Pets - 31 July 2007

Hey, I have 6 fish and they all in a big tank. Now in the last month I see that 2 of the fish are always lying down, never swimming and they look so unwell. Is there anything I can do to help them. OR could they just be pregnant.

2007-07-31 17:54:37 · 6 answers · asked by Gemmie 1 in Fish

My fancy oranda goldfish is like twitching it seems like. I have seen him do this before and it always seems to be at night. Is that just something that they do while the sleep or is something wrong and how do I treat it? Ah I'm worried about my fish. He is swimming around tho, just kind of twitchy.

2007-07-31 17:54:31 · 2 answers · asked by Emily 1 in Fish

While buying 'pet' food today, my betta obsession took over...and 6 hours and 4 stores later...I rescued a beautiful crowntail. (I'm writing letters about the dead/sick ones I didn't rescue.)

His color is great, fins nearly perfect, flares on cue, but....he is breathing a lil heavily. He is still swimming actively, but I occasionally find him hanging around the bottom huffing n puffing. I noticed this at the store, but chose him anyways...

Anyways, long story short....Is he sick? Or have ammonia poisoning? My water tests great. and I was hoping this would 'fix' him. Is there anything else I can do?? He is eating normally, but a lil shy and hides from me...and the "heavy breathing". He is not having problems swimming, but seems to prefer the bottom of the tank...where my first betta likes the top. (separate 2.5 gal tanks.)

2007-07-31 17:44:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2 weeks ago, he had a white chest but it disappeared. Today, I changed his water, treated the water, fed him and went outside. When I came in 2 hours later, he was white in the fins and some of the body and dead. He was always so active and healthy. He was only 5 months old. what happened to my baby?

2007-07-31 17:42:27 · 7 answers · asked by obladiblada 2 in Fish

im looking to breed my zebra danios. any info you can give me is awesome. i have a 30 litre tank with plenty of hiding spots. there are 6 danios in the tank.

2007-07-31 17:36:29 · 4 answers · asked by shaunrosier 1 in Fish

I have a 30 gallon tank with and eclipse filter and powerhead for extra aeration. In the tank, I have 4 goldfishes....an oranda, 2 lionheads and a black moor. The 2 lionheads were purchased about a month and a half ago and about a week later the symptoms started...All my fishes started to have splitting tails and septicemia and my oranda lost some scales but grew it back in a week after Melafix. The two older fishes now have "stiff" tail bent in 90 degrees. The melafix & pumix helped with the tail splitting but not the septicemia. I have used maracyn 2 and jungle antibacterial food but neither helped. I've been feeding them peas for the last 4 days thinking it might be healthier than flakes. They swim normal as usual. They eat healthy but worried it might get worse. The water (chlorine, ammonia, nitrate, pH) everything seems to be in order. I also use stresszyme and stress coat. I have been changing 25% of the water daily since I thought it might help. Please advise. Thanks

2007-07-31 17:33:52 · 2 answers · asked by lvchic_702 4 in Fish

I want to know if my papillion is overweight and if so how can I get her to lose 5 pounds?

2007-07-31 17:22:18 · 15 answers · asked by You wish you were me 1 in Dogs

Seems like my cat just uses me for food, Any thoughts?!

2007-07-31 17:19:39 · 15 answers · asked by Wes B 3 in Cats

He is a goldfish from walmart and I have been reading the questions on this site and so many ppl are saying 10 gal. per one fish. I realize goldfish get really big but am kind of in a pinch for money at the moment. I dont want to limit his space but obviously a 55 gallon tank would be overkill at this point and a one gallon bowl is not ok. So my question is just how big do I need? I need to save money but i will NOT keep him in that tiny bowl. Plz help, someone answered 5 gallons and no bigger which would be way cheaper and it got me wondering. All answers appreciated. Thx

2007-07-31 17:19:20 · 13 answers · asked by Kii 2 in Fish

My fancy goldfish's back fins seem to be pretty jagged on the edges. He is very energetic and eats and all that, but could that be fin rot or what are other things that could be wrong and how do I treat it? Or is that not a sign of something wrong with Moby? Please let me know!

2007-07-31 17:09:36 · 2 answers · asked by Emily 1 in Fish

He is really bloated form one side only and has raised scales only on that part. I'm really worried he might be getting an infection in the raised scales. I want to add some aquarium salt to prevent infections but will the aquarium salt worsen his constipation? I heard that salt can worsen the water retention is this true?

I'm not gonna feed him for 3 days then
I'll feed him a deshelled pea with an epsom chrystal
and follow with peas the next 3 days.
Is this correct?

2007-07-31 17:07:29 · 2 answers · asked by LIZ 2 in Fish

I bought my two yellow tangs about 2 months ago, but until today they started to fight... why is this? is it possible for one to kill the other? or should i divide the tank?....ty

2007-07-31 17:04:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

well i was just wondering if they did. or do the diffrent types of cats have them? like simaese with simaese do they have the same purr thanks alot please feel free to email me anytime girls_night_12@yahoo.com

2007-07-31 17:03:39 · 7 answers · asked by Kansas Girl 3 in Cats

My guinea pigs have passed on just recently and I am looking into getting another furry friend. I do have a cat( but she has never bothered my guinea pigs) so this means I can't have something like a ferret, who needs to be able to roam the house. What would be a good rodent or other small animal to have in these circumstances?

2007-07-31 17:01:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

hi i have read that if your betts fish is curled up in a corner in the bottem of his tank it is too cold for him. is there anyway i could use something or naturally heat it for him. besides using a fish tank heater. ive heard a desk top lamp is good but i cant seem to find a good deal on one
any other suggestions would be great

2007-07-31 16:54:29 · 4 answers · asked by kacy l 1 in Fish

there is a food pyramid for humans, is there one for dogs? i dont know how much, for ex. meat she needs per day, and how much veggies if any , she needs per day. any guide out there saying what dogs need to eat per day and what they cant eat? (money is no object and i dont mind cooking for her either)........????????

2007-07-31 16:50:05 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Blackmoor goldfish scales are turning silver and he sunk to bottom?
Hi, i had my goldfish for about 2 years or so ..maybe a year and half...he had a swim bladder problem so i put peas in his tank he didnt eat any and now he is sitting on bottom of tank and his scales turned silver....any help?

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well now he is on his back ...and he is still breathing...aww i feel so bad...but i guess i can safely guess he is dying now....what could be the problem is it too late?

2007-07-31 16:48:04 · 3 answers · asked by sparkleinureye021 2 in Fish

I'm getting my almost 6 month kitten neutered pretty soon and I need to decide if I want him declawed (just on his two front paws) too since its cheaper if you get it all done at once. His scratching doesn't bother me much like me getting hurt-wise (he bites more anyway) but I don't want him to scratch up the furniture or anything. He doesn't do it now but I heard that they will when they get older. The main reason I don't want him to get declawed is because I think it would hurt him and my dad is really against it too. Is it cruel? I don't want him to hate me or anything lol but it might be for the best. And he's just an indoor cat also so he doesn't need much defense for himself. I'd like some opinions on this thanks

2007-07-31 16:42:00 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

one of out siberian huskies used to be the biggest sweet heart he would come up to every body and give them kisses and every body loved him. until about a week ago we noticed him getting skiddish and when ever anyone came close to hip he would scratch and jerk away like they were trying to kill them. he is around 9 months old and he has never been abused i had him ever since he was 7 wks old

2007-07-31 16:40:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I recently added four twin bar platys to my aquarium -- now I have about 14.... They're threatening to overrun my tank. What can I do to keep them from breeding successfully, or how can I tell the females from the males?

I use aquarium salt and feed them a diet of fish flakes and algae pellets. I also have mollies (only one baby so far), tetras, etc.

I don't want to kill the fry --HELP!!

2007-07-31 16:40:18 · 3 answers · asked by white_bunny_slippers 2 in Fish

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My dog found this but idk where and we think it may be prehistoric. It has no lower half so we cant see the fin position and it doesnt have regular scales its not decayed , which fish usually do in a week or two and its "scales" are stiff almost like an exoskeketon. Please give as much information as possible if you can . Thank You

2007-07-31 16:39:14 · 9 answers · asked by paige m 2 in Fish

I have a 50 gallon with neon tetras; zebra danios; and guppies. My water test adequately every time I check. Is it still necessary to do water changes if everythings testing fine?

2007-07-31 16:35:14 · 2 answers · asked by dazed 4 in Fish

How can I identify Males from females in this species? I have two of them,also how Can I determine their age? I guess by their size, one is like 2" and the other is like 1 and a half inches. bought them at the same time and the same size, and they have grown considerably... So when would they be ready to to breed.

2007-07-31 16:34:16 · 1 answers · asked by Zplus 2 in Fish

2007-07-31 16:30:29 · 3 answers · asked by m 1 in Fish

I was thinking about getting another dog. And I thought that these little westies were very cute. I was wondering if they are very good dogs to have.

2007-07-31 16:25:39 · 5 answers · asked by Little Monster 5 in Dogs

i read some thing that said to give them something sweet like honey, is there anything else i could do?

2007-07-31 16:23:36 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

i have three dogs and to of them are chihuahuas.
one of them always has a dry nose.
but the other two have wet noses, and i always wanted to know what causes a dog nose to be wet or dry?
and what is on there noses that makes it wet?

2007-07-31 16:20:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-07-31 16:19:04 · 3 answers · asked by Josalynn C 1 in Dogs

Should cities trap and kill pesky pigeons if they become a health problem?

2007-07-31 16:17:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

2007-07-31 16:13:08 · 10 answers · asked by The Game AKA Chuck Taylor 1 in Dogs