Fish - May 2007

My heater will not go any lower than 82 degrees, is this fine for them or should I be concerned?

2007-05-09 12:13:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a pump and a filter with uv, but when it is all switched on, it just moves the green stuff all around the pond making it look all cloudy so you cant see the fish. When the filter and pump is switched off, it settles, and only then you can see the fish. Also, i have heard you should leave the pump and filter on continuously, but this doesnt clear it. Any help???

2007-05-09 12:09:18 · 18 answers · asked by ♥ mimi ♥ 2

Ok i got a turtle about a month ago, and it came with two goldfish. Well the fish have seem to be fine untill a week ago. While i was feeding the turtle i noticed that the one of the fish's fins and gills were getting alittle black. Well i went to go feed my turtle again today and the fish was about half black! WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT!?!?!?!?!
WRITE BACK ASAP!!!!!!
AMANDA

2007-05-09 12:04:48 · 9 answers · asked by Amanda 1

There is this white spot under my betta fish'd head. THe spot looks like a white thingy about the size of a the eye. Does anybody knoe what it is?

2007-05-09 11:57:48 · 6 answers · asked by Chris 5

We found 7 hermit crabs at the ocean, we brought them home with us, but now I need to know how to take care of them...Do I need to keep them in the sand and ocean water that I brought them home in? What do I feed them? Is it Ok to have them all in the same container, what type of container would be the best? Any other info you could share would be great..Thanks

2007-05-09 11:18:06 · 9 answers · asked by crystallee2830 1

also i wanted to know if i breed my red devil will he eat babies,or will he kill mother after spawning or will they be o.k. together after spawning..65 gallon tank,,also where can i get a or 9 in. female red devil can i order one online

2007-05-09 11:04:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are they going to be ok? What should I do if they die? How much do goldfish go for nowadays (£)?

2007-05-09 10:52:33 · 15 answers · asked by Duncan Disorderly 3

We just saw a little tiny molly swimming around our 55 gallon tank...the mom has been hiding in a rock and never seems to want to come out...i have fed her a lot when she does come out. What should i do to help the babys survive?

2007-05-09 10:30:57 · 6 answers · asked by davidnally 2

I have 2 big goldfish an 2 small goldfish
one of the big goldfish have black stains
is that bad is my goldfish sick?

2007-05-09 10:19:31 · 7 answers · asked by mike 1

I have a 29 gallon salt water tank. I have a bunch of live rock encrusted with coralline algae which is red, green and purple. However some of it is fading and I want to maintain it's color and health within the tank.

I add calcium to the tank but my lighting consists of one 50/50 flourescent bulb. What should I do? I cannot do metal hallide types of bulbs and don't have a huge budget either!!!

Thanks!

2007-05-09 10:01:56 · 4 answers · asked by CBJ 2

I bought a Clown Loach on Monday and foolishly thought to myself 'thats it, my tank is complete....' Idiot!!!!!
I noticed late last night (after some strange behaviour from my Plec - see my previous question) that my new Clown Loach had 'beautiful' little white 'salt-like' spots on him!!!!! I've now treated the tank with some anti-whitespot treatment. Only then did I notice that Elephant nose fish are sensitive to it, and yes you've guessed it - I have one of those in there too.
He's now (as well as the Plec) swimming in the top third of the tank (not usual behaviour as both bottom feeders I know)

My questions are these...... What's the 'real' outcome here?

Am I gonna lose all my fish again (got a load of inbred/infested guppies last time and they finished off my previous tank)

And, does anyone have any tips/tricks for a happy ending?

(I've also turned the temp up in the tank to 28c (82f)

Many Thanks in advance

2007-05-09 09:58:33 · 6 answers · asked by Bodieann 4

ok this might sound rly rly dumb but i sucked at math all thought high school but how much is 2ml in teaspoon or tablespoon or whatever it will convert to i have to put 2 ml in each gallon of water for my fish. sorry i hate math n suck at it!! please don't make fun of me.

2007-05-09 09:57:36 · 6 answers · asked by Allibug'smommy 2

2007-05-09 09:52:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 5 gallon tank with 4 small platties, a female and male betta, a barb and two ghost shrimp. They all got along great until yesterday when I noticed three of four platties dead on the bottom of the tank ( I had been gone all day and they seemed fine in the morning when I left). The shrimp were dead too.
Anyway, the fourth was dead this morning. The two bettas seem fine.
I did notice that the platties all looked quite fat lately and it even looked like they had white poop hanging out of their anuses all of the time. The female betta looks like this now, but her behavior isn't strange.
I'm thinking they may have some sort of parasite (nematodes?). What should I do to protect the remaining bettas and barb?

2007-05-09 09:15:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a porkupine puffer and a yellow tang still alive i have lost today my russells lion fish and a fox face fish i am treating the tank with cuprazin and have been for 5 days now but it isn't working is there anything else i can do i dont want to lose my 2 remaining fish the pet shops don't seem to have any answers . the water condition in the tank is fine i have tested it again today and also took a sample to the pet shop to confirm it also i am at my wits end now if you can anyone help i don't even know why they got it in the first place.

2007-05-09 08:52:47 · 5 answers · asked by catsfoot 2

He is like 2" long and he would live in a 100 gallon pond with filter and Lilly pads and some small comets and some large gold fish and koi.

2007-05-09 08:21:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-09 08:13:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Stupid question....can you get diseases from putting your hands in a fish tank (like when your cleaning or moving ornaments around...etc) My tanks DON'T have filters, they are 5 gal. and hold betta's (which aren't big fans of alot of current or water movement) and I frankly didn't want to hassle with filters anyway. I change the water every few days. I've been using gloves when I clean the tank...but that gets to be a pain after awhile. I've seen lots of people stick their hands right into a tank...so guessing it's ok???

2007-05-09 07:53:50 · 11 answers · asked by Onyx Ninja 4

and will a male breed with a female if other fish are in the same tank.THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

2007-05-09 07:40:02 · 9 answers · asked by krn_dix 1

Ok first thing i have 20 gl 1 under gravel fltr 1 power fltr - 1 standart fltr so there is 3 filter on my tank with 1(3") Fantail goldfish - 1(1") Bubble eye goldfish n there is no problem week by week when i care my fish with cleaning n etc.
But last week on thursday i add more 1(1") Red head goldfish & 4 yellow snail n on friday i make water 30% change n clean of all my filter then add 2 1/5 tbl spoon salt & conditioner like i do before - this week i add some of Kordon AmQuel Plus n 2% warm watter after 24 hour i look my fantail goldfish like sitting on the bottom & sometimes its like hard to breathing but for 2 other goldfish its normal when i check the water level i find my nitrite is high its 3.0 before is 0 what happen then?

My question is.....
1. what cause my nitrite is high? is it overstock? is it Kordon AmQuel Plus? is it to much snail? or warm water?
2.how to reduce my nitrite (i do 60% water change lastday n is not working)
3.how long to make nitrite back to normal?

2007-05-09 07:12:53 · 10 answers · asked by Ellenore 2

Or hammerhead sharks to be specific...thanks.

2007-05-09 06:02:10 · 6 answers · asked by ? 1

I've been wanting a pet for awhile, but my landlord will only allow small aquariums in our apartment. So, I've been thinking about seahorses. Does anyone know whether or not they make good pets? How should I care for them? What do they eat? And just the general questions for any pets. A website with this information will be most helpful.

Thanks guys!!

2007-05-09 04:10:32 · 12 answers · asked by Treasure 3

2007-05-09 03:52:47 · 3 answers · asked by hotgyrlz07 1

I have pumped most of the water from my 15' round, 2' deep pond to clean debris from the bottom. Can I refill using a garden hose from the house tap or will the chlorine kill the fish and frogs? Is there a chemical I can add to conteract any negative effects of using tap water? Would it be better if I just did a slow fill from ther tap. I appreciate any good advive. Thanks

2007-05-09 03:52:44 · 5 answers · asked by butkus 1

the goldfish we had started losing their scales and one even turned white, even though it was the same color as the other two.

2007-05-09 03:29:06 · 4 answers · asked by betchyadidnthinkathat 1

he is the only red tail shark in the tank because we were advised that two or more would be aggressive?

2007-05-09 03:28:24 · 4 answers · asked by Tina S 1

2007-05-09 02:57:22 · 2 answers · asked by Darth Jhon 3

I have a fish that's lying on his back at the bottom of the tank, and weakly moving his fins. He looks bloody inside. Should I wait until he dies before I flush him, or does he suffer less if I flush him down right now?

2007-05-09 02:24:04 · 21 answers · asked by Nole't 1

How long do I haev to leave it because I put fish in.

2007-05-09 01:58:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought a water filter from philips which said that it could remove chlorine smell...is it safe for putting into my turtle tank and fish tank?
It's made in Japan...

2007-05-09 00:59:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous