Foods to avoid during chemotherapy include: Unpasteurized dairy and under-cooked eggs: If it’s got a runny yolk, avoid it. If it comes straight from the udder, avoid it. Raw seafood: Oysters, most types of sushi, and other kinds of raw or undercooked seafood should be off the menu for now. Can a cancer patient eat…
Distilled or purified water, is very different from regular tap water because it has been processed to remove all chemicals, minerals, and nutrients, leaving you with nothing but pure water. This kind of water for betta fish is not recommended. Can I use Brita filtered water for my betta fish? Please don’t burn through your…
Betta fish are known to be fierce fighters, especially towards their own species, but did you know you can add tank mates to their aquarium? Yes, depending on your betta’s personality, he or she can peacefully cohabitate with other fish and invertebrates. Can Bettas share a tank? You should not have more than one male…
Thanks to ice fishing, it is possible to go on fishing trips to Canada year round. Most Americans that travel to Canada to go fishing go after salmon, trout, pike, and walleye. Can a U.S. citizen fish in Canada? U.S./Canadian waterway borders now open to U.S. anglers, recreational boaters for ‘leisure cruising’ The Canadian government…
No they don’t get ich. Salt would kill the ich anyway. Those shrimp are not filter feeders. Can Ich transfer to shrimp? Shrimp will not become sick if there is ich in a freshwater system, but new shrimp can carry ich tomonts, eggs, into your freshwater system at home, thereby infecting your fish. It is…
The methods of reproduction in fishes are varied, but most fishes lay a large number of small eggs, fertilized and scattered outside of the body. The eggs of pelagic fishes usually remain suspended in the open water. Many shore and freshwater fishes lay eggs on the bottom or among plants. Some have adhesive eggs. Do…
As long as you avoid fish known to be high in mercury or contaminated with pollutants, seafood can be a regular part of your healthy-eating plan during pregnancy. What seafood are you not allowed when pregnant? You should limit oily fish because they can have pollutants such as dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls in them. If…
It should be fine to give your baby homemade fish fingers from about six months. This is because shop-bought fish fingers can be high in salt, and too much salt isn’t good for your baby. Babies under one year shouldn’t have more than 1g of salt a day, while toddlers shouldn’t have more than 2g….
The three-spined toadfish, Batrachomoeus trispinosus (pictured), is not the only fish that vocalises, but it is the first one known to produce a range of calls known as non-linear. Can a fish scream? Fish don’t audibly scream when they’re impaled on hooks or grimace when the hooks are ripped from their mouths, but their behavior…
Approximately 95 percent of the world’s fish inhabit the mesopelagic layer, and a whopping 58 million tons of these fish live in the gyre according to a 1980 count . In their study published in June 2011 , the two scientists found plastic fragments in 9.2 percent of the fish they dissected. Are there animals…
Flavors include Redberry, Blue Raspberry, and Lemon! Approx 180 Red, White & Blue Swedish Fish per pound. Do Swedish Fish come in different colors? Originally colored red with a flavor unique to the candy (often guessed to be lingonberry, but never verified), they are now also available in several different colors, such as Orange &…
The perfect diving spots It’s no wonder that the Red Sea is a major hot spot for scuba diving and snorkeling when you consider the rich variety of its underwater ecosystem. It is home to more than 1,200 species of fish, including 44 species of sharks. Nearly 20% of these are found only in the…