how to distinguish between male and female neon tetra

Many aquarist have curosity to know difference between male and female neon tetras. Also for carrying out breeding systematically and effectively it is important to identify between both. To know difference between male and female neon tetra you have to keep following points in mind. Female neon tetra have more rounder and bigger belly as compared to male. The blue line on the body of males will be straight while blue line on females seems to bent because of their round body. When female carries eggs her belly size increases and she looks even more thicker. By looking in the given neon tetra picture you can get some idea.

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 Many of the fishes are victim of stress. Due to stress many fatal diseases like itch can outbreak. People are in habit of keeping their fish tank free from plants, caves or rocks. Due to which the fishes present in it feel vulnerable and threatened. So always provide some hidings in form of aquarium decorations.

difference between male and female guppy

To find difference between male and female guppy fish you have to note following things. Male guppy fish are more colorful as compared to female and male have larger fins as compared to female. The most easy way to tell the difference is by looking to their anal fin. The males have more pointed and developed anal fin know as gonapodium which is used to pass sperms to females. Females have broader anal fin which look like fan. Female guppies are larger and much rounder then males. The above one is male guppy while below one is female. You can easily see eyes of babies inside the female's body. By the given images you can easily note the differences among guppies.

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Many aquarium fishes are victims of over feeding rather then under feeding. People are not aware of the quantity which are needed by their fishes. Fishes are over dependent on their instinct. They do not realizes when to stop. Due to overfeeding they may suffer from serious problems like bloat, pot belly etc. You should feed only 2-3 minutes of food. If food is still left after 3 minutes then you are overfeeding. Also the left food is one of the main reason for polluting your fish tank.

guppy fish care

The guppy fish are one of the favorite aquarium fishes. These are small in size with vibrant colors. Males are generally more colorful and smaller in size as compared to female.

They are very cheap but some types may be expensive. Guppy fish are live bearers which means they directly give birth to babies just like molly fish. They require less water as compared to other fish and care is easy. You can put 1 inch of guppy fish in per gallon of water. Guppy fish can eat wide range of food live as well as frozen. You can give them brine shrimps, tropical flakes, floating type food, blood worms. Give them 2-3 times per day. Don't over feed them it may be harmful for you guppies. If food is still present for 3 minutes that means that you are overfeeding them. Guppy fish are peaceful by nature but sometime may become territorial. Put them in a group of 5 or more.

They like brackish water in tank so put 1 teaspoon of aquarium salt per gallon of water. They can survive in wide range of temperature 23 degrees to 30 degrees Celsius. Provide them lots of hiding places and live plants to decrease stress on them in the form of fish tank decorations. Try to put 2 -3 females per male because male may chase female for breeding and females will get exhausted and may die. Change about 25 % of water once in a week. Do not mix any large fish other wise guppy will serve as food for them. Also don't put them with any fin nipping fish.

Breeding : live bearers like molly , easy

Food : Omnivorous may eat almost anything

Temperature : 23- 30 degree Celsius

Lifespan : 3-5 years

Size : 1 to 2.5 inches

Care : Easy

difference between male and female angelfish

This is quite confusing to tell difference between male and female angelfish. You can get idea by looking at their body feature but this is not 100 percent valid until you wait for spawning time.

Generally it is observed that male angelfish have more rounded crown or area right above their eyes. Males grow faster as compared to females. Males have more fatty and robust body ascompared to female. Females have straighter line of their dorsal , or top fin , to their eyes. By observing their behaviour you can again get some idea of difference. Males show their papilla when the females are around.

Papilla : This is pencil point size pink organ which is located between ventral and anal fin of angelfish. Above picture is having both male and female.This is generally observed near the spawning period. The female will show bulge in this area when she is gravid that is carrying eggs. While the females papilla is more blunt and wider. During spawning females lays eggs on tilted flat surface and then males will touch the eggs with its papilla.

Note: If no males are present then 2 females may spawn together. So look for the size of papilla. If this happens then soon eggs will turn white. You can see the picture for more difference.

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