8:Exotic: Fish

Question 1

Common cause of death in exotics

Answer 1

Lack of knowledge

Question 2

Should be captive or wild bred

Answer 2

Captive

Question 3

To keep wildlife you need a license from the

Answer 3

DEC

Question 4

Harboring migratory birds requires

Answer 4

Federal licensure

Question 5

Goldfish and koi are what kind of fish

Answer 5

Freshwater/ cold water

Question 6

Beta, guppies, tetra, catfish are what kind of fish

Answer 6

Freshwater/ tropical

Question 7

Anemones, tangs, surgeon fish, and trigger fish are what kind of fish

Answer 7

Marine/ saltwater

Question 8

Disease common in fancy goldfish

Answer 8

Swim bladder disease

Question 9

What is the swim bladder

Answer 9

Air filled helps maintain buoyancy

Question 10

Affects of swim bladder disease

Answer 10

Unable to remain upright, constipation

Question 11

Cure for swim bladder disease

Answer 11

Green pea

Question 12

Slender, tactile appendages bear mouth of koi

Answer 12

Barbels

Question 13

How often to feed adult fish

Answer 13

1x daily for 10 minutes (remove excess )

Question 14

How often to feed young fish

Answer 14

3x daily

Question 15

As temperature goes up, consumption goes

Answer 15

Up

Question 16

__L of water per gram of fish

Answer 16

1

Question 17

For continuous swimmers, get what shaped enclosure

Answer 17

Circular

Question 18

Why to not get round enclosure

Answer 18

Poor oxygenated and fish outgrow

Question 19

Most of the oxygenation comes from

Answer 19

The air movement above the water

Question 20

Why use fluorescent lighting

Answer 20

Control of light spectrum, less heat, heat promotes microbial growth

Question 21

How to clean a tank

Answer 21

Don’t remove all water, no soaps or detergents, use algae scraper

Question 22

Mechanical filtration

Answer 22

Debris removal

Question 23

Biological filtration

Answer 23

Removal of fish waste products

Most important

Question 24

Chemical filtration

Answer 24

Remove chemicals from food decay

Question 25

Fresh water fish produce lots of ____

Answer 25

Urine

Question 26

For fresh cold water aquaria change ____ of the water volume weekly

Answer 26

1/4

Question 27

If ponds are to be wintered they should be how deep

Answer 27

More than 4 feet

Question 28

After filling a pond, you should wait how long before adding fish

Answer 28

1-2 weeks

Question 29

In cold weather appetitive goes

Answer 29

Down

Question 30

For freshwater tropical aquaria you should use a heaterstat to keep the water around ____ F

Answer 30

77F

Question 31

Overcrowding in a tank can cause

Answer 31

Stress, injury if territorial, waste buildup, oxygen depletion

Question 32

Don’t touch fish w dry hands as it could damage their

Answer 32

Mucous coat

Question 33

When transporting fish you may need an oxygen system is transporting for how long

Answer 33

Over 3 hours

Question 34

Medication absorbed thro the skin

Answer 34

Percutaneous

Question 35

Isoflurane is what kind of medicine

Answer 35

Anesthetics