Fish - September 2006

All of the filters I have seen are like 20 gallons and up. Will a filter create too much of a current for a betta? I have a pump and an air stone already, is this enough? I have six aqautic plants too will that help?

2006-09-09 14:23:15 · 12 answers · asked by pinacoladasundae 3

Right now I have a Hagen Maxima air pump in a 50 gallon aquarium, and I think it's pretty loud...too loud actually. It's easily the noisiest thing in my house. I got it from petsmart cause it was cheap, but I wouldn't mind replacing it with something a bit more expensive if it's noticabley quieter. This is the only pump I have experiance with. Are there any pumps that are a great deal quieter? Or are they only marginally quieter and not worth swapping this one out for?

2006-09-09 12:23:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

About a month ago I got a larger tank for my single ADF, so I got second ADF, brought it home and quarantined it for about 2 1/2 weeks. All was well so I moved it in with my first ADF.
They did well for several days, but yesterday evening I noticed that my first (and smaller) frog was on it back. Now I know they sometimes lay in funny positions, but even when he got up he was having trouble swimming, and going to the top for air. Thinking the newer, slightly bigger, one might be picking on him, I moved the new one to my other tank. I got up this morning and the bigger one was in stuck in the filter of the tank. I was sure he was dead so I was getting him out when he suddenly struggled free and sank to the bottom. Now he's having trouble swimming as well. Both frogs won't eat, and without being able to swim to the top well they'll probably die.

Both tanks are maintained in the mid 70s. I tested the water - all the levels are fine except the pH is a bit alkaline. What should I do?

2006-09-09 11:50:28 · 4 answers · asked by lickitysplit 4

2006-09-09 11:24:42 · 12 answers · asked by thegreatdekay 2

I was just wondering, when I get some different fish in my tank with my betta fish, how will i feed each fish without them eating each others? It's always been a mystery to me.

2006-09-09 10:16:47 · 12 answers · asked by Flames Fan 3

can all fish survive without one. what species of fish can survive without it?

2006-09-09 10:14:21 · 9 answers · asked by snchim 1

What do I need to do to maintain the tank?

2006-09-09 10:08:44 · 9 answers · asked by pinacoladasundae 3

6 Neon Tetras , 3 Harlequin Rasboras, and 1 Dwarf Gourami. If not what can I put in with my 6 neon tetras. I prefer small fish, and maybe some algae eaters. and maybe easy - medium maintance.

2006-09-09 09:03:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-09 08:55:18 · 7 answers · asked by Cathy O 1

I have a Beta fish who's sides are swollen, he stays at the bottom of the bowl for long periods of time. When I tap on the glass of his bowl he doesn't respond unless I tap really hard. When he does come up for air he swims fast gulps air a couple of times and goes immediately to the bottom of the bowl. As he goes back down to the bottom of the bowl it's like he's to heavy. What's wrong?

2006-09-09 08:49:37 · 5 answers · asked by Brande Iron 1

yes it does always have males following her(big moma!!!!!!)
its a livebreeder

2006-09-09 08:39:06 · 5 answers · asked by Roxy! 2

2006-09-09 08:38:57 · 10 answers · asked by Hamid A 1

Between his eyes and a little above is turning black. Is he sick? Please help!

2006-09-09 08:18:30 · 15 answers · asked by BrooklyN BabiE 1

and what can I do, I don't think I can take a goldfish to a vet and I don't want her to spazzem and fit so much she jumps out of her bowl or dies

2006-09-09 07:52:43 · 19 answers · asked by barefordi 2

I just wanted to know that if I put my betta in a 10 gallon tank with all these other fish whether or not it would attack the other fish. Can it live peaceably, even with the blackskirted tetras because of their fins?

2006-09-09 06:40:25 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

i think that one of my mollies ight have these. there are these 2 green string like thing coming out of her. where it lookes like it comes out there is a bump. how do i get them off of her. do i take her out of the tank and pull them out. shes only like about 2 inches

2006-09-09 06:34:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

These came as a pair and were in a 10n gallon. I moved them to a 20 and added all the old water in plus 50% aged and cycled water from the new tank now one of them seems to only sit on bottom and has a slightly white layer of film on part of his back what is this and can I treat it????

2006-09-09 06:33:06 · 7 answers · asked by michele h 2

2006-09-09 06:06:26 · 4 answers · asked by longview124 2

I have an aquarium with three tropical fish in it. Even though the tank has a filter, do I need to clean it out every week anyways?

2006-09-09 05:45:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so me & my boyfriend were discussing the old fish tank he & his dad had wen he was a kid & it came up that his dad still had the tank somewhere but we dont just want your regular goldfish, we want something a bit different.

Although we like the idea my boyfriend thinks anything other than your average goldfish would be hard to care for, is there anything I need to know about caring for the more tropical fish??

2006-09-09 05:32:34 · 17 answers · asked by AlwaysAsking 1

The water is freakishly dirty, the bettas are abused, and they each live in freakishly small betta vases. What can I do to make them feel at home? Should I change their water? Should I get small tanks for them? I have the food and stuff, and I am not going to the petstore today, should I just change their water? Give them something special? Put them in a bigger vase for right now? What should I do? Huury, I only have 10 minutes....

2006-09-09 05:27:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-09 05:22:06 · 4 answers · asked by john cena 1

2006-09-09 04:58:14 · 7 answers · asked by john 1

had a very pregnant female guppy green cobra fancy tail she had one baby then died have the fry in a suspended breeding tank,she was swimming with her head pointed towards the top of the tank and just died been in tank over a month rest of the fish are doing great so is the lil baby? any ideas what happen?

2006-09-09 04:42:02 · 7 answers · asked by nirro187 1

2006-09-09 04:02:18 · 10 answers · asked by kwame y 1

When I first got my betta I bought a set of Nutrafin BETTA plus. It contained Betta Plus Water Conditioner, Nutrafin Max betta flake food w/ bloodworms, and Betta Plus Fish Bowl cleaner. I finished up the Betta Plus water condtioner yesterday and went to go buy more at SuperPet just now. I got a water conditioner/de-chlorinater called Nutrafin Aqua Plus and I was wondering if there is a difference, and if it will harm my Betta. It says that it is to be used for only freshwater and saltwater fish.

2006-09-09 03:37:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm new at this and I just can't figure it out.
I have a couple bettas and I'm trying to breed them to earn a little cash. Everything is going wrong.
First, I had my bettas spawn in a tank with gravel.. Not a good idea at all because they burrowed under the gravel and died. I also took the female out too early and she died from being egg bound.
I took out a few to save the father from having his fins full. I had put about 15 in a shallow container with just enough water to cover them. That worked out great! The problem came when they were old enough to eat. I asked what to feed them at the pet store and since they didn't have brine shrimp or first bites. They said this guppy food would be small enough. Well, I fed them. The next day they were dead. The food was broken down and trapped them somehow. That was my first spawn, my second didn't work either. I thought they were swimming horizontally so I took the father out. The next day they were dead!
I need help.

Please let me know what I am doing wrong.
I have a 5 gallon tank now with a sponge filter heater and styrofoam cup at the top.
I don't have any java moss or any plants.

2006-09-09 01:38:40 · 6 answers · asked by hottlikefire9000 2

The 1st one jumped out 2 days after we got it, the butterfly grew to about 10 inches and jumped out the day after we cleaned the pond. Pond is about 5 feet around and 2 1/2 feet deep.Is it too small for koi? Not cleaned enough? Anyone know what we did wrong?

2006-09-09 01:31:11 · 8 answers · asked by cats809 2

I have bought my son a betta last weekend. Checked the water quality and all that stuff and put the fish in the tank. It is about a 1 1/2 gallon tank. Plenty of room for a betta. However he swims over to the fake plant thingy I have in there and near the surface and lays on a leaf up against the side of the tank. I found him one morning laying on the thermometer. Each time I think he is dead because his fins stop wiggling and everything. Is there something I need to be checking about the water quality or his diet? Or is it possible that this fish is just lazy?

2006-09-09 00:59:15 · 9 answers · asked by Emporer_Smiley 2

Im cleaning my beta's fish bowl (and rocks) and was wondering if you can clean the rocks (which are disgusting) with dish soap. If not, how could you get them cleaned real good?

2006-09-09 00:26:26 · 17 answers · asked by Ricknows 5