Fish - June 2007

i have 2 pregnant mooly can i put them both in the same breeder net? or should i just leave them in the same tank with the other male and female mollys?

2007-06-19 06:07:47 · 8 answers · asked by always right 6

The more I read Q&A about fish the more I realize how little I know! Anyhoo next question...I've always used gravel in my fish tanks...thinking about it tho...sand might be a better option...
It would be harder for really big gunky stuff to get stuck in it...making the tank easier to clean...is this a correct assumption? It also would just look more natural...be easier to hold down decorations...at least in my mind this is how it all works out! I'm just attempting to verify my assumtions. As with all my questions...can anyone tell me the pros and cons of sand and gravel?

2007-06-19 05:59:19 · 10 answers · asked by Josh 2

Does a betta's tank need filtering if you change the water every week? (3 gallon tank)

2007-06-19 05:43:53 · 13 answers · asked by ~Rattitak~ 4

2007-06-19 05:43:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Fluval 404 canister filter on my 55 gallon aquarium that I use for mechanical and chemical filtration.

I would like to add a chiller to the system. Is it possible to inline the chiller with the filter so I don't have yet another thing hanging on the back of my tank. Or is it better to have a dedicated pump for the chiller.

Converting to a sump is out of the question at the moment.

2007-06-19 05:18:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok i have had my fish for 3 days now. I got him from petco and everything that i use has been from there. He was doing fine when i first got him and the day after that. it's just him in the tank right now. i didn't QT him or anything. before i put in him though i did let him swim around in a bowl with the water i was using.

my Parameters are

pH 8.3
Salinity is 1.021
nitrate is 0.5
alkalinity is normal between 2.0 and 2.2
The temp stays between 79 and 80 degrees

Everything is normal and im looking at him and he seems like he's shedding and one of his fins have a white tip on them. im not sure if it's the water or if he's stressed. He eats normally and swims around alot. he stays in one place when i look at him or he goes and hides. it's just odd because when i got him he looked healthy and now he looks kinda sick. when the white stuff comes off of his body it looks like he did shed. whats all this mean?

i would really like some help in determining whats wrong with him

2007-06-19 05:08:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is discus a really difficult fish to keep. I heard from many owners, that their maintenence is exaggerated . I have seen people keeping them without checking ph, testing water. There is a person who has 2 of the heckel's discus in green waters,high ammonia value < 60gallons at variable temperatures, being fed with dirty blackworms, along with angels, plecos, danios, I asked him, how his angels survive that conditions? He says the tank bred angels are tough can survive anything except bullies. Surprisingly he has them for over a year.

2007-06-19 04:58:21 · 4 answers · asked by hhhhhhh 2

My gold severum is about ~3". How should I bring out red colour spots in it. do I have to feed it somethin special. Its regular diet consists of pellets, worms(tubiflex, black), dried shrimp, aquarium plants. Does that red color come only in males or both genders. At what size does it starts getting red spots.Heres th foto of my fish: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scratanut/546253752/

2007-06-19 04:45:17 · 4 answers · asked by hhhhhhh 2

i have a pregnant platy fish. where can i put them so they can stay safe from getting eaten by the other fish? how do i know when it is going to give birth?

2007-06-19 04:43:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i saw on a web site saying that with electric yellow cichlids oyu need to strip them when there giving birt what does this mean

2007-06-19 03:56:57 · 2 answers · asked by tkerbag 4

could this also be a parasite???

2007-06-19 03:52:22 · 9 answers · asked by big bill 3

2007-06-19 03:24:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

if my betta flaring does it want to fight or mate

2007-06-19 02:45:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I came to visit my relatives, I saw that they had gotten a pair of two exotic-looking fish. They look a bit stuffy in the tank of that size, so I was wondering if anyone knew what kind of fish they are so i can look them up, or know of a website that I could use. There is a picture of them here. http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c4/AmaMizuKitsune/1006.jpg

2007-06-19 00:41:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

they get dirty and i find brushing them with a toothbrush is the only way to keep them really clean. but that takes too much time as i have lots for little pebbles.

2007-06-18 20:52:11 · 3 answers · asked by # 1406 2

Is this Convict Cichlid male or female? Trying to breed and not sure now.

www.freewebs.com/bettabreedingblog

(i made the website when we tried to breed betas but it never worked!)

2007-06-18 20:47:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-18 20:12:32 · 2 answers · asked by www.free_ebooks.byethost1.com 1

2007-06-18 20:10:13 · 3 answers · asked by www.free_ebooks.byethost1.com 1

I know that fish have gravid spots if theyre females and a long anal fin if it's male, but when fry are so, so young I cant see a long anal fin OR a gravid spot. I can start seeing gravid spots at a month old, and even then i see no long anal fins on the males (but I know by then because their siblings already have them) So how can I tell when theyre really little and only a few hours old?

2007-06-18 19:50:12 · 6 answers · asked by Morgan 2

i have 4 turtles 6 month old and i want to buy aggressive fish to live with, so what do u advice me to buy so that they can live together? with out any slaughter happens ...

2007-06-18 19:46:25 · 4 answers · asked by Banzai 1

Im a new livestock manager at a local petstore and we just received a Hawaiin Feather Duster and I have no clue how to take care of him. I've read they are easy to take care of. But what im worried about is how do you now if its dead? I cleaned the gravol and everything around it today and it didn't move or anything.

2007-06-18 19:39:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have 4 turtles living in my tank and i would like to buy baby oscars, will any fight happen if i put them in the same tank?

2007-06-18 18:38:57 · 8 answers · asked by Banzai 1

She just had almost 30 fry! That is the most I have ever gotten or heard of! How many fry does a guppy usually have. For me it's been 2-12, but 30!?!

I am over whelmed! I have two 10 gallon tanks and now I'm going to have about 48 Guppies in all, plus theyre breeding again! I'm going to get a large tank, possibly 55+ so right now we're searching ebay and the newspaper!

P.S. whats strange about her fry is that it seems some of them are older, or more developed and mature than the others, like a month or a few weeks older, yet they were born at the same time. Can a guppy get MORE pregnant while it is already currently pregnant and then the first batch continue to develop inside their mother the same they would outside?

NO JOKE! She really did have almost 30! I counted 28 while moving them to the nursery, but there's more hiding in the breeding area for adults and guppies starting to sexually mature.

2007-06-18 18:30:13 · 6 answers · asked by Morgan 2

I lifted the hood to feed my fish and seen tiny white flies on the inner hood and in the top of the water.What are they? and how do I get rid of them?

2007-06-18 16:56:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 55 gallon fishtank and am looking forward to planting it. what all do i need to get started. lighting(watt), heater(temp), gravel/substrate, anything else? please tell me all i need to get started. thanks :]

2007-06-18 16:54:40 · 6 answers · asked by cody. 1

Is it Safe to put them in my 60 g fish tank ..i have some pretty big fish in there thou

2007-06-18 16:36:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Zebra Danio and he is very aggressive. So far he has gotten rid of a tetra and a betta and has even attacked a snail. I tried putting other zebra danios in with him but he still seems to be trying to pick fights. They are a slight different type of zebra danio, they have a longer split tail and larger fins on the side. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can calm him a bit? I am having a hard time getting him to stop attacking the others and they stay near the bottom so they dont even get food because he steals it all! I'm afraid I'm going to be burying another two fish :( Sad Days! Please Help!
THANKS!

2007-06-18 16:08:29 · 5 answers · asked by njshah85 1

He is young, less than 2 inches in length and is seems like i just changed the water less than one week ago.
Is there a water neutralizer you can buy?

2007-06-18 15:35:54 · 7 answers · asked by shhhhhhhhhh 3

Okay...my mollie has had 2 babies but u can tell they are baby but im not seeing there fins and they are not moving does this mean they are still born wat should i do .....how do i know just give them an hour or so...??????

2007-06-18 15:31:28 · 3 answers · asked by mommyof3 3

ok, my butterfly koi's front fin(don't remember what you'd call it so, lets just say its one you'd concidered to be a fish' arm.

anyway that fin is stiff like a board and he seems to keep it close to his side.thats vthe only thing that seems to be wrong.

so does it sound like some kind of disase?which one(s)

or do you think he just injured it?
do you know of anything that could help it get better?

its been like this for over a week

2007-06-18 15:27:56 · 2 answers · asked by dolphindreams63 1