Fish - September 2006

I just spent over 250 dollars on a stand and gorgeous set-up for my 40 gallon fish tank. I hated the rocks I had and purchased the type of sand that balances the ph in the water. So I put all the fish (2 bala sharks, 2 tiger barbs, 1 ghost knife, 1 sucker fish, 1 yellow tail, and 1 eel in my 10 gallon while I set up. I waited an hour and the fish began fighting with each other so I called the fish guy asked if it would be alright if I put the fish although the water was still hazy. He tells me its ok, its normal, the water is just settling, the fish will be fine, mind you I asked him twice. So I put them in the 40 gallon and before I know it 12 hours later all are dead except the ghost knife and the sucker fish. In fact, I had to help two "pass away" because it was clearly obvouis they were suffering and I wasnt about to let them die like that ever though they are fish. What happened!??! I'm angry and sad, did he give me the wrong sand with a high ph? Or what?!

2006-09-03 03:07:28 · 16 answers · asked by Naketa 2

2006-09-03 02:58:13 · 8 answers · asked by My Name Is lady Marmalade 2

2006-09-03 02:05:31 · 38 answers · asked by Richard H 3

i am very experienced with fish i own a marine tank but ive never had starfish before can someone tell me how much starfish cost and what other species of fish they can be mixed with can they be mixed with sea horses?

2006-09-02 22:32:13 · 5 answers · asked by My Name Is lady Marmalade 2

2006-09-02 22:12:28 · 7 answers · asked by Oranda 2

2006-09-02 22:06:35 · 14 answers · asked by Gracie 1

it was not like this when i bought it. the areas are on its back, beneath the fin on its back. and right infront of the tail. they are dark gray. it is on one half of its left side and almost all the way to the stomach of the right side.

2006-09-02 20:46:47 · 4 answers · asked by diann 1

I was looking at a picture of a black orchid halfmoon on the internet and it was really pretty, but the place was in Thailand and it costs about sixty bucks just to ship it. I don't really want to breed the fish, I just want to look at it. Is there a way I can get one cheaper?

2006-09-02 20:38:34 · 8 answers · asked by ethidda 2

About a month ago...i won a betta fish at an amusment park. It looked healthy and all but then his fins were kinda like together and like strings. I got another betta in a bit and then i compared the two
the one that i won looked different..it has a faded redish, blueish and greenish color, it had kinda clumped up fins and they're like strings.

I changed the water fully about every 3 -4 days and for the first time added some treatment for his fins.
Its night time right now and the betta that i won is in his little bowl..on the bottom , not that active, and his fins aren't really moving. I have a plastic plant and some shells on the bottom he just lays in one spot and goes up for air or when i put some food in ...once in a while he swims around. The tank is small...not even a gallon..it has 2 flat sides .they are about the size of your palm but bigger. The fella has no tankmates.

I dont know what is goin on
Is there somehting wrong ?
Do i change the water to much ?
HELP PLEASE !!

2006-09-02 19:21:06 · 6 answers · asked by Meow 2

i have 8 neon tetras, a algae eater about 5 or less inches and 2 platys. Is that too mcuh for my 10 gallon tank? my dad wants even more fish. im scared they might get to cramped and die.

2006-09-02 19:20:50 · 6 answers · asked by phatboysteer112 2

2006-09-02 18:19:47 · 10 answers · asked by Paul S 2

6 goldfish one weather loach and 5 mountain minnows...tank 125 gallon too may fish in the tank??????????

2006-09-02 17:46:40 · 15 answers · asked by sian 2

2006-09-02 17:42:31 · 10 answers · asked by violetjake13 1

I dont know how to understand fish. I just got a tank full of fish and they look at me and move their mouths and I don't know what they are saying . Does anyone speak fish ?

sincearly madbet15

2006-09-02 16:39:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-02 16:30:39 · 2 answers · asked by Paul S 2

We are thinking to setup a salt water tank for tropical fish, such as Nemo and Dory. We can afford a 10 gallon fish tank. How many fish can we keep?

2006-09-02 15:40:47 · 11 answers · asked by TC 1

i have a dark green blanket covering the bottom of my tank i suppose it looks like spilt dried paint. it has got a plastic like look to it and i can peel it away easily its deffinatly not normal algie if its algie at all, can any one tell me what it is please and how do i get rid of it, it comes and goes i have not got a clue what has caused it, it grows really quickly i have cleaned out my tank totaly and regually and have a good filter i have never seen any thing like this before any one got a clue?

2006-09-02 15:38:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-02 14:47:42 · 7 answers · asked by JUDGE M 1

why is it recommended that you add rain water to your fish tank if you are trying to breed neon tetras?

2006-09-02 14:16:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

will they go with mollies. Will the be ok with the salt that i put in the tank?

2006-09-02 13:57:30 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Kish is pretty clean....

I was wading in the river with my friend because it was so hot out and we found tons of live clams. One weighed half a pound...! I like clams so much...! I really want to eat them. I always see people fish on the river, and some people might eat them, I don't know....

If you're wondering the Kishwaukee is a tributary of the Mississippi.
It is mostly very shallow.

So, do you think you could eat the clams? They look very tasty and healthy, and I actually cracked one open and they have LOTS of good meat...

Just so you know, I'm serious. I'm REALLY wondering if you could eat those things.

2006-09-02 13:07:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I put a tablet in, and thankfully, one doesn't have fin rot now, but the other still does. So in a few days I changed 25% of the water and put in another tablet, because one still had fin rot and the box said that you could put more tablets in if you wait 4 days and change 25% of the water. HE STILL HAS IT!!! What should I do? I don't want to always be treating his water, he could go into stress and die!!! What do I do???

2006-09-02 12:57:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just got 2 dalmation mollies today. how often should they be feed. i think one of the might be pregnant. its bigger than the other one. Could it just be fat?

2006-09-02 12:38:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Siamese fighting fish is the real name for bettas

2006-09-02 11:35:55 · 12 answers · asked by -CLC♥ 3

I Want to Breed "Them To Any Suggestions.

2006-09-02 11:01:20 · 2 answers · asked by decoyaryan 3

i got a new tank and i got 8 tetras. Some have lighter color then the other. Whats does that mean? ONe of the tetras have no gill. He or she has one on the other side but then on the right he is missing a gill. im scared he might die soon. what should i do to heal him? And also, my algae eater doesnt move much. Is he dying? i mosty see him sticking to the glass or on the ground next to the heat in my tank. does that mean he is dying? he doesnt eat. in scared he is gunna die soon. He is always next to the heater, will he get burned?

2006-09-02 10:34:19 · 7 answers · asked by phatboysteer112 2

I'm really struggling with this as they are quite small and I just can't decide. Any proper suggestions would be welcome. If you're just going to write the first thing that comes into your head please don't answer. i'd appreciate any help. Thanks!

PS - Best suggestion might actually become my pet's name so get thinking!

2006-09-02 10:27:06 · 51 answers · asked by scottish_stuart 3

i have 3 breeding pair of fancy guppies and i have 4 regular guppies all in the same tank and im looking for info on breeding guppies and wanting to know if the two will cross breed?

2006-09-02 10:05:23 · 6 answers · asked by nirro187 1

im a very experienced fish owner i have bred lots of species apart from starfish can any body fill me in on them please

2006-09-02 09:43:28 · 7 answers · asked by My Name Is lady Marmalade 2

2006-09-02 09:30:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous