Fish - March 2007

i have a small tank (25 gallons) but in the tank i want small,cute, not mean fish. i allready have 2 clowns, yellow goby , and a purple dotty back, and coral. what kind of fish should i get??? thanks!!

2007-03-13 14:03:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My swordtail has a cloudy eye
Nitrate 15
Nitrite 0
Ammonia not sure, test tube broke last week but last week it was 0

tank temp about 76, wont go any higher

2007-03-13 13:57:02 · 7 answers · asked by Skittles 4

I have two Dojo Loaches (Weather Loaches). They favorites in our tank! They are so cute with their little front flippers. I did realize recently that they eat snails (may the 2 they ate rest in peace, we were unaware they snack on your kind). Who else has these things and loves them? If you do, any good stories?

2007-03-13 13:56:02 · 7 answers · asked by April M 3

ive really wanted a mandrin dragonet , these few weeks , but i wasnt sure how many types of them there are. im thinking of getting a mandrin - spotted what do you think?

2007-03-13 13:49:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-13 13:44:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a plastic cave and i want to put in a fish only salt tank

2007-03-13 13:36:12 · 10 answers · asked by meinpurple2002 1

We hav 2 pet gold fish at work,my friend feeds them 3 times a day but they eat it all instantly.
Also every time u walk anywhere near the tank they go crazy,they almost dance in the water and they foolow u no matter where u go butthey do it together, ALL THE TIME.

2007-03-13 13:35:37 · 15 answers · asked by meow 1

2007-03-13 13:32:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 150 Gallon fish tank. I have 2 goldfish and 3 neons and 3 of the ones you see on the fish food (no there not Bettas!! I know what them are) dont know the name of them. All 6 of them are smaller then 1 of the goldfish .They was gave to me. All of them are doing fine but the smaller goldfish is not . It looks like 1 of the fish been eating on him but not to sure if this is it. It's like he lost it's color he not gold anymore can someone tell me what this could be??? plz help. If i can save this goldfish

2007-03-13 13:31:15 · 5 answers · asked by nightsky1331 3

i bought it from this local petshop and i sa that they are braking thru his skin.right on the sides of its funs not on the fins but liek right by them im worried!! is there anything i can do and will it go away soon its bin a week!!

2007-03-13 13:30:31 · 5 answers · asked by Susan H 2

got a big fish tank and I dont know where to start

2007-03-13 13:16:43 · 10 answers · asked by irene k 4

I just cleaned my fish aquarium but the water is still green it's alot of stuff moving around debris and stuff maybe old food particles and such I couldn't drain my tank so I had to dump the water out. I just moved in my house and the person left me this aquarium and I'm figuring they never cleaned it. What should I do?

2007-03-13 13:11:33 · 14 answers · asked by buttafingababi 1

i just got a blue acara and i put it in with my guppies he didnt seem to notice or bother them rather kind of avoiding it come to think of it will they stay like this? or is the blue acara just doing this because hes shy? will he eat the fishes when he gets use 2 the place? the mouth isnt big enough to eat the guppies but im just worried he may start biting chunks out of the guppies. also i found on with a ripped fin on a guppy the other night im not sure if it was from the acara or the female beta fish please help

2007-03-13 13:10:09 · 4 answers · asked by Tae 2

Im a fish grandma! This is wonderful but great all at the same time. I walked in my room, saw something wiggling around, it was a swordtail fry!!! I ended up only finding 2, but I put them in the breeders net. The bad thing about this is I onyl have a ten gallon, because when I bought them, I though sts were just a version of platy! Then I thought they were swordtail platy crosses cause they werent growing very fast, so i was glad cause that would mean they are sterle. So my supposed swordtail cross has been getting fat, and ive been treating for bloat!!! That is until I saw 2 fry!!! Now I have the male, the female, and 2 fry! Im not allowed 2 get a bigger tank!!!!!!!
Ok so a few question
There is a very small miniscule chance that I can get a 20 gallon long, but thats pushing it, but how many swordtails can go in this? ill get a tank divider and divide the sexes if needed.
Also, I feed my fish frozen brine shrimp, flakes, and peas, I know I can feed the fry the peas and finely crus

2007-03-13 13:01:39 · 3 answers · asked by Skittles 4

Im performing a science experiment and im trying to train my goldfish to react when a it hears the sound of a bell. In order to do that i need to get risd of other variables such as my shadow. Can anyone of you suggest how i can feed my goldfish in its tank without casting a shadow?

2007-03-13 12:27:23 · 7 answers · asked by Mohona R 1

2007-03-13 12:21:01 · 14 answers · asked by 333-half-evil-333 5

How many fish can I put into a tank 18x10x10 inches, there are already two goldfish and a scavenger in it?

And what types of fish can I put together with these?

2007-03-13 12:20:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am doing a science project and i need to know!

2007-03-13 11:58:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i bought one and its eaten all my goldfish....why?

2007-03-13 11:52:26 · 10 answers · asked by toni lee 3

My kids wanted to get a pet so I figured a fish would be a nice solution. I ended up starting small... 1 gallon fish tank that has a bubbler thing and a platform on the bottom that is supposed to help keep the tank clean by letting the debris go through, some rocks, a little home and a small plastic plant. The fish they chose was a gold colored feeder fish (I am assuming that is what they are called since it was a total of .16 cents.) My kids, 6 and 4 love this fish. Today it has been acting a bit off. We have had 'her' for about 2 weeks now and I noticed it wasn't wanting to swim, doesn't eat when I put a few flakes in. I siphoned the bottom of tank, and changed some of the water, also cleaned the home and plant. I let the fish sit in another bowl with some of the old and new water for about an hour while the tank ran again so I was sure it was ok for it to go back in. Anyhow now the fish is active, but still not eating, also seems to float a bit with its head down. Any help please?

2007-03-13 11:32:52 · 7 answers · asked by Golfishbluez 2

I bought three angel fish yesterday and today two die. They were in a lighthouse ornament I have in the tank then one died and then about an hour later the other one died, I also have two goldfish and a a scavenger in the tank... And before you go blaming my Jeeves "that's the scavenger" he doesn't bother anyone. The third angel is just floating near the top of the water.

2007-03-13 11:10:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there anyway to tell when she will have them? I have been watching her closely and she has been pretty fat for about a week now... It is getting close to our spring break and I will be gone from home for a few days and I am worried she may have them while I am gone, I do have her in a breader where the babies can fall down slots to keep them a little more out of her way but is there anything extra I can do to keep the fry out of harm if she does have them??

2007-03-13 11:09:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently decided to re-start an aquarium I shut down during a move. I set everything up, added a couple of hardy fish, and waited for the cycle to begin. It began, but it won't finish! After the ammonia spiked, my starter fish started showing signs of ich (likely a result of the stress of the ammonia spike). In order to treat it, I removed the fish from the aquarium, and used Quick Cure on the fish (I didn't add any Quick Cure to the aquarium, as the chemicals in it kill beneficial bacteria). I then upped the temperature in the aquarium, and let it sit for a couple of weeks so the ich would run through the life cycle without hosts and die out.

After a couple of weeks, I lowered the temp, and hoped to reintroduce the fish to the aquarium. The problem is, the ammonia levels won't drop. The ammonia has been at a peak for over a month now, and there is no sign of the development of Nitrite/Nitrate, leading me to assume the tank is "stuck" in the ammonia spike.

Anyone have advice?

2007-03-13 10:46:36 · 6 answers · asked by NihilisticMystic 2

I have a mollie, livebearer, It's been preg 4 about 5 or 6 days, when will the babies come?

2007-03-13 10:42:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-13 10:35:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My fish tank has some pretty tough foggy/white stains on it. I used pickle juice, a bleach water mix, some degreaser, a razer and a glass aqua scrubber. No luck though. How do I bring out that nice clear glass look?

Don't be mad at me for using the degreaser (i'm desparate), plus I used just a little and rinsed it well

2007-03-13 10:31:29 · 1 answers · asked by airmandan10 2

Well it started last thursday. i had gotten a betta fish. its blue wit red highlights. on saturday i gave him like 20 pellets because i4 pellets kept going to the side of the glass. My fish doesnt live in a tank. i clean its water everyday. one day when i clean it, it get dirty and shallow the next day. I saw a red spot on my fish and i was thinking it was bleading or it got cut. But nothing was in the vase for it to get cut. i am gonna clean it in a few minutes. SOmetimes after i wash the bowl my fish goes on the bottom of the vase breathing helplessly. Please help me wit some advice about this and my fish. Please. i cant do this on my own

2007-03-13 10:27:37 · 10 answers · asked by Iseeme(: 2

like ideas how to save them

2007-03-13 10:23:59 · 2 answers · asked by landenjms 2

Does anyone know a site or store I can get a cheap 10 gallon tank and lighted hood? Maybe under $20-25 if possible.

2007-03-13 10:06:36 · 4 answers · asked by Kiel_Raider_07 1

5L or 2.6gallon tank...one week old...three feeder goldfish and one betta...after one day with the fish it got extremely cloudy and smelly....two days later, smallest goldfish died....now th next smallest is MISSING! eegad... how do I clean the tank...is it possible that the bigger (1.5 inches goldfish) or betta ate the smaller one? now only two fish...betta and goldfish....plastic plants and two mini caves in tank....no heater, but light and filter. Help ...salespeople recommended these fish....but I know nothing!

2007-03-13 09:39:16 · 8 answers · asked by kreezim 1