Fish - December 2006

I have had this fish for over a year and a half. And it died today. What should I do with him. I feel really bad about it. I don't want to flush him down the toilet. So what else could I do with him.

And please don't be sarcastic. I really am bummed about it.

2006-12-19 08:14:40 · 12 answers · asked by AuroraBorealis 4

I have a 2 gallon tank with one male betta. The tank has a film on the top. It almost looks like an oil spill would. I stir the top and little fuzzy float through the water.
I think this killed the last betta and playco I had.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

2006-12-19 07:57:29 · 7 answers · asked by Cousin Betta 1

It just appeared out of nowhere. It is quite big and near the fin. Could anyone help answer this?

2006-12-19 07:45:16 · 7 answers · asked by tiny558210 1

my beta fish (by the way i bought about a week ago) well what it is doing is, you know the gills on the back of there neck that they open and close for oxygen? My fish is opening then really big like an inch away from the body. The other thing is he is keeping them open for as long as a minute, is this normal?

2006-12-19 07:25:18 · 8 answers · asked by electra 1

My pregnant guppy has been showing signs for delivery for afew days now, but whenever i stick her in the breeding box she does nothing, i keep her in there over night and then end up taking her out in the morning cause i dont want her in there too long getting stressed. Then half way through the day she shows signs again and the same thing happens.

I can almost see the fry in her gravid spot and she looks about ready to burst. The signs she has been reguarly showing is not eating (yet when i test this with one piece of flake food after her being in the breeding box for afew hours, she eats it?!), being unsocial, and pacing up and down the sides of the tank.

so when will she deliver and why hasnt she yet?

here are afew pictures i took of her...

http://i11.tinypic.com/2j34kzb.jpg
http://i10.tinypic.com/2qvcww5.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/4hhrq0i.jpg

Thanks in advance.. x

2006-12-19 06:40:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-19 06:38:08 · 12 answers · asked by Nicole K 2

I have a 30 gallon freshwarter tank with 2 plecos. I have tried all I can think of to reduce the nitrate and I'm not able to. The water I use during water changes has a trace amount and I'm adding nitraban to it. I had a gourami's and platy's with the plecos and they did fine and suddenly died. I figure the high nitrate level is the reason my fish are dying. What else can I do? I've even added r/o water. I have a lot of little snails, could they be the culprit? Plants don't do well, they wind up getting eaten.
HELP

2006-12-19 06:31:42 · 11 answers · asked by Lauri R 2

where are they sold near niellsville WI

2006-12-19 06:23:41 · 3 answers · asked by josh_grabowski 1

im going to be building a freshwater exotic aquarium...im planning on setting it up tonight, and getting the fish tomorrow...what chemicals and things do i need to prepare it with? I have 2 filters, one for under water and the regular waterfall filter...any help at all would be appreciated. thanks!

2006-12-19 06:11:18 · 8 answers · asked by sassy2sloppy 2

i own 3 pirranahs, about 18 months old, but recently one of them has developed cloudiness in one eye. i think it is blind because it doesn't try to hide like the others when i go near the tank. do u know what it could be and is there a treatment for it ?

2006-12-19 06:03:27 · 6 answers · asked by PAZ.....GTFC 2

my sister has had these kind of fish for years and since im starting an aquarium id like to have one. But id first like to know what other kinds of fish you can put with them. I want a kind of exotic freshwater thing going on.

2006-12-19 06:03:24 · 3 answers · asked by sassy2sloppy 2

This is quite a small tank... about 1"w x 1"d x 1"h.. a cube really. It has a few tetras in it with a very small rainbow shark and a guerami. The tank has an undergravel filter that was keeping the water clear but began leaving residue over the gravel so i had to use the gravel cleaner and do a small water change. A day or so after I did this the water began getting murkier and is not very clear at all. I bought a second filter for the tank to try and clear it but the water is still murky three days later.

I don't think it is the water as I did a water change in my other tanks at the same time and they are perfectly clear...

what could be causing this and how can I correct it?... please help...

2006-12-19 05:24:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

i got 7 female tetras from my unle all i know is they have three close slightly tinged blue stipes along their stomach. Can you help me befor they die? please!!! :(

2006-12-19 05:19:18 · 5 answers · asked by teen_goth1 1

im planning on setting up a little fishtank to keep my kitten "occupied" (had a hamster but he died, dont want another). Im curious to see whats a good kind of fish to get besides gold fish. Those damn things seem to die to quick...something freshwater

2006-12-19 05:18:36 · 9 answers · asked by sassy2sloppy 2

My friend brent wanted to get 2 electric blue cichlids and put them into his 17 gallon, and I'm not sure if it would work or not, it would be the only two fish in there i would expect.

2006-12-19 04:36:56 · 10 answers · asked by Flames Fan 3

Ok now, i found a chart for fish tanks a long time ago and now i need it!
it is a chart that you type in the mesurments of your tak and it will convert it into gallons!
help fast please!

2006-12-19 04:06:27 · 1 answers · asked by TokioHotelLuver 2

I have a 7" and two four inch goldfish that were in a pond that leaked. There had been lots of snails and more plants in the larger 50 gallon pond. I moved them to a somewhat warmer but smaller (5 galllon) tank 48 hours ago. The large goldfish has some scales missing, and all are breathing with some effort. Last night I started the tank on broad spectrum antibiotics for both gram positive and negative bacteria (Mardel's Maracyn and Maracyn-Two.) Since these presumably will kill desired bacteria as well as undesired and may lead to an increase in fungus in the tank/fish, willI I need to treat with a fungicide next? Or would refreshed natural pond water and/or acidophilus be better?
This morning I see the smaller two grazing, but not the big one. The water was high in alkalinity and ph, so I changed 25% of the water and the chemistry is all acceptable now . Should I get more snails or plants back in? Other suggestions?

2006-12-19 03:53:13 · 8 answers · asked by amcgeea 2

2006-12-19 03:38:36 · 7 answers · asked by rich e 1

2006-12-19 02:59:28 · 7 answers · asked by SmartPerson 1

I do not want to breed them and have fry quite yet because I'm not prepared to take care of them. Or do I really need to include females with them to keep the peace?

2006-12-19 02:28:43 · 6 answers · asked by TarKettle 6

2006-12-19 02:11:41 · 9 answers · asked by rich e 1

It's been a week now and he has not eaten any thing.
I have Betta pellet food, freeze dried blood worms, and Wardley's essential tropical fish flakes.
He is not eating any of this, what do I do?

2006-12-19 02:10:09 · 10 answers · asked by Feather 2

2006-12-19 02:06:17 · 2 answers · asked by SmartPerson 1

I have a 45 gallon clear view ........ and want to supliment my filtration ...... to eventually have a reef tank setup

2006-12-19 01:31:37 · 4 answers · asked by Mitchell S 3

2006-12-19 01:25:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

He's a few months old now, so he's like ALMOST an inch long. lol I have him in a plastic, purple vase with fake plants and some clear rocks. I change his water every week or so and put algae destroying stuff in and I feed him every other day. Do I need to get him a bubbler or plant for oxygen? Or are they like goldfish where they don't really need that? If so, can you suggest a good 'water plant'?

2006-12-19 01:04:31 · 5 answers · asked by dancing_with_patience 3

I do not have a lot of experience with aquariums, but I am looking at a 75 gallon saltwater reef aquarium I found locally on ebay that could be modified into a large turtle habitat. Two questions... could I effectively change a saltwater aquarium into a freshwater? I don't believe it would be a problem after cleaning, but I need to make sure.

Also, the ad said the wet dry filter pump needs to be replumbed. What does that mean and how do I do that?

Here is the link to the item:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280059666688&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:US:1

Is this a good idea? I currently have my turtles in a 55 gallon which was fine when they were a little smaller, but now they are nearing adulthood and I would like to get them in something bigger.

Any advice would be appreciated. If you know where I might pick up a used tank in the fort worth area, then that advice would be appreciated.

2006-12-19 01:01:14 · 2 answers · asked by uncletoon2005 3

2006-12-19 00:19:05 · 30 answers · asked by londonlee33 2

2006-12-18 23:59:35 · 9 answers · asked by red_red_sox 2

i am new to looking after fish and wondered why people put snails in the tank.my fish cant even drive the tank so what are the snails supposed to do.(he he) only joking but what is the benefit and what kind of snails??

2006-12-18 22:21:38 · 22 answers · asked by dumbbum 2