Fish - February 2007

2007-02-11 09:36:03 · 12 answers · asked by .... . .-.. .-.. --- 4

i have a couple of guppies and want to add 3 red eye tetra. Would that be a good idea? Will the red eye tetra attack them or pick on them? Thank You!

2007-02-11 09:32:41 · 4 answers · asked by maria l 1

It is coming out of one of the legs almost. What is it and what is it from? Can you show me a link of a pic or something

2007-02-11 09:26:37 · 3 answers · asked by jwslover12 1

I want a pet fish that's as simple to look after as a goldfish, but a different type. Something a bit more unusual.

Any suggestions? :)

Thanks!

2007-02-11 09:24:28 · 9 answers · asked by jareth646 2

I have a ten gallon tank with a couple of guppies and want to add some ghost shrimp. I don't know if the guppies will eat the shrimp or pick on them. Any think it' okay?

2007-02-11 09:08:38 · 7 answers · asked by maria l 1

i have a rainbowfish....its young so it hasnt gotten its coloration yet, the tag at Petsmart said Australian Rainbowfish gorws up to 4" but online i keep hearing up to 5.5"? Also on petsmart they call it like platy-Austrailian rainbow?????and the other fish that are rainbow fish say they're a species of danio or platy? What does that mean, it it factual?

2007-02-11 09:05:03 · 2 answers · asked by ziddyziddy 3

Two fancy goldfish and two large pale orange snails (1.5" each) in my 29gal tank. Some anacharis and moneywort along with a java fern, and a Whisper 30 filter. I get slime issues and plant debris like no other. I have a shy amount of gravel in the tank so that I can easily stir it up when changing 20% weekly or every other week, and occasionally add another filter media on top of the cartridge inserted in the box filter, and still end up changing filter media every five days. I added a small whisper to the tank to get some **** in it to cycle a new tank faster, and that seemed to clear up the water a little but, but the whisper filters are more expensive than other ones and they just seem to be too ineffective for my plant tossing foot long poop making lovely goldfishes.

Question is, how many plants of what type for low-moderate light will be plenty to take care of excess ammonia and what filter should I pick up, besides an pool filter, that will be cost effective?

2007-02-11 08:50:34 · 4 answers · asked by maxhdcse 1

2007-02-11 08:49:49 · 12 answers · asked by ladymuck73 1

my betta has been with me for a few months now, and a few days ago i thought he was dead because he was lying on his side at the bottom of the tank. when i tapped the tank, he kind of jumped up and sped to the surface and started taking in loads of air. everytime he took in a bubble of air, the bubble would just come back out of his gills. now he just lies at the bottom with his fins spread out, and gulps at the water.

2007-02-11 08:35:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just got one from a friend and cant get food until tomorrow and want to know if its safe to feed it to her

2007-02-11 08:28:52 · 5 answers · asked by Lohla 1

I bought a male betta fish 2 days ago and its white with like black eyes and the tail and fins are greeny-turquoise.

He's in a REALLY small tank. It's not a tank. It's a like.. bowl/square shaped betta starter kit thing. And I'm too cheap to buy a 5-10 gallon filtered and heated tank. I keep a hot lamp over it because bettas are tropical fish.

I bought a female today. She's not very small a bit smaller than Czar (male betta). I just put her in with him, because the pet store guy told me it would be alright. But i'm reading all this stuff about them killing each other. And people are like "nah, it's fine" and others are like "dont they'll kill eachother" I'm wondering if they will just spawn in that little fish thing without doing the whole introductory procedure thing.

Thankss :)

2007-02-11 08:15:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have koi and comets in my 150 gallon pond i am going to build another pond bigger but can i put bluegill, pumkin seed or any pan fish realted to them with my koi and goldfish or will they kill the other fish? Because i have nice koi but i have also been raising pumkin seed bluegill and green sun fish can i mix them together?

2007-02-11 08:11:38 · 6 answers · asked by Jack Herbert 3

I need to let my tank set up after a 100% water change and I need somewhere to put my two small corys. Would it be ok to put them with my roommates 5 gallon tank with 2 african cichlids? the Cichlids are about 2-3 inches while my corys are maybe 3/4 of an inch

2007-02-11 07:54:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 20 gallon tank with a male betta, I was thinking of making the theme black and white. I have a 20 gallon filter, air bubbler, heater (80F, 26C) two small hideouts and 3 small silkplants, plus natural colored gravel. I was thinking of putting a young striped raphael catfish(Platydoras costatus) in with him. Then also putting three young female mollies( one black and one white and the other dalmation). Would these fish get along together? Also, I feed the betta freeze dried bloodworms, so how would feeding go? Would the mollies be ok with this diet plus the normal flake food? Thanks!!!!!!!!! I would feed the catfish alagae wafers and lettuce and zuccinni and stuff.

2007-02-11 07:42:17 · 9 answers · asked by ? 4

i got a 55 gallon, and i want to get little largemouth bass. need info on keeping bass, care, water requierments, and ect...

2007-02-11 07:29:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

my male betta builds a nest but then later it's gone and he takes forever to build a new one. im trying to breed so i need answers. whats wrong?

2007-02-11 07:13:07 · 5 answers · asked by iluvspaghetti6 1

Salt-water tank chemical are great..all other fish fine, no over crowding. We acclimated the blenny last night and he just doen't seem interested in food..it being Sunday, the pet store is closed. Anyone have any experience with this fish?

2007-02-11 07:05:36 · 6 answers · asked by Sunshine9 1

can water preasure kill or hurt goldfishes eggs or frys?

my fish tank is 12 inches high

2007-02-11 07:04:38 · 7 answers · asked by . 1

I mean smaller like 2 or 3 inch koi.

2007-02-11 06:56:52 · 19 answers · asked by Aspagabadilla 1

Just went to favorite fish store where i trust the fish guy there, he has never b/s me before that i can tell, he knows how i am about aggressive fish and usually tells me if a fish i am looking at is a bad choice for my tank. I was liking the Knight Gobies, and told him they would be in with Zebra Danio's and White Clouds, he said they would be fine. i had five white clouds that were healthy when i put the two knight gobies in the tank. after 6 hours of them being in the tank i am down to two White clouds. my gues is that the Knight Gobies are eating the White clouds. they are in a 24g tank with one small mollie, two small flying foxes, two panda corydoras, two zebra danio's and now two white clouds. Are the Knight Gobies eating the White clouds and if they are how do i stop them from eating the rest of the fish. Should i just take them back?

2007-02-11 06:52:35 · 2 answers · asked by ghost 3

thanks for the answers though i should've added that the goldfish shares the tank with two other goldfish,is there a chance that these other 2 fish will get the blue nose??

2007-02-11 06:42:55 · 7 answers · asked by redpaddy 1

2007-02-11 06:42:08 · 9 answers · asked by scarlet 1

my temp seems to cut off at around 80- 82 degrees and i'd like to have it set to 78-80. i dont know what kind it is but its a tube with a rubber thing sticking out the top which seems to do nothing.

2007-02-11 06:29:16 · 3 answers · asked by fuccillo111 1

i recently noticed my goldfish had developed what i can only describe as a blue nose, i haven't noticed this before! does anyone know what it could be and what treatment may be needed? Thanks

2007-02-11 06:23:44 · 14 answers · asked by redpaddy 1

my fish is scraching its body on rough surfaces but i dont see white spots on their bodys

can anyone tell me what wrong with them
and how to treat it?

2007-02-11 06:21:03 · 7 answers · asked by . 1

2007-02-11 06:13:50 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have parrot cichlid couple that laid eggs and i thought I would have to take them out of that tank and into another when they hatch, but I have read online that they will take care of them and I don't know how true that is. If I do have to take them out then how can I catch them? They live in a 70 gallon tank with 2 cleaner fish.

2007-02-11 06:10:34 · 4 answers · asked by me : ] 5

i have bought 5 sharks 4 frogs 2 suckers since i started my tank and many other fish they all die within a week or less. ive cleaned the tank properly i add the right chemicals they have light a filter everything they need. when i buy them i let the bag float for 20 mins for them to adjust to water temp but they all die fast. i dont understand. 2 albino frogs. 2 clawed frogs. 2 red tail sharks 1 bala shark. 2 suckers all dead

2007-02-11 05:31:50 · 11 answers · asked by RYAN G 1

We've had the tank for about 3 years. We bought a house 8 months ago and the fish survived the move for a little while then started dying off. Our 5 Bala Sharks died all at one time then the last 2 fish survived but the tank stayed in bad shape. Ive given those fish away and now the tank is empty.

The only place we have to put our tank is in our living room. It is up against the wall next to the front door. I know that sunlight is a problem with fish tanks. There was alot more alge growth and green water.....dont know if this was all caused by the door or not. We try to keep the door closed at all times.

What are some things we can do to help cut down on any extra alge growth? Ive heard that real plants will help. If so, what kind. I would prefer plants that i can bury in the gravel.

I also have a low PH in the water since we moved....instead of 6.8 it's around 6.2. Is that ok?
Any suggestions on fish????
Thanks a bunch

2007-02-11 05:26:24 · 5 answers · asked by lisamarie_625 1

the cichlid ive had for a few years is now now able to swim!!! its blue, i never really noticed that its mouth became white, i dont think its supose to be white. and when he swims he uses only his 2 front fins, the back tail he doesnt move at all so its hard for him to eat. it seems as his tail is broken or somthing. there are no other fish in the tank but him. but i dont think there was anyway he could of injured himself! tell me why and how to treat him plz!!! thanks.

2007-02-11 05:25:29 · 3 answers · asked by Benjamin L 2