Fish - June 2007

I have had my tank for eight weeks, clean it every two weeks and change plants when they go brown. Had the water tested regularly, with no problems, and turned the temperature up to 30oC when the weather turned cold. I have silver dollars, guppies, barbs, zebra and leopard fish,all are really happy but my mollies die with in a couple of days or within two weeks. I really like mollies, they are beautiful but it is getting really depressing pulling them out. What am i doing wrong?

2007-06-24 14:15:26 · 11 answers · asked by munchkin 2

well it stays on the bottom of the tank and doesnt move i think somethings wrong with it? and can fish die from the water being cold?

2007-06-24 14:14:15 · 5 answers · asked by david g 2

I have two Dalmation Mollies, and I was just wondering how I could tell if they were a boy or girl.

2007-06-24 14:11:49 · 10 answers · asked by Darien 1

Whats the best sand to put in a freshwater aquarium cuz i have eels?
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40 gallon tank and full of water so i have an idea i gradually take gravel out and then wen i get a bag of sand i put the bag in but slowly with the water still in and gradully spread it out fish still in 2 wud this be a problem ??

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what if every day i take out some gravel so i dont have to take out the fish and then wen alll the gravel is gone add sand

2007-06-24 13:59:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have the Aqua Culture Starter 10 Kit It comes with the AQUA-Tech 5-15 Power Filter with EZ-Change Filter Cartridge. It was running fine until a few kids come over and decided to feed the fish (They were trying to be helpful) I think they dumped a handful or two in there. My black Molly died shortly after very bloated and rear fin stuck in the part of the filter that sucks up water. I didn't know how much food there was in the tank until this point (Probably an hour later). We got the fish out emptied the tank and cleaned the rocks because we don't have a rock cleaner. Reassembled everything but the filter is no longer running. Is there a way to fix this or should I get a new filter immediately so I can get the fish back in the tank? Also was it the filter or the food that killed my molly?

2007-06-24 13:42:54 · 5 answers · asked by Brittainy 3

my betta fish has tail rot and i have been treating him with maracyn 2 for 3 days. it says it is a 5 day treatment but the water is so cloudy i can no longer see my betta!! I caught sight of him and his tail is worse then before and his eyes are huge. what happened and what do i do??? also, i had bought a 10-30 gallon heater for my tank, i have a 10 gallon tank with a filter, however...this is the 2nd heater i have bought and it will not heat the tank! it just sits there and its plugged in and the water is still below 40 degrees...how do i keep the water warm without using a heater now??

2007-06-24 11:25:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a two gallon tank with a filter. How often will I need to change the water so that my betta doesn't get sick?

2007-06-24 10:37:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am starting a 100gallon saltwater aquarium and was wandering if i should have a uv steralizer. In the pet store they only have a filter not even a protean skimmer.

2007-06-24 10:31:06 · 3 answers · asked by brandonleewoods 1

2007-06-24 10:22:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

say power goes out what keeps my water from just draining out of my sump in my wet/dry filter onto my floor

2007-06-24 10:12:58 · 3 answers · asked by boo_sweety1 1

pros and cons please

2007-06-24 10:10:18 · 2 answers · asked by boo_sweety1 1

were are these egg spots? how old should they be?

2007-06-24 09:11:54 · 3 answers · asked by boo_sweety1 1

You know, we all ask, answer and learn here in this particular forum, and I've even asked my own Q's in areas that needed to be asked. A couple weeks ago, this mamamia person got all tight in the pants about who's voting for who. I got fasely accused along with a whole bunch of other people. It was always my impression that we, regardless of little titles by our icons or where we place in mamamia's sacred top ten listing, which I don't place there btw lmfao, that we should be here to assist legitimate questions asked by other hobbiest's.

Ok so someone don't want to take my advice. I should get all blibber blathered because the asker couldn't pick out one for themselves? I should go and look and find out who got picked? Why should that make a difference to me? Are my fish going to die because they don't want to use my input? Well mamamia seems to really give a **** here. So I think so they can go to sleep at night, let's put them in charge of yahoo voting? What you think?

2007-06-24 08:13:05 · 5 answers · asked by I am Legend 7

I have a 25 gal freshwater tank that has an infestation of snails...I bought a breed of fish that was supposed to eat them...worked great for a few months...but now I am back to what it was...what is the name of the fish? Other ideas? I have already tried breaking down tank and boiling everything...did not work....any ideas appreciated.

2007-06-24 07:30:29 · 4 answers · asked by HouAnswerGuy 6

I have a 30 gallon tank with 5 cichlids and 1 common pleco. I want to learn the Compatibility chart for cichlids. See I have 3 assorted cichlid, 1 kenyi cichlid, and 1 jack dempsey cichlid. I know 4 for them are from lake Malawi, and the jack is from Central American. My biggest cichlid is 3 1/2 inches and the smallest is the Jack at 1 inch. The pet store guy told me that it's fine and that I should never buy at inpulse, and when ever i want to buy more to ask him first if they can be together. Oh and I've had my tank for almost 2 months with 3 assorted cichlid and the pleco. I just bought the kenyi and jack 2 weeks ago.

2007-06-24 07:19:01 · 5 answers · asked by ROXANA A 1

i have two 15 watt lights in it. what plants can i put in there? in fertilizer neccesary?

2007-06-24 07:06:27 · 6 answers · asked by cody. 1

All of a sudden, my three goldfish are all hiding in a corner underneath the filter. Their tails are flipping really fast, but I don't understand why they are not swimming anywhere else.

2007-06-24 06:53:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, I have a molly fish in my tank that has sat at the top in the corner for 6 days now (no, she's not dead) she's still eating and occasionally changes the corner that she sits in but remains at the top of the tank. Apart from this strange behaviour she's showing no signs of distress, all other fish in the tank are fine. I have had the tank for a year now and have a good selection of fish (all compatible). The only other thing to note is that there is a guppy fish that constantly goes back and forth from the Molly to the rest of the tank. Could my Molly fish be pregnant? or is she on her last legs, hope not.
Thanks!
Kate

2007-06-24 06:37:54 · 10 answers · asked by Kate N 1

is this safe? I just bought four neon tetra's and as I was adding them to the tank my oranda just jumped and swallowed one. Now he is chasing the other three? Should I just remove the fish or wait and see if they will calm down. I also have a black moor and a baby red cap oranda and they don't seem to care but my other one is just going nuts.

2007-06-24 05:50:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have an undergravel filter w/ a powerhead. Also I have a
penguin bio-wheel filter. The tank is 29g. Are the canister filters a better solution. also is there a worm or bacteria i can buy or grow to eat the debris in the gravel. So I don't have to clean so often?

2007-06-24 05:37:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I saw this great-looking 150 gallon aquarium at petsmart yesterday and I was thinking about how nice it would go in my house. I'd like to know from everyone, what would be your ideal set-up. I want to know everything you would put in it. From fish to ornaments, air pumps, heaters, filters, lighting, gravel, to sand. EVERYTHING! Keep in mind it would be a freshwater tank. I would incorporate your ideas if you gave them. Thanks to all that answer!

2007-06-24 05:35:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 5 tetras in a fresh water tank. Last night I noticed the smallest one is missing an eye. It is swimming around and eating like normal but it looks horrible. What should I do with it? Should I change the water (it was due for a cleaning), Add conditioner or salt?

2007-06-24 05:14:18 · 5 answers · asked by Kelly C 1

I have a 10 gallon tank with an air pump and filter with 1 betta, 5 neon tetras, and 3 cory cats. Someone told me that you don't need an air pump if you have a filter. I'm not sure if that's true. Can someone confirm?

2007-06-24 04:32:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

all my fish are laying around my pond in the marginal shallows are all feeding ok n swimming ok when being fed but are all huddling together at bottom of pond / shallows as if there asleep no infection is to be seen n water seems ok any ideas ?????????????

2007-06-24 01:38:17 · 8 answers · asked by JOHN H 1

2007-06-23 19:25:14 · 7 answers · asked by ellegee3012 4

how many watts is it per gallon for a 55 gallon fish tank?

2007-06-23 19:09:25 · 4 answers · asked by cody. 1

What is the best filter to get for a 1 and a half gallon tank? I am planning on getting 2 more AFDs; my other two died of unknown causes : (

Before they died I had a heater set to around 78 degrees, a thermometer, an aquatic plant and an apple snail. I have decided that I need to get a filter because I have realized that AFD food tends to foul up the water. What kind of filter is small enough but works well for a one and a half gallon tank?

2007-06-23 18:34:57 · 4 answers · asked by ? 5

2007-06-23 18:21:29 · 9 answers · asked by ajdin_bilajac 2

2007-06-23 18:16:50 · 13 answers · asked by ajdin_bilajac 2

Would a protein skimmer, such as the one seen here (http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/204173/i/2/product.web), work fine for a 20-30 gallon tank? I don't want anything too advance, I'm just planning on using it for a few months with 2-3 small fish until I setup a 55 gallon tank. It just seems too cheap; the ones we sell at Petco go for around $200+.

2007-06-23 17:55:40 · 4 answers · asked by Ryan N 3