Fish - April 2007

I am about to buy a fish tank (a three-five gallon one) and am wondering if I need to empty, rinse, and refill my tank every month or so even with a filter. Some quick feedback would be awsome....thanx

2007-04-09 11:39:20 · 13 answers · asked by Pank W 1

i got a new betta fish yesterday on easter and i dont know what to name him he is red and so cute please can yo help me choose a name for him? please and thank you

2007-04-09 11:15:18 · 11 answers · asked by azulita 3

2007-04-09 11:06:18 · 3 answers · asked by werewolfpixie 5

My friend's fish seems to throw up all the food she gives him, and she doesn't want him to die, so......can fish be bulimic?

2007-04-09 11:03:27 · 3 answers · asked by azn_munki92 1

I was wondering If Bettas will get along with Goldfish? I was going to get a Goldfish or 2 and I was wondering If it will get along With My
Male Betta I have already in A 2.5 Gallon Tank?!?!?!?

2007-04-09 11:01:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-09 10:46:55 · 9 answers · asked by Alex 2

It looks like this:

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/livebearers/red_hifin_platy1.jpg

But it has shorter fins, so i think it's a female. I need to know what kind of platy she is so i can look up some info about how to care for her, can anyone help me?

2007-04-09 09:15:18 · 7 answers · asked by Sliver W 2

2007-04-09 09:09:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have put green glass pebbles in bottom of fish tank, water is a little cloudy after a week, is there anything in the glass pebbles that is causing this?

2007-04-09 08:09:01 · 19 answers · asked by heavymetalbitch 6

I have a 15 gallon tank with a heater and filter. Right now I have a Male Betta - 5 neon tetras and a dwarf frog. Is there any non schooling fish I can add. I really only have room for another fish or 2 - I like colorful fish - any recomendations to add to this community?

2007-04-09 07:56:05 · 7 answers · asked by ian s 3

2007-04-09 07:50:30 · 10 answers · asked by Orhan K 2

2007-04-09 07:49:10 · 12 answers · asked by orchidscream 1

I've been through 4 of these 4x96 watt compact flourescent jobs in about 9 months. I think I've had Jebo and odyssea and neither of them have lasted worth a dang. We have a fan in the canopy and coralife timer running the lights. Can someone with some aquarium experience please tell me what brand to buy?

2007-04-09 07:42:51 · 3 answers · asked by archangel72901 4

I have my Betta in a 2.5 gallon planted tank. I apparently had some snail eggs hitch a ride on some new plants that I bought. I've only seen one and have scoured the tank looking for more but I only see the one. If I allow him to grow in there and it is only the one snail, will he harm my plants or fish badly? I am not above replacing the plants if he eats too much of them. Right now all I have in there is a small bunch of Combomba (sp?) and 3 aponogeton bulbs. I know how to get rid of the snails if it came down to it but I just need to know if I keep at least one for aesthetic value would it be harmful?

2007-04-09 07:33:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to know how to tell. How easliy do they breed? I believe I have 2 females and 1 male. If they are babies how are they taken care of?
~Thanks for all your help
~Animal hugger~

2007-04-09 07:30:58 · 4 answers · asked by Ms.Animal 2

I have 4 fish tanks and constantly hear about lowering nitrates. I have the opposite problem in that my nitrates remain always very low...possibly to not even the reading of 5. I try to tell people I have low nitrates but for some reason, can't seem to get a believer. Is there an explanation for this low level in my tank and what can I do to increase nitrates in my planted tank?

Thank You

2007-04-09 07:14:07 · 6 answers · asked by Carol O 1

2007-04-09 06:55:53 · 12 answers · asked by Elizabeth G 1

I have a 1gallon fish tank. It has an air pump system and undergravel filter system. I boiled my water and let it get to room temp. I have washed the tank and dried it. I washed the rocks several times. This was Saturday. I let the pump run over night. I put my fish in yesterday and today the water is starting to get cloudy and a little foamy on top. What is the problem and what can I do to fix it?

2007-04-09 06:50:05 · 4 answers · asked by sissy24 2

I have a 20 gallon tank, and have one Bio-wheel filter running.

I also have another Whisper filter sitting in a box.... is it a bad idea to hook it up and have 2 different filters running ?

2007-04-09 06:27:03 · 9 answers · asked by Russ P 1

i have an outbreak of snails in my tank.i know i can use a loach to get rid of them but i am moving in less than a month. what can i put in the tank to kill the snails? all my fish have been removed and either given to friends or back to the lfs. and since i am moving what should i do with my sandy gravel stuff. should i throw it away or should i try and clean/dry it and reuse it?

2007-04-09 06:22:27 · 8 answers · asked by Mustng0021 5

i've been asking simliar questions before and i've gotten some great answers but i think the waterfall problem has to be rid of.

the tank in my bedroom and from the previous answers i learned that tetra and aquaclear create waterfalls too.

so now it looks like i need to look for an in the tank/submersible filter.

any suggestions?

its for a 40 gallon wide with 2 RESs. the water level cant be that high since its for turtles thats why i cant have the waterfall problem (too noisy)

thanks again.

2007-04-09 06:22:05 · 9 answers · asked by Moore55 4

The Goldfish is 8" long and the Shubunkin is only 2 1/2".
They've been together in the tank for about an hour and a half. The Goldfish is nudging the Shubunkin around the tank aggressively and nipping/sucking at it's tail and fins.

The Goldfish has been on its own in a different Aquarium for 3 years since it ate a comet.

I had to move the Goldfish into a new Aquarium 2 days ago and the place where I purchased the Shubunkin suggested moving objects in the tank around in order to confuse the Goldfish of it's territory but that distracted her for 5 minutes or so.

Is the Shubunkin going to die?

I feel its inevitable and would rather know so as to put it into another Aquarium and buy more same sized buddies.

2007-04-09 06:21:42 · 4 answers · asked by Holly Lou 1

i have a male bettafish and i put rocks in his tank the problem is they flote and i dont want him to run into them but he loves to play with them and there not hevy so can some one help

2007-04-09 05:45:55 · 7 answers · asked by sarah 1

I just got a fish today and i don't know what to name him/her. He/she is small, a sort of big tail,mostly orange with brown freckles. any ideas?!?!?!?!!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?

2007-04-09 05:43:11 · 33 answers · asked by Izzy 1

I dont want them eaten by the Big Koi, so whats the minimum size so they dont get harmed, pond is big so no probs with area.

2007-04-09 05:37:38 · 8 answers · asked by doug k 2

i have had this problem with my take for months now i bought 4 oscar fish and now i cant keep the algae out of the damn take i need to know what to clean it with to keep it out...

2007-04-09 05:32:49 · 8 answers · asked by Godson 3

How do I find out wut type of Dragon Fish I have?
And further more where do I find out how to take care of it?

2007-04-09 05:15:57 · 3 answers · asked by wpop12 1

I would like to buy one (or two) goldfishes. Or maybe an other kind of fish. But I do not want to put a whole fish-tank and all the stuff into my room. Can I keep the fishes in one of those glasses?

2007-04-09 04:57:46 · 22 answers · asked by mc_fly_11 2

i just set up my tank and right now i have the emperor 400....i got it to work after pouring alot of water....then i had to shut it off because of the waterfall noise (annoying) and when i turned it back on....i had to pour alot more water again.

i have decided to get something else. the emperor 400 is very loud.

i need something simple and QUIET! something that wont create a water fall because i have turtles and i dont (cant) have my water all the way up ( i know if i had the water all the way up close to the waterfall the noise would not be as loud).

the best one i can think of is the tetra whisper. anyone with good experiences with them? and what about aquaclear?

thank you for your time.

2007-04-09 04:46:39 · 8 answers · asked by Moore55 4

2007-04-09 04:30:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous