Pets - 28 July 2007

Does anyone know the common or scientific name of this fish?

I read an article in a fish magazine several years ago about an
African Cichlid. It's about 2-3 inches long, and sort of a yellowish color. The article referred to them as sand dwellers, because they're constantly busy building mounds of sand. They situate a shell on top of it, and sleep and breed in it.

I hope someone can help me with this. Maybe some one knows where I can get some, too. They're probably hard to find.

2007-07-28 17:01:59 · 4 answers · asked by Jenn 7 in Fish

I believe my filter is dying and my fish are getting weak acting tonight. is there any way to add air to the water? they are all at the top gasping and two are on their sides.. i believe too late for them =[
they are all hanging out where the water comes from at the filter. i need a fix asap.. i dont want to wake up to a tank full of dead fish.

2007-07-28 16:59:07 · 9 answers · asked by Test The Water 1 in Fish

I have a 10 gallon aquarium with 2 dwarf cichlids in it and no live plants. I want to know what is the optimum gallons per hour amount. I am leaning towards a filter that will filter up to 150 gallons per hour. Filter has adjustable flow if this is too much. Thanks for answers!

2007-07-28 16:58:22 · 4 answers · asked by Sally 2 in Fish

point? do they need some extra source of heat? is there anything else I need to do? Thanks

2007-07-28 16:57:56 · 4 answers · asked by Lena 3 in Fish

When my cats havent been in the bath in a month my allergies go crazy. I can deal with 2 of my cats because they are fatter and have no front claws. My other cat acts like its the end of the world and has all her claws. Whats the best way to clean her without getting her wet? I want to hold my lil girl without sneezing and have a itchy eyes.

2007-07-28 16:56:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

For about 3 weeks now my fish has been swimming on his side, looks like he has lost the use of some of his fin. At first I thought he was dying, however its been 3 weeks now and he has not died neither has his fin or whatever is wrong with has gotten better. Do you know what could be possibly wrong with my Betta fish? When I watch him swim I feel sorry for him.

2007-07-28 16:50:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

If a puppy is sweet and mellow, will it be sweet and mellow as a dog?

If you shower it with love, attention, affection, training, exercise and a gentle hand will it stay sweet and calm as it gets older or what?

2007-07-28 16:49:07 · 5 answers · asked by Butterfly 1 in Dogs

I have a 250 gallon outdoor pond and i have about 15 comet goldfish in it. I recently drained the water and put new water in it and conditioned and everything and put the fish back in and they are dying off really fast. I tested the ph and its about 7.2- 7.4. The rest of the goldfish ( the older mature goldfish) aren't as lively as they were before the water change. they just kind stay still towards the bottom of the pond and don't move at all. They also won't eat either. im really annoyed because i can't figure out what's happening and im starting to lose some of my bigger fish that i've had for 2 and half years. please help.

2007-07-28 16:48:18 · 3 answers · asked by vikingfootball32 2 in Fish

She has all of her claws and never gave me this big of a problem in the 3 years that ive had her.

2007-07-28 16:48:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

My 5 year old cat was told she has a mass in her abdomen and The vet said it was a 50/50 chance she could have cancer and that was it he sent us home with pain meds...He did not ultrasounds, biopsy nothing like that and said she could die within a month..Should we get a second opinion or let him do the surgery? It seemed like he was not that thourough...He would not try and rip us off since I used to work there

2007-07-28 16:47:15 · 6 answers · asked by Colie 2 in Cats

2007-07-28 16:46:45 · 6 answers · asked by ? 3 in Dogs

I just posted a question about 10 min ago, and I need to know how long it could possibly take to show my parents im responsible enough to care for my own dog. We already have a dog and I can't take care of her and i can't keep up with my chores. Plz help.

2007-07-28 16:44:35 · 24 answers · asked by tricia9690 2 in Dogs

I have a male Betta in a 10 gallon tank with 1 Bleeding Fin Tetra, 2 Neon Tetras, 2 Serpae Tetras. 1 Peppered Corydora Catfish, 1 Sunburst Molly, and 1 Red Molly.

I would like to know what to feed the other fish besides the Betta. I feed my Betta Hikari Betta-Gold. I don't know how to get food to the other fish, my Betta is very, very greedy.

Any strategies?

2007-07-28 16:44:05 · 2 answers · asked by Stewey C 4 in Fish

I have a Siamese cat who hisses then runs and hides when any child or any small person approaches him. He is about 2 years old.

My wife had a major surgery and we werent home for several weeks and had my father feed him. (He loves my father) When we returned he had a panic attack and would hide and trimble for days. When he finaly got over it he started displaying this behavior. When this happens if I try to go "rescue" him he will even hiss at me. He is now getting to the point were he wont run and hide imediately. He WILL stay around until they get too close.

He is VERY emotionally attached to me, follows me all around the house, cries when I leave sometimes, and always curls up in my lap and sleeps anytime I sit down.
He also sometimes sits on the back of the chair and licks my head.
We have another cat who is about 1 year old and they love each other. They have friendly play fights now and then but never hurt each other and very rarely make much noise while doing so.

2007-07-28 16:43:30 · 10 answers · asked by adessmith 1 in Cats

2007-07-28 16:40:37 · 12 answers · asked by missd 1 in Birds

I have never met one that's not terrified of humans/skittish. I have a cat who is only half-Siamese and she is still afraid of my family.

2007-07-28 16:38:33 · 10 answers · asked by Ella 2 in Cats

Dear readers,
I wrote a letter to my mom explaining why I want a dog. She read it and said that I can't even take care of the family dog, or keep up with my chores. I totally understand her, but I really want one. I know if I do my chores, and take care of the dog I will show I am responsible enough to hopefully care for my own dog. So if I keep up with everything, and take care of what needs to be done I should have proved to her in maybe 2 or 3 months that im ready, and shown enough responsibility. If I did ge that far I would pay for him, and all that stuff. Lets say when that time comes I don't know what to do to convince her that im ready. I need advice peeps. I need to know like how long it could take. So plz I ask you to give me advice that will help. One more thing I have a hamster, and I have neem up to date with him. Oh its sad becuase I chose some pets from petfinder that I love, and can't wait for that time to come!
Please give me advice. If u do ur a lifesaver.

2007-07-28 16:31:51 · 18 answers · asked by tricia9690 2 in Dogs

It doesn't have to be a 'normal' pet animal. I have cats, but I'd love to have a zebra!

2007-07-28 16:31:36 · 20 answers · asked by kayel 3 in Other - Pets

i just bought 2 tiger barbs floated them and took them out put them in my tank . did not mix water, then i fed them blood worms and decided to move my tank over 4 feet. plugged the light back in and one started swimming eradicly then went belly up and died then the red tail shark started doing the same thing they were all loosing color turning pail one after another this was all in like 10 minutes, 1 other thing i didnt have a filter in there for like 2 or 3 days but the cartridge was in and filter was running all the fish were swimming at the top as if they could not breath i took out the ones that were still alive and put them in another tank when i did the color started coming back is it possible when i moved the tank pockets of toxic water were let in to the water its a 10 gallon
also added tiger barbs to a different tank and thoose fish are also swimming towards the top but not dead yet also fed blood worms

2007-07-28 16:30:37 · 4 answers · asked by bluec4grace 1 in Fish

I just registered two of my AKC dogs with CKC also. How long does it usually take to get the CKC papers back?

2007-07-28 16:29:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

ok i want to get a bigger tank and idk what i need for it i want to get the whole 9 yards like the air thing and stuff so idk what it is can someone tell me like a list of things i need and what size tank should i get for it - my guppies had about 20 babies and i got a betta in a breeder thing- ????

2007-07-28 16:29:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

i mean what are good snacks to give a rabbit like crackers etc whats good to give a rabbit that would get them sick or kill them?

2007-07-28 16:27:46 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

my dog looks like she has a second eye lid. like her outside eye lid but then there a white eye lid? wen she is fallin asleep i watch her eys and i c the second white eye lid close! and the her regular eye lid.

2007-07-28 16:19:37 · 8 answers · asked by Angaea C 1 in Dogs

2007-07-28 16:19:06 · 5 answers · asked by <3 Turtle Owner<3 3 in Reptiles

from http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjYLgA1.C_1WdBmyk2YDtmbsy6IX?qid=20070728083152AAKmMTJ Ok my betta does not flare in the "mirror trick"..its going straight to the oscars tummy in 5 min.some one make it fun to watch...all my other bettas are active..just this one is not

2007-07-28 16:17:35 · 8 answers · asked by dont..trust..me 1 in Fish

2007-07-28 16:17:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

i think my ball python is going to lay eggs but i need help. i have a nesting box in her cage but i need to know how much vermiculight and perlight to mix together and put in the nesting box and i also need to know how much to put in an incubator

2007-07-28 16:10:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

The area is about an inch long between her belly and inside of her back leg. It's not red or swollen at all and she has no pain from it at all. It look as if someone has taken a black felt tip marker and dotted her about 30 times with it. She has had these for about 9 months npw and although they are not increasing in number, they are not decreasing either. She does not have fleas, but does have other determologic issues with tiny bump like sores on her back when given too much people food. What are these black dots and are they harmful to her? Someone told me a while back that they were cancerous cells or like a skin cancer in dogs? Do you think I should take her to the vet even though they do not bother her and remain unchanged? Thanks in advance for your answers!

2007-07-28 16:09:35 · 3 answers · asked by leighrampey 2 in Dogs

Other areas on his body are fine. I had very bad experience with the vet. So before I take my rabbit to the vet, I want to know what is happening to my rabbit first. Can anybody advise? Please.

2007-07-28 16:07:59 · 1 answers · asked by hsingyu 2 in Other - Pets

i want to breed my crested geckos but i need to know how much vermiculight and perlite to mix together for a laybox and also an incubator

please Help Me!!!!

2007-07-28 16:07:21 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles