Fish - January 2007

I have a fish and he just lays at the bottom of the pond on his side. His eyes kinda stick out and it's creepy. Everyone says he is dead but I know he's not because he moves when I poke him and he is still breathing. Sometimes he moves on his own but that is rare.
What's wrong with him?

2007-01-05 08:04:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

it is a honey gourami and it is still moving around a bit. swim bladder problem????????????

2007-01-05 07:37:00 · 18 answers · asked by Prerak T 1

I had my fish for 17 years now and some of the little fishes (fry) were able to survive by going under the gravel and living there until they get big enough to fend for themselves against the other fish on top. The little fish were able to survive under the gravel because of these plate/rack things with little tiny slits in them (I don't know what they're called or can't find the right word to describe them. sorry!) that I put on the bottom of tank that provides probably 1/2 inch of space - the gravel would be spread out on top of that plate/rack thing. After 17 years of raising these fish the plate/rack things are starting to crack and since I am getting busier and busier, I tend the clean the tank less often so some of the fish would grow pretty big in there. I want to find new plate/rack things, newer ones that would provide more space for the fry that escapes in there, but I can't seem to find them. Can anyone help me find them? Or have any alternative ideas? Thanks a bunch

2007-01-05 07:35:22 · 6 answers · asked by see_detachment 2

Just about to do a partial water change to my fish tank. I was just wondering how long I should leave the tap safe water before doing a water change. ta

2007-01-05 07:26:51 · 20 answers · asked by Zeb Zeb Zeb 2

I think the fish is at leats a year an a half old. When my step son brought him to me he was in a very dirty bowl. I change his water twice a week, bought him a new bowl about a quart one,feed him regularly. I have another betta of my own . My betta also has a gallon bowl he loves the room! With changes twice a week mine does great! I need help getting the other betta back into shap! thanks for the help!

2007-01-05 07:00:38 · 10 answers · asked by Christy F 1

I get so worrid about my four goldfish Silver, Diamond, Sooty and Lips. In the night I always go to the tank to chek on them and Sooty always is so still I get really scared so I cry and my mum tells me off. Sooty is fine in the morning how can I get less worrid.

2007-01-05 06:55:05 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-05 06:54:05 · 28 answers · asked by atif k 2

After a disaterous nitrogen episode, I am left with three female guppies. I have a 20 gallon tank with artificial plants and those root like things for fishies to swim through and around. I also have two bubble sticks buried under the gravel and two filtration systems attached to the tank. SO the question is, what should I put in there that will get along well with the surviors? I was thinking a betta female only, but I would like thoughts from people who DO this for a hobby and not illeducated guesses. The tank is in my son's room as it's good white noise at night, but I take care of it.

2007-01-05 06:49:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have only one male betta and I want a fish to suck the crap that the betta leaves behind. I've never done this before and don't know if my betta will kill it or if he'll tolerate it.

2007-01-05 06:13:36 · 7 answers · asked by ananon 2

They would mainly be tetras

2007-01-05 05:49:40 · 14 answers · asked by Boomer 2

2007-01-05 05:40:44 · 18 answers · asked by c'est le vie 1

I have a small, yellow fish, about an inch and a half to two inches long, and his yellow is BRIGHT and SOLID. He looks exactly like a Lemon Cichlid, but he has a single, black dot on only one side of his body. It's at the base of his tail, but not on his fin. Can anyone tell me what he is?

2007-01-05 04:57:53 · 5 answers · asked by Kitten 2

I seem to be having a problem that I have never had before with my guppies. It seems to be some kind of disease, parasite or maybe even a fight between other fish or frogs. My female guppies are starting to look sick. Their upper lip is receding, air bladder is elongating ( or disappearing), and they are having trouble swimming. Has any one seen this before? I have had guppies for over 20 years and have never seen this!
NO SMARTASSES PLEASE!!!!

2007-01-05 04:53:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got a new 5 gallon tank for xmas for the office, and it has a pump filter and i got a heater for it (because our office gets kinda chilly in the winter time), and the gravel...... I'm used to fish, so i don't need info on how to take care of them, i just want to know what kinds of freshwater fish you'd put in a new tank if you had the opportunity?

2007-01-05 04:35:29 · 13 answers · asked by Silver Thunderbird 6

Please help! My beta fish(which I don't know is a male or female) has a big white, pearly colored bubble that looks like embryo on its finn. And every once in awhile, there is a silver sack at the top of the tank which my friends and I thought was just poop. (but now I'm thinking it's an egg!) Am I totally crazy, or is my fish pregnant?

2007-01-05 04:34:58 · 3 answers · asked by moomoo 1

i always end up taking apart the whole tanking and cleaning it. I am guessing its algae but im not sure i have a 10 gallon coldwater aquarium with goldfish inside and i would like to know how to prevent this green gunk from forming, as i know im not supposed to have to take apart the whole aquarium to clean it, but with this green algae it seems like there is no other way

2007-01-05 03:49:01 · 13 answers · asked by pkj099 1

hmmm

2007-01-05 03:39:13 · 18 answers · asked by popstar lee 1

In the past 6 to 9 months, I have twice found piles of what appear to be piles of scales in the tank where one of my Chiclids is. The fish appears to be healthy and eatting well. I've had it for more than a year and it is getting large. The first time there were multiple fish in the tank, this last time, this Chiclid was and still is the only fish in the tank.

2007-01-05 03:37:41 · 7 answers · asked by Kevin L 1

Kind of like the clean/dirty magnet you can put on a dishwasher.
Any thoughts on where to find this?

2007-01-05 03:24:58 · 17 answers · asked by Becky1 1

2007-01-05 03:22:35 · 19 answers · asked by JUSTINE 1

I recently bought a goldfigh starter kit for my little brothers birthday. (don't worry he is 13 and always wanted fish (god knows why) Anyway just wondering how long they live. If anyone knows PLEASE could you tell me. Thanks xx

2007-01-05 02:55:06 · 11 answers · asked by Queen Bee 2

i had sharks in my tank a couple of years ago and i know they are kinda aggressive so im askin if they would go well with my tetras,have 12 neons and 5 glowlights.
i had a tank with 5 rainbows and a rtbshark and i think they went well together,i gave them away cause my dad told me to give them away cause hell use my tank for a flower fish or somethin.
i know sharks are not hard to take care of but would they go well with tetras?

if you think i should not have any more fish,then when is the right time? when i only have 10 tetras? 12? 8? what?

2007-01-05 02:43:28 · 7 answers · asked by numbah1 1

2007-01-05 02:34:45 · 10 answers · asked by bettyben01 1

also interested in other fish pics. cheers

2007-01-05 02:24:34 · 6 answers · asked by lee p 1

Every fish i have bought in the last 3 months are dead. I buy them from pet stores and walmart. The tank is a new 29 gallon with a heater so the tank water can't go past a certon temp. I buy the fish and then a few days letter they are all dead. Can some one tell me what they think is going on.

2007-01-04 23:51:50 · 16 answers · asked by C M 3

2007-01-04 23:46:05 · 11 answers · asked by kal 1

What have you learned during the experience?

2007-01-04 21:46:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anyone out there know whats wrong with my gold fish?
their fin's seem too get shorter and shorter, Mostly it's the tails.
Then the next thing I know it dies.
Any cure? I had 20 all at once,now with- in a few months, I'm down too 3 ? HELP PLEASE!
I've had Gold Fish for 10 yrs. or even more...NEVER seen or heard of this happening before.
I know they are SICK, but what causes this and WHY and how can I get them HELP?

2007-01-04 19:46:16 · 7 answers · asked by Daisy-flower 3

2007-01-04 19:07:51 · 11 answers · asked by hardyshay 1

Salt lake or utah counties

2007-01-04 19:06:38 · 2 answers · asked by hardyshay 1