Fish - October 2006

2006-10-14 16:57:15 · 11 answers · asked by Ms Tracey Lyn 2

hi, i have been reading a lot on goldfish lately and have read that lionheads are difficult ot keep. how delicate are they? and is there any special care they need? i know have a 50 gallon tank ( thanks for the advice guys!!!) i know u can't keep them with the normal bodied GF cuz they can't compete for food. will they be ok with fantails and a moor? they are all the same size right now, about 1 inch.

2006-10-14 16:44:48 · 2 answers · asked by Critter_Queen 1

any tiger barb experts out there? fill me in on some good info i should know to raise some tiger barbs..also...ive got 2 catfish but they arnt the corydoras...i forgot the name of them....ill discribe them as best as i can....they are a silver color with black speckles, long wiskers and ...also have black shading in some areas of their body. about 3-5 inches long right now, i dont think they are done growing yet if you know the name of that fish that would be awsome...thanks

2006-10-14 16:23:08 · 4 answers · asked by shortlilkorngrl929 2

have three large goldfish,& I could use a site to find out why they swim at the top...They are about 3-4 in long...No smart remarks & get 10 points for a good answer. thanks all (they're acting like thier drinking the water does that make sense??

2006-10-14 16:22:50 · 8 answers · asked by jpotts 3

2006-10-14 16:21:37 · 8 answers · asked by sogullablegurly 3

I only have males and I want females but petco didn't have any so when I go buy some I would like to know what they look like

2006-10-14 15:12:24 · 6 answers · asked by sogullablegurly 3

Just curious, wanted to get shrimp for my 5 gallon,
are there smaller shrimp than Ghost shrimp? I believe the ghosties can get up to 2 inches.....

2006-10-14 14:59:48 · 5 answers · asked by **twin** 4

no funny comments please! ;)
I have been reading info. about ghost shrimp and hearing alot of comments about ghost shrimp dissappearing..are they crawling out of the tank? being eaten, ? sucked up in the filter??
i m contemplating on buying some and want to learn all I can prior to....
thanks everyone! :)

2006-10-14 14:29:19 · 3 answers · asked by **twin** 4

i had a cloudy water for about a week. is there anything that would cler the water....... any info would be great...... thank you

2006-10-14 14:20:49 · 5 answers · asked by Chris 5

2006-10-14 14:18:26 · 7 answers · asked by caricbb 1

Im trying to get rid of my pleco and would like to replace with some sort of algae or waste eater/bottom dweller. Any one have experience or preference they could share with me so I have more info to base my decision on?
They would only be with Neon Tetra's. and three plants. 2 live, 1 fake.

2006-10-14 14:12:46 · 6 answers · asked by **twin** 4

Based on the 1 inch of fish per gallon rule, I would have to get rid of my neons which I don't want to do. I prefer to return the pleco to Petco, but it's after their 15day return policy. Does anyone know who/where I can give this pleco away/any resources/adoption places or fish etc? Habitat-wise, am I correct in that it is not a good thing to put the pleco in only a 5gallon tank? I heard small tanks stunt their growth which limits their life span.......

2006-10-14 14:09:28 · 6 answers · asked by **twin** 4

Do you find them interesting?

2006-10-14 14:08:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

So I have 2 male and 3 female guppies in a community aquarium with 1 dwarf gourami and 2 platies. Will they eventually breed, and if I just let the fry be in the tank, will every single one be eaten? I have a 2.5 also where I will put some fry, but how do I know when my guppy will give birth? I will put the preg. guppy in the 2.5 to give birth, and then put it back in the 20 gallon. Will fry eventually be born?

2006-10-14 14:06:54 · 8 answers · asked by Seabass 1

I have a Ryukin (i dunno if i spelled it right) and it well plays dead..
most of the time its either sideways or upsidedown.. sometimes its just fine and swimming everywhere. So i dunno why it does that.. i know that most fish dont sleep and they dont play dead.. ( well at least i think so... --- ><>

2006-10-14 13:08:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2 little golfish, and 2 bigger goldfish in the same tank, the two bigger ones swam belly side up and both ended up dead. What should I do so it doesn't happen to my other fish,(chocolate, fashon)?

2006-10-14 12:37:47 · 7 answers · asked by Joyce R 1

2006-10-14 11:57:07 · 8 answers · asked by NonePlusTwo 1

Would this be ok for my 20 gal? I was thinking of about 5 guppies, 2 platies, 1 dwarf gourami, and a couple of oto's. Would all of those fit in my tank ok? Do oto's both eat algae, and left overs on the bottom?

2006-10-14 11:45:21 · 5 answers · asked by Seabass 1

i got interested in mollies. i want to know how to breed them and would like to learn al lot about them. is there any thing that i should know about?

2006-10-14 11:01:21 · 6 answers · asked by Chris 5

2006-10-14 10:53:10 · 7 answers · asked by Foster901 2

2006-10-14 10:03:38 · 20 answers · asked by gemmaregan 1

Do female bettas fight each other? I know males will fight until the death. I didn't think females did that. Do they?

2006-10-14 09:53:21 · 10 answers · asked by Stephanie 1

Will female bettas kill each other? I thought that was only males.

2006-10-14 09:47:57 · 3 answers · asked by Stephanie 1

So oi just put a small bubler in a two tank bowl. And my two gold fish look like their skin is pruning. And on their fins you can see their red vains very clearly. What do I do?

2006-10-14 09:34:46 · 16 answers · asked by Melissa W 1

life cycles

2006-10-14 09:30:51 · 4 answers · asked by esequiel g 1

we have two oscars and i just looked at the temp to the water and it said 72. is that to chilly for them ,it felt awful cool.

2006-10-14 09:12:58 · 7 answers · asked by Leneki 4

i have two of the fluttery tail and fin goldfish (do not know the proper name for them...) in a 10 gallon tank. they are doing fine, but i am a little ocncerned with their eating. i can put pinch after pinch of food in the tank and they eat EVERY bit of it. they are getting very fat, round bellies (that almost look like they could and will pop). is this normal for the fish, or should i cut back on how much they eat? it worries me that their bellies are so enlarged, but i dont want to starve them.

what should i do? do i keep feeding them or cut it back or let it go or what??

i know very little about fish and fish habbits. please help me.

2006-10-14 09:09:07 · 11 answers · asked by jessie 1

I bought a used small aquarium for my 9 year old. It had gravel and plants and air pump. I filled it with water and put in my fish. I have regretfully killed about 10 fish including my pleco, 3 bettas, 3 gold fish, 4 tetras and Im unwilling to kill anymore. Ive tried changing the water every other day. I havent put these fish in at the same time as they are not completely compatable. But even in just a bowl, they still die. I have noticed some kind of fast growing green junk growing rapidly on the gravel that balloons into green puffy stuff.

2006-10-14 08:31:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-14 07:57:04 · 19 answers · asked by fishguy 1

I just bought a fish but i dont know what kind of fish it is. I know it is a tropical fish. it is silver/gray. It is kinda long (2-3 in) and it if flat. and also, its tail is always moving back and fourth like a snake. If you could identify it for me it would be relly appretiated. Thanks! =)

2006-10-14 07:37:38 · 9 answers · asked by here_4_1_day 1