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firemouth trouble :'(

Discussion in 'Cichlids' started by DanBruv, Aug 3, 2009.

  1. DanBruv

    DanBruv Thread Starter New Member

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    my female grew a longer dorsal fin so don't know if shes even a female no more, also shes ill cannot swim properly, i think the male abuses her, and i saw my male eat a live full grown guppy, dno what to do my dad wants me to get rid of em. any suggestions
     
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  2. gsoul55

    gsoul55 New Member

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    Maybe you have 2 males.
     
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  3. buzz4520

    buzz4520 Well-Known Member

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    can you seperate them or put in a tank divider ?
     
    buzz4520, Aug 3, 2009
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  4. gsoul55

    gsoul55 New Member

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    If you wanted to. They have tank dividers for cheap at petsmart or petco but they are kind of crappy. Better to go to a hardware store or home depot and have them cut you a piece of plexi glass to the inside dimensions of the tank then just drill in some holes yourself. Or just go to your lfs and see if they will swap a know female for 1 of yours.
     
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  5. MOD_Dawn

    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    better yet, use lighting diffuser >>will allow water flow through and no need to cut holes in it since it's a open grid. (home depot/ lowes)
     
    MOD_Dawn, Aug 3, 2009
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  6. gsoul55

    gsoul55 New Member

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    Sounds even better. I will have to remember that. How small are the holes in that stuff. I am always needing to make dividers for my fry tanks.
     
    gsoul55, Aug 3, 2009
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  7. MOD_Dawn

    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    guesstimate would be 1/2" ...maybe a touch smaller.
    Defin no good for livebearer fry such as gupsters.
     
    MOD_Dawn, Aug 3, 2009
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