Fish - April 2007

Do you have an aquarium or a pond?

2007-04-15 19:30:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4952&Ntt=hydrometer&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&pc=1&N=0&Nty=1

This is the hydrometer I have but there are conflicting websites for the usage for it. Some say submerge in saltwater for 24 hours and clan with freshwater then test. Or a variation of this. My tank temprature is 76.

When I use this hydrometer it shows a different number http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=7360&Ntt=hydrometer&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&pc=1&N=2004&Nty=1.

I know my best bet is to buy this http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=9957&N=2004+113761

But as of now the 2 hydrometers I posted is what I have to work with. Wich should I trust?

Anyone have an exacting Refractometer or the like to compair thier hydrometers like these to? This would give me an idea wich hydrometer to lean tords trusting.

Thank you

2007-04-15 19:29:23 · 4 answers · asked by Cammy 2

I came accross this filter.

http://www.aquariumlife.net/projects/diy-filter/111.asp

It looks cost effective but im wondering how long the potscrubbers would hold up after long use. (This would be for a saltwater tank so im thinking the potscrubbers dont stand a chance) If I have to replace them 3 or 4 times a year bioballs would quickly be the more cost effective.

Im not dead set on this setup so im looking for some home depot ideas that can be completly different from the posted setup. I have a few homedeopt giftcards that need spending.

If you know of a way to condence a wet/dry into a 10g tank that would be great. (for size concerns)

Anyway I need some sort of quiet pump to get that water back into the aquarium. This will be a bedroom setup so quiet is the key. Also would need to be able to hook up to manufactured tubing or pvc. (dont want a flood and I want the hookups to be purchased not made, cept for the pvc clearly you can seal that yourself)

2007-04-15 18:33:13 · 3 answers · asked by Cammy 2

I had some fish tank problems a few months back (see my previous questions for details) and my levels are back to normal now but my water is still cloudy to where I cant see the back of the tank (25 gallons). Should I do water changes more frequently (I'm changing 25% every 3 weeks or so right now) or should I just wait and the water will clear up eventually? The fish are doing fine, it is just starting to get frustrating dealing with the cloudiness. Also, I tried the water clear drops and it did not work.Thanks in advance for any help.

2007-04-15 17:51:20 · 17 answers · asked by w8n4fyr 2

i am trying to set up a small aqaurium (about 25 gallons) and i am looking for a water pump that will flow water through the aquarium for a period of time and then shut off, and do that like every hour or so. is there such a thing? a water pump with a built in timer so its not running constanly but only every so often? it doesnt need to move alot of water, but i only want it to pump maybe once every hour. thanks for the help

2007-04-15 17:29:59 · 4 answers · asked by ronny 2

My Opaline Gourami is scratching against objects in the aquarium. There is no physical signs of parasites like Ich or anything. She also eats normal and water conditions are all normal. What are some reasons an Opaline Gourami might do something like this? What are some things that can be done to stop it? Tank is 20 gallons.

2007-04-15 17:08:54 · 9 answers · asked by Dustinius 5

After a lot of gong back and forth, tonight we decided we would try putting the green puffer in with our tank of P. Lanisticola... we noticed the cichlids nipping at the puffer slightly, but he seemed to be holding his own. We went to bed, and my fiance hap[ened to wake up a couple hours later, and when he went to check on our puffer, Squirt... one of our cichlids was floating upside down. I know he didn't attack the cichlid... but could he have some type of toxin he releases when attacked? a few of the other fish in the tank aren't looking so good.. so we removed puffer... but does anyone have any idea what happened here?

2007-04-15 17:08:05 · 4 answers · asked by lmaryott4 2

please give me a good website.(need quick)

2007-04-15 16:43:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to buy an algae eater, I have a 10 gallon tank, and would prefer to get an alga eater quite bigger than my beta. I don't want any trouble though.

2007-04-15 16:37:19 · 8 answers · asked by mykd4sound 2

I have a lobster and an Oscar in it I know they are gonna get to big but I have a 90 gal ordered so they are gonna get a bigger home but I was still wondering what the problem is. I change 25-35% of the water every week. Thanks.

2007-04-15 16:32:58 · 10 answers · asked by malone1423 4

I had my male in a bowl where he made a huge nest so I moved him to a small 15L aquarium for breeding. Ive even introduced a female in a bowl and put it beside the tank.
My male keeps making the bubble nest in the aquarium but now the bubbles have all popped. Ive even used a small styrofoam cup and he started building it under that but it doesn't stay together.

I have a small filter and its only on low, it doesnt hardly move the waters surface

Can I add something to the water?
Is my water too hard?

I think my bettas getting frustrated cuz he has stopped building it, the temp is 28 degrees C, the water is conditioned and PH neutral.

Please help!

2007-04-15 16:31:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's one of those brown, prickly type of algae eaters. It's pretty big too. Would it survive if it was by itself in a fish bowl?

2007-04-15 16:09:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do betta fish like artificial plants in there tanks? Like something to hide in. Please help me!!

2007-04-15 16:08:28 · 13 answers · asked by nerdy! 5

I bought what they called beta food. I put 7 pellets of it in his tank and he has not ate a thing. Should I be worried?

2007-04-15 15:51:10 · 12 answers · asked by mykd4sound 2

For the plants I am adding a CO2 system, strong lights, and a substrate heating system.

2007-04-15 15:37:31 · 5 answers · asked by enamelcutter 3

Recently re-decorated my 55gal african cichlid tank w/ rock and shale, dolomite sand and sea shells, and a large piece of sand blasted, soaked and treated grapevine branch purchased at a fish store and I'm noticing a whitish, moucousy film on the branch that looks like it's growing like algae does. It's been 4 days since I set up tank. The water is very clean w/ good filtration and water current. Is it some weird form of algae I've never heard of? Does anyone know?

2007-04-15 15:34:41 · 2 answers · asked by Ash 4

2007-04-15 14:55:44 · 3 answers · asked by asdfghjkl; 3

2007-04-15 14:50:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-15 14:48:53 · 6 answers · asked by Bethany B 1

2007-04-15 14:37:08 · 3 answers · asked by Justin 1

do you have goldfish?can you tell me the advantange and disadvantage to have one

2007-04-15 14:29:23 · 13 answers · asked by smile.again89 1

I recently got my first betta fish (which is also the first fish I have ever owned). With some reading I have done about the topic, I have yet to find whether or not I need to have the fish in a circulated tank or not. Does it need the filter and circulation system?

2007-04-15 14:28:01 · 6 answers · asked by Nikki 2

I just bought this tank, used, and didnt know there were support features in the tank to keep it from bending outwards when its full of water. I want to know how to fix this. I am sure there are probebly cheep, great working methods out there. Would speciality stores sell parts to replace it or would super glueing a pecie of plastic work?

2007-04-15 14:09:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 55g tank with 12 fish. they are tropical fish and they are only an inch long. i have a few plants, a quater inch of gravel, a air pump, and two marineland emperor 280,s with the bio wheel. the tank has been going since christmas and it has never been clear. i made sure i followed all instructons but everything i do doesn't work. regularly change the water, clean the plants and gravel and regularly change the filters can some one help me. thanks

2007-04-15 13:50:19 · 11 answers · asked by jc 1

I've got a pair of two-year-old goldfish in a ten gallon tank. (I'm planning on getting a bigger one before long.) They seem to live for the moments when they're being fed, but other than that, they spend their time asleep or generally looking like a couple of fish being forced to live very dull lives. Any (safe) suggestions to help liven their days up?

2007-04-15 13:48:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

do plecos eat ghost shrimp?

2007-04-15 13:47:29 · 3 answers · asked by Cosby the Demon Lord 3

i am looking to buy some fritz zyme #9 for my saltwater aquarium and other fritz and i cannot find it anywhere

2007-04-15 13:34:50 · 4 answers · asked by glock310 3

I have a ten gallon tank with a pleco a moore goldfih and 3 comets and I have to go on a vacation for 3 monthes!!!!So what do you think I should do!!!!!!!!!how do I keep them alive when I am not there for three monthes!and there is to much algee thats why i got a pleco,But it is not doing anything but stick to stuff in other words it is not helping!What should i do next!pluse on of my comets is chasing other comets and it is changing the fish it is chasing evrey other day it is not mating right?!

S.O.S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-04-15 13:33:33 · 16 answers · asked by Hadeel 1

my convert layed eggs and now they are gone but the male and female is protacting a nother cave but i cann't see in to this one . so i was just wondering how long does it take for the eggs to hatch ???? and how long will it take befor she will bring out the fry to swim with the other ones plase let me know thanks .....

2007-04-15 13:29:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

can cichlids mate of different species? is this possible. i have 2 blue african cichlids that r blue with stripes and one all yellow one and another whoz yellow with 3 black stripes

2007-04-15 13:22:08 · 9 answers · asked by Tae 2