Fish - April 2007

I am looking at keeping a fish, and have picked out what fish I want, but I can't tell what size tank I need. I am considering a biorb, but I don't know if it is appropriate. I want a slightly smaller tank, around maybe 15-20 gal. Plant recommendations and general advice on my choices also appreciated. Thanks

2007-04-06 04:37:21 · 8 answers · asked by smilyface 2

My flower horn fish is unwell. It lyes flat on the surface without swimming. It shows some freaky movements. Blood circulation is proper and eyes have not turned white. But it is not active lying down and Just breathing and Drinking Water. What can be done to solve this and why did this happem

2007-04-06 04:22:23 · 2 answers · asked by AK 3

I have just recently set up a tropical aquarium, and currently have 4 neons and 4 penguin tetras. I was told in the shop that you can't mix diferent types i.e. tetras and livebearers or barbs. Is this true, as I would like to put some guppies in there.

2007-04-06 04:16:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a betta fish(male) and a tiny snail, about the size of a piece of gravel. he was moving around fine a few days ago, although he had climbed around above water level, so i nudged him bakc in the tank a little. however, i haven't seen him move in 3 or 4 days, and he used to move around all the time!! he's not stuck to anything, just kind of sitting there. i don't know if my betta ate him maybe, or is he dormant, or did he just die randomly? i was thinking maybe my betta ate him, because my betta will eat the leftover food out of the gravel sometime and i'm thinking maybe he got hold of the snail...any ideas?

2007-04-06 04:13:32 · 1 answers · asked by Duelen 4

My tiger barbs has been in vigorous shakings for the past few minutes, turning sideways and upside down. My other fish are okm, just my tiger barbs in this state, as though they are in a trance! Is this normal??? It 11pm now, if it helps (Im not sre if this is how they get themselves to sleep??) Im so new at keeping fish and Im scared if something is happening to them. I follwed through my daily routine of feeding them and weekly changing of water. Its been few months. Pls advise pls.

2007-04-06 04:11:13 · 4 answers · asked by Wish 4

2007-04-06 04:07:26 · 3 answers · asked by Rianne P 1

2007-04-06 04:04:38 · 7 answers · asked by luis medrano 1

2007-04-06 04:03:16 · 6 answers · asked by Allan D 1

2007-04-06 04:00:57 · 3 answers · asked by Justin 1

I've done some extensive research and still need some help. I'll start with the overall situation.
I usually keep each of my bettas in at least a 1 gallon container with plenty of planty hiding places, I use some live and some fake. I do frequent waterchanges and about once a month I remove the fish and wash all the plants and glass pebbles to prevent harmful bacteria and waste build up.
The temperature never does anything extreme and My bettas have always been active enough. Before 2 weeks ago I had never in 5 years of bettas, had to deal with a sick fish.
I'm pretty sure my Female has a fungus in her gills, after treatments and warmer water the white fuzzy spots near her eyes dissapeard and the fuzz I saw emerging from her gills is almost unnoticable. her "breathing" is very labored and she's become lathargic and will not eat. And the reall challenge here is that she's also FAT with eggs. I think her stress from a spawn attempt caused the outbreak, the male had it too and is fine.

2007-04-06 03:41:22 · 2 answers · asked by youthfultalent 3

its really fat comared to the other one and its been that way for about 2 months, i dont know what is happening

2007-04-06 03:23:34 · 3 answers · asked by sarah b 1

I looked at my tank this morning and I realized it needs some cleaning, I've had it for about a month but haven't cleaned the gravel yet. It's a 10g tank with 4 Zebras, 2 Serpae Tetras, 1 Tiger Barb, and 1 Algae Eater. Should I go and get a vacuum or a undergravel filter?

2007-04-06 03:02:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I read it gets to be like 5-6" but the guy at the pet store says he has one and it's only 3 inches... thanx

2007-04-06 02:10:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 1 gallon tank, and all my goldfish just died. Are there any kinds that are more hardy? I get so sad when they're belly up!

2007-04-06 02:00:06 · 16 answers · asked by Kelly 2

I woke up and found him with a boil type thing on his left side. He is a fantail goldfish and is swimming on his side. I don;t have a vet and petsmart isn't open yet. I need a home remidy or what he has or what medication I can buy from petsmart. Plese I have a 10 gal. help I don't want to loose him!!!

2007-04-06 01:48:56 · 5 answers · asked by Dr. dope 4

it has 2 bumps on it. one close to the edge of the fin and one near the middle. What caused it?

2007-04-06 01:38:09 · 4 answers · asked by Rianne P 1

2007-04-06 00:29:08 · 4 answers · asked by Pichu K 1

my tank is a 50 gallons tank with both a wet-dry filter and a mechanical filter and a skimmer

2007-04-06 00:16:38 · 4 answers · asked by firas t 1

ok so ive noticed that my plants are dissapearing at an allarming rate! theres hardly any leaves left and theres just a few stems left! i have notice snails in my tank which must have came with the plant. is it the snails eating them? also ive only seen 2 snails and they wer different looking snails, one looked like the average snail you get in the back garden, and the other one was really weird looking! he had the snail shell but it was flat and had two things sticking out on the front, like a normal snail has. there eyes i think. what kinda snail is it?
thanks all

2007-04-05 23:18:51 · 8 answers · asked by *mommy to 3 boys* 4

I have a number of large fish in an outdoor pond and when I move I need to transport them to my new address, the trouble is, im moving 2 hours away.

2007-04-05 22:03:23 · 19 answers · asked by qabanana 1

Tadpoles now emerged and most healthy. What can we do to keep them happy - i.e. food wise? Thanks for any help.

2007-04-05 21:55:27 · 6 answers · asked by sue w 2

Ok, there is this funky algae type stuff growing in my 10 gal tropical fish tank. It started when I was dumb and bought plants from a bad pet store, then I got snails, now I have this... Pic at http://www.cherilynlester.com/algae.html

What is it? Is it harmful? How do I get rid of it???

2007-04-05 20:25:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 90L tank with a variety of tropical fish: small knife fish, small elephant nose, a couple of gourami, tetra and two guppies.

One of my 2 remaining guppies (he recently survived a minor tank disaster when i killed all the bacteria) is slowly loosing his tail.. it looks like its being eaten???

All my other fish seem happy.. and the other guppy looks ok not sure whats going on.. Is there anything i can do to help him survive?

:)
ps. we also have ok pH/ ammonia/nitrate/nitrite

any advice?

2007-04-05 19:53:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 10 hallon betta tank just the male betta in it the water hould be 78 to 82 its at 73 regular i have a 5 gallon heater but it only gets it to 74 i had a 8foot boa but he died so i used his 2 75 watt heat bulbs but it got the water to 85 what to do ?????????

2007-04-05 19:26:05 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just bought a 10 gallon fish tank. I have fake plants in it, but i would also like to put a real one, since it will provide oxygen. I want to know where i can buy aquatic plants. Thanks.

2007-04-05 18:50:06 · 8 answers · asked by suzy 2

we took it apart because we saw a little leak so we decided to remove all the glue tha binds the glass together. What can I use to put it back together? It can't kill the fish though.

2007-04-05 16:58:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-05 16:25:47 · 5 answers · asked by malone1423 4

there are only 3 fish in the tank and i dont know which ones are male or female. what will happen to the eggs if they are not fertilized? is there anything i can do to get them fertilized?

2007-04-05 16:05:27 · 6 answers · asked by Jason H 1

i have a 55 gallon tank with many live plants and about 70 guppy fry. i have heard people talking about co2 injections, would this help my plants?

2007-04-05 15:33:39 · 3 answers · asked by Justin 1

well my molly hasd bin pregnant for 31 days (counting) and she still didnt have her babies and shes showing no signs!! im kinda getting mad lol but shes not really fat wideness she more fat like lower shes super low and kinda wide does she sound pregnant ? is this hows mollies arw ewen they're pregnant ? do u think shell show sgns in the next 2 days ? if she has the babies longer then the usual 28 days could this mean shes holding alot more babies ?

2007-04-05 15:28:08 · 6 answers · asked by Susan H 2