Fish - May 2007

I was looking in my tank lasy night with a flash light and I saw a couple of things that looked like worms. Once the light was on them they slowly went into holes in the rock. I didn't see any tubes. Also there are small bugs that look like flees. There kind of fast and they run around the rocks. I dont know what copipods or amphipods look like. I dont know what either of these things are and I have a uv sterizer if that means anything.

2007-05-14 09:31:30 · 5 answers · asked by d_monsta82 1

My sister got a girl goldfish that is a whiteish clear with an orange tint. What can we name her?

2007-05-14 09:18:29 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-14 08:24:03 · 14 answers · asked by sideout_7 1

i'm having trouble deciding what kind of algae eater to get. I have a 10 gallon tank with a clown pleco, a spotted cory, 2 small platies, 1 adult guppy, 2 baby guppies, and 1 betta. I don't really have that much room for another fish so I was thinking a chinese algae eater or an oto cat.

I'm asking for personal experiences from people that have had this situtation, please.

thanks everyone!

2007-05-14 08:23:25 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have something attached to the inside of my tank that is white and kind of fans out at the end. looks like a bunch of small pieces of lint ( no better description ) no bigger than 1/8 inch. upon further inspection, my plants are covered with it also. it is a 185 gal. tank with a jack dempsey and i had an albino oscar until 1 day ago when it passed away. now trying to figure out what killed the oscar. tank is about 5 months old. these fish were in a 55 gal. together with a green terror that i left in the 55.the dempsey seems to be fine. the oscar stayed at the surface for a couple days and acted as if he was struggling to breathe. water tests are fine, tested three times now with new test kit.i cycled water for 30 days before putting fish in and used some water out of the 55. i didnt have a light for the 185 but it sits under the ceiling light so i left it on during the day. now that i have a tank light, i can see growth of some sort inside tank, but you really have to look for it.

2007-05-14 06:45:44 · 3 answers · asked by hawkjg24 1

it has been stuck there for around 10hours now and is in the lower jaw.

2007-05-14 05:49:54 · 18 answers · asked by liluvsanimals 2

but I don't want it to reproduce. What's good snail for my problem?

2007-05-14 05:09:25 · 13 answers · asked by ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥ 7

ok, I cannot get my snowflake eel to eat the baby freeze dried shrimp i bought her. she also is not eating regular shrimp or squid. should I try a live fish to stimulate the feeding behavior? Also, is 29 gallons too small an area for her until she gets bigger, she is maybe 10 inches long right now.

2007-05-14 04:44:24 · 4 answers · asked by Brittany P 2

At first it was white and I thought it was ick and put a treatment in, then it got larger the next day. His skin kind of just floated off and it looked alittle bloody....?? He didn' really move just floated towards the bottom. Does anyone know what it might be? Please help! Thanks!

2007-05-14 04:33:49 · 3 answers · asked by Sharona G 1

Can anyone please help me? i need to fast track my biofilter. i know there are some stuff out there one can buy, but im not anywhere near where i can get any processed stuff? anybody know of any natural materials? i hear cow dung is good to place in the filter tank. what else can i find openly?

2007-05-14 03:16:27 · 6 answers · asked by busola h 2

They look small white moving spots/dots like insects or wht ever ... They are on the glass & also in the water. Few of my cichlids are very sick with rot on the skin & fin etc... This is something i have never seen in my tank in the last 2 1/2 years. Pls. let me know what these could be whether harm ful to human by any chance or get transfered etc...what is teh treatment etc pls. help

2007-05-14 03:08:10 · 3 answers · asked by icantbewhatiamnot 1

2007-05-14 03:03:19 · 8 answers · asked by JESSICAAA NICOLE 2

I have a new 90 gallon tank, this is my fourth one and its going to be a saltwater reef tank. I know wet dry filters are the best to go with but I do not want to spend all that money $250-$350. I was thinking of a canister filter like the filstar XP4 which runs about $160. Please let me know anyother suggestions you might have for filtration.

2007-05-14 02:50:02 · 4 answers · asked by Satan Lives! God must Die 4

i have manage to save two fry cichlids from being eaten, ive made a home with a large net inside my main tank, will they be okay can i give them small bits of flake well like salt granuels, lol and how long do they have to be seperated before i can let them loose, my fish are dolphin cichlids and silver sharks, thanks in advance x

2007-05-14 02:22:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have 2 ruby sharks in my aquarium and i wanted to know where i can find out how to sex them and how they breed if they do , also i would like to know of a couple of good links to find out more plz

2007-05-14 02:22:05 · 1 answers · asked by Ema B 1

I have a salt water tank, but having to set up a quarantine tank. My sister did not want her fresh anymore, so I took it to use as QT tank. Everything is covered with lime build, and I mean everything!
Light fixtures, heater, pump.
Help me please on removing lime from fresh water tank,
free

2007-05-14 01:55:53 · 3 answers · asked by wrfreedom 1

I m shifting to Africa,and i presently stay in India.I want to take my fish with me,its an adult fish.So,can i take her with me and if yes,then how??

2007-05-14 01:42:23 · 5 answers · asked by priyankashree_16 1

its 6 inches long and ive had it for 2 weeks. Its eating livebearers but what else can i feed it?

2007-05-14 01:05:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

how do i feed the fish while away for 4 days have no one that can help.. have a floating tank full of babies and 3 adults in big tank

2007-05-14 01:04:28 · 8 answers · asked by proudgrami 1

just when im about to take my fish out of the tank, she starts moving her fins and swims away for a second. her [assuming its a girl] belly looks bloated and i was just wondering if there is any way i can get her healthy again?

2007-05-13 23:29:35 · 11 answers · asked by Lil Missae 3

Hi..i have a saltwater tank with some clownfish and a madarin..Thye mandarin got caught in a filter..i got him off there but he wasnt breathing..but when i went to scoop him out he flicked around...but started turning over ...he's not turning over anymore and is breathing..but he's just laying in the corner..should i make him swim around??he swims when i move him...??

2007-05-13 21:57:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I heard that ich can be treated with salt . so generally how much salt we need to put for ich and how long we need to treat the fish? and how to treat ? can any one tell me the process?
thanks

2007-05-13 21:55:21 · 7 answers · asked by x2y81 2

I bought a used tank that was salt water for seven years. I want to make it a freshwater tank. I know I can use the filter with new filter cartridges, but i want to know if i can use the old bio-wheels or should I replace them and start new?

2007-05-13 20:21:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it good to have 20 to 30 fish in a tank rather then 2 to 4 fish in a tank to breed

2007-05-13 19:59:58 · 5 answers · asked by anoshaa 1

2007-05-13 19:49:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I seem to have a lot of soda ash laying around, but am not sure if it is safe to put in my cichlid tank. Does anybody know the answer to that? IF SO, how high will the ph raise? I want it around 8.2, and I don't know if soda ash will do that or not.

2007-05-13 19:37:36 · 5 answers · asked by eriknjensen 1

I have a ten gallon freshwater tank and was wondering if there were any live plants I could put in it? Obviously something that grows in or underwater and something preferably from a natural fresh water habitat?

2007-05-13 19:23:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have several fan tail goldfish and three of them were having problems floating up to the surface tails first. I changed the water and two of them became well, but one of them is now floating upside down and having a hard time straightening out. What is causing this? If it's an illness is there a medicine for it? What can I do?

2007-05-13 19:03:49 · 8 answers · asked by fantailgoldfish 1

Black Moor goldfish in a 10 gll tank. I am having to do water changes once a week because the water keeps turning green and cloudy on me. It last about 3-4 days clear and then overnight it seem, it turns green and cloudy with an foul smell. I have tried changing filter, cleaning gravel, cleaning tank, starting from scratch, and just simple doing water changes. This tank is fairly new, since easter this yr. It was doing pretty well until 2 wks ago there was a lot of slime, water turned reall y green and my fish began to bleed underneath their mouth and got ick. I since then treated them and was able to save one, the female. Unfortunately, the male died. I want to do all that I can to avoid the same thing happening to the one who survived. I need help because I am so lost. I have used the tank buddies for algea but it's not working...any suggestions???

2007-05-13 18:53:50 · 8 answers · asked by Pryncez 1

I was at the pet store today and I saw these semi-circle bowls that people hang on their wall and put fish like a betta in...there was no place for a heater or a filter or anything really...but then I looked on e-bay and found one that allowed space in the back for such...I would like to get a couple of these for around my room however before I did I was wondering what do other people think of these hanging fish bowls for the wall? Does anyone have an opinion on them or any experience with them...even if I decide not to get one for a fish I read that you can also use them for a planter which interests me very much...I have been looking into getting a few house plants as well...

2007-05-13 18:50:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous