Fish - March 2007

I just got this fish yesterday.. felt really bad for him.

The problems:

1.) His "coat" isn't shiny or bright or anything, it's a really dull almost like it could be seethrough. I've looked at a ton of pictures of fish like him, and couldn't find one that looks remotely like he does.

2.) A few of his scales are uprooted. Poking out I suppose. Only about 6-7. The tanks he was kept in only had rocks in it, and he was by himself, so I'm hoping this won't be the cause of some disease.

3.) He's got a black splotch around his eye, like if you would drop some sort of black dye into water, it gets swirlyish? Not a normal marking, and I can't figure out what it is, there's also something sticking out of his head by the splotch that is also black, but I can't really make it out.

4.) He has an open sore on his gill that I'm treating with Melafix, but he doesn't show any signs of gasping.. so I think he might be okay in that regard.

Any ideas of what might be wrong and how to fix?

2007-03-20 11:14:39 · 5 answers · asked by Gizmo 2

it wont eat and i think its because th other fish are too agressive aound food. i have 3 mollies and 1 tiger barb in the tank with it the mollies are about the same size as the gourami (1-2 inches) and the tiger barb is smaller (about 1 inch )and they are all in a 10 gallon tank

2007-03-20 11:03:37 · 5 answers · asked by btimmer30 3

What kind of Stones,plants and other accesories do i need? Please help!!

2007-03-20 11:01:59 · 13 answers · asked by jarrett t 1

I have two guppy-related questions:
1. We put a plant floating on top of the water, just in case one of the fish had babies and needed somewhere to hide, and one of my female guppies seems to like it there. lol She's staying in it, just swimming in place. Does she do this just because she feels safer from the other guppies? (There are four other fish with her, only one of them is a female.) Or is she ready to have her babies?? She is pregnant, but she isn't very big yet. Could it be just a really small batch of fry?
2. One of my male guppies looks bloated. Atlantis (that's his name) is even bigger than both of my pregnant guppies! Sometimes he swims really slowly near the bottom of the tank, and he doesn't really look too good..he's kind of pale, and has two red lines near the top of his sides that I don't think were there before. We got him pretty recently, so it's not because he's old.
Can anyone tell me what's up with my gups?

2007-03-20 10:54:19 · 5 answers · asked by me 2

Can any1 tell me where I can purchace the product Bio-Spira in Canada, It is used to spead up a nitrogen cycle in a fish tank within 24 hr.
Thanks

2007-03-20 10:53:49 · 3 answers · asked by ♥CyN♥ 2

I have a 20 gallon tank. I want to know what you need to set it up. Also I want to know what fish get along with each other. I don't want Tropical Fish. I want to have that one fish that you always see on the glass sucking the algae. What fish get along with that? Do you have a 20 gallon aquarium at home and if you do what fish do you have and what equipment do you have.

2007-03-20 10:52:35 · 12 answers · asked by Brittany 3

I have 3 small fancy goldfish and an algea eater which may be outgrowing their tank. These fish were a gift a month ago and from what i've been reading it takes some time to establish a tank (something about bacteria). So what would be the best way to set up a new 10gl tank and move them in there without having them get stressed or sick?

2007-03-20 10:51:20 · 10 answers · asked by antsiekat 2

She dosn't eat alot she is alway under plants too.

2007-03-20 10:48:54 · 8 answers · asked by Cely 1

TWO OF MY GUPPIES HAVE HAD BABY'S (SUNDAY AND 2DAY)
ABOUT HOW LONG IS IT BEFORE THEY ARE BIG ENOUGH AND CAN GO INTO THE BIG TANK WITHOUT GETTING EATEN

2007-03-20 10:48:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 3 beta fish. I have to wait 3 days for the water in the tank to wait. For now they are in seprate containers. I put the containers next to eachother. There gills were opening. Do they like eachother?

2007-03-20 10:40:10 · 16 answers · asked by petz 1

Okay, I am wondering about these beautiful fish.
Any info you can give me on breeding, tanks, and general care would be GREAT!!Also, where did you get your Guppies and what is your tank setup like?
I have tried searching the web, but I am getting websites on colors and genetics.
Thanks in advance!!!

2007-03-20 10:37:43 · 8 answers · asked by B 3

when i was setting my tank up 4 weeks ago i bought 3 real plants (not sure of the names of them) but i jus put them in with there pots still on the end, should i have taken them off? there growing well, infact there growing at an alarming rate, but there roots are every where to. did i do it right? thanks

2007-03-20 10:29:43 · 5 answers · asked by *mommy to 3 boys* 4

I cought a Star fish in the Ocean, and i don't know how to dry it out! I want to polish it later too! So I know that you have to put it in the 70% alcohol but then after that i don't get what to do! DOES ANY BODY AHAVE A CLUE?

Or have already experienced it?

2007-03-20 10:26:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

How many times do I have to wash it? (e.g. once a week, once a month etc...)

2007-03-20 10:26:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

She has the symptoms, at the bottom getting fat gravid spot darkening

2007-03-20 10:07:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hardy and showy ones. Hopefully a few species, (one species a school of them, and 1-2 species that can be "loners")

2007-03-20 10:05:04 · 4 answers · asked by Sclaven Smith 2

ok ive prob asked this question many times, but im still confussed!
so i knw that i have 1female and 1male platy, and the female looks as tho she preggers but everyone keeps going on about the black spot by her annal fin. well my platy doesnt have this! could she still be pregnant?
thank you

2007-03-20 10:01:12 · 3 answers · asked by *mommy to 3 boys* 4

I just started a tank a week ago. I was wondering what else I need 4 my tank. I already have pH ajuster/chlorine remover, net, plants, hiding spots, filter, heater, thermometer, food, 6 tetras, 2 mollies, 1 algea eater, and 2 guppies, am I missing anything important?

2007-03-20 09:48:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-20 09:36:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I asked this question a few days ago but now I wanted to see who thinks a goldfish has a memory of 3 seconds or not. If not what? It would help if there were some links.

2007-03-20 09:13:17 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

a lady at the shop said befor getting tropicl fish i need to get a couple of coldwater fish so the water gets used to fish is this true and who waited the longest until their nitrite levels went to zero

2007-03-20 09:12:13 · 15 answers · asked by Orhan K 2

i want at least two species, with one swimming in the mid-upper areas and one bottom dwelling.

please list a few species so i can look into them as well.
i'm hoping to get fishes that are pretty hardy but active (not just idling the whole time)

2007-03-20 09:10:56 · 6 answers · asked by Sclaven Smith 2

I have an 18 gallon tank with:
~ 2 algae eaters
~ 2 harlequin rasboras
~ 2 neon tetras
~ 3 glowlight tetras
~ 3 guppies, 2 female and 1 male
~ 2 sunset dwarf platies

My fish keep on dying though. So far 3 died. The sunset platy died because of its tail was bitten off then turned white, the neon tetra had a clear line in the middle and I think that was how it died probably I'm not sure, and I don't know how the rasbora died. I think it was one of the other fish, but I'm not sure which one though. It was pretty small when I found it dead.... Please help!

2007-03-20 09:06:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was thinking about putting fishbowls as a centerpeice. Are there any black and white fish that do not require an oxygen system? One's that can live in a plain fishbowl?

2007-03-20 08:44:33 · 16 answers · asked by jaytayk 2

I have a ten gallon fish tank, and the decorations that we had put in there are turing orange. I have live plants, fake plants, a large crystal with the matrix still attached, and a small broken "Roman" style column. Almost all of the crystal and the column are covered with this orange stuff. What is it?

2007-03-20 08:35:23 · 7 answers · asked by celtic_majik_21 2

2007-03-20 08:32:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-20 08:06:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

BTW everyone goldfish cannot live in a bowl. The companies responsible for selling these get ups should be notified of the inhumane practice. The goldfish bowl myth has got to end.

2007-03-20 07:18:33 · 10 answers · asked by Sunday P 5

I have a pump that sits about an inch over the top of the water and it runs down into the water creating air bubbles for the fish. Is it ok to turn the pump off at night? My 5 year old says the water splashing sound bothers her at night.

2007-03-20 06:39:25 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-20 06:35:24 · 18 answers · asked by quangthaousa 1