Fish - April 2007

last year in July me and my cousin bought to bettas. they are both males. i have mine in a fish tank on its own and it very happy and active. she has hers in a goldfish bowl (30 litres) and for the last month it has just sat down the bottom and it doesn't move or eat! is there something wrong with it and is there anything i can do?

2007-04-25 17:55:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's been over 4 months now and our 28 gallon hasn't cycled yet. We've used the product Bio-Spira twice on it and have had fish in it (unfortunatly) since Jan 1st.
I've tested the water almost every single day, and when it seems like things are looking good.. all of a sudden.. BAM.. ammonia starts to rise again for no reason.
I have do about 30% water changes every other day to ensure the fish are as less stressed as possible, but I know this wouldn't cause the tank to take this long.

The first month, everything was going great, ammonia went up, nitrite showed up, ammonia went down, nitrite went down, and nitrate rose. Then one day.. ammonia was gone.. YAY.. but 2-3 days later... ammonia started to show on the tests again.
And just recently after we used Bio-Spira again to try to get things started... ammonia readings, nitrite readings, some nitrate.... then one day.. POOF.. no more nitrite, but still have ammonia.
What is going on??

2007-04-25 17:50:22 · 8 answers · asked by shollia 5

Two of my fancy male guppies mated with a wild guppy . She has no specs of color, one male is yellow with an orange tail, and the other is blue with a really long tail. The only 2 male offspring (that survived) are nearly adults and show wild guppy characteristics (colored specs), but no long tail or bright, bold colors. I read that blue is a recessive gene, but wouldn't the offspring be more colorful? (I'm surprised!)

2007-04-25 16:40:06 · 8 answers · asked by jaden 2

my uncle recently gave me and my boyfriend his old saltwater tank and filteration system which i think is a premier wet/dry trickle filter with prefilter boxes. it has all the works, bio balls and everything. i was just wonder, since it was originally a saltwater system and tank and was used for salt water, can i just clean out the bio balls and system and use it for freshwater? I'm no stranger to freshwater just saltwater, any advice or helpful answers would be strongly appreciated.

2007-04-25 16:33:31 · 3 answers · asked by aNna 3

2007-04-25 16:21:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My water is terrible, can anyone help me fix it or tell me fish that will live in it?

I do regular water changes, vacuum the bottom. I have few fish in this 20 gallon and 2 of them are catfish. I've got some good live plants going. Here are my latest test results. Are there any fish that will live in this water and thrive?

Nitrate(NO3) ppm (mg/L) - 200
Nitrite(NO2) ppm (mg/l) - 0
Hardness ppm - 250
Alkalinity ppm - 180
pH - 6.4

2007-04-25 16:19:31 · 5 answers · asked by Nyle 2

what type of filter would be good for about 3 or 4 fish tanks, about 10 - 29 gallons. i was thinking a sump filter, but how would i get one filter to go to 3 or 4 tanks.

2007-04-25 16:19:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have had my fish tank for two months the first four fish I had all got ick and died. I cycled out my water and waited a month before adding new fish. Yesterday one of my molly's died. My other molly and my plecostamous see to be just fine (no ick signs). I panicked yesterday and topped off my water, added water treatment, stress coat and PH and Ammonia balance. Today my tank is white cloudy and algea seems to have popped up in large amounts. What should I do????? Please help me so I don't kill these fish.

2007-04-25 16:18:18 · 8 answers · asked by amberlicious23 1

I have parrot fish and they laid eggs.Are the ever going to hatch.Because I have heard that these kind of fish cant have babys because they are man made

2007-04-25 16:02:59 · 8 answers · asked by ? 5

Maintenance and set up of salt water fish tanks. Salt water fish. Coral. Living rocks, etc.

2007-04-25 15:53:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Caviar comes from Paddle Fish

2007-04-25 15:30:33 · 4 answers · asked by Fuck Stick 1

2007-04-25 15:14:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a newly set up 10 gallon fish tank. I had 6 neon tetras, a black molly, a silver hatchetfish and two guppies. But My guppies died tonight. The tails of the guppies were shreded. Are the fish attacking the guppies or is it something with the water?

2007-04-25 14:55:42 · 9 answers · asked by Victoria 2

I just bought some painted glass fish and now I'm reading that they're not the best fish to keep. Is this true?

2007-04-25 14:38:31 · 11 answers · asked by Princess Purple 7

2007-04-25 14:18:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

tell me witch kind of fish if there salt or fresh .
i like salt water , my favorite fish i think is the achillies tang!
http://www.kaikanani.com/images/fish/fish03.jpg piture of it! :)

2007-04-25 14:14:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok well i have a salt water fish tank, and i have this red( maroonish) stuff on my rock with bubbles underneath it and when i take the red stuff on my rock off it is making my rock peel off in chunks. ( the red stuff is really thin) and i NEED to get rid of it fast ! thank you !

2007-04-25 13:39:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was given a 10 gallon tank and 2 fish (1 male betta & a small orange fish- maybe tetra). The tank is too large for just the 2 fish, so I want to get a few more. What kind of fish can I get that won't fight with the betta or eat the smaller one? I have a water heater, filter, gravel, and 5 plastic plants, if this makes any difference. Any suggestions for my new tank?
By the way, I am a college student and I need inexpensive fish.

2007-04-25 13:32:16 · 12 answers · asked by girliegirl3773 1

ii want to buy one but i have no experience

2007-04-25 13:31:15 · 4 answers · asked by ManlyMan 1

will young male platies breed with a adult female platy and since the males are so young will this affect my female platy on how many babies she will have/will it be less (my males this will prbly be there first mating)

2007-04-25 13:26:50 · 3 answers · asked by Susan H 2

I cleaned out my fish tank the other day. (I only have guppies.) They started dying before I even changed the water - I had only drained some of it out.

I thought it might have been my 20month old - he was up there playing in the water that morning. But they are still dying, and that was two days ago.

I've put the water conditioner and chlorine remover in there. All the fish keep swimming around the top of the tank. What have I done wrong and what should I do? (It is my first time changing the water since I got the tank from my sister - I'm a newbie.)

The tank does have a filter, so I don't know why the fish aren't getting enough oxygen in the water.

2007-04-25 13:23:19 · 13 answers · asked by MumOf5 6

I think it is algae in the water, because it looks green. What is the best thing to do?

I did a water change and it doesn't look different... help...

2007-04-25 13:15:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i need info. on breeding rosy red minnows (fathead) and comet goldfish. can you breed goldfish or minnows in a 10 gallon tank.? how do i make a little pond out side with: a shovel, rocks, and some water.

2007-04-25 12:45:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

well for the past 2 days 4 fish in my tank died but every time i find them dead in the tank there always stuck in the plant...but its mostly the smallest fish in tank.that die..im planing to get a new fliter new gravel and air pump and plants is this a good idea..any other things i can add to the tank..if its not tell me why and i think amonia is occuring in my tank what should i do??? every morning i have one fish dead..and im scared another fish will die tomoroow

2007-04-25 12:45:00 · 14 answers · asked by syd. 4

im getting a female kitten soon to help me with stress going on, does anyone have any idea what to name her? please help!!

2007-04-25 12:40:13 · 12 answers · asked by Katie 1

I have had my goldfish for about 2 months now. She was a baby when i got her and has almost doubled in size (to give you some age range for you if that helps). She was a dark silver color with a few dark spots over her head and spine but over the past three das has turned a lighter silver color. Her spots haven't lightened tho, they're still dark. Any idea what's causing this? Her water is fine, she eats good, and the other fish she lives with hasn't changed color...is she just getting older or what?

2007-04-25 12:30:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If Mollies and Platies will mate, how come the male platies don't go after the female mollies?


I have 5 male platies and they aren't going after the 3 female mollies... why?

2007-04-25 12:06:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-25 11:55:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I plan to work at a fish store (tropical & marine) in a couple months when I go to college. I know a lot about fish, b/c i've had a tank for about a year now, but I want to gain more knowledge. Are there any books or sites you reccomend?

2007-04-25 11:41:31 · 11 answers · asked by yd3 1

2007-04-25 11:41:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous