Fish - December 2006

hi, one of my platy's has bubbles coming out of its butt and i don't know what they are. i didn't think that they layed eggs but they look like eggs with black dots and a red patch inside them. they are clear, and like 4 are hanging off its butt.

could some one please tell me what they are?

thanks mozzy

2006-12-25 16:16:41 · 5 answers · asked by mozzy 4

I found a few websites that sell goldfish - the exotic kind that require a 55 gallon tank. I just want to send my friend a regular goldfish with a goldfish bowl kit (I found the kit). Thanks!! LanieBird.

2006-12-25 15:59:36 · 8 answers · asked by Zobiana 1

how big do they have to be before they start breeding? or how old? i have aobut a 2.5" oscar about how old would it be?

2006-12-25 14:42:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-25 14:35:34 · 6 answers · asked by Smooth as butter on a kitten! 2

I had three betta fish living together in a betta bowl and the orange one just killed one of the blue ones. Now I'm afraid to have the other blue and orange stay together in the bowl. They keep swimming near each other and threatening each other. How can I stop this?

2006-12-25 14:35:06 · 16 answers · asked by gnrmskka 2

2006-12-25 13:40:43 · 3 answers · asked by Angela P 1

2006-12-25 13:27:45 · 1 answers · asked by sholtzma1 1

like artifical drift wood, rocks, plants... i dont know what i need.

2006-12-25 13:26:46 · 9 answers · asked by shireycw 1

I have had 2 x 3cm little black moors for just over a week in a community tank. Today one has developed SBD and floats to the top and keels over onto his side. Why does this happen? I noted that answers seem to suggest he will die.

2006-12-25 13:10:24 · 5 answers · asked by Veronique 1

Can you tell me what kind of fish this is? I've seen it before in a restaurant and it actually looks like it's smiling. I'd love to get one, butI don't know what it's called.

2006-12-25 13:02:09 · 19 answers · asked by canajen 2

I bought some chiclids (yellow labs, electric blues & cobalt blues) about 45 days ago. They were only about 1" when I bought them and some of them are already up to 2" (most are only at about 1 1/2" still) What is the average growth rate for chiclids? How long until they get to be the huge 5" and bigger size? I know that they will all grow at their own rate and according to how much I feed them and tank size...so I am just asking in general, but here's my details...I feed them 2 times per day, 9 fish (3 of each) in a 55 gallon tank.

2006-12-25 12:59:10 · 4 answers · asked by schwabapoo 2

Tell me the exact cost, or at least something close.

2006-12-25 12:35:16 · 4 answers · asked by Smooth as butter on a kitten! 2

rescued my friends Betta yesterday~ she had her Betta in a small 1 gallon tank in filthy water probably never changed it the water was dark brown. Since I brought him home I placed him in a little bowl with fresh tap water with a few drops of tap safe 3 pebbles of epson salt and a little stress defense (bio Safe) he is barely breathing he barely comes up for air but struggles he is very skinny but will refuse to eat. He is just lying at the bottom of the tank and can barely make it up for air... what should I do?

2006-12-25 11:32:46 · 9 answers · asked by betta 1

I put in the right amount of stress coat and it says it should instantly neutralize the harmful chemicals in tap water. after how long should i be able to put in a fish?
i have the heater running right and the filter so do i need to wait the usual 5 days for it to become safe?

2006-12-25 11:14:28 · 7 answers · asked by maddmax91 1

At the beach I like to walk at low tide, dinner time for seagulls. I have a habit, though, of saving those few unlucky crabs. I just take them from where a bunch of seagulls are and put him somewhere where they aren't. Then they bury themselves and I've just saved another life. But its not like the seagulls starve they get plenty of food from beachgoers during the day. I just can't stand the thought of them being dropped at thirty feet in the air and then eaten. Am i the only one who does this??

2006-12-25 10:50:25 · 4 answers · asked by ♥Petlover♥ 4

I've had one oscar for a while who ate all my other fish... and he has been able to get along with 1 small scavenger fish.... and I just bought another smaller oscar and put it in the tank... and the bigger oscar (the one i've had) is biting and chasing the new smaller oscar.... is there anything I can do?

2006-12-25 10:32:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the gestation time for snails, after they mate? I think ours did.

2006-12-25 10:13:00 · 3 answers · asked by me 1

I might get one of these for free, either the 15 gallon or 29 gallon, so could it be used as a planted tank with shrimp in there?

2006-12-25 10:01:00 · 4 answers · asked by Seabass 1

I keep seeing pictures of Bettas on the internet who's fins are exploding, in other words, it looks colorful and shows. My Bettas' fins always lay down, so I was wondering how can you make his fins pop out.

2006-12-25 09:44:42 · 7 answers · asked by Carlito 2

how do i know when the female is going to give birth? how do u tell there sex?

2006-12-25 09:25:52 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-25 09:09:11 · 10 answers · asked by NIGEL R 7

i have found out that you can teach oscars to play tug of war and i have a young oscar about 3 inches that i have had for a day. I have done research on oscars but i have never found anything about how to teach them this trick.

2006-12-25 07:38:57 · 4 answers · asked by skigrrrrl 3

i have found out that you can teach oscars to play tug of war and i have a young oscar about 3 inches that i have had for a day. I have done research on oscars but i have never found anything about how to teach them this trick.

2006-12-25 07:38:24 · 4 answers · asked by skigrrrrl 3

do betta fish do well in large tanks with other fish? i have two betta fish and was just wondering. if you have more info on what sepecific breeds of fish do well

many thanks

2006-12-25 07:18:41 · 15 answers · asked by etudiant des dieux 2

Alright I have a new Crown Tail betta, he's a very active little guy. But I'm afriad he might be sick or something, he swims around like mad. This may sound stupid but there is a betta below him could he sense it's there and be stressed out trying to get to it? Or does he miss his old buddies that were in fish bowls next to him at the pet store. Any body who has betta fish with exprience please answer.

2006-12-25 06:50:03 · 6 answers · asked by Dog Lover 6

He is a red, white, and blue betta fish. Please give me many names! I just got him today and I don't want to wait for tommorrow!

2006-12-25 06:12:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just got my betta fish for christmas. My sister has one too, and she says for the past few days mine has not been eating much.

She kept it in a small plastic container for about 4 days until this morning. He was bedraggled looking and the water needed changing.

I did all that--correctly I might add (haha!) and put him in his new bowl, he seems happier but he still isn't eating and I don't know why? Should I take the food out... or what?

2006-12-25 06:11:50 · 11 answers · asked by SalesGirl 4

I am thinking about one of those ecplise systems but whatever just tell me what you know haha

2006-12-25 05:40:08 · 5 answers · asked by mak7590 1

2006-12-25 05:25:03 · 7 answers · asked by Smooth as butter on a kitten! 2

what is a good type of plant for a beta fish to like in? cuz my dad just got one and we also see beta fish in a bowl with a plant and i was woundering what the best type of plant is..

2006-12-25 05:14:36 · 8 answers · asked by Catch a falling star 1