Saturday, May 22, 2010
How long do koi fish live?
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Koi can live hundreds if years (like turtles).
But as someone else said, most people keep them in ponds, so it stunts their growth, and they won't live as long.
In a lake, they will grow 3 feet long!
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They can live up to 20 years if taken good care of.
Till they stop breathing.
i read on a web site somewhere that they can live up to 200 years
www.liveaquaria.com
i think it was here
Properly taken care of koi can live hundreds of years and can grow 3 feet long. Koi that are kept in tanks or small ponds will live very shortened and probably painful (from being stunted) deaths.
I believe that they last for about 30 to 40 years in the correct environment and if they are looked after.
I have koi and this is what i was told when purchasing them!
if koi are looked after properly they reach an age between 30 and 40 years. there are claims of koi living anything up to 200, but no evidence( technically known as bullshit!)
Around 40 years i would say, my fish are massive, they have lived for over 10 years so far.
How long do i let the treated fish water sit before i put the fish in?
this is my first tank, and i need to know how long to let the fish water sit before i put the fish in.
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Everyone so far is answering in terms of tank cycling - and it is less stressful to your fish if you cycle the tank completely before you add them. However if you've already bought the fish and just set up the tank, the drops used to remove chlorine/chloramine work in seconds, so as long as the temperature of the water in the tank is the same as that in the bag, it's safe to add them. Do this by acclimating them slowly to your tank's chemistry. Float them for about 15 minutes so the water temperature equalizes, open their bag and pour out (down the drain, not in your tank) about 1/4 of the water and refill with the same amount of water from your tank and wait about 5 minutes. Do this three more times, then net your fish and add them to the tank. If you don't have a net, pour out as much of the water from the bag as you can, them release them in the water.
This is a personal question. The tank won't cycle without adding something to it, be it fish, raw shrimp, fish food, or ammonia.
If your tank water is warm enough (you don't mention if you're putting in goldfish or tropical fish) and its been treated..you can start adding fish. Remember: your tank needs to cycle in order to be a healthy environment for your fish. Cycling with fish can take up to 6 weeks to complete. You start very slowly and add as the tank adjusts.
Uneaten fish food, urine, feces and just exhalations through the gills add ammonia to the water. Ammonia is toxic to fish. It burns their eyes, fins and gills. After the ammonia reaches its peak, the nitrite bacteria forms and eats the ammonia. This can take several weeks to peak. It is also toxic. Nitrites affect the fish's ability to transform oxygen and they can asphyxiate. The next bacteria is nitrate. At levels of 20 ppm, you're cycled. It will eat the nitrites as they form. The more fish you add at once, the more ammonia you create. So its best to add the least bioload at first.
If you're doing a fishy cycle, the best ones to go with are danios. They do not put a huge bioload out and they're one of the hardier breeds. A lot of fish die during the cycling of a tank. The ones that make it have weaker immune systems.
For freshwater fish, an hour is best, but anything less then forty-five minutes is iffy.
The longer you can wait the better. It is a common misconception that a tank wont "cycle" without a fish in it.
The point behind "cycling" a tank is allowing time for beneficial bacteria to get established. You can add a product called CYCLE it will add that bacteria to get ya jump started. The biggest mistake with new fish owners is rushing things. Be patient. If you add cycle you would be safe to add a fish or two but I would NOT add more than that at first. Then add two fish per week until your tank is stocked. Remember this guideline
Tank Size Maximum Fish Capacity based on a large guppy or a platy sized fish
10 gal. 8-12
20 gal. 12-15
30 gal. 15-20
55 gal. 20-30
Over crowding and lack of regular partial water changes (25-30% on a weekly basis) are number one reasons for failure for the new hobbyist. Disease and fish fatalities.
I would recommend a weekly partial water change of 25% rather than every other week as you stay on top of things better and the fish are more familiar with your intrusion and there for less stressed by the water changes.
Best of luck to you.
Your tank won't cycle unless there is something in it.
You should get sine cheap fish
Turn on the filter first to filter out the chemicals. You should let it sit for about 5-7 days before you add any fish.
Answers:
Everyone so far is answering in terms of tank cycling - and it is less stressful to your fish if you cycle the tank completely before you add them. However if you've already bought the fish and just set up the tank, the drops used to remove chlorine/chloramine work in seconds, so as long as the temperature of the water in the tank is the same as that in the bag, it's safe to add them. Do this by acclimating them slowly to your tank's chemistry. Float them for about 15 minutes so the water temperature equalizes, open their bag and pour out (down the drain, not in your tank) about 1/4 of the water and refill with the same amount of water from your tank and wait about 5 minutes. Do this three more times, then net your fish and add them to the tank. If you don't have a net, pour out as much of the water from the bag as you can, them release them in the water.
This is a personal question. The tank won't cycle without adding something to it, be it fish, raw shrimp, fish food, or ammonia.
If your tank water is warm enough (you don't mention if you're putting in goldfish or tropical fish) and its been treated..you can start adding fish. Remember: your tank needs to cycle in order to be a healthy environment for your fish. Cycling with fish can take up to 6 weeks to complete. You start very slowly and add as the tank adjusts.
Uneaten fish food, urine, feces and just exhalations through the gills add ammonia to the water. Ammonia is toxic to fish. It burns their eyes, fins and gills. After the ammonia reaches its peak, the nitrite bacteria forms and eats the ammonia. This can take several weeks to peak. It is also toxic. Nitrites affect the fish's ability to transform oxygen and they can asphyxiate. The next bacteria is nitrate. At levels of 20 ppm, you're cycled. It will eat the nitrites as they form. The more fish you add at once, the more ammonia you create. So its best to add the least bioload at first.
If you're doing a fishy cycle, the best ones to go with are danios. They do not put a huge bioload out and they're one of the hardier breeds. A lot of fish die during the cycling of a tank. The ones that make it have weaker immune systems.
For freshwater fish, an hour is best, but anything less then forty-five minutes is iffy.
The longer you can wait the better. It is a common misconception that a tank wont "cycle" without a fish in it.
The point behind "cycling" a tank is allowing time for beneficial bacteria to get established. You can add a product called CYCLE it will add that bacteria to get ya jump started. The biggest mistake with new fish owners is rushing things. Be patient. If you add cycle you would be safe to add a fish or two but I would NOT add more than that at first. Then add two fish per week until your tank is stocked. Remember this guideline
Tank Size Maximum Fish Capacity based on a large guppy or a platy sized fish
10 gal. 8-12
20 gal. 12-15
30 gal. 15-20
55 gal. 20-30
Over crowding and lack of regular partial water changes (25-30% on a weekly basis) are number one reasons for failure for the new hobbyist. Disease and fish fatalities.
I would recommend a weekly partial water change of 25% rather than every other week as you stay on top of things better and the fish are more familiar with your intrusion and there for less stressed by the water changes.
Best of luck to you.
Your tank won't cycle unless there is something in it.
You should get sine cheap fish
Turn on the filter first to filter out the chemicals. You should let it sit for about 5-7 days before you add any fish.
How long do i leave the male fancy guppy in the breeding tank when breeding?
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Give him at least 3 days to a week with the female. Then take him out.
Guppies are live-bearers, so the female will give birth to her babies alive without eggs.
Also, live-bearers have an internal pouch to carry extra "guy parts" with them, so they can give birth once or twice after, without the male!
A day will certainly do the trick.
MM
at least one day..i'm sure he fertilized the female guppy by that time...but if u wanted to be so sure.
three days would be good
Until it takes, what's the harm? Up until the female drops then remove the fry. And it will start all over again..>%26lt;>:)
i'm a fish breeder in malaysia and i have practised these techneques
u can adopt any of the method.
Inbreeding: This is basically keeping a strain pure. The fish are kept closely related and brother and sister, father and daughter are routinely bred. A breeder will do this sometimes to fix a trait, such as a particular colour or shape. Mostly, you take the best male and female from the drop and breed them. Doing this can provide beautiful fish for years, provided the fish that you start out with are quality and you are lucky enough to choose not only the most attractive fish, but to pick fish as breeders that do not have an invisible weakness-for these will show up in the form of genetic defects, often looked upon as simply the result of "too much inbreeding". Take great care in choosing breeders; many times a strong body is the most desirable trait to keep an inbred line strong.
Line Breeding/Line Crossing: This method is also a form of inbreeding, however here you start by keeping the fry from two females (either from your new trio or chosen fry from a drop) separate, so that they form two distinct lines. Since you cannot mix batches, this takes more tanks. It is best to choose breeders differently for each line; for instance, in one line, you may pursue a large body mass, and with the other, you may concentrate on finnage. The purpose is to help maintain your established strain, since each line becomes distinct and more distantly related; also, you can have your own two lines to cross occasionally. When you want to increase the size in your fish, for instance, or make an outcross to avoid too much inbreeding, taking someone else's line to do this with is risky and you may loose the traits in your line that you have worked hard to achieve, as well as loosing the homozygous quality of your guppies.
Out Crossing: This is the opposite of inbreeding - the mating of fish that are unrelated to other. This creates what is called a "hybrid" guppy. "Hybrid" vigor may be seen in such fish-outstanding size, colour, and health. The genetic patterns of the parents are scrambled/mixed up, and such fish may be good for show but not for breeding. An outcross with a fish that itself is only a few generations ahead of an outcross may produce beautiful fish for a few generations, but the loose gene patterns will turn them eventually into a fish resembling the small, original wild guppy usually sold as feeders in pet stores. Although this is, of course, how new strains are produced, it takes much time and knowledge of genetics to create a pure strain. Thus, it is not advisable for the novice to attempt an out cross in order to fix a strain.
Most breeders stick with line breeding and do their best to choose fish to breed with that have the characteristics which they think will improve their lines, while keeping their guppies breeding pure.
It's important to remember that guppies react differently with various methods of care, water conditions, and breeding methods. What works for one person may not work for you when trying to breed the exact same line of fish. Every strain varies in it's own needs and rate of development, as well. It takes years of attentive care and analyzing breeding techniques to find out just what works for you and your guppies. This is what makes guppy breeding the fascinating hobby it is!.
or else 2 days will me enough.
How long do fishes lives in plastic bags ?
ok this might sound silly but i truely don't know the answer.
uhmm i bought 2 females fighting fishes and planning to give them to my girlfriend.
They are still both in the plastic bag which is haft way water and haft air. ( you know what i mean, they are still in the condition that the pet store owner gave me )
i would like to give it to my girlfriend 8 hours later.
Do you guys think that the fishes will live by then? or do i need to put them in the tank 1st and drop them back in the plastic bag again when i give it to her?
How long do they live for? ( in the plastic bag ) sorry i'm very new at this.
I hope you guys would help me >_%26lt; thanks in advance
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Fish are often shipped from over seas in small bags, especially bettas. I personally have seen bettas live in a small bag for 6-7 days. If it's even a medium sized bag they should be just fine.
MM
Idk
but its fun to shake them in the bag
You should be good for many hours, maybe a day or so. We've had ours un a bag for the best part of a day while we set up the tank and stuff, no harm.
Take them out as soon as you can, put them in a clean glass jar with the same water as in the bag.
Then put them back in the bag just before you give them to your girlfriend if you have to.
Preferably, give them to her in the jar.
They will run out of air quite quickly.
Just make sure the bag of water always has air in it and they should be fine.
When they start breading themselves, then you'll know it's been too long and if they start crawling to the freezer after that, forget it.
Honestly, you should call the pet store where you got them and ask. Maybe there is some type of guarantee on them if they don't make it before a certain time period is up.
When they are captured in the wild, they can generally live 1-2 weeks in the bag. I suspect it's a non-issue for you.
Fish can live for about two days in a plastic bag, but it would make them happy if you opened the bag a tine bit if they are just sitting around right now.
They will be fine for 8 hours.
The fish will not survive in a plastic bag for 8 hrs, maybe they'll survive for around 1 hr. You need to put them in a tank %26 then put them back in a bag just before you give them to her. I hope your not planning on having these fish in the same tank together - fighting fish cannot be in the same tank or they will kill eachother - only 1 per tank.
not for long mebbe two hours but not eight,if I were you I would put them in the tank and if its possible give the tank and the fishes to your gf.
Well, i was buying a tank for my fishes and it took me an hour. I returned and one of them died... I guess you need one of those oxygen stuff..
There's only so much oxygen in the bag. Betta need a fresh air source, just undo the rubber band on the bags and put the whole bag in a cup or tupperwear container so the water doesn't spill. Bettas have lungs so they'll go up to the surface to breath. Close the bag up to transport them when you're ready.
The way professionals can keep fish alive in plastic bags for many days is that they fill the bags with water and oxygen, not just water and air. Water and air will support them for a matter of hours, not days.
I breed fish, and have bagged many thousands. 8 hours is a piece of cake, no need for O2.
if the local fish store put some oxygen into the bag you are perfectly fine. they only thing that you will need to worry about is making sure that the temperature of the bag will not fluctuate too much. although bettas are very hardy, they are still susceptible to stress.
It should be fine for a few hours, but when you give them to your girlfriend, ensure they are put into her tank there and then.
:)
I've been in this position lol, nd to cause minimum stress (so by the next morning the fish won't be dead) then no more than 3 hours 4 at a maximum. If you out them in gthe tank first it would be better.
uhmm i bought 2 females fighting fishes and planning to give them to my girlfriend.
They are still both in the plastic bag which is haft way water and haft air. ( you know what i mean, they are still in the condition that the pet store owner gave me )
i would like to give it to my girlfriend 8 hours later.
Do you guys think that the fishes will live by then? or do i need to put them in the tank 1st and drop them back in the plastic bag again when i give it to her?
How long do they live for? ( in the plastic bag ) sorry i'm very new at this.
I hope you guys would help me >_%26lt; thanks in advance
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Fish are often shipped from over seas in small bags, especially bettas. I personally have seen bettas live in a small bag for 6-7 days. If it's even a medium sized bag they should be just fine.
MM
Idk
but its fun to shake them in the bag
You should be good for many hours, maybe a day or so. We've had ours un a bag for the best part of a day while we set up the tank and stuff, no harm.
Take them out as soon as you can, put them in a clean glass jar with the same water as in the bag.
Then put them back in the bag just before you give them to your girlfriend if you have to.
Preferably, give them to her in the jar.
They will run out of air quite quickly.
Just make sure the bag of water always has air in it and they should be fine.
When they start breading themselves, then you'll know it's been too long and if they start crawling to the freezer after that, forget it.
Honestly, you should call the pet store where you got them and ask. Maybe there is some type of guarantee on them if they don't make it before a certain time period is up.
When they are captured in the wild, they can generally live 1-2 weeks in the bag. I suspect it's a non-issue for you.
Fish can live for about two days in a plastic bag, but it would make them happy if you opened the bag a tine bit if they are just sitting around right now.
They will be fine for 8 hours.
The fish will not survive in a plastic bag for 8 hrs, maybe they'll survive for around 1 hr. You need to put them in a tank %26 then put them back in a bag just before you give them to her. I hope your not planning on having these fish in the same tank together - fighting fish cannot be in the same tank or they will kill eachother - only 1 per tank.
not for long mebbe two hours but not eight,if I were you I would put them in the tank and if its possible give the tank and the fishes to your gf.
Well, i was buying a tank for my fishes and it took me an hour. I returned and one of them died... I guess you need one of those oxygen stuff..
There's only so much oxygen in the bag. Betta need a fresh air source, just undo the rubber band on the bags and put the whole bag in a cup or tupperwear container so the water doesn't spill. Bettas have lungs so they'll go up to the surface to breath. Close the bag up to transport them when you're ready.
The way professionals can keep fish alive in plastic bags for many days is that they fill the bags with water and oxygen, not just water and air. Water and air will support them for a matter of hours, not days.
I breed fish, and have bagged many thousands. 8 hours is a piece of cake, no need for O2.
if the local fish store put some oxygen into the bag you are perfectly fine. they only thing that you will need to worry about is making sure that the temperature of the bag will not fluctuate too much. although bettas are very hardy, they are still susceptible to stress.
It should be fine for a few hours, but when you give them to your girlfriend, ensure they are put into her tank there and then.
:)
I've been in this position lol, nd to cause minimum stress (so by the next morning the fish won't be dead) then no more than 3 hours 4 at a maximum. If you out them in gthe tank first it would be better.
How long can you keep 2.5 inch koi in a 29 gallomn tank?
how long can they stay in before it effects thier health there is two of them I was thinking about getting one of those small round pools that are about 2.5 feet diameter to put out side and then give them to a pet store when winter sets in.
and can buttery fly koi and regular koi interbreed because one of them has longer fins but not as long as a butterfly
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You can probably keep them in the tank for a few months.
The small pool isn't a good idea. Koi can be jumpers, and the depth makes them too convenient for predators such as raccoons, heron, and any neighborhood cats.
All koi are the same species, the butterflies are just bred to have longer fins - so yes, they can (and do) interbreed with the standard koi.
well a 2.5 inch koi should be fine in a tank that large- no worries on them- about the breeding- if the fish want to comingle they will- theres not much stopping them- but they might not be able to- just let them do their thing- no pressure
About thirty years give or take!
I think they would last about six months in the 29 gallon before they get too big. A kiddie pool wouldn't be a good idea for long term housing unless it is rather deep. Koi need depth to grow strong and healthy. Bottom line is you should get a large(1000+ gallons) pond if you intend to keep the koi.
You will be able to keep them in there for a little while, maybe a year. They will however need more room if they survive. A full grown healthy koi will need a hundred gallons or more to thrive.
they can stay in the tank for only a month..but u will need a bigger tank later on
and can buttery fly koi and regular koi interbreed because one of them has longer fins but not as long as a butterfly
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You can probably keep them in the tank for a few months.
The small pool isn't a good idea. Koi can be jumpers, and the depth makes them too convenient for predators such as raccoons, heron, and any neighborhood cats.
All koi are the same species, the butterflies are just bred to have longer fins - so yes, they can (and do) interbreed with the standard koi.
well a 2.5 inch koi should be fine in a tank that large- no worries on them- about the breeding- if the fish want to comingle they will- theres not much stopping them- but they might not be able to- just let them do their thing- no pressure
About thirty years give or take!
I think they would last about six months in the 29 gallon before they get too big. A kiddie pool wouldn't be a good idea for long term housing unless it is rather deep. Koi need depth to grow strong and healthy. Bottom line is you should get a large(1000+ gallons) pond if you intend to keep the koi.
You will be able to keep them in there for a little while, maybe a year. They will however need more room if they survive. A full grown healthy koi will need a hundred gallons or more to thrive.
they can stay in the tank for only a month..but u will need a bigger tank later on
How long can the Toman Fish Grow?
Toman fish is a predator type that have black/white stripes on it.. mine is green/blue/black stripes. i always feed my Toman with small fish like Karok Fish and sometime catfish.
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not quite sure what a toman fish is, i did a search and came up with the local name of toman bunga, or the emperor snakehead/Channa marulioides. is this what you have? a snakehead? in which case, this particular snakehead gets to about 2ft long, or 60cm. which is a bit of a monster.
what size tank do you have him in? he's going to need a large tank.
edit: i was just looking around and found a stunning tiger snakehead, which has more of the stripes you were talking about, and also required grown men to have two hands to hold it up, see the third link below!
the can get up to 4ft but they will stay small in small aquariums and probibly die young.
This fish is also known as a snakehead. They get very large. The record is 130cm (50+ inches), but expect 100cm at least.
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not quite sure what a toman fish is, i did a search and came up with the local name of toman bunga, or the emperor snakehead/Channa marulioides. is this what you have? a snakehead? in which case, this particular snakehead gets to about 2ft long, or 60cm. which is a bit of a monster.
what size tank do you have him in? he's going to need a large tank.
edit: i was just looking around and found a stunning tiger snakehead, which has more of the stripes you were talking about, and also required grown men to have two hands to hold it up, see the third link below!
the can get up to 4ft but they will stay small in small aquariums and probibly die young.
This fish is also known as a snakehead. They get very large. The record is 130cm (50+ inches), but expect 100cm at least.
How Long Can The Lost Whales Survive In The River?
I'm wondering how long they can survive in the fresh water of the Sacramento River? It's been like 3 or 4 days now.
See story %26 videos of it:
http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx...
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There can't be much food for them there. The calf is probably still feeding off the mother ? I hope they can get them to turn around somehow. Or that they decide to on their own. I would say they have 7 more days at the most, my guess.
The experts said they are going to wait til Tuesday of next week to try and herd them out, it will be very stressful for the whales.
See story %26 videos of it:
http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx...
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There can't be much food for them there. The calf is probably still feeding off the mother ? I hope they can get them to turn around somehow. Or that they decide to on their own. I would say they have 7 more days at the most, my guess.
The experts said they are going to wait til Tuesday of next week to try and herd them out, it will be very stressful for the whales.
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