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In the good old days buying or choosing Pet carriers used to be a rather boring or not so likeable option. But these days these pet carriers themselves have become a style statement on its own, with different varieties that is available to choose from. Apart from the regular varieties or regular models there are stylish pet carriers which come in different shapes and sizes and colors suiting your style statement.

There are various different types of pet carriers available everywhere. These include the regular kennel type pet carrier, the special airline approved pet carriers, designer pet carriers, standard models, front side carrying type, rolling model and the regular crates.

You can choose according to the need of yours. If you are a stylish or fashionable person there are specially designed stylish pet carriers. They actually don’t look like a pet carrier at all instead looks like an extended accessory of yours. This would be ideal for those fashionable woman folks.

With so many options available it is up to you to choose the right according to your specification and need as well as importantly your pet’s needs. You can buy them online if you really want to save some time and also more importantly some money.

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my goldfish is only about 4 months old and i was wondering if there is anyone that can help me tell the gender of it.

females are slightly bigger than males. And also they may be a bit young to tell but, just watch them for a while and see who is chasing who, the male is the chaser and the chased and tired out one is the female. it is a natural tendencey on part of the male goldfish to chase and nudge at the female’s rear part.

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Breeding age for goldfish is about 2 years old. Around that time, or if the male is ready to spawn, they’ll develop white tuercles around their gill plate/head area. It looks like ich on the fish, but ich generally starts on the fins/tails so that’s how you can distinguish between the two. Females will look rounder, especially in the belly area, and males tend to be more “thin” and streamlined. That’s the only way to tell between the two.

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Can Bristlenose plecos and kuhli loaches handle small ammounts of livebearer salt in there aquarium? I am asking cuz I am gonna set up a 37 gallon tank and want to move in some platys mollies a bristlenose pleco and some kuhli loaches.

As a matter of fact, plecos and loaches need the salt more than livebearer fish do. All Catfish, Plecos, and loaches do not have normal fish scales, but instead have a variation of skin on their bodies. This makes them very susceptible to disease, such as Ich or tail rot. Aquarium salt is essential to provide a natural slime coat on their bodies to fight bacterial infection. I also highly recommend using the product NovAqua.
P.S. If you are buying a Pleco because you are worried about an algae problem, you do not need to, because as long as you keep your tank out of most sunlight, any algae that grows will be eaten by your mollies.

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They are live bearers, so breeding is not hard. It is best to keep 1 male for every 2 females so the females do not get to stressed with the males always wanting to mate. Wait a month and the female will give birth, but be where they eat there young! I saw a video of a platy giving birth and as soon as the fry was born the mom turned around and ate the fry! ironic…
Well, you can but one of those breeding traps so when the female gives birth the babies fall underneath a grid thing and are safe from the mom, but you can’t always catch the mom at the right moment, so I like to set up a thing in the tank for her. It is a big net, the sides are to little for the babies to get through, but the bottom is large enough for the babies to swim thro. Then once they swim thro they are trapped in a 2 gallon capacity net. Once the mom gives birth, I let her out of the net and take the babies into another tank to raise them. Make sure the area you keep the female in the net has the capacity of at least 2 gallons, so the mom has enough room and does not get stressed like she mihgt in a breeder box because it is to small. You can keep the mom in the box for a long ammount of time since it has a ot of room. It is basically a BIG breeders net that has 2 parts, one for the mom and 1 for the babies!

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OK, so today I am buying a 30 gallon tank. I have a 10 gallon tank with 12 fish in it, including a small Bichil eel. So today I am moving everything, including the fish from the old tank, to the new tank. Then I will put sand, some sunken ship/pirate ornaments, and some plants in the 10 gallon one. After the 10 gallon one sits for 2 weeks I will put my Bichil eel in. What other predatory fish would get along with him? I am REALLY considering a barracuda,

I’d stick with a more mild mannered predatory fish. Not piranha or anything. Things like Oscars, Firemouths, Convicts, Salvinis, Festivums, Pike Cichlids, Green Terrors, Jack Dempseys, Texas Cichlids, Parrot Cichlids, etc…

Stay away from things like Piranha, Red Devils, Red Terrors, FlowerHorns, etc. They may be a bit too predatory/ornary and kill the birchir. The other cichlids you will have to monitor, but you should be fine.

Birchirs will get 14″. You will need far more than a 30 gallon tank to house fish of that size. You’ll need a minimum of a 75gallon tank.

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if you keep that thing in a ten gallon tank, I will find you and put a dead horse in your bed. that thing needs a 48 inch tank. There are many many types of bichirs some are larger some are smaller.

You are considering a barracuda. You are a retard. First of all, bichirs are fresh. barracuda are saltwater. Not to mention the fact that neither of your tanks can house the bichir, you want a 6 foot barracuda.

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Swordtails…
Hatchet fish…
Harliquins…
Cardinal Tetras…
Glass catfish…
ADF - African dwarf frog…
Female Bettas…
Honey Gourami…
Kissing Gourami…
Penguin Tetras.

So many fish, I bet your tank looks great too with the greay choice of fish you have. Good-luck and if you need anymore information or advice, feel free to e-mail me and I will respond.

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Tetras are really great with all of those fish, and they got along very well. I have a 45 gallon fishy tank and i have all of those kinds of fish together, and they have amazing behavior, they don’t fight, and they all eat about the same amount of food. And tetras usually live for a long time.

So you’ve just recently purchased an old-fashioned ranch just outside the city limits. You want to fix the place up and make it very presentable. Also, you have thought of purchasing a few horses for your children and dream of making the place the perfect home for you and your family. The first thing you thought of putting up is a good and sturdy fence. There are many choices for fences and you can choose from either vinyl or aluminum fence or a horse fence to keep your horses in. When choosing a fence, here are some practical ways on what to look for.

1. Quality. Fences are long-term investments. Although it is a fact that you will have to replace them one day, it’s best that you choose something that will last you some good years. When deciding on vinyl fences, choose companies that are known in the business. You ran a risk on purchasing from foreign companies because most of their products can contain items harmful to humans, like lead. If you plan a family-friendly home, you must be very careful about purchasing fences that are safe and durable. Vinyl fences, using advanced technology uses polymers that are more reliable than regular vinyl. They are rust free and can last a long time.

Aluminum fences on the other are more aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. There can be problems when it comes to rust but some manufacturers today have developed powder-coating to prevent the onset of rust. Traditional horse fences made of wood are still being used today but there are already choices of vinyl and plasticized horse fences or the type used on airlines and bridges. There are also mesh horse fences that can help keep not only your horses in but also your dogs and other pets.

2. Budget. Fences would also depend on your budget. The most inexpensive ones are always the traditional wooden fences but have serious implications when it comes to strength and durability. A vinyl fence is a bit more expensive especially if you are planning to surround the whole property but it can definitely last longer than wooden fences. Mesh wire fences are more budget-friendly while aluminum fences would depend on the quality, although they can be quite sturdy and can withstand rain and wind.

3. Other factors. These factors would include aesthetics and purpose. Aluminum fences give a very romantic touch to fences but so do vinyl fences. If you have a small area to cover, you can use vinyl or aluminum fences and you can alternate with other types of fencing material for the rest of the area.

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is there a way to make homemade incubator bedding for the eggs and hatchings.

You should be using wood chip (saw dust). Its really cheap, if you go to a pet store they have big bags for like 5 dollars.

Wood chip is the best for this also great for nesting bedding. Its really thick, which is great to prevent splayed legs. Where as something home made such as newspaper shreds, gets really flat really easily. So… yeah you should go out and get some wood chip