Fish - February 2007

When I first put the water in the tank should the gravel be in place already or should I put the gravel in afterwards?

I want to put substrate beneath the gravel so if I add the water to a tank that has the gravel in it already wont it get mixed up?

2007-02-22 09:51:56 · 9 answers · asked by airmandan10 2

2007-02-22 09:46:38 · 4 answers · asked by nicarter57019 1

I'm looking for an aquarium that is not the standard boxy rentagular common type ones. Do you know of any that look very nice. Please post link to review. Thanks.

2007-02-22 09:44:32 · 7 answers · asked by tito 1

Okay, I just do not EVEN know what do do here. My male betta (whom we just put in yesterday) has apparently eaten the left eye of one of the 5 neons that are in the 10 gallon tank with him. This happened at feeding time, about 10 minutes ago, when food pellets were sinking and the fish were doing that darting around eating thing, and we believe that perhaps it was not necessarily aggressive. We think this because he is not at all being aggressive toward Mr. One Eye or any of the other neons and is, in fact, in among them without any aggression. (My husband just walked in and said, "I think it was just a food mistake.")

My question is what to do about One Eye. Should we humanely euthanize him, or see if he recovers? (And, obviously, we should watch the betta's behavior to see if he continues aggressive or not).

2007-02-22 09:43:22 · 10 answers · asked by ckmclements 4

We put a rubber mat under the pump to reduce vibration noise and by the next day 5 of our fish are dead and two are dying. We have a salt water tank w/live rock. The entire tank now smells like rubber and so does the live rock. What happened? We have actually seen rubber mats suggested for this purpose? What do we do now except thouroughly clean our tank and mourn our lost fish? Does anyone know what would have caused this?

2007-02-22 09:26:18 · 5 answers · asked by helpingsis 1

any tips how to stop this ie put a knot around the pipe thread it over tap of something like that!!
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anyway of repairing the parts??the disk that u twist is loose and comes off!!

2007-02-22 09:24:08 · 2 answers · asked by Aqib 1

Can someone with extensive saltwater experience please recommend a good website and/or book for setting up a saltwater aquarium?

I have over 20 years of freshwater experience, and would really like to start a saltwater aquarium. Of course I want to research it as much as I can before I attempt it.

And before you tell me to "google" it, I have, and there are so many different sites and opinions on the subject, its very difficult to know what the best info is.

Thank you.

2007-02-22 09:16:28 · 9 answers · asked by Audrey A 6

is it okay to put one of those small catfish with a male betta will the catfish eat the wasted food on the bottom of the bowl its really not a bowl its a very large brandy/wine glass i would be thankful if someone can help me. i went to the pet store and asked if i could put a small catfish in and they told me that the betta will kill it and it would not eat the food on the bottom of the bowl they told me to buy a filter but i know bettas dont need filters

2007-02-22 09:13:50 · 9 answers · asked by marie g 1

Help, my betta just caught a new disease! His tail is spliting at the edges, blood is appearing, and his tail is disapperaing slowly! I know it's not finrot for sure, but i don't know what else it could be, help my betta before his tail disappears completly!

2007-02-22 08:53:04 · 7 answers · asked by Sliver W 2

I have a 20 gallon tank setup for brackish water but i am not sure how much crushed coral is hould put in with my gravel. I have a 10 pound bag i got from the fish store but after the 20 pounds of gravel or what ever am i supposed to put all that crushed coral in to? or is there a set amount i should use?

2007-02-22 08:26:02 · 2 answers · asked by lyd285 2

What is more precise on measurements?? When I tested my Nitrates correctly with shaking the bottles like they are supposed to be I got a tough to read somewhere between 40 - 80. Then I did a test strip water from the same tank and got a reading of 20 on the test strip? Which one should I depend on more?

Just for kicks I took a sample before and after I did a 20% water change on a 120 gallon tank. I'm sure the water had less nitrate after because I know the water has somewhere around 7 nitrate in it. Yet the tests showed almost the same somewhere around 40 - 80. When looking at the card the 40 and 80 look the exact same color to me so it might have started out at 70 then whent down to 50 after??

Thanks for help!

2007-02-22 08:09:58 · 8 answers · asked by BoarderChik 2

Anyone know if there is something wrong and if so what can I do?!!! Please help!!! :{

2007-02-22 08:03:28 · 10 answers · asked by cavalofun 2

I had an African Dwarf Frog in with fish before and it died.
Can you put guppies, neon tetras, Zebra Danios, red Wag platties,
and another platty(I cannot remember what species of platty that one is but it is bright orange) with an African Dwarf Frog?

2007-02-22 08:02:46 · 10 answers · asked by aajk 2

I have a male betta, which is in its own tank. I also have 2 bala sharks (which are still small, about 3 inches long) and 2 dojo loaches. Would it be OK to put the betta in with the other fish? I don't like the tank he's in right now, it's too small.

2007-02-22 07:42:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-02-22 07:23:22 · 10 answers · asked by Jorge H 1

Im just reposting this,
I have a fish that needs identifying, Iv been told its a Syndontis Sp. But i dont think so, because it has no feelers like a catfish others say its a loach. Im bewildered...
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t223/emu-lover/Untitled-TrueColor-011.jpg

2007-02-22 07:23:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a male Siamese fighting fish and it was fighting with my other fish so i have seperated it into another tank. i then decided to buy a female fighting fish to go in the tank with it, but when i did the male started to attack the female. i have read about this and cant see why it was attacking the female?

2007-02-22 06:59:17 · 13 answers · asked by Whitty 1

I just bought 5 new White Cloud fish and was wondering how often I should feed them.

2007-02-22 06:23:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-22 05:54:56 · 25 answers · asked by kn01zg 1

I just started the tank this week and there are only two mollies in there. They are spending lots of time behind the plants near the bottom. Is this normal or do you think they may be having a hard time adjusting to the new environment?

2007-02-22 05:47:26 · 11 answers · asked by Suz 2

2007-02-22 05:44:44 · 17 answers · asked by Stephen M 1

its a 55 gal. tank and the salt has been in the water for almost 24 hrs. but theres still a little bit salt on the bottom. is it ok for me to put the sand in now? or should i wait another 24 hrs for itto completely dissolve?
Please only experts respond .. thanks to all

2007-02-22 05:23:38 · 8 answers · asked by Holly G 3

i think they do but i have never seen mine do it

2007-02-22 05:01:02 · 22 answers · asked by Elemental 2

What could it BE!?!?! I found him this morning with a green mark on his belly and he was bent in a rught angle. ?????? The other bala shark doesn't have anything. ANd last night i forgot to turn on the heater... The temp of the water was at 73 degrees farenheit

2007-02-22 04:49:35 · 4 answers · asked by lilgman424 2

i have 10 a.d.f. in 2 gallon

2007-02-22 04:48:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-22 04:31:45 · 8 answers · asked by MaryBeth 7

Im just reposting this,
I have a fish that needs identifying, but I need to send the pic of the fish to your email address. Thanks
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t223/emu-lover/Untitled-TrueColor-011.jpg

2007-02-22 04:09:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have 10 a.d.f. in a 2 gallon. with a fillter, and, heater.

2007-02-22 04:01:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got a goldfish yesterday and he seems to just be hanging out at bottom of tank and seems scared when I turn the light on. Is that normal, is it just getting used to new surrounding? It's the only fish in tank. 10 gal tank

2007-02-22 03:37:07 · 5 answers · asked by Melissa M 1

2007-02-22 03:18:23 · 2 answers · asked by Adra Orien 1