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eat_ham222 Banned Posts: 97 Kudos: 72 Votes: 16 Registered: 20-Jul-2007   | I'm really sorry Mr.Guppy, I bought you yesterday, but I loved you like one of my own. R.I.P. Mr.Guppy. -A few moments of silence... |
 Posted 18-Dec-2007 02:35 |     |
Natalie      Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003   | The vast majority of guppies available in stores are extremely inbred and weak, so even slight changes in water chemistry will cause a lot of them to keel over pretty quickly. How did you acclimate the fish to your tank? At the store where I used to work, we would drip acclimate our shipments of guppies for at least an hour, otherwise half of them would be dead the next day.  I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
| Posted 18-Dec-2007 05:38 |     |
keithgh     *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003   | That does seem rather strange assuming you know the correct procedures for introducing fish into a tank. Have you lost any other fish in the same tank? I would tell them where you bought Mr Guppy and see what they have to say. Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith  Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?  VOTE NOW VOTE NOW |
| Posted 18-Dec-2007 08:17 | |
| eat_ham222 Banned Posts: 97 Kudos: 72 Votes: 16 Registered: 20-Jul-2007 | I think that MR. Killifish ate him, or his wife Mrs. Killifish did the job, no other fish dead. I'm surprised no fish are dead with the way I changed all my gravel.. By MR Guppy, you were too good for this world  |
| Posted 22-Dec-2007 07:04 | |
| Jerrard Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 19 Votes: 5 Registered: 02-Oct-2007  | inbred ? fish dont play by the same rules as we do breeding with imediate family has no effect on fish. 1-Ancistrus triradiatus 4-Gymnocorymbus ternetzi 2-Danio frankei 2-Danio rerio 2-Danio Starfire 2-Chromobotia macracanthus 2-Erpetoichthys calabaricus 4-Ampullariidae 1-Mastacembelus erythrotaenia |
| Posted 22-Dec-2007 21:25 | |
catdancer  Big Fish Mad Scientist Posts: 471 Kudos: 138 Votes: 13 Registered: 15-Apr-2007  | Inbreeding has negative side effects on fish as well, though the consequences might not be as apparent as they sometimes are in humans and higher species. Outbreeding to rejuvenate the genetic pool should be done every couple of generations. however, big fish farms do not follow these rules and a lot of customers do not care (and don't know better either) |
| Posted 23-Dec-2007 03:17 | |
| FishKeeperJim Big Fish Member MTS Anonymous Posts: 348 Kudos: 208 Votes: 186 Registered: 09-Jan-2007 | Yes fish do inbred and it will make a difference. I have seen it myself eventually the offspring will have deformed spines which are the most visible defect. as well as several other genetic malfunctions. My Tanks at Photobucket |
| Posted 03-Jan-2008 22:46 | |
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