Fish - January 2007

I have a small salt water tank with no large organisms in it right now. The tank is 10g with 10lbs of live rock and Sand from Fiji. There is proper filtration and I have enough light to turn this into a nano-reef if desired. The tank has also been cycled and has been up for over 4 months.
I have heavy algea growing in it so I am most likely going to add some shrimp and crabs but I wanted to get some ideas.
Also, there is probably about a few hundred little shrimp in the tank that came with the sand. I would prefer not to house something that will eat them up.

2007-01-19 07:53:23 · 7 answers · asked by JimmyOrangeSeed 4

I am thinking of buying an aquarium (probably around 20 gallons) and getting some goldfish. I am trying to make an informed decision about the products out there. I'm looking for a reasonably priced filter (the petstore suggested Whisper) and, I'm also trying to decide if I need an air pump or not. Any help would be apreciated! Thanks!

2007-01-19 07:50:46 · 9 answers · asked by imderanged 4

He's not supposed to have the regular betta flakes for a few days.

2007-01-19 07:36:06 · 4 answers · asked by Kaylyn R 1

I cut them up, but they fall to the bottom of the tank, so I tried putting some in front of him and he won't eat. Any ideas?

2007-01-19 07:17:46 · 13 answers · asked by Kaylyn R 1

Our tank at work recently lost its fish. Without consulting anyone, someone washed it with soap and bleached it. What is the best way to clean it out now to prepare it for new fish?

2007-01-19 07:13:22 · 8 answers · asked by terrier fish 1

I bought two goldfish last week.

I feed them in the morning and at night. My friend says I am over feeding them but I want to make sure they don't starve and die!!!!

Please help. How many times a day should I feed the goldfish?

2007-01-19 07:12:07 · 17 answers · asked by Just me 4

could there be something wrong with him or is he still getting used to new surroundings?

2007-01-19 06:55:40 · 10 answers · asked by mcascadd 3

2007-01-19 06:39:23 · 5 answers · asked by welchy56 2

2007-01-19 06:30:34 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

can i feed my tiger oscar or my fire bellied newts a big blue bottle fly. somebody told me that i can feed one of them flies but i can't remember which one they said would be ok. can anybody help me with this?

2007-01-19 06:25:30 · 3 answers · asked by lee p 1

Can I put sea shells that I picked up off the beach in my fresh water aquarium?

2007-01-19 06:05:43 · 13 answers · asked by med_school_n_09 2

The heater in my tank shuts off for no reson sometimes and lets the water get cold. Other times it just works. Any ideas?

2007-01-19 06:01:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want only non-agressive as I already have swordtails, tetras, platys and a pleco.

2007-01-19 05:43:20 · 11 answers · asked by Fire_God_69 5

dose anyone know of any plants from the garden departments in the aquarium? (lowes, wallmart ect) Aqurium plants are so small and exspensive and I have 2 50gal. tanks. I was thinking if I bought from the garden area I would get bigger plants to seperate cheaper. I really would like to have some live plants for decoration and fry. Any ideas?

2007-01-19 05:13:47 · 4 answers · asked by Little bitty 1 2

2007-01-19 05:05:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok, so some1 on the fish forum I belong to has a goldfish in a ten gallon, I believe with one other goldfish. She doesnt really have the money to buy a bigger tank, and the goldfish isnt doing that great. She does however have a large livebearer tank, and looking into getting a few more livebearers, I was thinking I could make an agreement with her she would send me the goldfish I would send her my first batch of swordtail fry.
I would get a 20 gallon, and cycle it with stuff from my swordtail tank
Im aware of how to clean the tank
So here come the questions:
How strong of filtration should I get?
could a few snails go in the tank?
Anything else?

2007-01-19 04:40:23 · 5 answers · asked by Skittles 4

On aquariacentral.com we are talking about shipping fish, and I figured the people here could help out too
A few of the questions are
What age should a fish be before you ship it
(specificallyswordtails)
How many hours is good ofr a heat pack?
ANy info on shipping snails
How much will heat packs raise the water temp?

2007-01-19 04:28:22 · 2 answers · asked by Skittles 4

I had a female betta in with guppies and mollies and she killed them; she is now in her own 3g tank. My daughter really wants to try another female betta in her community tank, but I am leary. The pet store says it was unusual for the female to be aggressive. Anyone with any advice on whether to try another female?

2007-01-19 04:27:18 · 11 answers · asked by cnIV 2

2007-01-19 03:24:17 · 4 answers · asked by Lisa 1

Its a long weird story but I need to take a picture of my fish (they're fantail Oranda goldfish) and can't get a decent one - does a camera flash irritate them?

2007-01-19 02:57:20 · 14 answers · asked by mcascadd 3

Im hoping to also have some coral, but where do I get started?
what fish are compatible with the cheepest clowns? what kind and how mutch gravel do I need? do I have the right light bulb/how do I know ? what kind of filter do I need? how mutch does coral cost ?
what do I need to do with the salt ?
and if there is anything elts I need to know.
See I have Koi in it right now and am going to upgrade them into a mutch larger tank and want to use this 20 for salt! It will be a new experience for me and dont know what im doing. I have also have had tropical freshwater fish so I want to try something comleetly different. Im also going to get lots of books from the librarry on marine fish. and I relly want to know what Im doing so nothing dies!!!!!!!!



thank you so mutch for any help. :-)

2007-01-19 02:42:31 · 8 answers · asked by Michael M 2

2007-01-19 02:23:01 · 4 answers · asked by sirius black 1

anyone have a saltwater tank with either of these? Are they hard to keep?

2007-01-19 01:51:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a small tank of tropical fish. My goldfish keep dying now and then. The other fish sometimes trouble the goldfish. I need to do something about this. Please help.

2007-01-19 01:36:36 · 10 answers · asked by jyoti a 1

2007-01-19 00:52:23 · 14 answers · asked by Manas 1

I just have a small container with a few small fishes, can plants substitute for the air pump? If not are there another way?

2007-01-19 00:43:40 · 9 answers · asked by Kenz 2

my female convict has her scales lifting up around her left side gill?
She seems fine what could this be?
She is scratching her gill on the rocks and stuff
Please help!!!

2007-01-19 00:27:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-19 00:26:15 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-19 00:11:10 · 6 answers · asked by Fruitful1 3

I have the right filter , and I have a bubble stone. I put 3 plattys in with the goldfish,thy are dying too. I have purified water, been changing filter at least once a week,water is foggy, not dirty, foggyWhat happened?

2007-01-18 23:17:12 · 10 answers · asked by glenna b 1