageing? What signs should I be looking for?

I will post if anyone is cool with helping me out with my curious mind. As these colorful guys have really got me wondering What's going on and who they actually are? Besides them always watching me and knowing everything about me. Love to know more and I love my fish. They are so smart and totally know what's going on it seems. Or I might be crazy. Anyway look forward to chatti...

IHey everybody. I am soon going to set up a 45 gallon rubbermaid "pond" to breed gambusia as feeders. The only thing stopping me is a pond pump/aerator to stop the water from become stagnant (summer) or freezing over (winter). The area where the pond will be is out of reach of wires, so I need something that is battery powered and fairly cheap. Any ideas? Also, I am setting this...