Fish - January 2007

I swear thise plant scapes looked like the gardens of Versailles, a very complicated eco-structure. It was not until I looked at the cover that I realized they were in aquariums.

2007-01-04 12:11:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I found a crawdad/craw sum crawling on my porch i want to keeep it alive so my dad can see it what does it eat

2007-01-04 12:06:23 · 4 answers · asked by qwaisc 2

2007-01-04 12:06:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was only joking I, going to microwave him instead Bye bye old mate
In 5 minutes
300,299,298,297, etc.

2007-01-04 12:00:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was only joking I, going to microwave him instead Bye bye of mate
In 5 minutes
300,299,298,297, etc.

2007-01-04 11:59:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

He's having his last meal now.
He looks so sad, we both do.
Bye bye dear Colin (thats his name)

2007-01-04 11:45:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have had my betta fish for about 4 weeks but these past 2 weeks or so he has been acting strange. He was very active and was always swimming and eating when i first got him. But now he is usually at the bottom of his tank laying on his side or just not moving at all. Now i have noticed that he is breathing rapidly and his skin is discolored around the head gill area? Now and again he goes to water surface and gulps for air. What is wrong w/ my betta and is he going to die? And what can i do to prevent this from happening?

2007-01-04 11:30:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-04 11:20:49 · 7 answers · asked by WTC 04 1

I tried finding answers online, but now I'm just more confused.

I have two common goldfish that used to chase each other around with one usually being the agressor. I've had them almost a year. I recently added a small pleco (bottom feeder), about a week ago. Within the past 3 days the two goldfish have started huddling down in the back corner very still. They become active when it's feeding time and then return to the corner. All 3 fish have new teeny-tiny little white spots all over them as of today.

All of the fish came from the same store which is very well kept, with clean tanks and no dead fish floating around. My tank has a filter, the rocks haven't changed since I got the original two fish, there are plastic plants and an air-stone that have been in there all along too.

Should I be concerned about the new goldfish behavior or the white spots? I will keep checking answers in case more details are requested. Thank you!!!

2007-01-04 10:49:32 · 5 answers · asked by Bored Enough To Be Here 6

I have had my Oranda (Sebastian) for a year now and he has been very healthy. Lately though I've noticed that he sometimes ends up upside down when he is swimming around and seems to have trouble turning back over until he floats to the top or struggles for a few moments. He's been like this for a few weeks now and I never noticed this behavior before. I know fancy goldfish are not always the best swimmers, so I am hoping this is nothing serious. There are no outward signs of illness (fins are fine and not clamped, no ich or parasites seen). I have a tank with a biowheel and use Nitraban once a week and do proper filter/water changes once a month. I did change his food from crisps to flakes in the past month, but its still the same brand (Tetra). Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

2007-01-04 10:48:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

How long doe it take to cycle a 10 gallon tank? How can you tell when it is cycled? Is there anything else I can do to quicken it up?

- Ihad my tank for about three months but lots of thing happened for example fish got sick and high ammonia. But, now everything is calm. Could it still continue with all those time?

2007-01-04 10:26:31 · 6 answers · asked by Chris 5

I have sand substrate in a 15 gallon right now, i need some sort of fish that will bury itself, or some sort of snail that will move the sand around - i just don't want to deal with over-populating..again.

2007-01-04 10:08:51 · 4 answers · asked by Flames Fan 3

It is very large underneath (looks as if it is full of spawn). All other fish in pond ok.

2007-01-04 10:04:20 · 7 answers · asked by goaty1 1

2007-01-04 09:36:50 · 5 answers · asked by Depressed 2

I heard that feeding fish once a day isn't preferable, and that you should feed them a little bit a few times a day so they can hunt for the food or something like that.

Is this true, I should feed them a couple of times?

I currently have a tank full on neon tetras (blue stripe) and a couple of glow tetras (orange stripe) i am planning on getting more angels in the next few weeks.

2007-01-04 09:26:37 · 24 answers · asked by bekka 3

I just wanna know

2007-01-04 09:22:27 · 7 answers · asked by Depressed 2

I have recently inherited a Rena XP3 filter and 55 Gallon Tank. I have been trying to set it up but do not understand how the PVC pipes on the bottom are configured. Is there a diagram I can look at to help me understand better?

2007-01-04 09:17:30 · 2 answers · asked by Johnny C 2

I came home from work with a soaked carpet yesterday, now I am trying to figure out what to do to get it fixed. There is a leak in the sump somewhere, I have about 120 lbs of live rock and only a couple of damsels. We have no idea why there is a leak, the tank isn't too old, not even a year old yet. Everything was bought new...the protein skimmer died on us, don't know why, but all the water levels were tested and everything was good so we haven't had that fixed or replaced. Any suggestions on how to take care of this leak we have acquired. Do I need to get this tank moved (this will be a nearly impossible daunting task) to get underneath? We have set up a dehumidifier and soaked up water with towels, we cannot get under the tank, but we have put towels all around the sump to collect water while we are out today. Could we empty the sump somehow and have it resealed? Or will we be just waiting for another leak to spring by dong that?

2007-01-04 08:47:45 · 4 answers · asked by Peachz 2

feeding / etc

2007-01-04 08:33:23 · 3 answers · asked by sirjacobus 1

I have a beta fish. People say to take out half the tank water and add the other half with clean water. Others say that you put your fish in a cup and take out the whole thing, add fresh water, and let your fish bob around; getting use to surroundings.

2007-01-04 08:11:42 · 13 answers · asked by ananon 2

i have a medium sized tank with very heavily planted asian plants and japanese spinning wheel, and bonzai tree. currently i am cycling it and i am planning to put some zebra danios to quicken the cycle. what other types of asian fish are there?
can tiger barbs live with gouramis?
what would be the defference between asian theme tank and asian biotope tank?
Thanks

2007-01-04 08:08:21 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got some free junk snails from Petsmart.They were free. She said she was going to throw them away so i offered to take two! I put 2 in my tank just for the heck of it and to see if they would grow. Will they? I've had them for about three weeks! How do i feed them?

2007-01-04 07:51:50 · 5 answers · asked by punished4life 1

What equipment do I need to maintain a fish tank? Besides the obvious tank itself and the filter. And I'm not talking about gravel or rocks or anything, I mean equipment. Right now, I have the net to catch dead fish in and chlorine remover and a heater. But that is it.

2007-01-04 07:51:07 · 3 answers · asked by blakefabian2003 4

called something like ococilous cat ?I dont know how to spell it but this is as close as i can get!

2007-01-04 07:45:24 · 5 answers · asked by punished4life 1

How do you breed common goldfish and how do you sex them!?

2007-01-04 07:37:40 · 5 answers · asked by punished4life 1

The fish got stuck to the intake of a new filter on the tank. I have reduced the intake rate so no one gets stuck again.

2007-01-04 07:37:08 · 4 answers · asked by magicmunchkins 3

what is the amount of salt you add to a 29 gallon tank??
how do you build a reef?
i was thinking of a cute little fish like a royal gramma??
any other sugestions welcome??

2007-01-04 07:37:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

We had two of them at first one died before xmas tonight the next one tank and testing all ok

2007-01-04 07:30:47 · 7 answers · asked by bazbog 2

2007-01-04 07:28:24 · 25 answers · asked by gerardhowes 1

2007-01-04 07:15:15 · 4 answers · asked by punished4life 1