Fish - April 2007

hi, I have a 55 gallon fishtank that I have had for over a year now. And Yesteday I got a six gallon fishtank to put my baby guppies in! I cleaned the gravel, plants, ornaments, filter, tank with warm water really well, I than set up my filter, fluroesecnt light. I added some liquid drops that were for getting rid of the chloring in tap water, And It has been running for 24 hours. I was just wondering if there is anything else I can do, should I Take a plant or ornament from my 55 gallon tank into my 6 gallon tank to get good bacteria going? I did set up my 55 gallon tank but I am not sure if baby guppies are as hardy as older fish! Thankyou and I would love to get all of the informationg that I could :)

2007-04-13 15:50:28 · 12 answers · asked by guppylover 2

I have 2 black mollies. I decided to seperate from a 55 gallon them into a 10 gallon that way they are always close to each other. I also put live plants in the tank along with a cave for privacy. And a air pump. What else should i add to the habitat for an sucessful fry?

2007-04-13 15:30:19 · 5 answers · asked by Joe B 2

I'm finding that having fish is like having a first child. Everyone has a different opinion on how things should be done. Is there a 'right' way to look after goldfish and where can I find that information? As previously stated in questions I've got five Comets in a 3ft tank. I've been told to change the water (1) every week (2) once a month (3) every 3-4 weeks (4) every six months....no doubt about it I'm confused. I've got an airstone almost the length of the tank pumping water into the tank, I feed the fish Flakes, Pellets, and Bloodworms, I've bought test kits and am not sure how often I should check the water, I've got four plants of different varieties in the tank for their enjoyment and a heater to keep the water a little warm because it's getting colder now. What else should I know? what's a good website? Each petstore has a different idea....argh!

2007-04-13 15:26:59 · 9 answers · asked by kch2007 1

2007-04-13 15:10:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ive had a fish when i was little but not now(recently). would it be too much trouble for me?

2007-04-13 14:48:04 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a paradise fish that has lately gotten inactive. I seperated him from my other fish, but still not doing much. Only goes to the top to get air then sinks back down. It looks swollen around it's midsection, and kinda floats around the bottom. He will go to one side, almost completely sideways, then straighten back up. At first I thought it was dropsy, but not sure.

2007-04-13 14:43:47 · 3 answers · asked by Kristin 2

does anyone know of a good tankmate for an oscar. i've got 3 plecostomus in with him and i was thinking of getting him an oscar friend but his pretty big and oscars of the same size at pet shops are really expensive. i was thinking of getting a smaller one and letting it grow up in a different tank, would Pugsley (oscars name) pick on another oscar or should i get a different kind of fish or is he happy by himself?

2007-04-13 14:36:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My aquarium is 220 gallon acrylic with built in filtration panels that the water flows over and in to the filter. The panels are tall so a lot of floating particles float around in the tank because they are to heavy to float up and go over the top of the panels. My filter is more than adequate size for the tank but those panels are making it hard to work with. I have a Fluval FX5 filter for tanks up to 400 gallons.
MY QUESTION IS, CAN I REMOVE THE PANELS WITHOUT HARMING THE INTEGRETY OF MY TANK ??? The tank is rectangular, 8 feet long by 30 inches deep by 20 inches tall. The panels are attached in the back corners of the tank diagonally. and go from the bottom of the tank almost to the top. They are cut like combs to stop larger things from going into the filter. and they are only about an inch and a half from the top of the tank.
Any advice would be helpful.

2007-04-13 14:32:16 · 3 answers · asked by buzzard b8 3

I have a 10 gallon all ready to go and add fish. (cycled and everything). I'm adding tropical fish. Any suggestions on what to put in it? It's going to be a community tank. And I'm not adding bettas, I already have one and its enough to handle. : )

2007-04-13 14:23:53 · 9 answers · asked by PinkPuff 2

What fish could I put in a Ten Gallon with 6 Lemon Tetras?

2007-04-13 13:42:12 · 2 answers · asked by Cosby the Demon Lord 3

question#1 haw do you tel if it is a boy or a girl fish
qusten#2 what is he doing he is makeing a nest with the rocks at the bottem of the tank and he would sit there all day and onley go to the top for food

2007-04-13 13:30:27 · 5 answers · asked by saass a 1

Maybe it does at night or something, it looks healthy, but I never see it eat flake food or Tetra "Tropical Crisps". I haven't been able to go to the store to get Bloodworms, which I read they like only, but have feed it cut up pieces of raw trout and shrimp i caught in the area, but i've only seen the ghost shrimp eating it lol. Also, I bought the Ram from Petland, their were signs on the tank for Blue Rams but mine doesn't have any blue or bright colorations, its about the colors of a large mouth bass and cartoonish like a baby parrot fish, is this really a blue ram or have I been had? It was the only one in the tank, and its very small, could the lack of color be because its a juvenile?

2007-04-13 13:27:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

My tank is only a small one, Its like a portible tank **My paqrtner parents brought it for me just a little one to learn, as they all have tanks and I was quiet excitted to learn about them ect ect.** And I have brought those breeder nets/containers but they wont fit in my tank as the lid is a bit to small and I cant hang them. So i went out and brought one with suckers so it sticks to the glass.. And to my luck last night I found 3 little fry's swimming around, my partner caught them and stuck them in the breeder for me. *we had no knowledge that they were pregnate .. * But early this morning when I woke up they all had seem to exscape from the breeder as it has very tiny breether holes and the other fish had ate them :(. Is there any advise that anyone could give me? Is it alright to get sticky tape or something to cover those little holes? I had bigger holes on the botton of the breeder box thingy so I but the filter stuff on it and stuck marbels on top. please help anyone.

2007-04-13 13:26:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok..I'm planning to buy a betta fish sooner or later. My flower horn fish/fry are about 1 1/2 inches now..What will happen if I put them in a 30 gal tank with plants, rocks, and hiding places?

2007-04-13 13:18:53 · 5 answers · asked by AlexH 2

What fish could i put in? and how many? I want bigger fish, not tetras and the like.

2007-04-13 12:49:15 · 4 answers · asked by Cosby the Demon Lord 3

I had a golden apple snail for about 6 or 7 months I believe. he seemed to be doing quite well for a while and he was growing steadily.

I installed a filter in my goldfish aquarium a few weeks before he died. My apple snail seemed to become lethargic a little while after the installation. It seemed to me like he ate far less as well...

Could he have been having nutrition problems? I wasn't able to get my hands on some algae tablets... which seemed okay because he liked to eat cucumbers anyways and he ate all the fish poo and climbed around making sure my aquarium was always crystal clear...

I really enjoyed him and now the aquarium seems less interesting without him. he was definitely the star of the show for my husband and I.

does anyone have any advice on apple snails? I'd like to try again but I don't want anything bad to happen again. I've read they can live 10 years.

2007-04-13 11:59:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

they have been in their for a few days and all my fish seem fine you all sure that they will attck my fishies

2007-04-13 11:54:54 · 4 answers · asked by efrain r 1

I have been using tap water that i have let sit for about a week to do water changes with and my fish still die. Am I using the right water or should i not let the tap water sit for a while? Also I use a dechlorifier. What do I do a water change with?

2007-04-13 11:03:46 · 11 answers · asked by robby 1

I have my male betta in a 2.5 gal minibow tank with a filter, gravel, live plant, and a cave type thing. About a month ago I noticed a little dot on my betta's "chin". I just waited for a few weeks and it didn't do anything so I just thought maybe he's changing colors or something. But then another white/gray dot showed up near his gill, and another dot was on his gill. (but not inside). I am dosing him with melafix. It isn't helping at all! I've been dosing him for over a week. And I know that you shouldn't turn on the filter during the treatment. What should I do?

2007-04-13 10:57:41 · 3 answers · asked by PinkPuff 2

my cichlid layed some eggs about 4 days a go and they have hatched or they are gone .... I just cann't see anything were they were is was wondering if you can see them right after they hatch or not ??? and i was wondering if after the hatch if the mother might move them to a safer place after they have hatch becasue the mother go's from cave to cave in the tank and she looks like she has something in her moth so if someone can help me plase let me know ........thanks

2007-04-13 10:52:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any help on Setting up a cheap 40 gallon set up able to support lots of goldfish and plants? This is going to be my 5th tank. I wnt a price under 300 doollars. I want cheap Co2 and canister filters

2007-04-13 10:44:03 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

and again i am askin about my betta fish. But this time i need help. My betta fish lives in a vase but it doesnt have plants inside. The bowl is empty. All it has is the fish. I think its lonely. But i cant afford to buy another pet. What if i put bubble type blue and green rocks/pebbles? is that ok? What if i put a baby tiny tiny tiny frog inside? is that ok? What if i put a another betta fish inside. Well my brother had 2 bettas in A bowl and they were trying to kill eachother. I named my fish aqaumarine cuz i thought it was a girl. It is a girl. i named it a girl name so it should be a girl. Anywho, Do i have to take the uneaten food out after 5 minutes???? Is it ok to put fake plants?? what can i put in the bowl to make it happier??

2007-04-13 10:10:06 · 11 answers · asked by Iseeme(: 2

I bought 2 goldfish one at the fair and one at petco they both lost their spots WHY

2007-04-13 09:56:41 · 8 answers · asked by Cash--Rescue, Foster, Adopt! 6

This aquarium has been drilled and plumbed. It has a sump tank, pump, and a micro bag. I was told to use the micro bag for filtering and in the sump I could also place charcoal and bio balls. For you experienced hobbiest, would this work and do a good job or do I possibly need a wet/dry filter to place in the sump tank?

2007-04-13 09:51:46 · 2 answers · asked by BRUCE M 2

Im buying some live rock and am wondering if it would colinize, or move to a large piece of dead coral I have in my tank.

Would colinies form on coral substrate/ gravel in the bottom of the aquarium? I have a Reverse Undergravel filter if that makes a difference regarding how the liverock critters will live.

Thank you

2007-04-13 09:50:30 · 5 answers · asked by Cammy 2

2007-04-13 09:03:02 · 5 answers · asked by heather k 1

put to sleep
or not put to sleep

2007-04-13 08:53:14 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-13 07:32:34 · 2 answers · asked by deeka10267 1

I have 3 goldfish. They are all about 2.5 inches. I was just looking on the internet and they said I should be feeding them pellets. I am currently feeding them flakes.

It also said I can feed them bloodworms

Please tell me if I can feed them pellets and bloodworms

Thanks for all your help!!!!!!!

2007-04-13 07:25:59 · 22 answers · asked by Pixxiie Dust 1

My Betta Fish and dwarf frog work very good together. But my betta kepps eatng all the food so that the frogs dont get any. Also, they try to attack eachother sometimes. What should I do?

2007-04-13 07:24:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous