You need to keep your betta’s water temperature between 75-80 degrees if you want him to be as healthy as possible. One of the problems with very small tanks is that even very small heaters may heat them up too much, and you could end up killing your betta. Will a heater hurt a betta…
Can toddlers eat fish eggs? Wild salmon roe (aka fish eggs or caviar) can easily be smashed in between gums if baby doesn’t have teeth yet, and if they do have teeth they will be even easier to masticate. They “pop” with slight pressure and release the omega-3-rich liquid easily. Can you give fish to…
If kept outdoors, plecos do best in tropical to semi-tropical regions. They do just fine in temperature regions as well provided they are not left outside over the winter. Can you put a plecostomus in an outdoor pond? Plecos are usually found in aquariums and are tropical fish, but they can be beneficial in Koi…
Generally, no fish should be kept in a tank smaller than 10 gallons. However, a single betta can live in a 5-gallon tank—but more is always better. Can you put betta fish in an aquarium? Many people mistakenly believe that betta fish must be kept in “solitary confinement.” Female bettas can live together, and while…
Can catfish eat frogs? Flathead catfish, for example, rarely eat anything besides live fish. Channel cats and bullheads also catch and eat fish, frogs, crayfish and clams. Can fish eat frogs? The list of animals that eat frogs includes snakes, raccoons, herons, coyotes, skunks, turtles, and of course, fish. Largemouth bass, chain pickerel, northern pike,…
Can corals hurt fish? The corals won’t hurt the fish and they probably don’t have enough biomass to mess anything up if they were to die. Unless the anemone’s huge I wouldn’t worry much about that either. The biggest problem is just transfer stress, whenever you move animals from tank to tank sometimes things die….
A. It might. From a cancer risk perspective, the American Institute for Cancer Research considers smoked and cured fish in the same category as processed meats. Though other cancer research groups are less clear on whether eating smoked and cured fish carries the same risks as eating processed meats. How bad is smoked fish for…
Can platy have babies without a male? Platies can’t breed without a male. They have to have contact at least once in order for the female to get pregnant. Scientists have been studying the sperm-storing ability among fish particularly on another live bearer that hoards sperm: the Guppy. How often can platy fish have babies?…
Even when fish are raised for food, the inbreeding produced by small populations can cause problems. If unwanted inbreeding occurs, it can reach levels that cause growth rate or other production phenotypes to decrease. Can you inbreed fish? Embryo viability was significantly reduced in inbred exposed fish and there was a tendency for inbred males…
What happens if fish bone is not removed? If you’ve swallowed a fishbone and feel fine, you don’t need to see a doctor. If the bone didn’t scratch your throat on the way down, you shouldn’t have any further problems. It will eventually be eliminated and removed from your body by the natural digestive process….
If a fish was in milk or another liquid with the correct oxygen concentration, yes, it could respire. Could a fish survive in milk? The simple answer is “no,” but the nuanced response sheds light on how fish, and all other organisms, function. Fish have evolved over many millions of years to survive in water…
Fish can’t digest a lot of the ingredients in the cheese whiz so it’s really bad for them. Can goldfish have cheese? Cheddar Cheese We use real cheese in every batch of Cheddar Goldfish crackers. It is specially aged for months to give the crackers their distinctive sharp flavor. What can fish eat? Most aquarium…