My lilSis gave me her tank her betta tank now im a father of 100 but 200 we dont know but these betta paretns or just swimming with their young and the tank is pretty durty so idk what 2 do should i clean it or let me 2 firemouths and some other cichlids eat the betta's and the babies im not trying to do i but i dont want these fry to die and this dirty water i cant even so the bettas when the go in the back of the tank so..im very confused im useing the grown betta's as target fish for my cichlid tank and when the fry get bigger and stronger there going to fight in my cichlid tank so my cichlids can become better fighters but should i kill or clean...the frys are very small like the size of terta fish...but please someone help me.!
Father of 100..:(
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CichildLuvr;3358539; said:
Why would you do this? You shouldn't keep any fish at all if you are just going to try and make them fight each other. This is one of the more ridiculous things I have heard in a while on here.
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I confess that I want to help the OP, but I can't figure out what is actually going on. Try using sentences from now on. With periods and capitals. Otherwise you've written a big, confusing grab bag of words that each reader will interpret differently. This will make it difficult to help you.
As to all responses thus far: Too full of presumptions and opinion to be of use to the OP. Let's get down to business, here.
So, it seems like 'CichildLuvr' has a few different issues at the same time. Step one: water quality. You say it is dirty in your tank. Do you mean green algae and other muck or are we talking a full out bacterial bloom (cloudy as heck)? What are your ammonia, nitrite and nitrate, and pH if possible?
For the record, allowing fish to fight just for entertainment purposes is considered cruel and inhumane in the civilized world. Some people have yet to wrestle with the moral implications of this issue and may feel differently. No reason to avoid the issue. I'd just recommend CichildLuvr to avoid letting his fish fight, if just to avoid injuries and infection while we get the water thing sorted out.
Each betta fry (I assume that is the main question here) will need to be separated, with the exception of the females. Just watch them grow and when you see a male, take him out. Males are easy to spot, they usually get longer ventral fins and become more aggressive.
That should get us started. We'll probably address more issues along the way. Get that water tested and give us the numbers. Don't say it's fine. Tell how much actual ammonia is present, etc... If you don't have a test kit or money for one, take some water to your local pet store. They will usually check it for free. Good luck!
As to all responses thus far: Too full of presumptions and opinion to be of use to the OP. Let's get down to business, here.
So, it seems like 'CichildLuvr' has a few different issues at the same time. Step one: water quality. You say it is dirty in your tank. Do you mean green algae and other muck or are we talking a full out bacterial bloom (cloudy as heck)? What are your ammonia, nitrite and nitrate, and pH if possible?
For the record, allowing fish to fight just for entertainment purposes is considered cruel and inhumane in the civilized world. Some people have yet to wrestle with the moral implications of this issue and may feel differently. No reason to avoid the issue. I'd just recommend CichildLuvr to avoid letting his fish fight, if just to avoid injuries and infection while we get the water thing sorted out.
Each betta fry (I assume that is the main question here) will need to be separated, with the exception of the females. Just watch them grow and when you see a male, take him out. Males are easy to spot, they usually get longer ventral fins and become more aggressive.
That should get us started. We'll probably address more issues along the way. Get that water tested and give us the numbers. Don't say it's fine. Tell how much actual ammonia is present, etc... If you don't have a test kit or money for one, take some water to your local pet store. They will usually check it for free. Good luck!
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