Fish - May 2007

I have a 20 gallon freshwater planted tank with flourite substrate and a 96 watt CPF quad bulb in 6700 k . Is that too much with out co2 ?
Thanks

2007-05-23 09:44:03 · 3 answers · asked by c s 2

I have a 2ft tank with guppies and neon tetra`s and a 4ft tank with a small Oscar, parrot fish and a cat fish. Both tanks have alot of trumpet snails in them. The temp of both tanks is about 80F.
The question is that in my 2ft tank you can always see lots of snails and baby snails on glass and plants at day or night but in my 4ft i can stare at tank for ages and not see a single one, why is this?

Thanx for taking time to read and answer.

2007-05-23 09:29:12 · 3 answers · asked by Pete 4

ive had other sugestions. but ya


i started a new topic

i was wonder if some one could help me

2007-05-23 09:23:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I reccently bought a book on tropical fish tanks i scanned a page out of it and uploaded it here it is:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l13/dunozl/Picture2.jpg
Arent these tanks REALLY overstocked or is this normall, They seem like the should be 5-6 times bigger,

2007-05-23 09:06:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

On my other betta ??? a link was post for me to check out thanks by the way anyways there it says bettas live for like 2 years. Ive been around bettas that have lived more than 5 years.
my grandmother had one on the kitchen table that live 6 years till the kids put dish soap in its bowl.
so whats the deal do some live longer or what?

2007-05-23 09:04:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

yesterday i got a gold barb so now i have two gold barbs..
i look at the smaller one today and it has white spots on the end of its fins....

im thinking of transfering it to the smaller 3.5 gallon tank till it gets better. the only medication i have is Maracyn
cuz im assuming that it has fungus.
it eats, its active

so how can i treat it without hurting it?
all my previous fish pasesd away after i used maracyn so im extreamly hesitant about using it. especially on such a small fish.

2007-05-23 09:04:17 · 3 answers · asked by FishyQuestions 2

...im just wondering b/c i have goldfish!

2007-05-23 09:00:56 · 5 answers · asked by lizzyshells 2

He was the most active in the group, and the other day I noticed he was just sitting there doing nothing. He's angled up towards the top of the tank, and just wades in one spot mostly. The other three mollies I have seem to be fine, they're more active than ever. I tried feeding him, and most of the time I noticed he would take food in his mouth and spit it out right away.

2007-05-23 08:57:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

We just bought 2 baby guppies. My mom wants to put them in a large vase with some sort of plant living on the top. Will this hurt the guppies? if not, what kind of plant should be used?

2007-05-23 08:54:12 · 8 answers · asked by flyaway_far 2

I recently bought a siamese fighting fish and forgot to ask the shopkeeper something. And I wondered if any of you could help me. I believe it's a question asked frequently, but somehow I seem to forget the answer.

So, how many days should it pass before I change the water?

2007-05-23 08:51:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-23 08:16:59 · 5 answers · asked by dawn p 1

Hi i have recently set up a fish room, It has 35 tanks (30 of them are 10 gallon tanks) (currently cycling)And i want to put an apple snail in each tank to clean up excess food, But i know fish rest at the bottom of the tank at night, So would the apple snails eat the fry (guppie fry) when they were at the bottom of the tank, ? And in a coupple of months i plan on making another fish room with 60+ tanks for platie and mollies would it be ok to put snails in with those..(platie,mollie,guppie)In all there will be about 90 , 10 gallon tanks and about 10 other diffrent sized tanks, So in all i would need about 90 apple snails, Would this be ok, And has anyone had good luck with these snails, Good/ bad points about them? Thanks

2007-05-23 07:42:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 75 gallon aqaurium filled with water. Should I make it salt water, fresh water, brackish, etc?

And what are the most fun fish to watch?

2007-05-23 07:41:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-23 07:33:25 · 11 answers · asked by bust15nutz 3

2007-05-23 06:59:39 · 5 answers · asked by mike a 2

I am looking at building a 125 gallon aquarium (over a ton of water) and I was wondering if 1/2" acrylic would hold up on the sides as well or better than glass.

Do you have any suggestions for building?

Thanks

2007-05-23 06:33:12 · 9 answers · asked by uncletoon2005 3

2007-05-23 06:26:01 · 10 answers · asked by Rachel V 1

i set my tank up about 2 months ago and i am keeping one angel ish in a 30 gallon tank with 2 catfish and somge ghost srimp i know i should just let the ph be but it is 8.4 and my gh was 300 ppm and my kh was 300ppm i have started using ro water to try to lower things every water change i am doing 2 a week so the water wont just get hard again but the ph is still 8.4 i recently added a rena water softner pillow to my canister filter and over night my gh went down to 0 so i got scared that such a change would hurt my fish also the kh went downto 120ppm which according to the strips is ideal the ph is the same i know the pillow doesnt affect that but if everything else is soft and the kh is ideal will the ph matter and will the water stay that way or do i have to recharge the pillow every 48 hours like it said to which means i have to turn my filter off every two days to do it yeah sorry if my question is all over the place pleace help

2007-05-23 05:57:54 · 4 answers · asked by mike a 2

I am wanting to set up a 125 plant tank but am unsure how much filtration I will need. I plan to make it a community tank maybe heavy on rainbows.

2007-05-23 05:18:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I am sick during the week, or on vacation, there WILL be someone who can feed it regularly throughout the week. I'm just wondering if it's ok if it's not fed after 5pm on Friday, until I get back to work at 8am on Monday.

2007-05-23 04:49:59 · 17 answers · asked by Roller___Girl 2

Today, I noticed while feeding them, that my fish has lost a eye. It looks like where the eye was, is healed. It is eating, and swimming fine. But, I am wondering why it lost it's eye? Is this normal? Will my fish die?

2007-05-23 04:47:48 · 4 answers · asked by SDC 5

I have black fin, and Neon Tetras in my aquarium. My 3 year old nephew dumped a whole can of fish flakes into the tank and in a hurry I needed to get them out. The water was entirely orange. By the time anyone knew what had happened, the fish had been in this tank filled with fish flakes for about 30 minutes(at the most). One of the Neons did die. I took all the fish out so I can clean the tank. I put the fish in water treated with aquasafe and then rinsed the entire fish tank. after the rinsing I put spring water treated with aquasafe back in the tank, changed the filter, and put the rocks back in. Now my fish are back in the tank, but 2 of the black fins and 1 of the neons are losing their fins. Is this caused by stress? What should I do?

2007-05-23 04:37:54 · 10 answers · asked by troy_smith1973 1

I don't really have the time or money to buy a lot of chemicals for my two little goldfish.
But their water is getting kind of cloudy.
Is there any natural way to clear the water without hurting the fish?

2007-05-23 04:31:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to keep them alive to feed to my beautiful snake. And like I'll buy 25 and whne i get home 1-3 are dead. then in the next 3 days liek 5 die. :/ I feed them once a day and not too much and not too little. Whats the problem? and they always have a clean bowl.

2007-05-23 04:07:04 · 8 answers · asked by ABC 2

I have a male Beta fish and I was thinking of getting him a female Beta. Do you think if I do that he will try to kill her? I know they are mean fish, so I really don't want a war on my hands.
What do you think?

2007-05-23 04:02:22 · 9 answers · asked by ♥Charmed One♥ 7

can i heal a half eatin piranha that still seemes to be alive eto full health or shsould i just let my other two piranhas finish it

2007-05-23 03:59:31 · 9 answers · asked by yanihole 2

I have about 5 tetras (various) and some sort of shark, I forget the name (black with orange tail). I'm getting spotty algae on my glass and was wondering if there was an algae eater that stays small? I've tried wiping it but it's stuck on. I only have a 29 gal. so I would perfer something that didn't get over 3-4 inches. Please help =(

2007-05-23 03:41:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi we have had a tropical fish tank now for a month about 2 weeks ago we brought a few fish this morning I have noticed 3 tiny baby fish, do I need to do anything special to keep these baby fish alive thanks for any advice

2007-05-23 03:23:30 · 11 answers · asked by boo 2

It had babies yesterday, but died after having a couple. I think she may have had them prematurely because some were still eggs and they didn't make it. My question is: Is there a special food for babies? Or do I just crush the flakes so they can eat them?

2007-05-23 03:11:36 · 9 answers · asked by GHartf4404 2

I want to have salt water fish but i dont know how to set up the tank and was wondering how do i and keep them alive

2007-05-23 03:07:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous