Goldfish are extremely popular fish. They also have a reputation for eating just about everything that they can put in their mouth. On a similar note, snails are also popular to have in a fish tank because they do an excellent job acting as tank janitors sucking up algae. However, this has led to an … Read more
Is your goldfish missing a few scales? If your goldfish is missing a few sales, then you’re probably wondering if goldfish can regrow their scales? Yes, goldfish can, and should, regrow their scales. However, as we will explain in this article, it is a little bit concerning if your goldfish loses its scales. This article … Read more
As any goldfish owner should know, goldfish can and will eat basically anything. However, just because goldfish will eat anything does not mean that they should eat anything. With that in mind, many goldfish owners have a tendency to feed their goldfish crackers. And this raises an important question, can goldfish even eat crackers? No. … Read more
Goldfish owners often struggle to find fish that can coexist with goldfish because goldfish eat pretty much everything that fits in their mouth. That includes fish, plants, and random stuff that falls into the water. To answer the question, goldfish will eat minnows if the minnows can fit in the mouth of the goldfish. However, … Read more
I think everyone knows that mammals can drown when their lungs fill up with water. But this brings up an interesting point about goldfish because goldfish don’t have lungs and live underwater, so can goldfish drown? No, goldfish cannot drown because they have gills rather than lungs. In fact, it would be very unfortunate if … Read more
Guppies are a tropical fish found in, well, tropical climates and even in saltwater. This means that you should keep that in water that is a tropical temperature. To answer the question, guppies can live in cold water. However, you should not keep guppies in cold water. We recommend a minimum water temperature of 72F … Read more
Are you planning on going on vacation and wondering how long your guppies can survive without food? Adult guppies can survive about 2 weeks without food and guppy fry can survive about 2 days without food. However, guppies will eat algae and other small critters in your tank, which means you do not necessarily have … Read more
Are you interested in putting your guppies in a saltwater tank? It’s a surprisingly common idea – guppies would look great in a saltwater tank because of their beautiful colors. I’m happy to report that, yes, guppies can live in saltwater that is 150% more saline than seawater. In fact, guppies are a brackish water … Read more
Did your guppy suddenly die before giving birth? It sometimes happens to guppies. The most common reason a pregnant guppy dies before birth is too much stress. But there are other preventable reasons. This article will cover those reasons. Additionally, we will briefly mention how to properly care for a pregnant female and prevent your … Read more
Do you have a guppy with a bent spine or other spinal deformity? It’s a relatively common deformity in guppies, especially female guppies. The cause of this deformity in guppies is usually scoliosis – a curvature of the spine. Fortunately, scoliosis in guppies does not often impact their quality of life. On the bad side, … Read more