Fish - January 2007

I have just reciently bought a 10gal fish tank. I declorinized the water and waited a good ammount of time. (about 4-5 hrs) before i put the fish in. All fish seemed fine, after 2 weeks I put in 2 big sucker fish. with the one small one that was already in there. I feed them 2 times a day. My place is hard to heat. I set the heater to about 78 degres. It only gets to about 70-74. I had 3 sharks in there too. (about 3 inches long each) and one big fish. Now we had a power out so I put blankets over the tank and kept it warm. I left for the night. Came back mid day and the 3 sucker fish were dead. And the two sharks. One of the sharks died about one week ago. i don't understand what the heak is going on. I change the filter & everything. My cats like to drink out of the fish water. I try to keep them off the tank. I have seen cat hair in the water. (just a bit, not alot at all) and hair around the filter. What is killing my fish? the last fish i have is about 70$. I want to save him!

2007-01-15 09:27:30 · 14 answers · asked by Hero-Of-Ages 2

I have 48 gallon tank that is cycling right now. I currently have two regular mollys, 1 gold groumi (sp), One Platy, one femal beta, two corycats and 4 danios that will be going in the tank.
I intend to get some sailfin mollys but would also like some larger fish that are friendly. Smaller fish are ok also.

Also, the tank is 36" tall and with the stand it is over 5 feet tall. If the mollys breed would leaving the fry in the tank (it has tons of rocks and plants) hurt them. Because it is so tall I am afraid I wouldn't be able to get them out.

2007-01-15 09:15:32 · 4 answers · asked by hellolost2000 2

Alright so we have an undergravel filter for our turtles and we cant fill the water up to the top because it is turtle.. do we need to have the tank completely filled to get the filter to work because right now the water goes up half way and does not go any higher

2007-01-15 09:12:49 · 5 answers · asked by Adam 5

I have male guppies, I am wondering if they can breed with anything type of fish. they have already had several babies with my female guppy, but I think I have a female sword tail who is pregnant. So. just wondering if anyone knows if they will breed with anything other than a guppy.

2007-01-15 09:10:54 · 5 answers · asked by CheeseGoesBlub~~~~~~ 2

How do you ship fish?
Specifically swordtail fry
how old should they be before shipping?
What do you ship them in?
and nay other useful shipping info

2007-01-15 09:04:58 · 3 answers · asked by Skittles 4

2007-01-15 08:57:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

He won't stopping nipping on my swordtail and he is driving it crazy!

2007-01-15 08:53:26 · 7 answers · asked by dm41901 2

1) what plants are good for the front of an aquarium?

-also-

2)I'm looking for something that will grow towards the light and then float across the surface of the water like brazilian pennywort.

Here is a picture of what I'm talking about. The pennywort is on the left.

http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/images/thumbimg/400/3575_1.jpg

2007-01-15 08:52:37 · 5 answers · asked by rhi(09)ler 3

I bought a snail from the pet store thinking it was cute until about a week ago when it died. I took the shell out and the snail remains and then this morning I found a little black snail in my fish tank. I have no idea where it came from. Is it bad for my fish or will it help?

2007-01-15 08:43:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am looking at these aquariums:
http://www.tropicalfishstore.com/Aquarium-BiUbe.htm
What do you think?
What kind of fish would do best in each size?
What other extra kind of equipment would I need for them?

Thanks!

2007-01-15 08:37:01 · 8 answers · asked by surfcomtesse 4

How can you tell exept a big belly

2007-01-15 08:34:02 · 4 answers · asked by Skittles 4

2007-01-15 08:26:41 · 12 answers · asked by miss m 1

I bought my son a fish today and it is a silver dollar fish. He insist that the fish has a name but can't think of anything. Any good suggestions?

2007-01-15 08:09:14 · 9 answers · asked by mead1973 3

how can i determine the sex of my oscar

2007-01-15 08:06:51 · 8 answers · asked by lee p 1

i bought a cold water loach today that was in the shop as a cold water plec i've looked on several forums and apparently the only cold water loach you can get is a weather loach which grow large but mine will only grow to 3 inches can any body suggest any sites where i might find some pics of cold water loaches if not any other info would be appreciated. if anybody needs any more info email me and i will tell you what you need to know to help me.

i was told this loach comes from a river in china


thank you

2007-01-15 07:55:16 · 4 answers · asked by lee p 1

I just want a fish that can eat some algie...

2007-01-15 07:41:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I seriously need help, I don't know anything about fish...( I will be psting more question regarding fish later...) 8-) Thanks

2007-01-15 07:32:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-15 07:31:25 · 6 answers · asked by julie k 1

i have a 75 gallon aquarium that just wont clear up no matter what i do. i have tried keeping it extra clean, changing filters often, and all those "clarifying" products. someone i know suggested that the sand i use is clouding it up. but he has the same sand and his tank is crystal clear. so i have to discount his opinion. i have about 25 small fish(guppies, neon tetras, jumbo tetras), two cory catfish, three black tipped sharks, two chinese algae eaters, three miniature frogs, and 6 ghost shrimp. i use a marineland 350 with 2 biowheels for filtration, and have two large air pumps pumping plenty of air in. can anyone help?

2007-01-15 07:23:35 · 9 answers · asked by snewendyke 1

I HAVE A MALE AND FEMAL GUPPIE THE FEMAL IS PREGNANT I DID NOT NOTICE WHEN SHE GOT PREGNANT
BUT HER BELLY IS GETING BIG EVERY DAY SHOULD I PUT HER IN THE BREEDING NEST OR SHOULD I WAIT LONGER ....ALSO I HAD PUT MY MALE IN THE BREEDING NET FOR NOW BECAUSE HE KEEPS CHASEING THE FEMALE AND TRYS TO GET UNDER HER AND MY FEMALE IS GETTING STRESS OUT..... WHAT SHOULD I DO

2007-01-15 07:21:54 · 4 answers · asked by MIGUEL G 1

as you can see, i'm pretty clueless about fish, so I really need some help on this...Thanks

2007-01-15 07:19:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do I even need an algae eater? My tank is about a week old.

2007-01-15 06:56:55 · 6 answers · asked by dm41901 2

i think it holds 293 ltrs of water

2007-01-15 06:52:46 · 11 answers · asked by bevknit52 1

compatibility with other fishes?

2007-01-15 06:36:52 · 6 answers · asked by Peter H 1

a store that has angel fish, seahorses, clown fish, and coral?

help me?

2007-01-15 06:30:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

All he does is just breath. I feed him 3 times a day and it won't even go to the food. I clean the tank when it gets dirty, or when it is time. I dont want it to die and I dont know what's wrong. What can it be? He is breathing fine but not moving as well, it is always at the bottam tank,,,, '
What's wrong?

2007-01-15 06:21:50 · 7 answers · asked by sarah 4

Two questions for anyone who has ever had one...(they might sound dumb, but...)

I have read that they will play with a ball of tinfoil if you put it in the tank (due to the electricity in their 'nose')...how did you get the ball of tinfoil to sink without being too heavy for them to play with?

I feed my other fish freezedried bloodworms and they love them. However, these float as well and the Elephant nose doesn't seem to notice them. I want him to enjoy some too, any ideas on how to make the bloodworms sink? I haven't seen any sinking bloodworms in my petstore...

thanks for your help! :)

2007-01-15 06:21:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-15 06:17:29 · 5 answers · asked by i like music 2

can they mate with each other?

2007-01-15 06:10:24 · 6 answers · asked by johnny c 1

When I do a weekly 15-25% water change with the vacuum, should I add more chemicals (such as Aqua Safe and Easy Balance)? When I suck out the water, I have to add more [water], and more being tap water, and that's dangerous for the fish, right? What do I do???

2007-01-15 06:00:06 · 8 answers · asked by Amanda 2