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June 16th, 2008
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Wow, I completely forgot about this thread, but I have no idea what it could be still. I do know that I have some mosquito fish in a tank for the winter though, but they are outside right now in a pond. Those are doing great. I think I should go through my old posts and see what needs to be updated and what not some time soon.
Tom
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June 16th, 2008
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do you have a current pic? since it has been a while?
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June 16th, 2008
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ID master
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Originally Posted by gremlin
do you have a current pic? since it has been a while?
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No, the mystery fish died a short while after I got it, so no new pics.
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June 16th, 2008
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bummer - however, that would go along with it being a mosquito fish. I haven't been able to keep any alive in a tank - they need to have access to full sun part of the day. My sister just put a rock shelf in her pond and she barely got her hands out of the pond before the mosquito fish were swarming over the top of the rock. They seem to prefer water about 2 inches deep over the rock.
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June 16th, 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gremlin
bummer - however, that would go along with it being a mosquito fish. I haven't been able to keep any alive in a tank - they need to have access to full sun part of the day. My sister just put a rock shelf in her pond and she barely got her hands out of the pond before the mosquito fish were swarming over the top of the rock. They seem to prefer water about 2 inches deep over the rock.
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Weird, cause I have had nothing but luck with mosquito fish here in a tank inside, I've even had them breed for me too.
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June 17th, 2008
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do you use full spectrum lighting? that may have been my problem, I just didn't have the right lighting.
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June 17th, 2008
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Originally Posted by gremlin
do you use full spectrum lighting? that may have been my problem, I just didn't have the right lighting.
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No, just a regular incandecent bulb, like one you can get from any store, just enough to put a little light in the tank. But I wonder if it has to do if they are born and raised in the regular light, compared to being born and raised in the sun light, that would be really interesting if it was. I'll have to look into that.
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June 17th, 2008
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all of mine have been ones that I tried to keep in a tank after they had been bred in the pond. I wonder if it is a different subspecies or if it is just what they are used to.
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June 18th, 2008
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I think it's a female guppy! I've been staring at the picture for more than half an hour and I see the stomach and the tail which reminds me of guppy! And it is definitely a livebearer! So it's either a mosquito fish or a guppy!
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June 19th, 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peacemaker92
I think it's a female guppy! I've been staring at the picture for more than half an hour and I see the stomach and the tail which reminds me of guppy! And it is definitely a livebearer! So it's either a mosquito fish or a guppy!
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I know it's not a guppy, that's a guarantee, but a type of mosquito fish, it's a good chance.
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June 20th, 2008
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Originally Posted by Tom
I know it's not a guppy, that's a guarantee, but a type of mosquito fish, it's a good chance.
Tom
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Okay, it's not a Guppy... Weird.  |
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June 20th, 2008
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I'm pretty sure it was a mosquito fish - If it was sick or starving, that would explain the sunken look to its belly and the lack of the black spot behind the belly.
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June 21st, 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gremlin
I'm pretty sure it was a mosquito fish - If it was sick or starving, that would explain the sunken look to its belly and the lack of the black spot behind the belly.
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