Fish - March 2007

I purchased a Betta yesterday; it's my first. I have a one gallon bowl, live plants, made a nice little home for him. He shows no sign of any illness or disease, is active and already follows my finger across the bowl and comes out of his hideyhole when I come near. However, as he is my first I have a question and mild concern. In all pictures I've seen of Bettas, they have a gorgeously spread open tail fin. His stays fairly tight together, even when swimming, he doesn't spread it out much and let it flow. Is that normal or might there be something wrong? All of his fins are kindof like that except one which is broken (one of the two tiny ones that stream down beneath his head). They're not clamped real tight, but he never spreads them out much either.

Oh, and secondary question -- is it better to use filtered (at home with a Brita filter) water for him or start with tap and condition it?

2007-03-21 10:10:15 · 8 answers · asked by goddessdawnie 3

2007-03-21 10:06:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

sometimes... i add up 2+2 on my calculator... and the answer always seems to be... well fish!!!

2007-03-21 10:03:23 · 10 answers · asked by VictoriaElena 2

I've had my male betta for nearly a year and I recently noticed some weird discoloration between his bottom fin and tail fin. It looks like a white fuzziness which makes me think it's columnaris, however he doesn't have it anywhere else on his body. He's also still active and still eating well. Can anyone help?

2007-03-21 09:12:29 · 8 answers · asked by ExtremelyGruntled_82 1

Even though I frequently change my freshwater fishtank's filter once a month, the water never gets back to that crystal clear clairity it was when I first added the water- It seems to have a permanant haze-Any advice? HOW do i keep the water crystal clear? The filter must not be enough- how often should I change the water and wash/replace the gravel?
I have a 10 gallon tank with fresh water goldfish...

2007-03-21 09:09:50 · 6 answers · asked by OctopusGuy 1

2007-03-21 08:50:49 · 3 answers · asked by krn_dix 1

What should I do with it I dont want to give it to a petshop because my teacher gave it to me but its not my type of fish

2007-03-21 08:25:28 · 10 answers · asked by suggie 2

I just went out to my mailbox and on the way in, found three (in no more than 5 minutes). I have found more than 150 in my lifetime (20 years old) and am just wondering if anyone else has or hasn't found any.

2007-03-21 08:08:09 · 15 answers · asked by Kaylin 4

Our danio cant seem to swim at the correct angle (its head up tail down) and if it stops swimming it turns up side down, theres a large open sore on its side that looks like its side has exploded. The fish was fine last night and its 1 of the biggest in the tank. Is this dropsey? and is it curable or should i just end its misery.

2007-03-21 07:50:04 · 4 answers · asked by I CAN BUT TRY 2

Anything from plants to animal, species that bring out colors, other bio life to add, all the pretty fishes that can go in there. i want to make my cichlid aquarium better.

2007-03-21 07:48:26 · 7 answers · asked by Go girl 1

its a shark catfish with a swollen belly

2007-03-21 07:31:39 · 5 answers · asked by ALEX P 1

Also can I have an Algae Sucking fish in a tank full of barbs?

2007-03-21 07:23:38 · 2 answers · asked by Brittany 3

I have a 90 gal aquarium with Oscars and Jack Dempseys in. I want to start growing plants. But i don't know if I can just go to a hardware store and buy any fluorescent gro light, or if I need something else.

2007-03-21 07:08:31 · 2 answers · asked by Fubar 1

When I got up this morning one of my yellowtail damsels was a very muted color. after a while he went back to normal, but after he did it seemed like just about every fish in the tank took their own turn at being a dull color. What causes this. I am using the damsels to cycle the tank and stableize it. They have only been in there since late on monday and i've been keeping a close eye on the ph, nitrates and such and everything is as normal as it should be for this stage.

2007-03-21 07:02:07 · 5 answers · asked by Michelle C 3

I heard all kinds of diseases spread by plants in the aquarium but nobody was 100% sure ( they spoke from hearsay ). So can anybody give me some links or a list of the of diseases carried by aquarium plants that can affect my fish.

2007-03-21 06:31:11 · 3 answers · asked by DEK 1

2007-03-21 06:06:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 50gal. tank with cichlids in there and other tropical fish, I was think what kind of long slithery creature can i put in with my fishes? AND WON'T KILL THEM?

2007-03-21 05:48:10 · 3 answers · asked by Go girl 1

Does enyone know why my chocolate faintal fish has developed little white spots on his head

2007-03-21 05:41:32 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im taking a coffee break from mine, while the rocks steralize.
My house smells like cooked algae eeewww! lol. Ya so how do you like to clean yours?

2007-03-21 05:36:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have two red platys, and two blue platys. each set has a male and female, and both females i believe to be pregnant. but i was just curious weather one red platy would mate with one of the blue platys? also can say a gorami mate with a mollie? or any fish? if not why not? thank you

2007-03-21 05:22:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

why do ppl keep telling me that i shouldnt have my male betta with my dwarf gorami? or my neons? non of them fight and they all swim together, so i dont see why its so bad!!!

2007-03-21 05:14:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have parties of black skirts and tiger barbs, together with a bloodfin in my tank. i regularly change the water every 2 weeks about 20% and recently they all died within a week. i had them for 2 years. WHAT HAPPEN i am soo sad now. also what new fish should i replace them with?

2007-03-21 05:08:08 · 8 answers · asked by PenquinZ 1

just 1 or 2 little dry food??

2007-03-21 04:59:58 · 14 answers · asked by kathy N 4

just 1 or 2 little dry food??

2007-03-21 04:59:48 · 3 answers · asked by kathy N 4

just 1 or 2 little dry food??

2007-03-21 04:59:27 · 4 answers · asked by kathy N 4

can any one import koi fish

2007-03-21 04:57:59 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

iam frm India,chennai

2007-03-21 04:54:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

friends m from india can any one tell me were can i buy the red cap koi because in india these kind of fishes are not sold.so can any one tell me how and were can i buy it.

2007-03-21 04:47:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2,5" small goldfish and my aquarium 16w x 9d x 10h i thing about 3 gallon water is the aquarium should be anough for my one goldfish for now? and how much pellet perday for feeding my gold fish? is any idea to keep my tank clean more than 1 weeks?

2007-03-21 04:46:39 · 11 answers · asked by Ellenore 2

I know there have been stories of goldfish living for 10-20 years but what is the average maximum age a goldfish can live for. It is just that I have two goldfish which I have had for about 6 years now, and it looks like there is no sign of them dying yet.

2007-03-21 04:08:34 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous