Zoobeat forumers pets!

16-11-2008

ok, I'll give an update too.

recently got a pair of morelia spilotes bredli and a pair of elaphe mandarina
both adult breeding pairs, so fingers crossed for next year.

19-11-2008

I wish you good luck too! me friend last month asked me to see if her fish had laid eggs, she was right they were supposed to eat quite a bit of the clutch bit they ended up eating all of the eggs! She asked the Vet why they did this but we haven't got an answer since,

20-11-2008

what sort of fish were they? Most species will eat their own eggs in an aquarium.

20-11-2008

Angel Fish I believe, how much of the clutch are they supposed to eat?

20-11-2008

basically nothing. except the dead eggs.

if they constantly eat their own eggs, it means that either the nests are infertile or there is a constant source of nuissance in the aquarium.

20-11-2008

Alright, thanks I'll tell my friend that!

21-11-2008

actually most angels will eat their entire clutch. Most captive-bred angels are bred in fish farms where the eggs are removed from the parents and hatched out in empty tanks, resulting in generations of angels that have lost any instinct to brood their own young. Nowadays its quite rare to be able to find a pair that will rear their young properly.

21-11-2008

Thanks for the info,

I'm surprised that many fish species actually care for their young?

21-11-2008

"loss of instinct" is a very dubious factor. there is also the theory that it has to do with waterquality in our fishtanks, compared to those in the asian farms. over there, eggs and fish are "clinically" raised and have little or no resistance.

I've bred several cichlid species (including angels) over the years and never encountered anything that could point to "loss of instinct". sure, sometimes a clutch was eaten, but only after a while of good care by the parents. which would indicate the clutch going bad, rather than bad parenting.

actually, most species don't, but in freshwater the cichlids are the best known group. in marine the best known are several emperor and angelfish, cardinals and clownfish.

01-12-2008

Australian native cod species such as Murray cod and Trout cod look after their young. The male guards the eggs and and chases away anything which may eat the eggs or fry. He then stays with the fry guarding them until they are a few days old and swim away to start feeding.

My kids found a couple more pets recently. I was walking with them when the four year old found a rabbit hole. When I looked I could see a rabbit kitten so I grabbed it and handed it to her. There was another so I grabbed it to and gave it to my other daughter. That was a mistake and there was no way we were going to get rid of them once the kids had them. We kept them in a box for a few days and fed them fruit, grass and biscuits. I told the kids they were so young they would probably die, but I was wrong. They thrived and have become extremely quiet and are growing well. I have now had to spend $180 on a cage for these feral rabbits. Our concern now is that they will get Myxomatosis or calicivirus and die, as they are quite good pets. (for overseas people rabbits in Australia are a feral pest and it is illegal to keep wild rabbits)

01-12-2008

My mother hates cod and carp, mainly cause they are the reason we can't get a Koi pond!

01-12-2008

I have seen plenty of big bright coloured carp in ponds which I presume are Koi. What is the reason for not being able to get a Koi pond.

01-12-2008

When my brothers rabbit had babies he went and picked them up when they were only a few hours old and when he went back the mother had eaten all but one and a half of them. He was so upset so the next time they had babies he didn't so much as look at them for weeks until they were well and truely big enough. And when he finally did start to pat them and do things with them they all escaped even the parents and he's never gotten new ones 'cos he thinks he's cursed.

02-12-2008

have had all sorts living at home through the years, kinajous, various birds of prey and a puma for a while but not including my animals at the sanctuary , and despite my husband trying to put a ban on me having more than 1 pet i have a Springer called Muffin who I dote on, 3 loce birds, 2 parakeets, 2 wild / hybrid rabbits, 2 chinchilas and a 3 legged bebe skink! have recently lost my Squirrel monkey so have n't got any thing exotic at home at the moment.

02-12-2008

In Australia, only Western Australia and certain parts of New south Wales are allowed to keep Koi. Being related to Carp, in which we have some sort of problem with the carp in our rivers, in case they escape, not actually sure of the "Actual" problem.