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You've got your aquarium beautifully balanced to be a healthy environment for the fish you've carefully selected, but you check the tank one day and you notice a number of tiny fry (baby fish) swimming happily around. This will upset that delicate tank balance, disrupt your carefully planned aquatic art and make more work for feeding, cleaning and maintenance. But what can you do to prevent unwanted breeding?
The Problems With Excess Fish
It may seem like "the more the merrier" ought to be the motto in any aquarium – after all, breeding fish must be healthy, happy and comfortable, right? Not necessarily. Many fish breed very easily and produce great numbers of offspring, simply because very few will survive to adulthood. The more fish in your tank, the more you will need to feed them, the more feces they will produce and the harder your filtration system will have to work. Smaller tanks can quickly become overpopulated, and a crowded tank will more easily host diseases that can kill every fish you have. Algae growth may increase as there is more organic material in the water from excess fish, and it can be difficult to reestablish a good chemical balance if your tank is overcrowded. For many aquarium hobbyists, unwanted breeding can be one of the biggest problems they face.
Minimizing Unwanted Breeding
Fortunately, there are ways to minimize the risk of unexpected fry appearing in your tank.
Removing Unwanted Fish
When unexpected fish do show up in your tank, there are several ways you can remove them without taking drastic measures.
The one thing you never want to do with extra, unwanted fish is to release them into local ponds, rivers, lakes or streams. If the fish survive and breed in that type of unregulated environment, they can quickly become a hazard to native wildlife and may cause extreme problems in the ecosystem. Releasing non-native fish in these types of areas can also be a crime subject to hefty fines and other penalties.
You may not want every fish in your tank, but by taking thoughtful steps with the fish you choose, how you care for them and how you react to unexpected fry, you can keep your tank well-populated with just the fish you prefer.
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Diabetes can be a challenging condition to manage, especially in pets that cannot verbally communicate how they feel. Recognizing the symptoms of diabetes in...
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