Fish - May 2007

i just saw my oranda(female) and lionhead(male) spawning this morning in my display tank and also i found lots of eggs on some plants. after about 3 hours of spawning i remove all fish (5 only) to my next 20 gallon tank coz some other goldish was eating the eggs. and also it was impossible to remove eggs from the tank. now i am wondering to know what will be the offspring of these two types of goldfish?

2007-05-07 20:21:43 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it possible that females can attack another female that has a different fin? I'm pretty sure that my 2 females have spade tails and my other one is a crowntail.

I've put them in at the same time. The 2 spade females gang up on the other one. I have hiding spots, plants, conditioned.. EVERYTHING...

I think I just have a flashy crowntail. Because it will challenge the dominate spade female. But she isn't hurt....

2007-05-07 19:44:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

it is 48" long,12 1/2 "wide,25" high, im pretty sure its more than 55 gallons but i would like to know for sure..i didnt check when i bought it. any info will help,thanx

2007-05-07 19:23:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

which will reach Zero first near the end of this cycling process Nitrite or Ammonia because my 10 gallon reached Zero on nitrite but have a little ammonia left

2007-05-07 19:16:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-07 18:13:55 · 3 answers · asked by tom_apple85 1

can we get sick from fish? like ick?

2007-05-07 17:49:56 · 4 answers · asked by ;] 3

I just recently got a Pacu from a friend who had 2 in a 55 gal tank. The one I got is approximately a foot long (7 months old) and seems to be getting bigger daily. I have read up on them and learned that they can get as big as 30 inches or more. What size tank is appropriate for a full grown Pacu?

2007-05-07 16:56:56 · 6 answers · asked by l2amsl2ule 2

hi i have a 6" golden arowana rite now but i am wondering if its OKAY for him to be in a 55 gallon tank when he is a adult???

2007-05-07 16:55:12 · 7 answers · asked by help 1

I have a male beta but my husband and I just got a big tank, I know male beta will fight eachother but I have seen them mixed with other breeds in stores occasionally. I want to put him in the big tank but not if there is a chance he will attack the other fish.

2007-05-07 16:55:00 · 11 answers · asked by Felicia K 1

Help! I got 3 Bala Sharks today...in my 5 gallon tank. I didn't know how big these fishies get. They're less than 2" long right now. Should I return them to Wal-Mart? I've already put them in my tank, will switching the environments so much kill them? If I decide to keep them, how long before I need to upgrade to a larger tank? Will a 30 gallon tank last for at least 3 years? I probably can't afford any bigger for now. I've already grown fond of them, they're fun to watch because they dart around and do things, rather than other boring fish I've seen.

2007-05-07 16:44:32 · 5 answers · asked by strike 1

I have had the same fish for several years and not once have I had any babies born into the aquarium. Is it possible that the fish just became "friends" and prefer to just live together? (I'm sure that sounds awkward but who knows?) I currently have a 55 gal tank with 15 african cichlids, a 30 gal with 2 red tiger oscars and no babies!!

2007-05-07 16:42:10 · 8 answers · asked by l2amsl2ule 2

My guppy gave birth this morning in a fry trap. It was great because the babies slipped through into the bottom so mom couldn't eat them all. She did get a few though... Anyway, I read that swordtail fry are a little bigger than guppies so will they be too big to slip through the fry trap vent into the bottom? Mommy swordtail was preggers this morning but not anymore. I saw her on the bottom of the tank but never saw any fry. I guess they all got chomped. To prevent this, I'd like to use the fry trap next time. Will it be the right size? Also, I have a couple black swordtail females. How in the world will I know when they're ready to give birth? You can't see the fry's eyes through their bellies because it's black on black. For that matter, I really couldn't see them on my velvet swordtail either. I just noticed she looked ready to explode!!! Thoughts? Thanks!

2007-05-07 16:39:39 · 4 answers · asked by pookiemct07 5

I had 4 guppies. One died after only a few days in the tank (we found him sucked in the filter). Now one of my guppies (a female) has gotten pretty fat and her scales are sticking out. At first we thought she might be pregnant, but since her scales started to stick out I think she may be sick. She also seems to be swimming horizontal. Her head straight up, and her tail down.

2007-05-07 16:38:42 · 10 answers · asked by Kelli H 2

Just wanting to make sure I am doing everything right. I know I have already made some mistakes but luckily so far they haven't been fatal to my fish. Some of the things I've done I've gotten from advice here. Here's the info.
I have a 29 gallon long with 5 guppies (2 males/3 females will add more females when ammonia drops) and 2 cory cats. Have had tank running about a week.
Temp stays between 80 and 82 degrees F.
Ammonia is currently between .25 and .50 which I am controlling by doing water changes at least every other day until the bacteria can catch up. I have 0 nitrites or nitrates. I don't use any chemicals besides 1 1/2 tablespoons of salt (keeping it low until I'm sure my corys can tolerate it) and Tetra Aquasafe to get rid of chlorine.
PH levels stay between 7.8 and 8.4 despite using peat moss from the garden center which I have in a nylon bag and I either hang it on the side of the tank or set it in my HoB power filter. (additional details)

2007-05-07 16:38:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 30gal tank that has 4 blackshirt terta, 2 platys, 1 betta, and 1 molly in it. i change the water a week ago and now the nitrite levels are rising and now my molly is getting sick . so i now i think i need ti increase the biological filtration. so whats the best way to do this and keep the water chemistry just right.

2007-05-07 16:38:05 · 6 answers · asked by new_chemistry_grad06 1

Can someone PLEASE explain cycling to me in very plain terms. I keep hearing about it and I don't know what it is.......Also, I can't seem to get my pH any lower than 7.4 I'd like to see it down around 7.0. I've tried the pH lowering liquid and tablets. Just don't seem to help. Any suggestions? I'll add that we have well water and a water softener. Would this affect it?
TIA

2007-05-07 16:18:28 · 3 answers · asked by Karen W 3

2007-05-07 16:14:21 · 4 answers · asked by earl_johnson_earljohnson 1

I've got a acrylic tank has some damage on its one side, is there any way can repolish it?

Thanks

2007-05-07 16:05:53 · 2 answers · asked by jevon 1

is there an easy way u can you tell the sex of mollies i have 4 of them

2007-05-07 16:00:49 · 3 answers · asked by Jill H 1

if i use medication, and i remove the carbon from the filter, them what will happen to my filter? do i leave it on? because i have a whisper filter and they are based on carbon

2007-05-07 15:52:53 · 3 answers · asked by ;] 3

My suckerfish has these huge worms that come out of him and get stuck on everything in my tank. I'm afraid that they are going to infect my other fish even though I think they already have worms coming out of them too!! It is the craziest thing you have ever seen!!! How do I keep them from getting these?? Thanks for help!!!

2007-05-07 15:49:25 · 2 answers · asked by Kyle C 1

In my fish tank I lost four loaches that were getting pretty big and now have to start over. Does anyone know how to get them to grow really fast?? I want some big ones!!!

2007-05-07 15:44:17 · 5 answers · asked by Kyle C 1

We generally have activities such as sports, watching television, exercising, dancing, cooking, shopping, making love, reading, traveling etc. I know fish are limited to their fish tank and whatever is in it, but what are their daily activities, do they ever get bored, what do they enjoy?

2007-05-07 15:35:26 · 5 answers · asked by Jen 2

my one molly lately has been putting its top fin up alot what does that mean ???

2007-05-07 15:16:06 · 2 answers · asked by Jill H 1

i mean why cant we?????LOL

2007-05-07 15:10:53 · 18 answers · asked by jacqueline r 1

Our clown fish died (he was 7 yrs old) and we just put 2 new little clown fish in our tank about a week ago. There are a couple other fish in the tank that keep charging at them, and every once in awhile they get nipped. We have an eneminy for the clown fish that is supposed to protect them but they were tank raised and don't seem to realize what it is for. How can I get the fish to realize that the eneminy will protect them?

2007-05-07 14:46:32 · 7 answers · asked by Lyndzer 2

Right now in my 24 gallon tank i have tomato clowns, gobies, pipe fish, and dotty backs. so im looking for some thing new
thanks ~~~!

2007-05-07 14:25:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a zebrs danio which is female its really fat also i can tell buy it swims. Could it be loaded with eggs???

2007-05-07 14:23:43 · 2 answers · asked by Kurt Son&trade: 2

2007-05-07 13:17:06 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

im sort of suspecting ick!
few days earlier, my fish were twitching and had clamped fins.
i cleaned the tank normally as i would.
this morning they were clamped.
i thought my fish are doing better then right now from the looks of their dorsal fin there are tiny white salt specks, but only on the fins, its not very visible but i thik i see them. is it ick for sure? and whats the best ttreatment?

and if its not ick and they are helthy is it still okay to use medication (just to be sure)?
will they be harmed? i
do not want my beloved fish to die!! will they die is there any chance??? pleasee hlepp`!

i just read that ick is only from other fish!
i think my new fish had ick ! it was from the carnival!
sigh, anyways what can i do ?
please do the step by step stuff ( how to wash tank, how to put medication,)
and wi the fish survive i got the new fish on april 27

2007-05-07 13:06:00 · 14 answers · asked by ;] 3