Fish - March 2007

Hi I have 4 minnows, only had them for little over 2 weeks yet already I'm noticing big changes in 2 of them. One of them has started to develop a bump on the underside of her body & the other one has got a bump which is really quite large for a fish (especially considering the size of minnow!!!)

I know that the female is normally a little 'fatter' than the males so what I'm seeing could be that but at the same time I can't help but wonder because the one with the biggest tummy is staying on her own a lot in a certain place in the tank & when she does bother with the others she always goes back to that one spot again.

Anyone know anything much about minnows? Are their fry hard to keep going? Would they have to be fed live foods or can i crush flakes for them? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

2007-03-26 22:42:52 · 2 answers · asked by Mama_Het 1

I have seen some Arowanas swimming in a pond nearby my place and wants to try fishing for them.

Anyone can gimme some advice ...

* Top or Bottom fishing?
* Size of hooks?
* Baits - live baby frogs, prawns, crickets ...?? or lures?

I know to some, they are majestic and primitive creatures. I don't rare or even know how to eat them .. so this would be a Catch and Release & Photo taking adventure for me ..

Thanks

2007-03-26 22:24:06 · 2 answers · asked by desley 1

2007-03-26 20:29:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Female

2007-03-26 20:20:28 · 7 answers · asked by Andii 3

Where can I find a shop to buy them from? I've hunted all round, but online only, getting too hot to trawl petshops. Any suggestions?

2007-03-26 20:15:17 · 3 answers · asked by Unicornrider 7

i have a 80L tank with comunity fish. 7 in total. gold fish. lastnight one fish was chasing another and pushing it towards the plants. this was going on for over 4 hrs. I woke this morning to see if the fish were still at it, and i noticed they had settled but on the plans i could see 3 individual eggs. the chaser was a shabumpkin / tri tail. and the chasee was a silver goldfish.

What should i do next. remove the eggs, all the other fish? i dont really want to because last time i moved them, 2 died due to stress!
cheers

Andrew

2007-03-26 19:50:52 · 8 answers · asked by Mr Beefy 1

2007-03-26 18:35:51 · 2 answers · asked by sharnia l 1

The light is turning off and on. Do most heaters turn off after they have reached the temperature, or did I get a defective heater? Thanks in advance

2007-03-26 18:17:49 · 7 answers · asked by joshua s 1

I got my betta (1) a container of Top Fin Betta Bits from pet smart, the container says to feed him 4 pellets in the AM and 4 in the PM.... one of my friends says she only feeds hers 4 in the AM, no PM feeding...... am I overfeeding Mars? i've had him for a couple of weeks, he seems fine and happy, but i would hate to think of him swimming around with a tummy ache b/c his mean mommy fed him too much......

2007-03-26 17:56:08 · 10 answers · asked by User Name 5

2007-03-26 17:55:37 · 6 answers · asked by sharnia l 1

i am looking for good fish aquarium supplies catalogs for saltwater fish supplies

2007-03-26 17:52:25 · 4 answers · asked by glock310 3

2007-03-26 17:04:08 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 3 tiger barbs.One big one medium and one small.I had four but that morning the biggest one died.So the medium and large barbs (both boys) went nose to nose and started to fight.I broke it up in hope they wont get killed.The medium tiger barb one.The big one is still alive but is injured and the winner keeps nipping him.Is their anyway to stop this because it has been three days and he is still alive but will but its head down and back off and will still get nipped. Please help me stop this.Thanks!

2007-03-26 16:38:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've only had a betta before, which is the limit of my fish experience. We have room for a ten-gallon aquarium - fresh water. We're gone a lot for a couple of days at a time, so fish that would be fine with a day or so without feeding on occasion would be great. We'd like a few different types of fish that do well with a minimum of care, are readily available, and are compatible.

2007-03-26 15:57:37 · 12 answers · asked by Beth K 4

my fry and now
3 weeks and 4 days old
im getting a 30 gal tank for them tomorrow
when should i put them in?
and what should i start feeding?

2007-03-26 15:52:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

The goldfish's scales used to lay flat on it's body, but now it's so fat the scales are poking straight out like a hedgehogs spikes. The fish doesn't swim around much and likes to sit on the bottom of the tank. I can't imagine that it got so fat because of eating. It's coloring is good and it doesn't look like it is ready to die. Could it be pregnant? Sick? Plugged up? How do I tell if it's pregnant?

Thanks,

2007-03-26 15:18:52 · 11 answers · asked by Bob R 1

2007-03-26 15:15:03 · 5 answers · asked by MICHAEL S 1

I have a mixture of platies & mollies in a 20 gallon tall tank.It is like 10 of them with my blue/green female betta.So I decided 3 weeks ago to breed her with Red my solid red & blue tip betta!I conditioned them with live brine shrimp & freeze dried bloodworms!Her egg spot is showing but stomach isn't "big" but it is not small!So I decided to put him in my NET BREEDER inside the tank.So she was showing stress marks but was following him in the net breeder.Well today I put her in the net breeder to get him to blow a bigger bubblenest becuz he only had like 30 bubbles under the piece of stryofoam under there.Well he was instead not blowing more instead inviting her to the nest by flaring at her then running back under the bubbles so she was just sitting there with the vertical stripes like she was ready to mate & went into the head down tail up position but the male got upset with her not coming to the nest I guess and rush her & went back under the nest.What should I do know?

2007-03-26 14:55:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

HELP! My fish has this big lump on it's side, and I'm really worried. I don't want it to die! How do I know what to do? My other fish doesn't have anything wrong with it. The sick fish is a gold fish.

2007-03-26 14:37:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

the pet store person said its the sumo(something) fish its long skinny and stays at the bottom of the tank

2007-03-26 14:36:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a beta in a one gallon i added water waited 24 hours - my beta is now almost one he is happy, healthy and as crazy as ever. Only thing i do is change the water every 7-10 days.

Im worried I just got a 15 gallon tanks i added gravel that was used in a tank previouslly as well as some used gravel fresh from an aged tank. I also fed the tank for a week and a half and left the heat up abouve 80 with the lights on. After about 10 days I added 2 Neon tetras (which was just 3 days ago). They seem happy they swom around in a pair all day zippin through the little tunnel and around the plants. I feed them only a couple flakes and figered they will produce only a little amonia - do you think they could be in danger? They seem content?

2007-03-26 14:35:08 · 6 answers · asked by ian s 3

I have some coy and one of those black fish with the huge eye((not sure what theyre called)). I just got the fish sunday and they were fine till today. One of the coys started to just sit on the botttom of the tank and he swims around a little but not a lot. Then The black one sits one the bottom for a while then swims all over the place....whats wrong? or am i just being paraniod??

2007-03-26 14:31:45 · 8 answers · asked by mikki_sue94 2

lol omg i looked in my tank and my algea eater was on the kitchen floor- my tank is in the kitchen- so any ways he is alive and do algea eaters jump out of tanks or what?

2007-03-26 14:29:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i sepperated it from the others is there anything i can do

2007-03-26 14:26:45 · 8 answers · asked by carlsbadcaliforniaskateboarder 2

also what are some brackish water snails? tiger snails?

2007-03-26 14:11:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought a fish tank a few months ago, it also came with crushed coral sand.
I put my tetras in the tank and began thinking about adding the sand to the tank.

I know that this type of sand increases pH, but still not sure if it would be okay to put with tetras...

It would help if you had some information on this subject...

Thanks

2007-03-26 14:07:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-26 13:35:24 · 7 answers · asked by Ebony M 1

At petsmart they all of the sudden started selling these koi called organ koi( or somethuing similer to that.) and they are as big as the small koi but cost about 2 times as much. What is so speacil about them, their colors kinda sucked to, mainly white and black.

2007-03-26 13:27:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

She is breathing heavily and her back is bent in half with her tail hanging down! She keeps resting on plants/bottom and then will straighten out and swim normally. The male is constantly with her, looks like he's kissing her! What's up?

2007-03-26 13:21:34 · 8 answers · asked by TARA H 1

I was wondering what the best cage to keep a rabbit in was. my friend has a cage outside with two compartments, one cagelike the other wooden and shaped like a house. Would an inside one be better?

2007-03-26 13:21:24 · 4 answers · asked by dreamer 1