Fish - May 2007

I just found out, after buying the painted tetra fish, that the colors aren't natural and are injected. I also found out to paint them like that they get rid of the fishes' most defensive body layer, so they are more prone to dying and disease. I put in some cure stuff that is supposed to make fish who are already sick heal, even though the tetra aren't sick. I took out my filter and it was really dirty, so now I don't know how much more dangerous it is in there for those already really weak fish. Um, two dannio-type things-fish are acting really weird and wouldn't eat, and the two tetra (who are actually perch) didn't go to the food I put into the aquarium either. Any help on the tetra or the weird-acting small-black striped fish would be nice, thanks alot.

2007-05-06 15:46:30 · 5 answers · asked by najohodo 2

2007-05-06 15:32:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had to put my Beta and my goldfish in the same tank for travel. The next day, my goldfish had like one fin left and no tail, almost dead.

2007-05-06 15:28:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently moved and had to leave my empty tank behind at my old place for about a month. I didn't have any fish yet, but I left it w/ new water and had "fed" it a few times to cycle it. Problem is, I wasn't able to make it back to my old place enough to keep checking the ammonia levels and I'm not sure if it cycled or not. I left it going for about 2 months while I was moving and I'd like to put fish in now.

The ammonia, nitrate and nitrite levels are all at zero, so I can't be sure it ever cycled properly. Do you think fish would be okay? What should I do if I put fish in and the ammonia levels suddenly rise? Can I cycle again?

2007-05-06 15:17:17 · 7 answers · asked by MaryJane 2

i have 3 oscars and one is bitting th other causing damage. the one being hurt never runs. he even still groups with him. i divided the tank with a sheet of glass. thy seem to be in a panic... both males a split up and th one female is on the side where the male that was being hurt on. was this a bad decision?

2007-05-06 14:48:38 · 3 answers · asked by Sean M 2

i am starting the cycling process of my 90 gallon saltwater tank, along with the saltwater mix, in ro/di water. to date it has live sand in it thats it. I heard you can use pure ammoina drops to create the bacteria you need to cycle, without having to use fish. has anyone done this sufficently? will it harm my sand?

2007-05-06 14:36:00 · 6 answers · asked by twelvesecranger 2

he keeps trying to float to the bottom but his tail end floats up like hes got a bunch of air in his bottom. could this be gas? or is it dying?? its just a regular goldfish.... help we hate to see our fish like this!

2007-05-06 14:29:02 · 12 answers · asked by katekate888 2

Ok, so I was in petsmart and Ive been noticing they feed there fish what appear to be lemon slices or orange slices.. they just let them float in the tank and the fish eat them. Is this something I can do with my goldfish and or my angelfish?

thanks!

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2007-05-06 14:20:40 · 8 answers · asked by ★Eric Hilton☆ 6

My boyfriend and I recently purchased a Gold Nugget after our large pleco died and he was the last one to die in my recent
"Fish tank crisis" What had happend was i started a bigger fish tank and i didnt have any god baceteria in it adn my fish started to all die. Well i let my tank cycle and we have new fish in the tank and they have been there for id say about 3 weeks. No deaths... everything is fine. So while we were out shopping around we found the gold nugget and he was doing GREAT he wasnt being shy or anything. Well we've been busy the past few days and havent really been paying any attention to the fish (sitting and staring at it for an hour lol) as we usually do. So we didnt notice a change in him except our 2 irredescent sharks and our paroon shark started showing signs of Ich. So i took the carbon filter out, put my ich stuff in, put the carbon filter back in the next day, did a 25% water change, then put more ich stuff in there. Well, this morning i noticed my fish tank

2007-05-06 14:14:55 · 4 answers · asked by fasho006 2

I just got a new goldfish today and i was wondering if it is ok to keep it in a container that is 8in tall where the widest point is about 16in around and the narroist point(in the middle) is 10in around and there is an aquatic plant that is about 7in tall, but there are only a few thin leaves. also do i need a filter?

2007-05-06 14:02:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a fighting fish named Fang and a female betta named Plum. I keep trying to breed them every time I think the nest is done... but, all they do is fight. I really need help on this.

2007-05-06 13:46:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2 small teracotta decorations I want to put in my fish tank with my axolotl. Is that ok, or will it poison the water or him? They haven't been used before. Thank you

2007-05-06 13:41:08 · 3 answers · asked by alysseq_86 3

Can anyone tell me what swim bladder is and what can be done about it? I have some fry that are about 3 1/2 months old..the other day I fed them some blood worms as usual and 2 started to swim unbalanced...I checked my water and nothing was wrong with that...I added some stress coat just because it seemed like the thing to do ... one of the fry were fine later that night....the other one is still swimming a little to the side...got any ideas? could it be swim bladder?

2007-05-06 13:07:40 · 3 answers · asked by wildhorses 2

well i have 2 female bettas and 1 male and i want to put the FEMALES in a community tank (not the male)can someonegive me websites and fish that are able to live with bettas and mabey wat size tank i should get.......and hidding spot......etc.oh! and can u put marygolds with them or are they to small?????thats a actual question that i need a answer to

example: in a 10 gallon tank u can have
*9 blablabla fish
*4 betta fish
*6 marigolds........................ect.
i made up that example!!! u can tell

thanx!!

2007-05-06 12:55:17 · 12 answers · asked by sarsy 2

ok, HAVE A FEMALE betta & a MALE betta the person at the pet store said its easy to breed them so i bought a seperation tank and the male made bubles along the side (not a nest) so i thought he was ready(now i no he wasnot) i lfted the tank wall justa lil so the female can slip through and you no do there stuff wen B@M! HE DARTED AT HER BUT THANK GOD hit the wall instead of her .....I got a new female betta and put her tank next to the male's now he is really blowing bubbles a BIG NEST! i no he wants to mate but im kinda scared for my litle fishy's life =( but i really want to breed them can someone give me some websites,advice,reqierments for there fry & breeding....ect. plz, i'm not a expert so plz help!!!! at least im carry for my fish properly....... each of them have there OWN 2 1/2 gallon tanks to them selveswith a plant and will occasionly get guppies to snack on and 3 times a week get blood worm treats...........so plz help

thanks!!!

2007-05-06 12:47:12 · 5 answers · asked by sarsy 2

Ok, so I got some new fish this weekend and one of the platys is HUGE! The two of them stick together and the big fat one does not seem to want to eat. I have looked at different pics of platys and still can't tell if it is even a female, but I am telling you, the stomach is HUGE! Could I have a pregnant fish and if so, how do I know for sure...

Thanks..

PS. I have a 55 gallon and only 12 fish right now, I hear that platys have LOTS of babies and will eat there young... If pregant, what can I do to save the babies?

2007-05-06 12:34:58 · 6 answers · asked by urboo247 2

how long is it til you can tell the sex of the babies???? i heard it was like 8 wks??is this true

2007-05-06 12:32:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im a Winged leaf like a flight of stairs

What kind of fish am I?

2007-05-06 12:25:27 · 5 answers · asked by Skittles 4

every day i look at my male bettas tank. there is a bubble nest in there. my male and female bettas are right next to eachother, and i think they want to mate. am i right?!?

2007-05-06 12:19:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just got 3 pairs of different tropical fishes yesterday and today one of them is already dead... i felt my tank was getting dirty when i fed them and there was food at the bottom of it.. did it die becoz of 'overfeeding' or the 'dirty water'? i tht tropicals r the easiest to maintain.. i also have the filter 24 hrs on as well as the temperature controller.. help me so i can take care of the others..

2007-05-06 12:17:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to know what's the easiest type of fish to maintain.
It should be low maintence and not easily die.
The fish being colorful would help too.
Any suggestions would be helpful.

2007-05-06 11:41:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

- I don't have a pump that will circulate air bubbles in my car
-Will they be able to take the car ride?

2007-05-06 11:34:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

plus what is the simplist way to stop my tank getting green and black grime on the sides

2007-05-06 11:21:56 · 4 answers · asked by creme8888 3

I have 2 bloodfins (and other types of fish). 1 is fine, but the other isn't. He can't seem to swim properly, and when he does swim, he swims on his side or upside-down. When I look at him, he looks fine, except that his head is greenish, instead of silver. His gills also seem to be very red, and I don't know if his gills are normal, because I can't see my other bloodfin's, because I can't see the bottom of him. I removed the sick bloodfin from my main tank, and am keeping a close watch on him. What is wrong???

2007-05-06 11:20:50 · 8 answers · asked by Banana 3

Earlier today, she looked "dizzy" and wasn't swimming straight. Now she is laying on the bottom, trying to swim up, but flips back on the ground.

Can I cure it?

2007-05-06 11:17:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok, so you have 36 fish tanks all connected to one filter. about how many gallons are all 36 tanks? ranging from ? gallons - ? gallons. how many gallons is your wet/dry filter tank?

2007-05-06 11:16:34 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-06 10:52:55 · 7 answers · asked by vannamaybe 1

I nedd to know what kind of goldfish will live in a 10gallon aquarium with a biowheel filter, airpump,no heater...etc. I saw some of the coolest fish ever and found out they were panda moors...will those work...Any goldifsh will work...DONE with tropical tank...now to the goldfish tank! Give me some combos and ill be very apreciative...
Thanx!

2007-05-06 10:48:00 · 8 answers · asked by kENNY 1

I went to a fish store, and this guy had like about 50 aquariums, i wanna know how does he filtrate all these tanks. ( i forgot to ask him). About 35 or so of them were all connected to one filter, i think. The filters were of pvc pipe. The tanks were about 15 - 20 gallons each. how did he filtrate all his tanks.

2007-05-06 10:33:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I changed the water to see if it would help-it didn't. He is not swimming. He just dangles at the top of his bowl. I have a small 1/2 gallon bowl with a phake plant. He was moving a few days ago alot. He is not belly up- just normal body position- but blowng bubbles and not swimming at all.

2007-05-06 10:29:25 · 6 answers · asked by daisy 2