Fish - November 2006

I have had my 2 gold fish for almost 3 years. Hm....Is this normal?

Its a 10gallon tank, w/ a tetra filter.

2006-11-28 02:20:32 · 12 answers · asked by Aaron 3

I just bought one of those rinky dink little ponds from walmart, and plan on only placing 2 Koi in there due to its size. The question is, how hardy are these fish, mostly, whats the lowest temperature they can stand? Thanks.

2006-11-28 02:04:20 · 5 answers · asked by puffbear 1

2006-11-27 23:30:58 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got an elephant nose fish two days ago. I put it in a tank with other peaceful fish, cat fish, kissers, mollies. It stayed hovering around at the back of the tank behind the plants and didn't eat anything. I saw this mornign that it had passed away in the night. I'm at a loss to know why. No chemicals have been added to the tank and the other fish are fine (touch wood) What usually kills these fish? Has anyione kept them before and they've died for no apparent reason? Also in my other tank i have one choclate guorami fish, it is lonely does anyone know any shops that sell these rare fish (I live in bristol)

2006-11-27 23:18:28 · 10 answers · asked by Tanya W 2

At the back of my swordtail the sword has been cut short and the tail fin has been split a few times.
I have him in the breeder away from the fish that is causing this.
It is a neon swordtail inside the trap at the moment and i think the one causing the damage was another neon male.
I know that you should keep females with them and i have 3 females and two males. Should i buy a few more females (i have plenty of space in the tank) or take the offending one back.
The other thing i must ask is will the fins and sword grow back?

Thanks

2006-11-27 22:36:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

ive always wondered do fish go to sleep?plz help

2006-11-27 21:55:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-27 21:26:01 · 2 answers · asked by Genaro M 1

I live in ethiopia.Moreover my family olso very poor

2006-11-27 21:06:33 · 10 answers · asked by teketel h 1

2006-11-27 20:57:14 · 4 answers · asked by status quo 2

12 small fish 15 gallon tank(fresh water) gravel media

2006-11-27 20:52:11 · 12 answers · asked by status quo 2

12 small fresh water fish ,15 gallon tank and flake food. I know that you don't give them any more than they can eat in two minutes but how many times a day

2006-11-27 20:50:20 · 9 answers · asked by status quo 2

I have a small fresh water fish tank 15 gallons with about 12 fish in it. How long should I leave the tank light on for, or do I just leave it on?

2006-11-27 20:44:23 · 10 answers · asked by status quo 2

I have a female guppy and now it's pregnant and she have a weird needle sticking out of her anus.I've bought other pregnant guppies and some of them also have this thing.Is it a sign to giving birth or sickness I do not know.Can y'all help me?

2006-11-27 19:02:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-27 18:14:45 · 4 answers · asked by bestiam4u 1

2006-11-27 17:53:31 · 5 answers · asked by sissy 1

I have had my one female for 2 months and the other for 1.75 months. The third female I have had for 3 weeks. I have had one male for 1.75 months and the other for 1 month. Why do I not have fry yet?

2006-11-27 17:52:30 · 3 answers · asked by Jamie J 3

I just happened to read the answers to the other questions posted here and since i too have a fish tank i would like to know 2-3 things
1. my tank lights are always on 24 hrs - last 4 years or so... do i need to put them off in the nights - i put them off only while cleaning the fishtank which depends on how dirty the water looks.
2. i have 3 big catfishes and and 3-4 fishes of the goldfish variety, i just read about the sucker ( plecostomus ) cleaning the tanks... can i add that to my fish tank, earlier i had many fishes goldfish, suckers, angel fish but they all died one by one.
3. I also read about people adding snails and frogs to their fish tanks... tell me how helpful would that be
Thanks,

2006-11-27 16:26:49 · 7 answers · asked by greatempress 3

I have like 4 gold fish and when I go to feed them they start to dance when they see me...For some strange reason one day I put my hand in the tank and they swam up to my hand and would let me pet them....now they expect it and are unhappy if I am not petting them....is there something wrong with me or my fish?

2006-11-27 16:12:34 · 9 answers · asked by MC W 1

i hav a fish. i think its a koi. i hav no idea wat to feed it. it is a baby koi. will they eat algae disks? wat do u recomend? remember its a baby koi as small as a fish in a 1 gallon tank. answer ALL of these questions if u want to answer this question. thank u!

2006-11-27 13:41:48 · 7 answers · asked by j2kanime@sbcglobal.net 1

i hav a fish and im guessing its a baby koi. it doesnt want to eat. do i giv it algae discs or somethin cause it always stays at the ground but swims a lot. i dont know wat to do

2006-11-27 13:26:44 · 3 answers · asked by j2kanime@sbcglobal.net 1

are algae discs for all bottom feeders. as in not only sucker fishes or any other fish tat cleans the tank? can goldfish or a KOI eat them?

2006-11-27 13:23:53 · 6 answers · asked by j2kanime@sbcglobal.net 1

We have a 5 1/2 year old goldfish that lost a few scales when he got stuck between the fish tank and the filter tube. He has a little red spot where the scales came off.

2006-11-27 12:55:16 · 4 answers · asked by sweetpeahiker 3

Do plecos(common plecos) ussually have a pointy spike on thier lower backside?

2006-11-27 12:23:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

dont answer this Q if you wanna know y i want algae... sry

please help. >.<

2006-11-27 12:21:25 · 8 answers · asked by . 1

if it is important, what is the easiest way to do it

2006-11-27 11:23:31 · 7 answers · asked by aj 4

Hi -

I added an African Dwarf frog to my 29 gallon tropical aquarium about 3-4 weeks ago. He was an active little frog and appeared to be getting bigger when all of a sudden he died.

I was feeding him according to the instructions from the fish store (1/2 piece of tubeworm cubes every other day and a pinch of bloodworms about 2-3 times per week). It's a fresh water, tropical tank. I keep it at about 74-76F. It has live plants, a filter, lots of gravel and natural rocks.

The other fish in the tank are neon tetras, velvet swords and 2 plecostamus (sp?). He didn't look like he'd been attacked or nibbled on.

Any idea what I might have done wrong? Did I not feed enough? Too much? Wrong water temp?

I'd like to know before I get another one.

Thanks!

2006-11-27 11:15:38 · 4 answers · asked by Kleineganz 5

I have an african dwarf frog - and I got a Beta. At first they weren't too crazy about each other, but then they were okay. Then, the Beta died. I don't know if it was too cold or too crowded for the fish? I'd bought a new plant for the tank and it took up a lot of space. I've trimmed it back, but I don't know if I should get a new fish or if it's too cold? I don't have a heater currently, but the house never gets below 65.

Any ideas or tips would be appreciated! Thanks!

2006-11-27 10:54:42 · 6 answers · asked by tigglys 6

One of my fish, a pink kissing gurami, has been getting bit on by other fish. Her name is Cecilia. She has sugar-like crystals on her fins and body. My Mom says this is probably "ick", a disease that fishes get easy. I know I can get medicine for the water, we will do that tommorrow. The fish that we have in our tank are a green spotted puffer, catfish, a little orange fish (not gold fish), and a female guppy. I know, I know. Horrible combination. I've tried to convince my Mom to seperate them, but she won't. We did have a male beta but he got his fin ripped by another fish. We put him in a bowl alone, but soon he died. :( What should I do? Does Cecilia have Ick? Should I just get the medicine and forget about it?

2006-11-27 10:43:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

if i put one fish in my 5 gallon tank will it live if i am leaving for about for weeks, if i turn off the heater, light, and air pump, but leave on the filter and put in a piece of vacation food that is meant to feed 10 fish for ten days in a 10 gallon tank. it stays pretty warm in my room but there wouldnt be much light.

2006-11-27 10:41:45 · 4 answers · asked by aj 4

What are some good ways to get rids of snails that have taken over my 20 gallon freshwater tank. I had a live plant in the tank but i took it out a few months ago but the snails are still there.
thanks

2006-11-27 10:07:44 · 11 answers · asked by matt b 2