Fish - February 2007

My red tailed shark has ick and we have moved him to a sick tank. We are treating him but he is not eating. Could he die? and if so how long does he have if he is not eating.

2007-02-06 16:11:49 · 2 answers · asked by hanahby6u 1

2007-02-06 16:06:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

my male keeps on trying to mate with my female but she keeps running away HELP please thanks

2007-02-06 16:03:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a fantail Goldfish living in a 10 gallon tank and for 2 months he was living very comfortably but when i added 1 new small goldfish to the tank. he started to flot to the top. like he would be swimming but once he stop moving he instantly floated up. Is there something wrong with my water or is my fish just dieing???
what can i do???

2007-02-06 15:58:15 · 10 answers · asked by Tyler G 1

Had it for almost 2 years, it was sick for a while, now it just lays on the bottom and only flitters about when it thinks a meal is coming.
It eats a few bites, then lays on the bottom again.
Is it just lazy, or old or what?

2007-02-06 15:36:20 · 11 answers · asked by Indiana Jones 6

i want a fish that will go in a small tank and can be alone

2007-02-06 15:25:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

seems like maybe a broken fin?

2007-02-06 15:14:39 · 23 answers · asked by Steveo 3

2007-02-06 15:13:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-06 15:12:49 · 4 answers · asked by ddaswisher 1

I have a bala shark and i have been keeping fish for years and never saw or heard of this, my bala fins are blood red in area's like he is bleeding internaly from the fins? I have website I normally get on that has loads of info. but latly it hasnt been letting me go to the site so I figured I would come here-

Remember I know more than the basics of bala sharks, water and well just about everything a begginer/intermeditate fish keep needs/should know!

2007-02-06 15:00:35 · 5 answers · asked by Britanie 3

Hi Me Again.....Im sorry if im asking too much questions or annoying you i just need information.........I have five fishes that i dont know what speces they are.two of them are yellow one is tranparent a little soo you can see its skeleton and i think its a Cichild same for my other one but it has white vertical lines going up,and this one is a small blue fish with a purple face and some blue dots on the end of its gill cover and it has blue and white stripes and a blue tail i think their all cichilds.the other one of them is another small one and has 2 black stripes and 3 white sripes and part of its tail is yellow and part striped with black and white.the other one is a black and white striped one with a tranparent tail yeaaa thanks =] i hope this is not tooo long..........Cichlids! ~Carolina

2007-02-06 14:31:41 · 4 answers · asked by Carolina P 1

Ok, heres the deal.
I own 2 swordtail, one male one female(I have two females but one got a cut somehow and developed a baterial infection)
They are in a ten gallon tank
I am going to get a 55 gallon, but I dont have enoguh money right now nad the are growing quickly
So heres the plan, tell me if its ok
Get a somewhat large rubbermaid, Add a few plastic plants. Have sand as substrate(pool sand, yes I know this is ok in aquariums dont tell me otherwise) Put on a filter for a large tank. Cut a hole in the cover for the filter. Cycle it and put the fish in until the large tnak is ready
Is this okay?

2007-02-06 14:27:07 · 9 answers · asked by Skittles 4

How many freeze dried bloodworms per day are ok for one betta?
How much brine shrimp?
How many pellets?
What to do with bettas, who refuse to eat pellets - or plain anything else but brine shrimp?

2007-02-06 14:24:33 · 5 answers · asked by dance4860 2

My fish seem healthy and swim out a lot very active (by the way they are three tiger barbs and three otos in a 10g tank) I had to turn the lights off because my fish won't eat or swim around with it on. The fish with the faded color are my tiger barbs I'm going to buy plants that will go over the top of the water so they will feel more secure but is there any other reason maybe the lights are wrong I need help plz!

2007-02-06 13:32:36 · 7 answers · asked by Jess_Eka 2

last year i got 2 common gold fish. i think they mated but somehow they both DIED AT THE SAME TIME. dont know y buy hell they only cost 26 cents..

this time can anyone tell me how to breed common goldfish?
and tell me how to see which is a boy and girl fish

2007-02-06 13:32:08 · 5 answers · asked by shady hardcore 1

i have had both gold fish and tropical fish for a long time now but it seem im always buying fish one dies of one breed one out of another my heater is where it susposto too be temputer is fine tank is always clean and the food is great lately i have had my neons,catfish,glassfish..and even my leachy snake looking thing the hubby put in the tank normal tank roacks white ones a few plastic plants i just dont undertsnd it but i know i dont like spending 5 ,,6 ,,7 or even 10 dollars on a fish if it is going to die and most of them i get at big fish stores like bigs als in berrie ontario canada some one out there please help nothing is working

2007-02-06 13:02:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

how can you tell a common goldfish's sex (male/female)?

and how can you breed them?

2007-02-06 13:01:28 · 3 answers · asked by . 1

I have two pregnant golddust mollies which i have separated from the rest of the fish in a 10 gallon tank, along with swordtail fry. Both of these fish are very pregnant, but I noticed they have begun to act kind of weird. They stay still and sort of wag their bodies side to side, but don't move anywhere. Also, I've noticed one of them swimming to the plants real fast and hitting them, looking almost as if she has an itch she is trying to scratch. I'm not sure if/what is wrong, but the fry seem fine so I figured there wasn't anything wrong with the water. What do you think?

2007-02-06 12:43:28 · 8 answers · asked by Shelly W 1

can i put in a freshwater tank that dosent have a filter or a heater besides a betta.

2007-02-06 12:43:03 · 9 answers · asked by wakesttr2 1

wuts the best and cheapest canister filter for a 55 gallon, 125 gallon, and a 150 gallon. are marineland magnum 350 filter good? how much do magnum filter cost at petco? petsmart?

2007-02-06 12:42:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

my male betta keeps on flaring at my female betta.is that a sign that they want to mate or that he is just being aggressive.oh and when he gets close to her he stays like right next to the female betta and does like an "s" shape next to her or on top her

2007-02-06 12:38:04 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a well cycled 10 gallon tank with a heater (water stays between 78-80 F), filter ( for 15 gallons), airbubbler, 1 log hideout, 1 cave hideout, natural colored gravel, and 3 silk plants. Currently the male betta in there died of old age :( Would these all be ok together? Listed are also the lenghts I found that they grow to be, please correct me if I am wrong.


-3 Panda cory (Corydoras panda) 2" each
-1 male betta OR 2 female platies
- 2 female pine apple swordtails ( 2")


I was also wondering how big zebra plecos grow to be
1 Zebra pleco (Hypancistrus zebra) 3.5" this is what I was told, if so I will instead do one of them and 3 dwarf gouramis (2").

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-02-06 12:27:39 · 7 answers · asked by ? 4

My betta fighting fish isnt moving its not dead because it is still breathing but is not moving and the water is warm and its not hungary. Please some one tell me whats wrong please thank you. and its laying on the bottom of the tank. please reply

2007-02-06 12:04:42 · 13 answers · asked by erico m 1

2007-02-06 12:02:30 · 3 answers · asked by bicklestiny 1

So i have an 10 gal aquarium w/ 2 goldfish, 1 black moor, 1 sumthing fantail, and a one of those sucker fish....How many times do I feed them...how much....????

2007-02-06 11:55:02 · 10 answers · asked by Seth B 1

So I have a fairly new tank and bought some tiger barbs and tetras. I know people who have these fish, and I know that they're not particularly known for being "bottom swimmers". But my fish won't leave the bottom portion of the tank even for food! Could this be normal? I've also noticed that when the light is off in the tank, they move about more freely. Could the light have something to do with it???

2007-02-06 11:48:47 · 6 answers · asked by curious 1

k well its not resolved but my loach hasn't eaten anything i dont think since it got here last night and it was snowing when i got him and now it is like 40 outside.. does that mean anything considering its the weater fish???

2007-02-06 11:47:26 · 4 answers · asked by drumaddict1991 1

I had a goby living in my tank for a while and added a new one in about a month ago, not long after she got a fat belly and has been getting ever-so-slightly fatter ever since. here's a pic of her.

http://usera.imagecave.com/croc_hunter_penny/Random/goby-preg2.jpg
and
http://usera.imagecave.com/croc_hunter_penny/Random/goby-preg1.jpg

If she is pregnant, what should I do with her, and does she need to be separated from the main tank?

2007-02-06 11:29:38 · 3 answers · asked by stuff 2

ok so i got a dojo loach yesterday and i put it in with a mollie and some albino bueno something... Well all the loach does is sit at the bottom of the tank all day and will move if you try to take it out but i dont know whats wrong.... Is this normall when you first get a loach? well the tank is 76 degrees and i just added some freshwater aquarium salt... When i saw it at the petstore it seemed a lot more lively... Please i appreciate any input! thank you all!

2007-02-06 11:20:47 · 6 answers · asked by drumaddict1991 1

2007-02-06 11:18:05 · 4 answers · asked by Just Me 3