Fish - September 2006

my cichlid has babies in her mouth and she has been holding them for about 16-19 days. I can see the babies in her mouth as she cannot close it entirely. Just wondering when I should expect her to spit them out. They are already moving around in her mouth. I have heard that they hold them for about 16-20 days.

2006-09-18 11:19:50 · 5 answers · asked by jvmkml 1

i inherrited some empty fish tanks from a friend, and i want to use one,but it was sitting for over a year with nasty muck,and scummy water which left a crust on the inside of it. I know im not suppose to use soap or chemicals,but i have no choice nothing else is working.any suggestions....?

2006-09-18 11:19:15 · 10 answers · asked by khaymen2231976 1

2006-09-18 11:17:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a fish that looks just like a convict fish but it is silver and turns a silver blue color when it gets bigger. They are aggressive fish and are very teritorial. I believe it is called a tilapa something but I can't remember the rest.

2006-09-18 11:09:23 · 3 answers · asked by cheyene1885 1

i have a tank of malawis, and our electricity went out about an hour ago, and it has just come back on, my fish seem to be trying to jump and are dying one by one. what do i do??? pls help.

2006-09-18 10:53:38 · 8 answers · asked by Princess 2

should put some type of medice in the water cause i never seen it on them when they where younger

2006-09-18 10:45:27 · 6 answers · asked by eastcoast_29 2

yeah read the QUESTION

2006-09-18 10:27:12 · 9 answers · asked by holla! 2

I have two fishtanks, I understand that the fish I make sure I ask for community fishes but as soon as they are put in the tank they start to attack each other. I even make sure that the fish come from the same tank of the pet shop, they don't fight there. Why do they fight at home? What can I do? How can I prevent this?

2006-09-18 10:08:51 · 14 answers · asked by Alejandro 1

I currently have a 20 gallon fresh water tank. I am looking into converting to salt water. How much different is salt water then fresh water. And also is a 20 gallon tank to small?

2006-09-18 10:00:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

For the second time in just a few months, my aquarium filter's motor has burnt itself out. :(

2006-09-18 09:57:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anon 2

I have a 55 gallon tank with 10inch oscar and a 4 inch catfish. The tank bottom has black sand (from a pet store) and I'm struggling with the oscars poop. I have 3 overhanging filters and have their siphon tubes extended near the tank bottom-but still the oscar poop alwas gathers in the corner.

can someone recommend a filter for having sand ? I use a siphon gravel hose once a week, but would also would like a better filtration system. IDEAS?

2006-09-18 09:49:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

what do you think of the new pschedelic fish just found? it's completely multi-coloured and has fins sticking out everywhere. if you don't know about it, it should be in the yahoo news

2006-09-18 09:38:59 · 8 answers · asked by ? 3

What pet fish in a tank dont need a filter to survive i need a list

2006-09-18 09:38:42 · 14 answers · asked by Ynot T 1

i have a female and male dolmation molly fish. my female seemed pregnant for about a week now, but this morning when i checked the tank i discovered 2 things. 1 of my neon fish was dead and my dolmation molly wasn't pregnant any more! my dolmation molly also has some marks on her, and it looks like some scales are popping/ have fallen off of her. I checked the tank really closly for babies but i coldnt find any. what is going on here???!!

2006-09-18 09:36:43 · 10 answers · asked by guitarist2309 2

2006-09-18 09:36:20 · 12 answers · asked by mr.m 1

I've a 50 litre tank with adequate filtration and originally four small fancies in (now only 2 remain a black moor and choc oranda). I've been keeping fish for quite a while now and so was surprised when my other fish died. They showed no outward signs only listing on one side yet with normal bouyancy, therefore ruling out swimbladder. I have put a tonic in the water and this seems to help although particulary the black moor quickly deteriorates again. The choc oranda seems fine except will lie in the bottom corner occasionally. I've had a few suggestions given one being to slightly increase the water temperature, or keep it constant to avoid stress. The water has been tested and all levels of ammonia etc are fine. Has anyone any ideas i'm a bit lost on this problem? Thanks

2006-09-18 09:32:19 · 4 answers · asked by pinkygriff 1

I had heard to start with the small fish to cycle your tank, then to add the bigger fish later. But the lady at petco, said that you can't add bigger fish because then the ones that are already there will try and establish dominance. So what do i get first the 3 little platys or the 2 bigger gouramis?
and is 3 platy's (2inch) and 2 guoramis (dwarf, 3 inch) to many fish for a 12 gallon tank?

2006-09-18 09:06:42 · 8 answers · asked by perpetual_filth 2

One of my guppies was on the bottom of the tank this morning, very much alive, but seemingly unable to swim. I came home on my lunch break and he is still on the bottom and keeps thrusting in to the water, only to sink again.

he doesn't seem bloated at all and his fins don't appear damaged (although it's hard to tell with him sitting on the bottom)

He is about a year old, so it may be he is just old, but i've never seen this before, and he is very energetic and healthy looking, only he can't swim.

2006-09-18 08:50:07 · 8 answers · asked by allyalexmch 6

sensible answers please

2006-09-18 08:41:34 · 8 answers · asked by jellyeb 1

I am Looking at getting an RO filter for my tap water which is particulary bad as i live in London.

I was only going to do half RO and half tap, but do i still need to add the elements to the RO water if i am still using some Tap?

2006-09-18 08:24:17 · 3 answers · asked by Shelley27 2

My boyfriend put my betta in a tank with larger more aggressive fish and they ate all of his fins. He can't really swim and I don't know if I can help him. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

2006-09-18 08:22:10 · 7 answers · asked by carebear 1

2006-09-18 08:07:16 · 8 answers · asked by need a divorce 1

Now I know dogs and cats get hiccups but do fish get them?

2006-09-18 08:05:18 · 6 answers · asked by Cait 3

grow your own triop

2006-09-18 07:52:50 · 6 answers · asked by sponge_bob416 1

Hi I'm a fairly experienced fish owner who has a 29 gallon aquarium. I keep the temperature at a constant 75 degrees F and I have a good filter that I keep the filter cartridge changed consistently. I do monthly 25% water changes when i syphon. I also have an air bubbler for extra oxygen and I keep several healthy aquarium plants. All my levels are normal (nitrate, nitrite, PH, ammonia) but every few months I seem to lose a fish to popeye! It's only one fish that gets it (and eventually dies) ever 2 months or so and the medicine doesn't work even though I take out my carbon!! I don't know what else to do. Overall I've lost 2 german rams and now discovered my dalmatian platy has it so bad he looks like a telescope goldfish!

I'm at my wits end. My angel fish is my biggest and oldest fish and has never shown signs of illness, but he doesn't pick on my other fish so i don't think he's stressing them.

heeeeelp

2006-09-18 07:41:16 · 7 answers · asked by Christina 1

2006-09-18 07:29:28 · 29 answers · asked by goasnake 2

2006-09-18 07:28:55 · 6 answers · asked by ~~ziggy~~ 2

Ok, we're all getting those little beta fishes at work to have on our desks. I need a really good funny name. Any suggestions

2006-09-18 07:15:37 · 30 answers · asked by misscongeniality711 2

2006-09-18 07:11:50 · 2 answers · asked by jcsbarrett 1

2006-09-18 06:57:06 · 6 answers · asked by jcsbarrett 1