Fish - May 2007

How do I care for my baby mickey mouse fish? Please Hurry and Answer

2007-05-03 11:50:27 · 3 answers · asked by med_school_n_09 2

I usuakky feed them every other day is this okay? Also is 80 farenheit okay for a tropical tank?

2007-05-03 11:46:10 · 8 answers · asked by Chris 5

I have a small betta tank that has two male betta fish with a divider. I am finding white secretions from both of them when I try to clean their water or change it. What is that white stuff? Is it diarrhea or sperm? Yuck!! It appears to be at the bottom of their tanks and it has a slimey look to it.

2007-05-03 11:36:26 · 6 answers · asked by Raqueta S 1

I have a female betta fish that may be ready to release her eggs, she is really plump. She also turns pale from time to time. What does that mean? What will happen if I don't mate her? WHy does she change colors? She is red and turns transparent. That scares me. I also have separated male bettas.

2007-05-03 11:32:08 · 5 answers · asked by Raqueta S 1

2007-05-03 11:23:58 · 5 answers · asked by Nikki O 1

It has a purple eye and i do not know what to do. Please Help!!

2007-05-03 10:55:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have some structures, all conditions like ph nitrite and chlorine do not exist 78 degree temp and plenty of tank space. They seem to be very lazy and almost seems as if they are dying? Could I get some advice?

2007-05-03 10:49:32 · 7 answers · asked by nolan025 2

Hey, please help out, and soon! I posted a question a short while ago on using bacteria in my tank to help deal with a recent burst of nitrite.
My tank is over a year old, with 1 male betta, 3 glass cats, and 2 albino corys. I got a new Bio-Wheel filter about a month ago, and I think that relates to my recent nitrite spike.
I have tried to do partial water changes, but so far, they are not doing too much, and nitrite remains high! Yesterday, I added a double-dose of bacteria. How long does it take for the bacteria to go into effect? My nitrite reading seems to be climbing even more, and it's really worrying me! The reading is now around 1.5 ppm.
I'm afraid of doing more partial water changes, because then I have to add more bacteria to make up for it, and I'm afraid of sucking up bacteria when I gravel vac the bottom. Should I not gravel vac and still use the partial water changes, or wait for the bacteria?
Help please!! Thanks!

2007-05-03 10:48:57 · 7 answers · asked by tien 3

i'm starting a 10 gallon aquarium....i added a piece of driftwood into it which i bought from the pet store.....after a few days the water turned SLIGHTLY yellowish from the tannis of the wood....i want to keep tiger barbs....i would like to know if the tannis from the driftwood will harm my tiger barbs

2007-05-03 10:10:54 · 3 answers · asked by mr h 1

i'm starting a 10 gallon aquarium....i added a piece of driftwood into it which i bought from the pet store.....after a few days the water turned SLIGHTLY yellowish from the tannis of the wood....i want to keep tiger barbs....i would like to know if the tannis from the driftwood will harm my tiger barbs

2007-05-03 10:09:50 · 2 answers · asked by mr h 1

Maybe if you would send me some helpful links.

2007-05-03 10:02:16 · 6 answers · asked by lancealator 2

Its a cold water tank and I have replaced the filter. I also changede half the water and it still is murky brown. I was wondering what I can do to fix this.

2007-05-03 09:59:56 · 12 answers · asked by Blax 2

Is it okay to let my betta eat a bloodworm off of my finger?

2007-05-03 09:45:06 · 4 answers · asked by Ur Mom 2

I bought a male and female betta. I found a great bowl, it looks very nice, but I think it is too small. It is less than 1 gallon, I think, and I am getting a 5 gallon tank. There is a cave for the female to hide in, and there are 5 other small decorations. The tank has a light in the canopy, and comes with a filter. Is a 5 gallon tank big enough for 2 bettas? (male and female) They were in the small fish bowl for 2 days, but I noticed the male was flaring his gills at her. Thanks for the help.

2007-05-03 09:25:55 · 13 answers · asked by Shayne_Birds 2

My dad brought home 2 fish, and I was thinking... what can I give them to drink? So I put some Kool Aid powder in the bowl and mixed it up a bit. Now they can have all the Kool Aid they want. What flavors do you think they'd like better?

2007-05-03 09:17:49 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have cichlids and i had a pleco in there with them and it was eaten last night, a man at the fish store said that cichlids eat the algae, but the tank is so dirty looking even with the monthly maintenance and water changes, etc. etc.

is there a way to rid the tank of the nastiness ?
any fish that can live in harmony with cichlids that eat the algae more?
what about snails? i heard they carry bacteria that is harmful to fish??

any advice is greatly appreciated!

2007-05-03 09:17:02 · 8 answers · asked by GirlyGirl♥ 2

I recently moved home from college. I brought my fish back but had to dispose of the heavy gravel. Is it okay if my fish tank does not have the gravel or marbles in the bottom for like a week? I will get some soon but I can't right now.

Sorry if this seems like is a stupid question

2007-05-03 09:12:48 · 10 answers · asked by Heather M 1

I havn't feed him for about 3 weeks, i know, i know, im a terrrible person...... but hes at the bottom, he is not dead, his gills are moving, but its like he can't get to top, a peice of food floated by and he went up about 2 cm but then gave back down, could he not have enough energy to get to the top? im scared he will die..... please help me!!!!!!!!!!!11

2007-05-03 08:59:33 · 7 answers · asked by Blue Rain 6

This is my first fish and I'll be getting at 8 or 10 gallon fish tank. I need some suggestions on how many and what type of fish should i get? Also I would like at least one fish that cleans algae if possible.

2007-05-03 08:37:51 · 8 answers · asked by sdotcoonery 2

I have a nice 60 gallon bowfront and would like to create a certain design. I assume fake coral is concrete and I think I could make something look decent, but I dont know what type of concrete is used or how to go about it. Any suggestions?

2007-05-03 08:09:09 · 1 answers · asked by Karter 2

Thanks again to all who answered our last questions. The two bettas we have rescued from the royal flush are doing great and flourishing. So much so that we've put a cory each in their tank and gotten them some new live plants.

So, we've got a new one (grins). He was staying close to the surface and couldn't stay down when he dived and he shimmied when he swam and all of that stuff. The store manager said they were getting ready to flush him because he was "clearly dying". He is a beautiful piebald with some metallic glint to him. This one clearly has swim bladder disorder but not an obvious rupture of deformity. The betta junkies page says among other things -- it could be from overfeeding or underfeeding. How do I tell the difference? You can't tell from looking at him. My gut is that because he has been at Walmart, he was underfed but I know that this is not necessarily the case. Before I did my homework, I fed him and he ate well. His stomach is not visibly swollen.

2007-05-03 08:08:46 · 3 answers · asked by whisper2roar 3

2007-05-03 07:36:43 · 13 answers · asked by fbell92 1

I have been keeping Piranhas for quite some time now. There are 4 of them in a 3'X 1.5'X 1.5' aquarium. I feed them with live fish or beef heart or mutton liver. The problem is live feeding fish is hard to get. So I have resort to the liver most often. This is ruining my aquarium water. Does anybody have any idea where can I get good Piranha food. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

2007-05-03 07:17:30 · 6 answers · asked by sammy 1

Looking for male and female endlers .Lots of bright color on the males.

2007-05-03 07:17:21 · 2 answers · asked by wtt_mel_t 1

The 90 GPH filtr is about 6 years old and seems not to suck much water do they lose their power over time?

2007-05-03 07:02:05 · 3 answers · asked by ian s 3

I have a 29 gallon fish tank with assorted africans and one plecostomus. It has been established for over a year now and I normally have no problems in fact i have had two batches of babies from one pair. The problem started with a head twitch on some of my fish when they were "resting". then i noticed white stringy feces from a few so I used some medicine I got from the store called Parasite clear because it described these symptoms.the next day my fish were acting normal but after a few days and a 25% water change two of my fish were acting funny and that most of them were "twitching" their heads. I noticed on one which is my breeding male. that his eyes were kina cloudy and he had some pale spots on him. So I think I messed up and added some fungus clear because of his eyes, now his eyes are clear but he's still laying around and the other one is laying on his side and is very faded in coloring and holds his fins close to him. Please any ideas?

2007-05-03 06:53:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is my fancytail fish (he has changed colors from gold to white in the last month):

http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?srv=img03&img=/8/5/3/f_1004713m_350d0e8.jpg

Notice his tail and dorsal fins are kind of choppy. It looks like quite some length is gone from them. He's been like this for a little over 2 months now. Any idea what is wrong and what I can do to get them to grow back?

2007-05-03 06:35:59 · 1 answers · asked by Cemetery Gurl 1

2007-05-03 06:28:36 · 16 answers · asked by idabutt 1

I need peat moss to lower the pH in my aquarium. Where is it sold?

2007-05-03 05:58:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-03 05:38:27 · 9 answers · asked by beamerboy46350 2