Something Fishy - a thread for fish owners

[April0617]

You're correct - H. plecostomus. Common Pleco.

Oy... So "he" is just gonna keep on growing...

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

Has anyone tried giving other fish betta food and it made them way more colorful? I have 3 goldfish that were all an actual gold color (which is why I kept them), but I only had betta fish food so ive been feeding them those flakes and now they are like black on top and kind of a little on their sides and under, their heads are a bright yellow/orange, and their sides are gold. Kind of awesome.

 

[Painted Calls]

Oy... So "he" is just gonna keep on growing...

Unfortunately.

 

[Fishychix]

You're correct - H. plecostomus. Common Pleco.

I knew you'd know

 

[Fishychix]

I have two little "nano" tanks. No filter, CO2, or aerator. One just has some snails in it and a few goldfish which I am actually feeding to my ducks, then a few plants. But my other one has a few shrimp and one of those dwarf sucker mouth catfish things for algae eating. They are all doing great! The shrimp tank is fully planted. Tiger Lillies, a dwarf hair grass carpet, water spangles, duckweed, amazonian frog bit, and then 2 other things that I accidentally got with the duckweed (there were three floating roots that somehow got swept up and into the bag at the pet store. So I buried them in the substrate and they are all growing well. My plan is to have a tank that is totally self sufficient. Which right now it is I guess but I kind of want one or two ornamental fish to look at mid water column. But all the poop (which there isn't much of). Just sinks down and fertilizes the hair grass, the water is filtered by all the plants and such. Along with plenty of Oxygen for the fish/shrimp coming from the plants. And all the animals in it live solely off of algae (there is plenty to go around at this point), but I just added more shrimp and the catfish so hopefully it will lessen and then I will start feeding them.

Im planning on moving the snails out of the other tank and giving them to my sisters betta tank, then redoing the tank and adding a hole bunch of plants. Then maybe I will have like rasboras or tetras or something

Hmm, interesting. I have heard of people doing this. How long have you had this going?

 

[Fishychix]

Has anyone tried giving other fish betta food and it made them way more colorful? I have 3 goldfish that were all an actual gold color (which is why I kept them), but I only had betta fish food so ive been feeding them those flakes and now they are like black on top and kind of a little on their sides and under, their heads are a bright yellow/orange, and their sides are gold. Kind of awesome.

Sorry to tell you it wasn't the food . Fish grow into their colors. The Emperor Angel, a marine fish, has one of the most cool transitions. It doesn't even look like the same fish from juvenile to adult!
Adult on top, juvenile on bottom

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

Hmm, interesting. I have heard of people doing this. How long have you had this going?

A few months now

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

Sorry to tell you it wasn't the food . Fish grow into their colors. The Emperor Angel, a marine fish, has one of the most cool transitions. It doesn't even look like the same fish from juvenile to adult!
Adult on top, juvenile on bottom
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WHOA!! THATS AWESOME!!

Oh okay, that still good by me. I like how they look now more than I did earlier!

 

[Fishychix]

A few months now

Cool. I hope it keeps working for you.

 

[riss]

I really want a betta fish right now