Fish - March 2007

I woke up this morning & one of my male convicts has an ottocinclus (midget suckermouth cat) stuck in his mouth with the tail like 1/3 an inch out of his mouth.

They co-existed for about 3 months together & I fed the convicts the night before. They just had a litter of babies which might explain why he did it... They seem to get super retard powers the week surrounding when they have babies.

The otto seems to have a spiked umbrella type skin that makes him not want to go one way.

I had this problem once before with a younger Oscar who's eyes were bigger than his stomach. I pulled it out with pliars, but it dislocated his jaw for about 2 weeks.

I'm thinking of doing the same thing with the convict. How long should I wait until I try and remove it from his mouth? He's still in good spirits, sparring with the other convict couple across the tank.

2007-03-08 03:35:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My dwarf Puffer Fish eats a lot and after he eats his stomache bloats up like he is pregnant. Well, he got bigger than normal and swam through a hole in his hide and seek rock and it stuck. I have waited for about an hour and he still can't get out. What would be the best way to help him get out with out hurting him, or should I wait for him to finish diagesting the fish first. He is really distressed~!~

2007-03-08 02:38:21 · 7 answers · asked by scareforce 5

I bought a test kit this morning and tested the water in my aquarium.Everything is ok.When should I test the water again?I have a 100 liter tank with 12 neons,two dwarf Gouramis,3 guppies,two Mollies and a Platy with two or thee babies that have survived.The tank is heavily planted.

2007-03-08 02:37:31 · 11 answers · asked by Helen 1

The tank is a ten gallion with 6 Neon Tetras (large) and two Danio's. I recently learned that the Danios were schooling fish but since I am getting a small alge eater in a month or so when the alge builds up I am pretty sure the tank is full.
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I know they are small and its one inch of fish for every gallon, but considering the rocks on the bottom take up room and the decorations I am unsure if i should get three more to let them school.
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Also, one of the Danio's just swims above the heater, even when I am feeding the other fish, the other Danio comes and feeds with the tetras but the one by the heater doesnt. He's been like that a couple of days and he is still very much alive, so maybe he is catching flake that the Tetras are not seeing or something, I worrie that he is starving himself.
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I understand as stated above that more fish might be to much for the tank, but would they beable to deal with more fish if it keeps the danio happy enough to eat?

2007-03-08 02:16:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My poor fish! I don't know what I'm doing. The water gets murky with in a week after cleaning. I have a filter and use distilled water... What else do I need to do? They have started to get these little white spots on them and I don't know what to do! Or what to get to prevent this?

2007-03-08 02:07:10 · 10 answers · asked by supasary 3

TetraMin flaked food is this serficant for the fish (mainly tetra) or can i also add some other type of food every now and then?

2007-03-08 02:05:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know about the PH and ammonia but water else do i need to test for?

2007-03-08 01:47:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is a safe level for this to be at?
if it is too high what can i do or add to reduce the level so it is safe for the fish?

2007-03-08 01:45:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

my fish were all fine untill today, last night i put a long bubble maker thing in and today my angel fish has died and he was the biggest one and now my fighter fish isn't looking very healthy.

2007-03-08 00:47:59 · 9 answers · asked by stella p 2

Does anyone know of any petstore in Michigan that sells any type of Moscow Guppies?

2007-03-08 00:43:51 · 2 answers · asked by Ellie 1

I clean the filter everyday and i have even tried various kinds of fish food still it doesn't seem to work. I have a total of 13 fishes and even their colour becomes dull after sometime. Please tell me the reason . I feed the fishes twice a day and i feed them with Dephnia.

2007-03-08 00:19:10 · 8 answers · asked by akshay a 1

2007-03-07 23:48:03 · 11 answers · asked by LANABABY 1

2007-03-07 22:36:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have just brought a fish tank last week, 60l with heater, filter and light.
I left the (well) water in the for one week with a soloution to rid of any impurities, after this week i first put in 6 tetras 3 differnt kinds.
A few days later i put in 2 tetras fantasmas, 2 neons and 2 small white fish that eat from the bottom of the tank cant remember what they are called but they are only a little bigger then the teras.
now my question is do you think it is ok to put in 2 more neons and two fish that are about 5cm each very pretty again the names i cant remember but the next time i go the the shop i will ask.
I have only one fake plant at the mo but will be puttin a real one in hopefully this weekend so the tank is pretty much empty so as alot of space but as time go by i will be incresing the amount of aguatic plants.
thankyou for reading through it all

2007-03-07 22:00:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I one of my fish tanks all filled with guppies ,now i am noticing that they are all loosing coulours and male fins are like being torn.
what ,might be the problem? they are all eating regularly and having fry!
thanks

2007-03-07 20:59:09 · 5 answers · asked by jazz0011 1

my female mollie was suppose to be pregnant when i brought her but i dont know now as her nose is facing downwards and her tail in the air what are the signs when a female mollie is giving birth or is she just sick and dying can someone please help me

2007-03-07 20:38:29 · 3 answers · asked by tiptruck1 1

2007-03-07 19:51:05 · 10 answers · asked by angie n 1

2007-03-07 19:18:42 · 6 answers · asked by kal 1

I dun understand what happened since he was still healthy this morning. But after I got home from school tonight, he was floating on top (usually he would be sleeping at the bottom) and find it hard to swim or stay down. I fed him 2 extra betta bites this morning (usually 3-4, today 6 cause he looks so hungry). Did I over fed? Is this why his belly looks swollen?! This is my first time having a betta and its only been 2 healthy months...I hope he'd be fine...He isn't floating on one side, he is just in normal position except on the surface of the water. What should I do??

2007-03-07 17:33:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought a goldfish today, and he has one regular yellow eye with a black pupil and his other eye has a black pupil as well, but the iris is almost as dark as the pupil? Is this normal, or is it something I should be concerned about?

2007-03-07 17:04:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i call my goldfish his name is george and he wont answer me ? could it be he doesnt like me ?

2007-03-07 16:41:09 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Help! I just looked at my fish tank and realized that Nemo is dead! I've been trying to give him mouth to mouth, but that didn't work. What should I do?

2007-03-07 16:05:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 20gallon freshwater tank. Do I need a moonlight bulb? What are the pros and cons with these? Any good manufacturers?

2007-03-07 15:45:50 · 4 answers · asked by nekoboymax 1

i want to breed them but dont know how do u prefer to breed the red eye tetras or buenos aires tetras-which ones easier to breed??

2007-03-07 15:40:34 · 4 answers · asked by Susan H 2

well one of my fishes barley moves but its alive its been like this since yesterday it looks like its diying since it doesnt move and it tends to be backwords im sure it not dead i been checking on it. doesnt move at all if i touch it it would jsut move then stop. something wrong with this fish. any advice on what to do.

2007-03-07 15:40:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to breed bettas - what do you do with them? I will probably keep some but can I sell the rest? Do you sell online or go to local petstores? the fish stores by me seem to already have a ton...

2007-03-07 15:39:42 · 7 answers · asked by jessica s 2

is there anywayz i could feed my baby guppies something to make them have a very beautifull color

2007-03-07 15:37:31 · 7 answers · asked by angellokito 2

raysas in fishes

2007-03-07 15:33:54 · 5 answers · asked by jvarias1 2

My molly has a eye that is sort of puffy and sticking out. It is with another female molly and 2 male guppies. What is wrong?

2007-03-07 15:27:53 · 5 answers · asked by Kyle 2

We recently picked up two female platy fish (I didn't realize they were female at the time). We already had two male platy fish in there. The female fish don't seem very active (we've had them for a few days, so they should be used to the tank by now), they just tend to hide a bunch, but they do come out and eat, and both seem to have quite an appetite.

Is this just the way female platys act, or is having the males and females in the same tank making them act funny? Should there be more males, or more females or is the same amount fine?

2007-03-07 15:25:37 · 3 answers · asked by mr5oh 3