Baby update
- Thread starter Tastey
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Pond types seldom get buoyancy issues but if they have not been eating floating foods or foods with too much starch, then this is down to genetics and is seldom fixed.
well my bad swimmer died. tis ok. I do have another that looks as though it might die soon... he has little to no tail fin. no it wasn't eaten off by other fish, just a genitic defect. Seems as though his swim bladder might be going out of whack. the other fish seem to be doing well.
Cleaned the pond over the weekend... my 2 babies I put in there look like they're doing well. They're still alive so that's good. lol. They must be avoiding the big fish really well. A few more might be going into the pond soon. we'll see...
Cleaned the pond over the weekend... my 2 babies I put in there look like they're doing well. They're still alive so that's good. lol. They must be avoiding the big fish really well. A few more might be going into the pond soon. we'll see...
grrrr..... I just had a ton typed up and accidentally deleted it!!! rawr!
20 gal ~ Newborns... No stones, No decorations, No filter, Pond plant, 2 Bubblers
10 gal ~ -1"... Stones, Decorations, Filter, Plant bulb
5 gal ~ 1"+... Stones, Decorations, Filter
All tanks and pond have tap water, no additives. Supposidly, our town has the best water in the area. The fish seem to enjoy it.
20 gal ~ Newborns... No stones, No decorations, No filter, Pond plant, 2 Bubblers
10 gal ~ -1"... Stones, Decorations, Filter, Plant bulb
5 gal ~ 1"+... Stones, Decorations, Filter
All tanks and pond have tap water, no additives. Supposidly, our town has the best water in the area. The fish seem to enjoy it.
oh yeah, my bad swimmer in the 5 gal tank with the possible swim bladder problem is all better. I found a website that said to feed them peas cause if it's not genetic it's probably just constipation. Well i was watching him and nothing was ever coming out the other end so i gave him peas and he seems to swim fine now. well, as fine as he can swim with the lack of tail fin. he does a pretty good job though, he's a fighter.
There are 4 babies in the pond. I cleaned it again today cause we got some barley straw packets to try. we'll see how that goes. We're hoping the pet store has a sale on the uv filters in the fall or winter cause of it being the off season.
there was supposed to be a fifth baby in the pond but it was the one that was being picked at so the other fish probably knew it was wounded and ate it. i didn't find any trace of it so i'm just assuming that's what happened.
the other babies are doing great. there's one visibly larger newborn in the 20 gal tank. I think he was from the first tiny batch.... maybe the only survivor.
Mid size ones are doing well too. one got stuck to the filter the other day... must not have been ver smart. oh well, it is survival of the fittest ya know.
well that's it for now.
There are 4 babies in the pond. I cleaned it again today cause we got some barley straw packets to try. we'll see how that goes. We're hoping the pet store has a sale on the uv filters in the fall or winter cause of it being the off season.
there was supposed to be a fifth baby in the pond but it was the one that was being picked at so the other fish probably knew it was wounded and ate it. i didn't find any trace of it so i'm just assuming that's what happened.
the other babies are doing great. there's one visibly larger newborn in the 20 gal tank. I think he was from the first tiny batch.... maybe the only survivor.
Mid size ones are doing well too. one got stuck to the filter the other day... must not have been ver smart. oh well, it is survival of the fittest ya know.
well that's it for now.
I'm a sucker... Got 2 more tanks at a yard sale to spread my babies out in... now I'll be able to empty the 20 gal for the big babies first winter.... I'm not sure if they'll make it out in the pond so I'm gonna bring them in now that I have the room. The adults can stay out there cause I know they'll be fine. I'll have to get more pics soon! The babies are getting big!
