Family of (20) Pond Raised Live Gambusia Mosquito Fish Aquarium Feeder Fish

Description: Ornamental ponds: 6-10 fish per pond (depending on size)Out-of-order swimming pools: 15-30 fish per swimming poolAnimal watering troughsrain barrelsany standing water areas Advantages of Using Mosquito fish Over Other Fish In Water Sources Gambusia are specific to consuming mosquito larvae. This is due to their upturned mouths naturally adapted for this purpose.Small, which enables them to inhabit shallow waters and penetrate dense vegetation growth where larvae and pupae hide.Broad tolerance to a wide range of environmental conditions, such as temperature changes, salinity, organic pollution, and poor food supply.Relative lack of disease.Easily maintained.Compatible OrganismsGold FishKoiKarp Non-Compatible OrganismsBassPerchBluegillCatfishFrogsTurtlesCrayfishMaintaining Your FishAcclimationWhen you get your fish home, acclimate them to their new site. Place the container with the fish directly into the water for 20-60 minutes or until the ponds water and the containers water are nearly the same temperature. Then release the fish. Mosquito fish can tolerate 33-104° F. water temperatures, but prefer 77-86° F.New PondsCopper pipe or fittings in contact with the water can kill the fish. The pipes can be coated with a special paint available at hardware stores. Plastic piping is preferable.New concrete ponds will leach lime into water and make the water alkaline. A new pond should be appropriately season (filled, allowed to stand several days, drained, and refilled). The pH of the water is best in the range of 6.5 to 8.0. An inexpensive pH kit can be purchased at a pet or swimming pool supply store.Wine or whiskey barrels will leach harmful chemicals into the water at first. They should be soaked and flushed out several times or lined before adding fish or plants.FoodMosquito fish seldom need supplementary food, but during the winter larvae may be scarce. In this case, tropical fish flakes are suitable, as well as dry dog or cat food. Overfed fish may not eat mosquito larvae and excess food may cause bacterial bloom, toxic to the fish.Protection From PredatorsProvide large rocks and vegetation for shelter from predators such as raccoons, opossums, and egrets.AlgaeSmall amounts are a good food source for the fish and shelter for fry, but if it gets too thick the fish might be unable to get to the mosquito larvae. Some algaecides are toxic to fish, so they should be used only if recommended by a knowledgeable aquaculturist. Materials and instructions may be obtained from local tropical fish shops and garden supply centers.LeavesCertain leaves, like pine, oak, and eucalyptus contain chemicals that are harmful to fish. Accumulation of these leaves makes the fish too sick to eat mosquito larvae. Make sure to remove these leaves from your water source.Experience Level: Beginner — Easy to care for, very hardy and undemanding. Easy to breed.Appearance: Small fish. Females are bigger than males. Males are thinner.Size: Males grow up to 1-1/8 inches (3 cm), Females grow up to 3 inches (7.6 cm).Water Condition: pH 6-8; 5-30°dHTemperature: Ideal- 68-79°F (20-26°C) Can Survive Water temperatures ranging from 32 F to 100FTank Region: Swims in the middle and near the top.Tank: At least 10 gallons (40 L), 15 gallons (60 L) or larger recommended. Aquarium tank cover is recommended. They are usually kept in outdoor ponds.Food: Omnivorous. Frozen dried and live foods, especially mosquito larvae. Also eats fish pellets and flakes.Lifespan: Average 1-3 years.ShippingSwamp DarterScientific Name: Etheostoma fusiformeDiet: Omnivore (live, frozen, freeze dried preferred but will take flake and pellets)Difficulty: Easy to ModerateMin Tank Size (in gallons): 20gpH Range: 6.5-8.0Temperature Range: 65-85Max Size (in inches): 2.5"" highlightstring="" allowwhitespace="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; --min-resolution: 320; --min-font-size: var(--mobile-base-font-size); --min-font-size-scale: var(--mobile-font-size-scale); --min-fs--2: calc(var(--min-fs--1)/var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs--1: calc(var(--min-fs-0)/var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-0: var(--min-font-size); --min-fs-1: calc(var(--min-fs-0)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-2: calc(var(--min-fs-1)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-3: calc(var(--min-fs-2)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-4: calc(var(--min-fs-3)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-5: calc(var(--min-fs-4)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-6: calc(var(--min-fs-5)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-7: calc(var(--min-fs-6)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --max-resolution: 1280; --max-font-size: var(--min-font-size); --max-font-size-scale: calc(var(--min-font-size-scale) + 0.11); --max-fs--2: calc(var(--max-fs--1)/var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs--1: calc(var(--max-fs-0)/var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-0: var(--max-font-size); --max-fs-1: calc(var(--max-fs-0)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-2: calc(var(--max-fs-1)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-3: calc(var(--max-fs-2)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-4: calc(var(--max-fs-3)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-5: calc(var(--max-fs-4)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-6: calc(var(--max-fs-5)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-7: calc(var(--max-fs-6)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --resolution-range: calc(var(--max-resolution) - var(--min-resolution)); --resolution: 1200px; --resolution-progress: calc(var(--resolution) - var(--min-resolution)*1px); --interpolate-by: calc(var(--resolution-progress)/var(--resolution-range)); --range-fs--2: calc(var(--max-fs--2) - var(--min-fs--2)); --range-fs--1: calc(var(--max-fs--1) - var(--min-fs--1)); --range-fs-0: calc(var(--max-fs-0) - var(--min-fs-0)); --range-fs-1: calc(var(--max-fs-1) - var(--min-fs-1)); --range-fs-2: calc(var(--max-fs-2) - var(--min-fs-2)); --range-fs-3: calc(var(--max-fs-3) - var(--min-fs-3)); --range-fs-4: calc(var(--max-fs-4) - var(--min-fs-4)); --range-fs-5: calc(var(--max-fs-5) - var(--min-fs-5)); --range-fs-6: calc(var(--max-fs-6) - var(--min-fs-6)); --range-fs-7: calc(var(--max-fs-7) - var(--min-fs-7)); --fs--2: max(12px,calc(var(--min-fs--2)*1px + var(--range-fs--2)*var(--interpolate-by))); --fs--1: max(14px,calc(var(--min-fs--1)*1px + var(--range-fs--1)*var(--interpolate-by))); --fs-0: calc(var(--min-fs-0)*1px + var(--range-fs-0)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-1: calc(var(--min-fs-1)*1px + var(--range-fs-1)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-2: calc(var(--min-fs-2)*1px + var(--range-fs-2)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-3: calc(var(--min-fs-3)*1px + var(--range-fs-3)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-4: calc(var(--min-fs-4)*1px + var(--range-fs-4)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-5: calc(var(--min-fs-5)*1px + var(--range-fs-5)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-6: calc(var(--min-fs-6)*1px + var(--range-fs-6)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-7: calc(var(--min-fs-7)*1px + var(--range-fs-7)*var(--interpolate-by)); --line-height: 1.5; --line-height-scale: 0.95; --lh--2: calc(var(--lh--1)/var(--line-height-scale)); --lh--1: calc(var(--lh-0)/var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-0: var(--line-height); --lh-1: calc(var(--lh-0)*var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-2: calc(var(--lh-1)*var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-3: calc(var(--lh-2)*var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-4: calc(var(--lh-3)*var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-5: calc(var(--lh-4)*var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-6: calc(var(--lh-5)*var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-7: calc(var(--lh-6)*var(--line-height-scale)); margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: break-word; font-size: var(--fs--1); line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: 0em; --mobile-base-font-size: 16; --mobile-font-size-scale: 1.15;">All fish are shipped with the utmost care. The health of safety of the fish is our main concern so all aquatic life is packaged professionally - using styrofoam inserts and heating packs when necessary. Shipping is done on Mondays and Tuesdays. Please allow 1-2 days handling time as all live fish are fasted before shipping to reduce waste output and ensure a safe arrival.Holidays and/or bad weather may delay orders. Please ensure that day/night temperatures on the route from central Florida to you has temperatures above 35°F and below 95°F before ordering, I will also confirm. You are responsible for ensuring the livestock is legal where you live.ReturnsSwamp DarterScientific Name: Etheostoma fusiformeDiet: Omnivore (live, frozen, freeze dried preferred but will take flake and pellets)Difficulty: Easy to ModerateMin Tank Size (in gallons): 20gpH Range: 6.5-8.0Temperature Range: 65-85Max Size (in inches): 2.5"" highlightstring="" allowwhitespace="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; --min-resolution: 320; --min-font-size: var(--mobile-base-font-size); --min-font-size-scale: var(--mobile-font-size-scale); --min-fs--2: calc(var(--min-fs--1)/var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs--1: calc(var(--min-fs-0)/var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-0: var(--min-font-size); --min-fs-1: calc(var(--min-fs-0)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-2: calc(var(--min-fs-1)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-3: calc(var(--min-fs-2)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-4: calc(var(--min-fs-3)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-5: calc(var(--min-fs-4)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-6: calc(var(--min-fs-5)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --min-fs-7: calc(var(--min-fs-6)*var(--min-font-size-scale)); --max-resolution: 1280; --max-font-size: var(--min-font-size); --max-font-size-scale: calc(var(--min-font-size-scale) + 0.11); --max-fs--2: calc(var(--max-fs--1)/var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs--1: calc(var(--max-fs-0)/var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-0: var(--max-font-size); --max-fs-1: calc(var(--max-fs-0)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-2: calc(var(--max-fs-1)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-3: calc(var(--max-fs-2)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-4: calc(var(--max-fs-3)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-5: calc(var(--max-fs-4)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-6: calc(var(--max-fs-5)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --max-fs-7: calc(var(--max-fs-6)*var(--max-font-size-scale)); --resolution-range: calc(var(--max-resolution) - var(--min-resolution)); --resolution: 1200px; --resolution-progress: calc(var(--resolution) - var(--min-resolution)*1px); --interpolate-by: calc(var(--resolution-progress)/var(--resolution-range)); --range-fs--2: calc(var(--max-fs--2) - var(--min-fs--2)); --range-fs--1: calc(var(--max-fs--1) - var(--min-fs--1)); --range-fs-0: calc(var(--max-fs-0) - var(--min-fs-0)); --range-fs-1: calc(var(--max-fs-1) - var(--min-fs-1)); --range-fs-2: calc(var(--max-fs-2) - var(--min-fs-2)); --range-fs-3: calc(var(--max-fs-3) - var(--min-fs-3)); --range-fs-4: calc(var(--max-fs-4) - var(--min-fs-4)); --range-fs-5: calc(var(--max-fs-5) - var(--min-fs-5)); --range-fs-6: calc(var(--max-fs-6) - var(--min-fs-6)); --range-fs-7: calc(var(--max-fs-7) - var(--min-fs-7)); --fs--2: max(12px,calc(var(--min-fs--2)*1px + var(--range-fs--2)*var(--interpolate-by))); --fs--1: max(14px,calc(var(--min-fs--1)*1px + var(--range-fs--1)*var(--interpolate-by))); --fs-0: calc(var(--min-fs-0)*1px + var(--range-fs-0)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-1: calc(var(--min-fs-1)*1px + var(--range-fs-1)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-2: calc(var(--min-fs-2)*1px + var(--range-fs-2)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-3: calc(var(--min-fs-3)*1px + var(--range-fs-3)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-4: calc(var(--min-fs-4)*1px + var(--range-fs-4)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-5: calc(var(--min-fs-5)*1px + var(--range-fs-5)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-6: calc(var(--min-fs-6)*1px + var(--range-fs-6)*var(--interpolate-by)); --fs-7: calc(var(--min-fs-7)*1px + var(--range-fs-7)*var(--interpolate-by)); --line-height: 1.5; --line-height-scale: 0.95; --lh--2: calc(var(--lh--1)/var(--line-height-scale)); --lh--1: calc(var(--lh-0)/var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-0: var(--line-height); --lh-1: calc(var(--lh-0)*var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-2: calc(var(--lh-1)*var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-3: calc(var(--lh-2)*var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-4: calc(var(--lh-3)*var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-5: calc(var(--lh-4)*var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-6: calc(var(--lh-5)*var(--line-height-scale)); --lh-7: calc(var(--lh-6)*var(--line-height-scale)); margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: break-word; font-size: var(--fs--1); line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: 0em; --mobile-base-font-size: 16; --mobile-font-size-scale: 1.15;">Live Arrival / DOA GuaranteeWe guarantee that as long as your fish are delivered by the time that carrier specified they will arrive alive and healthy. The vast majority of the time this is the case however DOA's do happen occasionally. If the untimely event of an entire order being DOA please send 2 clear pictures showing the fish within the sealed bag within 2 hours of the first delivery attempt. Once you open the bag, the live arrival guarantee is void. Once reviewed by us we will then request 2 additional clear photos of the fish laying in a bowl of water belly up. We will either replace the order or refund the order cost minus the cost of shipping. No Returns Are Allowed.

Price: 39.99 USD

Location: Beverly Hills, Florida

End Time: 2024-11-18T21:40:20.000Z

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