Fish Anatomy/Fish Physiology
The 5 senses
What is taste, smell, touch, hear, and sight
Symptoms of Hole-in-the-head
What is ulcers, or "holes" in the body
A juvenile fish
egg barriers
What is fish lay their eggs in mud then hatch from it when their is water again
Food for small fish
What is flakes
The purpose of the swim bladder
What is buoyancy, allows them to float in water
Disease that causes their fins to lose their color and become ragged
What is Fin Rot
Laying eggs
What is spawning
egg scatterers
What is fish that lay eggs in a haphazard manner on the aquarium floor
Food for large fish
What is pellets
Function of the respiratory system
What is to remove oxygen from water by diffusion in the blood
Symptoms of Swim Bladder Disordered
What is labored swimming, swimming on their side or back, and not eating
Vent/Urogenital Opening
What is the external opening of the cloaca
egg depositors
What is fish that deposit eggs on a nest and protect them until they hatch
How many times a day do you feed a fish
What is 2-3 times a day
What is underneath the lateral line but above the swim bladder
A parasite that can attach to a fish
Ovoviviparous
What is when eggs hatch within the body of the female
mouth breeders
What is a fish that female carries fertilized eggs in its mouth until they hatch
General guidelines for feeding fish
What is give fish a variety of food and don't feed them more than they can eat in in 3-5 minutes
The purpose of the skeletal system
What is structural support and composed of the bones
Symptoms of Velvet Disease
What is a velvet-like gold coating of dust on the fish; the gills are affected
Viviporous
What is bringing forth live young that have developed inside the body of the parent
nest builders
What is a fish that deposits their eggs in a nest
What is live food