Fish - June 2007

I have a 10 gallon tank with 10 fish in it(8 tetras, small betta, and small pleco). The water where I live is very hard. I treat my water with chemicals to make the water safe for my fish that were recommended by the professionals at the pet store. I tested the PH and it was about 7.6 I put PH down liquid in it and followed the directions down to the last letter. I waited 24 hours after putting the PH down in my tank and it was still around 7.6. I called the pet store and asked what I should do( they said treat the water again) I treated the water again and there is still no results. Does anyone have any idea what I should do now?

2007-06-18 15:27:00 · 7 answers · asked by Visio 2

my male betta is in a 5 gallon filtered tank. i changed his water and with in a few hours, his tail fell apart. people have told me that their tails can fall apart if they are stressed. i have treated him with maracyn 1 before but i was wondering what the difference between maracyn 1 and 2 are. and which is betta for his tail? thanks!!!

2007-06-18 15:26:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i haven't set up my tank yet but i am trying to do some thorough research. I want one of the smaller species of pleco, nothing really over 6 inches. This will be my first aquarium. which kind would you recommend i look into?

2007-06-18 15:08:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I saw some koi fish at walmart that grow about 5'' to 6''. Just wondering if a koi fish would get along with my betta. If so could i add more koi fish with him?

2007-06-18 14:29:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

because the bottle says 2-3 times but many people tell me only once a day

2007-06-18 13:41:38 · 13 answers · asked by goldfish 2

ive been into fish keeping for over a year now, have had various species from angels/african cichlids/silver sharks/plecos/tiger barbs/silver dollar/discus/parrot cichlids(who are very intelligent and funny)etc. etc. but none of these has got my attention like the oscar..

i actually treat this fish like a proper pet(i.e dog) i have just about seen all tropical fish now and the oscar is a league of his own imo..

what makes these fish so special cause at first i thought they looked like nothing special but now there are my favourite without question??

2007-06-18 13:22:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have this crab , the only time i ever see the little guy is when i do maintenance on the filter for my aquarium because he has taken up residence in there, no matter how many times i put him in the aquarium he still goes in there, i have plenty of rocks with little nooks to hide in so i dont know why he chooses the filter, im afraid he will starve to death because he NEVER comes out. ive never seen him eat a pellet even once. so what can i do? theres now way to block the filter because of how it operatres, he get up to the edge of the tank and works his way around to the spillout part of the filter and in he goes. what could i do to encourage him to live in the damnd fish tank like a normal crab rather then in the filter box?

2007-06-18 13:17:40 · 10 answers · asked by None 4

So I've had my 29 gallon up and running since Friday. I am in no hurry to add fish, haha, paydays not till this Friday! I have heard countless times that I should do a fishless cycle, how benificial it is, etc. I really do not want to add pure ammonia to my tank to develop the bacteria. I just dont feel comfortable with it. Can't I just add a scoop of gravel from my 10 gallon which has been set up for nearly 4 years? I hae added stress zyme, which is supposed to help add benificial bacteria. I also want to add 2 of my zebra danios from my 10 to the 29, in order to start the cycling process. Is this a good idea? Answerers, please take care to answer all parts of my question, recently only specific parts have been answered!

2007-06-18 12:56:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

The fish are a tiger barb and an oscar

2007-06-18 12:55:18 · 6 answers · asked by nick c 1

I have a 10 gallon tank with a male betta, 8 neon tetras, and a pleco. They all seem to get along fine but does anyone know about any other problems that this might have?

2007-06-18 12:38:01 · 14 answers · asked by Visio 2

I am getting new pleco today at... obiously... the fishy store!!! well anyways, i want my pleco to reproduce and such, what kind's of pleco can do this easily?
Also, do pleco , goldfish , guppies, and rosie reds get along???

2007-06-18 12:17:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is a white little circle that is attached to her body.. please tell me what it is, i feel bad for her. Should I take it off? its just hanging there. I have no clue about anything. Please be specific on your answer.. Please

2007-06-18 12:10:23 · 7 answers · asked by nina3311 3

I've had this betta for a little over 5 weeks now. He's healthy, builds bubble nests, loves to eat, all that good betta stuff. Although I've noticed that he's been jumping out of the water lately. (He's in a covered 3 gallon tank.) I was just wondering if this is normal behavior.

2007-06-18 12:02:05 · 7 answers · asked by ~Rattitak~ 4

i want to breed locusts and have spare wooden glass front vivariums can i successfully keep and breed locusts in them, or do they have to be kept in a glass vivarium

2007-06-18 11:59:25 · 3 answers · asked by antony s 2

and how can you tell if they are making baby fish?

2007-06-18 11:39:46 · 5 answers · asked by jessika 1

All fish appear healthy.

2007-06-18 11:24:40 · 3 answers · asked by scramo 1

I have about 30 baby catfish in a tank at my house will they live? What do i need to feed them?
How should i set up the tank? Right now i only have water in the tank and ive been feedin them shrimp and tuna fish out the can. Is that ok what do i need. Like what type rocks, any type of other stuff too. Thanks in advance

2007-06-18 11:21:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-18 11:00:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need help finding a pet fish for my 6 year old daughter. We have never had fish before so we need something that is not going to die easily. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Like the names of the different kinds of fish and all that.

2007-06-18 09:42:39 · 16 answers · asked by Kristal E 6

Just wondering... I have a 55 gallon tank....in it I have 2 Iridescent Shark, 2 Pacu, 1 Birchir, 1 4 strip catfish, 1 bala shark and a ghost knife...is my tank over populated?

2007-06-18 09:33:14 · 7 answers · asked by Gh 1

im planning to buy all the stuff you need for aeration.

2007-06-18 09:30:48 · 2 answers · asked by vampire_thirst 4

2007-06-18 08:55:24 · 8 answers · asked by kENNY 1

My Betta looks and seems to be acting normal, but I've noticed that his stomach is very very very big. I think it's because he can't sh*t, but if he couldn't, I think he would be dead already. So what's wrong with my betta? What should I do? He's a male.

2007-06-18 08:48:07 · 5 answers · asked by Carlito 2

We have a fish tank with 5 fish in it (1 pakosomis, 1 angel, 1 cat fish, 1 shark, and 1 white fish (that is shaped like a gold fish)
well, the white one is PSYCHO and keeps killing all our other fish! It killed about 10 so far! It took out 2 puffers, one of our angel fishes, (a few random fish) .. and now our shark!
So now, we have 4 fish! We can't get to the white fish to get him out of our tank .. what do we do?? I am sick of him being an undertaker!
We have a non-agressive tank .. and the pet store said he was a non-agressive fish! we went back and told them what was going on and they said it's not normal behavior from that kind of fish!
We can't get him out of the tank .. is there anything we can do to prevent him from killing our other fish?????

2007-06-18 08:31:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been keeping aquariums since I was a wee lad but I never got the drive to take live plants for a spin...I've done very little research to this point...I know they need a light that mimics real sunlight opr sunlight itself...but thats about it. The part that terrifies me the most is...how in gods name do you clean the gravel when you have live pants growing in it? I'm very used to my cleaning routine of removing everything from the tank (just the decorations), cleaning, and putting it all back in. What else do I need to know? What are some of the pros and cons of live plants? Will they help or hurt breeding (chiclids)? Any advice will be greatly appreciated :)

2007-06-18 08:25:12 · 4 answers · asked by Josh 2

i have a 55 gallon aquarium. i have the filter as well. but i lost the tube that goes from the inside of the filter to the tank. and now im asking if they sell those tubes seperatly.
so can i find the tube at a local petstore? or am i going to have to buy a new filter?

2007-06-18 08:19:53 · 7 answers · asked by Chris L 1

i bought two silver tipped sharks (columbian catfish) a few months ago and they are the most annoying fish ive ever owned, they constanly swim rapidly along the front of the aquarium in very random paths, just start off one way then switch direction and go another then back again, they N E V E R stop . all my other fish swim around nice and peacefull within there little environment but these guys seemed obsessed with trying to swim through the glass. why do they exibit this behaviour and will they "grow out of it" as they mature. it may seem odd that im so annoyed by them but they pretty much ruin the calm of the aquarium with there distrating and constant movements.

2007-06-18 08:17:35 · 2 answers · asked by None 4

please could you suggest what fish i should choose????

2007-06-18 07:55:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a goldfish that is 4 or 5 years old.He is in very good heath and is swimming noramally and seems fine,except for his tail.I cleaned his tank a few days ago and when i took him out of his tank i noticed this vain in his tail.It is very dark and also on his tail it looked like it was pealing or like its fringed on the end or like it was cut in a few places.Its hard to explain.Anyone know whats wrong?

2007-06-18 07:37:37 · 4 answers · asked by lilrkp 2

would it be ok to put a pictus catfish with about 11 guppies and 14 swordtails (that i raised) and 1 neon tetra. i heard they eat neon tetras but this neon tetra is pretty big and mature already i dont think hel try to eat him. i also hgave some guppies that are about 2 cm. big would the pictus eat them too? are they territorial?

2007-06-18 07:24:54 · 5 answers · asked by punished4life 1