Fish - September 2006

It seems that since I did my partial water change last weekend problems in my aquarium started to surface. Water parameters are all ok including temperature. Just last night one of my male guppy died.
- Since last weekend my guppies doesnt swim to the bottom and only stays at the surface on one side of the aquarium.
- This morning when I turn the light on, I saw some small insect looking with white color jumping in the aquarium from stones to the glass. It's a cotton like but very small. Also, I saw one insect shrimp looking swimming near the bottom. Is my water contaminated by any bacteria or parasite?
- One of female guppies have a teared fin and have long thing attached to her anal. Also her belly is in reddish color.

After the water change I didn't put anything new, all the plants and decor are the same. The only solutions I put is the water conditioner, bacteria supplement (I've been using this almost a month ago), and algae destroyer (I just recently use this, first time)

2006-09-14 07:51:58 · 3 answers · asked by mack_ca2001 1

I have 3 koi (3-4inches) in 218 gallon preform pond using 325 gph pump filter with 9 water plants. I live in the east coast and winter is coming. I would perfer to wait at least another year for financial reason to go bigger.

2006-09-14 07:27:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-14 07:22:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a whisper filter, and I think that is sufficient. Do I also need to add an air pump. Right now I have 3 Neon tetras and 1 bottom feeder in the tank.

2006-09-14 07:16:42 · 7 answers · asked by few 2

i have been breeding guppies for allmost a year now, i use to move the females form my comunaty tank to my nursery tank to give birth but this meant that i could only have to waite untill the fry were big enough to go to the shop, or my big tank if i kept a few unill i could put another pregnant female in. because of this i decieded to get a fish breeder but i am haveing troble with it.
when i put the pregnant female in, i only get one or two babys in the bottom or when i check on them the female is no longer pregnant and i have no babies so i assume she ate them befor they fell through to the bottom. i have read the instructions and im following them to the letter with no results.
so could any ony who has used breeders befor please give me some advise.

2006-09-14 05:47:55 · 7 answers · asked by Joanne 5

Do I need to take him out of tank? Is this normal? He was fine yesterday.

2006-09-14 04:14:18 · 12 answers · asked by rar07 1

should i tell him or just replace it and hope he doesnt notice

2006-09-14 03:58:34 · 14 answers · asked by A G 2

Im having plexa glass put on the top...what size do i need cut?

2006-09-14 02:51:08 · 3 answers · asked by ~~ziggy~~ 2

2006-09-14 01:55:27 · 18 answers · asked by ? 6

I want some seahorses, but my partner says they are too hard to look after being saltwater animals.

Is he right??

Any info on how to care for them would be greatly appreciated.

2006-09-14 00:42:22 · 9 answers · asked by Krystle 4

2006-09-13 22:35:26 · 5 answers · asked by Sanjay K 1

i will have to have postal addresses, as i do not have any credit cards,and i am almost computer illiterate as how to order off the web.

2006-09-13 22:34:51 · 1 answers · asked by houdini 3

2006-09-13 21:45:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-13 20:11:58 · 6 answers · asked by bruno 2

is that fish so damn dangerous n poisonous that it cud kill a guy like Steve ??

2006-09-13 20:05:08 · 14 answers · asked by bruno 2

I have had my lovely red Beta for about 5 months now. One day I looked in his bowl and it looked like his tail had gotten ripped on somethan. There is no plants or anything in the bowl with him. Just rocks and smooth shells on the bottom. Since then, his tail keeps getting shorter. It's almost down to a nub now. It looks like he is eatin it. I know thats how they kill eachother when u put em together. Is he eating his tail? my friend said feed him more, but I don't want him to eat himself to death. Whats goin on? What to do?

My last Beta fish jummped onto the kitchen floor, now this one is eatin himself. Is it just me? lol

2006-09-13 19:57:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a two week old 24l tropical fish tank community, with shoals of neons and danios, and an albino cory catfish. for the past day, my catfish has stopped moving around, even for food, and just lies on the gravel breathing normally. i don't know whether it's ill, or lonely, as i heard you're supposed to keep corys in small groups. i don't know whether its injured, as when it does swim it swims very close to the rocks and so swims a bit lopsided anyway. im going to the pet shop tonight to buy some fish stuff and i wondered if anyone could offer any advice as to what is wrong with my cory. any helpful ideas will be greatly appreciated, thank you :)

2006-09-13 19:54:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

After my guppy born her fries (baby) her belly is smaller but her scale is popping off(Only her belly part). Is it normal? Otherwise what is that? Is she sick? She does not eat at all.

2006-09-13 17:42:19 · 8 answers · asked by Adam 45653 1

I have two fish tanks with a total of 5 fish and I am going to be moving to Forida in a month. I really don't want to give them away but what can I do.

2006-09-13 16:20:22 · 17 answers · asked by cheyene1885 1

I have had saltwater fish tanks, and it has been many MANY years since I had freshwater. How long to put some fish in?

2006-09-13 16:18:02 · 17 answers · asked by enyates2002 3

I dropped it in to test the salt of my salt water tank and it cracked on a rock! the little black beads came out but i got as many as i could out. i don't believe the red liquid came out cuz i would have seen it, but will my fish be ok???? i have a 10 gallon tank and i'm worried it will harm them....can I do anything??? i really don't want them to die!

help!!!!

2006-09-13 16:08:46 · 5 answers · asked by Jenna J 2

I have a little worm in my tank. It looks like fish poop, a dark red color and almost an inch long. I have a 55gal fresh water tank with cichlids in it. I stirred up the rocks, and a few hours later there was what I thought was a piece of fish poop floating around...but it was swimming! It was about an inch long and freaky as can be! Like poop that came alive! Anyone got any ideas what it could be or where it could've came from??? Thanks, The poop-worm pet owner

2006-09-13 16:08:37 · 5 answers · asked by jess l 5

I have two oscars that get along generally well and I am hoping they are male/female though outwardly it is hard to tell they are approx. one and a half years to two years old and lived in the same tank since they were the length of a little finger Is there any way from the appearance to sex this breed? I'm worried if I muck with temp. changes it could alter their nature Mostly they get on apart from a bit of push and shove ,nothing like I have seen in tanks with adult male/male Help if you can thanks

2006-09-13 15:35:49 · 5 answers · asked by renclrk 7

2006-09-13 15:01:33 · 17 answers · asked by annt_57 1

if so, what were your injuries and you should get mental help fast!!!

2006-09-13 14:43:21 · 9 answers · asked by idk 2

I know some people use "Bag Buddies" (http://www.theshippingbarn.com/bag_buddies.htm) but I can't get ahold of them in time. The fish will be in bags for at least an hour and a half on the trip there, and if some aren't sold (he isn't sure if he wants the females) I'm not sure how long they will be bagged for. Sites like this (http://www.atchison.com/ArticlesandStories/Shippingfish.html) suggest that I don't really nead tablets in it, but I just want to make sure all the fish handle the trip as well as possible. These are the tablets I can get ahold of tomorrow before I go: (http://www.goldfishsupplies.co.uk/goldfish-meds.htm) They are the "Supa oxygen tablets" at the top of the page. I am taking 8 male endlers and about 16 females, I've split the fish off into males and females already, haven't fed them today, and so on. Also, how many fish per bag? I have really large ones that are used to ship 6-8 inch fish.

2006-09-13 12:47:32 · 7 answers · asked by Frank the Pirate 2

2006-09-13 10:57:46 · 10 answers · asked by Tupek 1

are hardy, ok with bettas, able to live in a 10 gal. tank with about 4 other fishes (including the betta),and ez to find in pet stores
they should be about 2 in. and are good for beginners,
i would like a bottom dweller fish and fishes that can live in pairs or in three :)

2006-09-13 10:40:51 · 8 answers · asked by Shhh..Silence 2

I have a ten-gallon aquarium that I just got fish for. Yesterday I got one male dalmation molly to test the water and make sure it would survive. Today I got the rest of my fish: two dwarf gouramis, two green cory catfish, and another dalmation molly to keep the original company. However, ever since I put the new fish in this afternoon, the original molly has been constantly harrassing the new one, chasing it around and nipping at its tail. Does anybody know what the problem is, and if there is anything I should do?

2006-09-13 10:36:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's a 30 gal. reef tank with nitrate, nitrite, and amonia all unmeasurable or at near unreconizable levels. Calcium and PH are within desired perameters as well. All acclimation procedures are followed to the best of my knowledge but both angels and tangs still dont make it through the 1st night! Y?

2006-09-13 10:36:10 · 6 answers · asked by β-ηєώ 2