Fish - December 2006

2006-12-11 14:47:41 · 4 answers · asked by cead 3

what type of fish should i buy? i am a begginer and want to buy a fish, which type would you recomend? Note again: I am a fish Noob so please teach me.

2006-12-11 14:41:50 · 17 answers · asked by maple w 1

I have a fantail goldfish that I have had for almost 4 years. The man I got it from said he had it for a few years too. My fish's body is 5 1/2 inches long without the tail. What is the average lifespan for these fish anyway? It is mostly white with a few really bright gold spots on its head and front fins, but they have slowly been turning white in the last month or so. Other than that, the fish is in great shape, the fins are fine, no visible wounds or tears in the fins or body. The eyes look good, not cloudy, and it acts fine. So, why is it changing? I know that when they are young they do this, but why would a fish at this age change?

2006-12-11 14:22:46 · 5 answers · asked by Cricket 2

where can i buy some mud skippers in socal? i bought 1 recently from a pet that was closing, and i cant find them anywhere else.

2006-12-11 14:03:00 · 3 answers · asked by narlycharlie54 1

I just read that is your fish stay at the bottom of your tank and sit in one spot almost all the time it is stress .Well I have 2 red eye tetras and they are almost always at the bottom of the tank and just varely move out of their hiding spot..My tiger barb, serpea tetra and algae eater moves around and are very active.I do a 50% water change every week.Is this still stress or just the nature of the fish?

2006-12-11 13:35:39 · 6 answers · asked by ((^}Jesshorty^{)) 2

I just got 2 tiger oscers from the pet store and they are both huddled together at the bottom of the tank,i put them in and they just kind of sunk to the bottom and havent moved for like an hour,they arent hiding or anything.There eyes and gills are moving but thats it.they were swiming around everywhere at the petstore.Whats wrong with them?and do oscers breath oxegen thats in the water or do they breath by sticking there noses out of the water like all the other fish ive had?

2006-12-11 13:25:12 · 7 answers · asked by spiritwolf 1

2006-12-11 13:21:13 · 9 answers · asked by Luis M 1

it is siting on the bottom gasping while all other fish are living well

2006-12-11 13:20:45 · 7 answers · asked by Jack Herbert 3

hello i have a pond with fancy fantails. i live in fla where one week its cold and next week its hot. i know alot about the breeding process but im stumped on one thing. does anyone know if they will breed down here in the winter? the reason i ask is because when its cold for a week and then gets warm my males get their breeding bumps and chase my famale. she also looks like she has eggs. i have a tank set up just in case for the eggs. any help on this would be great! thanx!...jewels.

2006-12-11 13:07:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-11 12:52:53 · 6 answers · asked by serac 2

My tank is 25 gallons, I bought 10 all have little part of fin missing with a big white grayish dot on it, what is that? Will it affect my other fish already in my tank? I have 2 in 25 gallon along with 3 koi and 2 ryukin. Rest in 15 gallon tank, should i take those comets out?

2006-12-11 12:46:38 · 5 answers · asked by Jack Herbert 3

2006-12-11 11:49:52 · 5 answers · asked by Schooling fish is my favorite 2

I put food in his tank. He actually puts it in his mouth, but then he tosses his head like he's swallowing it, and it falls out of his mouth. My other fish tossed their heads, but the food never fell out....

2006-12-11 11:46:32 · 6 answers · asked by LMDDMLM 1

2006-12-11 11:16:00 · 16 answers · asked by pshanti2003 1

2006-12-11 11:13:11 · 6 answers · asked by ohnokeiter 1

they have very small eyes so they have poor vison i got this stuff that kinda dissolves but the more i look at it it looks like it should be for like suckerfish to eat. i got it a tank mate too. its mouth is large and is frown shaped so i would think it catches the food not eating from the bottom. i got it bloodworms. should i return the disolving food? i need a bigger tank also..

2006-12-11 11:03:21 · 3 answers · asked by Valerie 2

2006-12-11 11:02:39 · 7 answers · asked by pshanti2003 1

So im gonna get my friend a eel for christmas, but i dont know how long a eel will survive in a plastic bag filled with water. I figure its probably the same amount of time as a gold fish. So my question is how long can a goldfish stay in plastic bag filled with water till it dies?

2006-12-11 10:51:19 · 5 answers · asked by crumbface33 1

2006-12-11 10:46:36 · 15 answers · asked by Rylie 2

I was told that my parrot fish would get along with Angel fish and my silver fish. However, either the parrot or the silver fish ate both my angel fish because they weren't as fast. Anyone have any expericence with any of these types of fish? I want to get more fish but clearly Angel fish won't survive!

2006-12-11 10:44:58 · 5 answers · asked by emd1121 2

i was told that when a aquarium fish sets still and wiggles it's tail that is a sign of stress is that true?

2006-12-11 10:39:03 · 3 answers · asked by Donna C 4

2006-12-11 10:34:25 · 4 answers · asked by PAUL Z 1

2006-12-11 10:04:16 · 3 answers · asked by Lockwolfe 2

Hi... I am thinking of a 30 gal. tank for Christmas... I want fancy goldfish, but people say they are hard to keep... So I have a few questions.

1. How hard (on a scale of 1-10, 1 being as easy as a betta and 10 as hard as hard as a real cat shark or cuttlefish or something for experts only) are fancy goldfish to keep? I don't mean the hardy common types but the fancy types...

2. What are the easiest and hardest types to keep? And I mean which are more susceptible to diseases and which aren't. And tell me all of the diseases which one is susceptible to...

3. Am I asking for too much? Well, I need the information...

4. Anything else you need to tell me?

And DO NOT say "Goldfish are the hardiest fish out there! You don't need all of this information! Just put one in a bowl!" That tells me you know nothing about fish.

2006-12-11 09:49:33 · 5 answers · asked by Smooth as butter on a kitten! 2

I have 1 fish in there..theres also a filter and heater...no live plants..

I was wondering as to how often i should be doing a partial water change and approx how much of a water change should i be doing?? 25 % or 50% and after how long like every week or every 2 weeks

All suggestions are most welcome
thanks in advance.

2006-12-11 09:23:02 · 8 answers · asked by ssensationall 1

2006-12-11 09:18:53 · 13 answers · asked by nitrofrozendaleks 1

2006-12-11 09:08:14 · 8 answers · asked by Lois C 1

My fishy had a mild case of fin rot. I treated him for a week and he's been back to his normal self for a week after that, but he will not eat. So basically he hasn't eaten in 2 weeks.

I have Mardley mini-pellets, which he LOVED, and after I began to treat him with Melafix and aquarium salt, in addition to starting to add water purifier (if I use tap water), he hasn't eaten a bite.

Now that his fins are all better, I just add water purifier to keep his water clean (only if I have to use tap) everytime I do a partial change/full change to prevent future illness.

I've also recently moved him into a tank that's about a half gal. bigger (1.5gal into a 2gal) to try and cheer him up & get him to eat, but to no avail.

I do well about his water temperature, changes, and keeping him occupied with toys and tunnels. Someone please tell me what's wrong with my fishy?

All answers greatly appreciated! =)

2006-12-11 08:45:54 · 4 answers · asked by Panda 1

she is in a small floating guppy breader so i gess that when she has them the fry can go in to the bottom half of it . is this ok ?

2006-12-11 08:15:18 · 5 answers · asked by jamie 3

2006-12-11 08:03:18 · 8 answers · asked by jamie 3