Fish - April 2007

2007-04-16 12:46:29 · 19 answers · asked by shaunrosier 1

and can i keep my fish in side while i add it slowly and mix the gravel with the substrate??... ill add stress coat


o and please give me the site were i can buy the substrate

thanks

2007-04-16 12:35:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok i have a 55 gallon and i have 4 clown loaches and two of them are sick i have give them maracyn-two for five days now one looks better. but the other one is not eating all he does is lay on the bottom of the tank the fish store told me to use the maracyn two now i dont know what do with him he is in a diffenert tank now maybe someone can help me i dont want to flush it . he was breathing really fast and not eating and his fins look torn he is not dead

2007-04-16 12:02:45 · 3 answers · asked by pookiesue33 3

My mom is on her 3rd betta this year. Her first one lasted a few years but she can't seem to keep them alive anymore. This one-Maurice-rarely eats, he sometimes lays on the rocks at the bottom of his bowl. He's in one of those vase things with a plant. His food rots, so my mom was cleaning his water today and she injured him. He's a crown tail, and a bunch of the tips of his fins came off; when she was dumping out the water i think the rocks hit him-this was just a couple of hours ago. He looks like there's something growing on him now. He's pretty pale-has been for a week or so now. I feel bad for Maurice, anything we can do to make his life better?

2007-04-16 11:41:06 · 3 answers · asked by ness tea 1

2007-04-16 11:38:07 · 6 answers · asked by da 1

I have heard to keep the tank dark while treating for ich - the more light, the more ich. But I've also read that guppy fry like lots of light and to keep the lights on for about 16-17 hours per day. Well, I have fry in a breeding net within a tank which I am currently treating for ich. I'd been keeping the lights on as much as possible for them. So far they seem unaffected by the ich, thank goodness. But I have had 2 of the 4 adult guppies in the tank die of ich since yesterday. Obviously I want to get rid of the dang ich! But I don't want to sacrifice my fry in the process. So do I keep doing what I'm doing even if it means losing the other two guppies- since I'll be left with about 2 dozen new ones to take their place (and continue their legacy)? Or do I get more agressive on the ich treatment by turning out the lights? Will less light actually be harmful to the fry, or will it just slow their development? They are 2 weeks old. There's also a pleco in the tank.

2007-04-16 11:24:14 · 5 answers · asked by Michelle M 2

my fish is dieing and i dont know what is worng he stay at the bottom of the tank and never swimms like he use too. and he has this white fuzzy stuf on him and it is going to the other fish someone plz help before all my fish die. ASAP thank you

2007-04-16 11:01:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here is my questions. Im posting the link to keep this post clean. And because there is not enough room to put it all down at one time here.

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=117745

2007-04-16 08:22:01 · 4 answers · asked by Cammy 2

In a recent Fish Hobbyist magazine, expert Jack Watley says he never uses carbon in the filters of his tropical discus tanks. But he didn't explain why. Should I use the ammonia remover media instead? Thanks.

2007-04-16 06:33:53 · 4 answers · asked by Bouncingsoul39 2

I have has a strange algae bloom in my 10 gallon tank that I cannot get a handle on. Any other time I've had excessive algae I just did some extra water changes and it got under control but this time its different. First the algae is really dark green and mostly growing on the rocks. If I go two days before doing a water change it starts to turn the water green. I thought it was being caused by a buildup of waste under my undergravel filter plates so I removed them and thoroughly cleaned the gravel with hot water until there was no sign of algae(I seeded a small bag of "Bio Balls" in one of my other tanks to replace the bacteria). I thoroughly cleaned the sides of the tank and inside of the filter. The algae must have come back from the water I had the fish living in while I cleaned the tank.

Can this be fixed by the standard off the counter algae control products at the pet store or do I need a specialized product and if so where do I find it?

2007-04-16 05:41:16 · 8 answers · asked by meathookcook 6

They are almost 2 weeks old but I also have in my 30 gallon tank 1 red blood parrot, 3 giant danios, and 1 chinese algae eater. I have a friend who is taking some of them. This is my first aquarium.

2007-04-16 05:30:06 · 3 answers · asked by aliwndrland 2

I have had it set up over 3 months, the levels are all at their proper level, the filter is new everything looks good but the water.

2007-04-16 05:28:50 · 7 answers · asked by jessie 1

How long should it take for my black mollie to give birth? Also, when it does happen, if i leave all of the fry in te tank, will some survive to adulthood? :]

2007-04-16 05:01:40 · 4 answers · asked by Fraser :] 2

I have a 5 gallon tank and would like to get a Betta. Can you put a Corydora in there, as well? Are there any other bottom feeders or other types of fish that would go well with the Betta?

2007-04-16 04:59:06 · 9 answers · asked by doza1621 3

2007-04-16 04:51:41 · 8 answers · asked by candywhurl 1

I have about 150 small fish swimming around and I don't know what they are..I 1st started noticeing it about 3 months ago and I cant tell what they r I also have snails breeding in the tank is that a good thing?the baby fish only come out at night when the moon light is on when the other light comes on they all scatter?

2007-04-16 04:31:44 · 6 answers · asked by christopher_turenne 1

Also what should I feed the brim fish?

2007-04-16 04:25:30 · 2 answers · asked by jennlejeune 1

I am getting a fish soon but I don't know which one and i don't want a goldfish because they live 4 like a week.

2007-04-16 04:22:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a black moor and a fantail the fantail eats all the food as soon as i put food in and when the black moor eats the food hekeeps spiting the pellets back out after a while im not shure if its normal wat should 9i do if it isnt plz help xx

2007-04-16 04:17:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've had him for about a week. The last two days i have noticed his brightly red coloured tale go very pale and see through and he also goes pale grey in colour rather that his usual black body colour. This has happened twice. Does anyone know why this could be??

2007-04-16 02:50:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I never have any problems with any of my fish except my black mollies, they keep ick and they end up dying even with months of treatment. Its only the black mollies, if any of my other fish get ick it always goes away with treatment and my mollies die. HELP! I lost another one this morning.

2007-04-16 02:02:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have had 6 tetra's (4 penguins and two neons) die in the past three days. All of my water conditions are good, and the fish do not show any indications of ich, fungus, worms etc.

The only noticeable issue is that the black line of the penguins seems to be less solid than usual, and the fish seem a little less active than usual, right before their death.

Other factors about my tank:

29 gallon with live plants

Population:
1 Plecostamus
2 corydorus
3 neons tetra(formerly 5)
5 rummy-nosed tetre
1 penguin tetra (formerly 5)
3 endlers livebearers
4 whiteclouds

...also recently a few snails have appeared in my tank, probably came with a new plant. Also there has recently been small amounts of black algae grrowing on one type of my plants.



Does anyone have any idea what could be going on?

2007-04-16 01:44:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone told me i had to?

2007-04-16 01:04:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've this worm like thing growing on my live rock, kind of hard "exoskeleton" but can be crushed and always grows on a ring or circle...can you help me learn what this is?

2007-04-16 01:01:46 · 4 answers · asked by P V 1

hey peoples ive had my 65l tank for about 3 weeks now with 3 smallish oscars in it. and the water is still slightly cloudy. i read up on something fcalled new tank syndrome somethin about bacteria or yeh. they reccoment changing 10-15% of the water every few days jus to get rid of waste. will this frequent change harm the fish. oh yeh i have a canister filter which is for a 120l tank and the tank isnt near a window. any advice would be much appreciated

2007-04-16 00:42:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-15 22:37:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

What breeding strategy does the Nile Puffer have?

2007-04-15 21:43:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i bought two female "cold water" guppys from a pet store today, although i was just told that there is no such thing... does anyone know if there is such thing as a cold water guppy?

Thanks in advance :)

2007-04-15 21:31:08 · 7 answers · asked by ned s 1

Is it because it lowers ph and cichlids require high ph? I have a piece of treated grapevine branch in my cichlid tank but I compensate by using dolomite (calcium sand), sea shells that raise ph, and I add rift lake salt to the water. My ph is in the right range for african cichlids. Is there another reason why you shouldn't put would in a cichlid tank?

2007-04-15 21:20:53 · 10 answers · asked by Ash 4

I'm am a betta breeder.Recently I have decided to market it outside my country.The problem is I don't know where to start.Any idea?

2007-04-15 19:35:03 · 3 answers · asked by slim shady 1