Fish - June 2007

I want a crown tail spl;endensk betta and i need apretty fish to surround it

2007-06-26 06:57:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am looking for a Long Finned Oscar, Preferably white. But the only thing I can find are the Veil tailed Oscars. Are they the same fish? Is there anything I should know when looking for this fish?

2007-06-26 06:34:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was thinking of like tiger barbs or a crown tail splenden betta with some neon tetras. also guppies , i want a sweet tank that would have hardy fish

2007-06-26 06:31:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, my fish are a black moore and a gold fantail, and the fantail was "dead" in the tank this morning. It is alive now, and recently had a very long fece that took a little while to remove, and kept growing for a little while. The black moore seems fine. The fece was long and thin I believe. What is going wrong? Thank you for your time!

2007-06-26 06:25:09 · 3 answers · asked by nuclearwedgie2001 1

and fan tail fish

2007-06-26 06:21:53 · 15 answers · asked by harder_house 1

2007-06-26 06:11:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

just starting a salt water tank have a few fresh water tanks
i just got the tank for the salt water.

2007-06-26 06:08:15 · 3 answers · asked by jeanie w 1

I have a 10 gallon aquarium, with 2 fancy guppies, 3 neon glofish, and 2 tetras. The tetras keep dying off, I had 5, so I don't expect them to live long. What other fish would be compatible with the guppies and glofish? Can I get multiple kinds of guppies, will they be ok? I just wanted some ideas to liven up my tank a bit.

Also, my tetras may be dying because of the condition of the tank. The PH and amonia is high. But I have stuff for that that I add to the tank to reduce both!! However, it doesn't seem to work. Any ideas on that as well? Thanks!

2007-06-26 05:12:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does any one kno wat it came from & how can i get rid of it

2007-06-26 05:07:23 · 5 answers · asked by michelle E 1

will the fish outgrow the pond or adapt to its size

2007-06-26 05:04:32 · 8 answers · asked by BRIAN R 1

This is kind of a 2-in-one question...

One of my gouramis has bitten half of the other gourami's feeler off. Will that grow back okay, or will it stay short? It was a result of a fem/fem conflict, which is resolved now. (My tiny male is in heaven!)

Will the fins of a Betta grow back to it's original beauty? I've got 3 Betta-Girls in my 55 gallon tank, and they get along okay, but my bigbully male Gourami tore up their fins horribly. (He's gone, don't worry!) One of my Betta Girls had a "broken" tail (folded over) when I bought her months ago, but now it's split badly because of him. And one of the baby Betta Girls I've got is missing about half of her tailfin... I'm hoping they heal up fine...

What do you think?
And don't tell me I was stupid for putting gouramis and multiple female bettas together... I did my research, and tried several combinations to get to this point. My tank is happy now - now that the male gourami is gone!

Thanks for your expertice.
;o)

2007-06-26 04:56:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi! I've got a Platty who has already had a litter (I know that's not the right term, sorry) and that was about 2 weeks ago, at least. Now she looks like she's about to give birth again. The lady at petsmart told me about every 20 days they have babies... Is it true? What's the best way to tell when they're seriously ready to give birth, other than belly size?

Also, how old do the babies have to be in order to survive in a 55 gallon tank with the parents, Gouramis and Betta-Girls? (Plecos and corys won't harm babies, right?) There's one survivor from the last time my platty gave birth, and I'm just hoping my other fish won't eat him. (She spit them out while I was on vacation...) He's got a terrific hiding spot, and hopefully he won't get eaten... My Platty-Mom is in an incubator waiting very impatiently this time!

One more thing... My mom seems to think that Platties and Swordtails (or mainly ANY live bearers) will interbreed. Is this true?

Thanks for your help!
;o)

2007-06-26 04:40:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Whenever I test the ph in my aquarium, it's always like 7.6-8.0, which seems awfully high. I can't determine what is causing the problem. I do a weekly 40% water change. I vaccuum the gravel as best I can, but I don't want to remove everything because otherwise my Cory won't have anything to eat. I feed the fish every other day, either bloodworms, brine shrimp or Tetleys flake food.

My aquarium is a 6 gallon and I have 4 fish in there now and don't plan to add any more. 1 female betta, 1 little albino cory and I added a couple little otos who help keep the algae in check. It's a marineland system 6 that came with a pretty powerful filtration unit that seems to do a good job. I've also added an airstone and a heater and keep the temp pretty steady between 78 and 83 (it goes up a bit during the day). I have a couple plastic plants and some smooth gravel. Fish all seem happy and energetic.

Maybe my tapwater is just naturally alkaline? I do treat it before adding it to the tank.

2007-06-26 04:33:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-26 03:28:25 · 8 answers · asked by alaniemieckota 1

..I have 6 female wagtail platys, and they always seem to be hiding. If I look over at the aquarium, it seems empty - if I go right up to it, they usually come out (they think they are getting fed!)

They are always out at the top in the morning, and very active when I feed them, but once they've finished they hide away again...

They are often eating off the plants and gravel, but generally hiding.... is this normal behaviour for platys?

2007-06-26 03:26:44 · 9 answers · asked by Shazza 2

I recently had an outbreak of ich in my tank. I purchased Nox-Ich at a local pet store and treated my 10gallon with half the recommended dose as i have some sensitvie fish present. Last night about 48hours after my first treatment of the tank i noticed that my Raphael Catfish was near the surface and gasping for air. I immediatly removed him from the tank and placed him in a one gallon with an airator. Half of his water in the one gallon is fresh the other half is from the old aquarium. This morning i got up and all over his body is long stringy like slim. It hangs from his body and extends about the length of his body. He seems to be doing better regarding gasping at the surface but this has me worried. I am new to tending to fish and would love some advice. Also i am treating my main tank for ich again today does anyone have any suggestions for making this easier for my other fish?
Thanks so Much for your time. :)

2007-06-26 03:06:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well i have read about how fish reproduce but i have'nt herd about how to find the sex / gender of any domestic fish?

2007-06-26 02:45:31 · 8 answers · asked by ghulle 1

my guppie i just bought two days ago a swimming strangly and seteling at the bottem of the tank. its bearly moving and is kinda laying on its side. its tail fina is also very frayed and look like it has a chunk missing. my guppies is also a comunity fish and shares a tank with 2 other guppies one male one female a male beta and 3 neon tetras. someone help plz? is my fish going to die?

2007-06-26 02:04:23 · 5 answers · asked by Love Lust Life 2

2007-06-25 23:47:19 · 4 answers · asked by davomcn 1

I have 3 koi that are in a 36 gallon aquarium...We're moving them to a pond soon...how do I go about moving them without stressing them too much?

2007-06-25 21:02:15 · 6 answers · asked by aughysgirl 1

Does anyone know what illness causes red lines in the fins, almost like veins? See my question about red lines for more details-- but I dont want these guys to die! I dont recall seeing these before I moved them to a new tank so I want to make sure I am treating this right. One had obvious red on the tail fins, almost like it was bleeding, so it's not just veins showing. thanks for any tips!!!

2007-06-25 20:55:03 · 4 answers · asked by boncarles 5

My youngest son is besotted with fish, but I have never kept a fishtank before. I have bought, and setup, a fifty litre tank with an undergravel filter, light and a castle, treasure chest etc to make it look interesting. It came with a heater, but I would rather use cold water fish since I live in Johannesburg, South Africa, and power outages are not uncommon (so I have oxygen tablets to complement the air pump).

Could people please give me recommendations on good fish breeds to use that are relatively hardy, and what else I need in the tank in terms of plants and complentary species. Any advice on keeping the tank running and the fish alive would be much appreciated. Thanks

2007-06-25 20:48:40 · 15 answers · asked by allonyoav 7

It doesn't make any sense to me. There's not any passage way to lead them to a pond.

2007-06-25 20:28:20 · 8 answers · asked by LaBella 2

I thought I was careful when I transferred my goldies to a bigger tank. I moved this group from my 28 to my 50 gallon. The water was good quality according to my test, and I took most of the 28 gallon water, plus that filter, and used it on the new tank. However, one of my goldies has these red lines on its fins like little veins. I thought thsi might be septocimia.. I cant remember hte name, and I have been giving maraycin two, but I dont yet see a big improvement. Any other ideas? They are real light red veins you have to look close to see only on the white parts of the fin, and otherwise the fishie is swimming around with its fins all up and acting fairly normal. Thanks for any advice!

2007-06-25 20:24:34 · 2 answers · asked by boncarles 5

I would like to find a few of the more unusual betta fish for pets, but can't seem to find any locally at pet stores or from breeders in or near my state of New Mexico. Any help would be appreciated.

2007-06-25 19:52:09 · 6 answers · asked by TymeToSee 1

I have a male betta in a 10 gallon but i want some different fish i love molly's i i'm thinking of getting two.And a algae eater of some sort.Do you know any other types of fish that can be with a betta???

2007-06-25 19:41:23 · 10 answers · asked by ALESHA A 1

Hi, I have a 20 litre tank with undergravel filter that I just installed. The tank has a curved front so I had to cut the undergravel filter to shape. There is about 5cm of gravel on it. When I initially connect the air pump, bubbles escape from the tube but after a while, the bubbles decrease and eventually stop. When I release the air tube from the air pump, I get a air pressure sound and water rushes out from the air tube to the water level. I find it really hard to even blow into the air tube. The air pump is always kept above water level. What's wrong with my setup?

2007-06-25 19:12:20 · 5 answers · asked by Harvs 1

My fish are now about 2 years old. I did,nt realise they could live as long. Any fish we has when were kids usually only lasted a few months at the most.

2007-06-25 18:49:51 · 24 answers · asked by debrett 1

I have asked so many questions lately, but I hate having pets die, and I am trying to avoid it happening again.
As many of you know I have a 1 and a half gallon tank with a heater, thermometer, live plant, and an apple snail. I plan on getting 2 new african dwarf frogs. The heater is made for small tanks and is set to around 78 degrees. The thermometer reads 80 degrees. The snail seems fine but will 2 extra degrees be too warm for the frogs? The water has dechlorinator in it already. When I get the frogs I am also getting a small filter made for mini tanks.

Any info you can give me will be greatly appreciated. I have basically no experience with aquariums or filters so I am so confused!

2007-06-25 18:35:50 · 4 answers · asked by ? 5

i purchased two orange colored cichlids 6 months ago with in the last week one of them has lost there color... i am wonder whats wrong with him/her or if this is normal

2007-06-25 17:52:20 · 8 answers · asked by john b 1