Fish - June 2007

i dont remember what they said it was when i purchased it but it looks similar to a pleco as far as basic body form but he is not a sucker fish he has a mouth and very prominent feelers that look like a mustache he can feel around inbetween rocks and what not, when he was little he had an amazing pattern on him (which is why i bought him) it was a very distinct black spiral pattern over grey , now he looks spotted in stead. i know he is from africa , so what is this fish or at least what TYPE of fish is it so i can research.

2007-06-11 18:06:24 · 4 answers · asked by None 4

what can i do to keep my water pH preference 6 to 7.5 and
hardness preference soft besides doing water changes?

2007-06-11 17:41:41 · 6 answers · asked by shady hardcore 1

also what aquatic plants, this is my first pond comes with pump and oxygenater

2007-06-11 16:54:17 · 6 answers · asked by maximizingman 2

2007-06-11 16:53:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i tried the salt, the white spots are still visible and it makes the fins look funny
:(
i added the salt
increased the temperature
and it still wont dissapeer
they dont seem affected by it...

theyve finally come out and is slowly being more social :)


im not sure what this is..
but one of them looks as if its trying to swim sideways?
is this bad?

and what can i do to get rid of this?
i dont think its ich since they arnt scratching
unless the swimmming sideways is a way of scratching O_o;

please help!

2007-06-11 16:46:07 · 3 answers · asked by FishyQuestions 2

Where can I leave my pictus catfish where it can stay in a salt bath for ten days without my cat touching it? If I leave it in the small aquarium I think it will stress and how much salt do I use? I'm a begginer sort of speaking and don't know what to do with ich and aquarium salt!!! *sob*

2007-06-11 16:27:43 · 6 answers · asked by lupelaugeher 2

Two weeks ago, all three fish were swimming around, happy as can be. But lately, they have seemed lethargic. I talked to some people at a petstore and they told me to only clean 25% of their water every week and a half because they like dirty water. I find this hard to believe, so I still do a complete water change once a week.
I'm very worried that they are all sick for some reason though. Usually they blow nice bubble nests, and this week they haven't.
I also did some research on food, as I have been feeding them solely freeze dried blood worms, but found out this was a no-no, so I feed two of them betta bites and just one the blood worms because he refuses to eat anything else.
Please help me, I have no idea what it could be and why all three of them are sick (possibly) at the same time.
Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for any advice you have!

2007-06-11 16:19:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a fiberglass / plastic mixed made Pot and using it as a fish / water garden tank. Now, it has a tiny hole and causing it to leak. What is the best way to fix the hole without causing any harm to the ecosystem of the fish / plant pot? Please give in much deal as possible.

2007-06-11 16:11:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok, i have a ten gallon aquarium, and i would like to get some fish tomorrow, and i would like to know when to get a plectostomus for it(im gonna get a dwarf one)so....n e suggestions on tropical fish would be great, along with the number of each please!
ps-no tetras, bettas, mollies, platies, or guppy suggestions since i have all of those already!
pss-please no goldfish either!!!!

2007-06-11 16:07:07 · 11 answers · asked by trl. 5

I've just read a website on ich and I looked at my fish carefully finding it has white dots on it. I've searched and read on ich so far and the only signs that it has ich is about ten white dots that are on its skin and fins. Another sign is that it is hovering near the filters water letting out part. It's not like it rubs and I dont know what to do. I have a big bucket but only a small aquarium for my pictus catfish that has a bubbler i could put in the bucket. Should I do a salt treatment for ten days? Or is it not ich?

2007-06-11 16:06:16 · 9 answers · asked by lupelaugeher 2

My pictus catfish has a few white dots on it which it looks like ich but yet it dosent icth or rub, it acts like it is suppose to. Does it have ich? It looks like the dots have been multiplying and my other fish (black kuhli loach, dwarf gourmai male) have not been infected by this stuff. Is it ich or not because I have a book on disease yet I don't really understand.

2007-06-11 16:00:34 · 3 answers · asked by lupelaugeher 2

I have 7 marble mollies, the mom died after she had them, now that they have grown up (not fully though), how can I tell the sex? Also is 7 too many in 10 gallon tank once they have fully grown?

2007-06-11 15:32:41 · 6 answers · asked by It's just me 2

if i walk to work in my car and think of the sun to eat a gold fish. should i smell the exit button for cearel?

2007-06-11 15:06:38 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

is there any turtles that can fit in a 10 gallon tank and if so what do they need t servive like plants ect.

2007-06-11 14:54:51 · 7 answers · asked by ryanderhino 1

20 gallon

2007-06-11 14:54:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi :) I bought 2 new gold fish about a month ago and one of them has developed a sore behind it's left gill. About 2 weeks ago I treated the tank for White Spot because one of the older fish had White Spot syptoms... that has all cleared up. The fish doesn't seem to be all that worried about the sore, it is behaving normally.

Here's a link to some photo's I took of it about 5 minutes ago.
http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k271/tajemi/Fish/

2007-06-11 14:01:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

if i unfroze brine shrimpp an put in special water would they live?

2007-06-11 13:49:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-11 13:32:40 · 3 answers · asked by ibewhoever@yahoo.com 4

2007-06-11 13:23:27 · 8 answers · asked by whitney a 2

I have a year old upside down catfish that within a day has grown about a half an inch and has gotten fat.wats up?

2007-06-11 13:21:33 · 4 answers · asked by zan j 2

in one tank i had 2 chinese algae eaters, but one got eaten, and i heard that they dont eat as much algae when they get bigger they were living with red zebras

in another tank i have 1 yellow lab, 2 kenyi's, 1 bumblebee, and one unknown african cichlid.

so what is a good algae eater that can live with them?

2007-06-11 12:58:12 · 12 answers · asked by serrsly 3

i already have the betta the snail and the corys but i want ghost shrimp

2007-06-11 12:56:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i do 10% water cahnegs a week for which my socar fish is very messy. but as i did my weekly cleaning i came to realize that one of my plant has been all rotted out. i took the palnt out as soon as possible. then i see otehr plants rotting so i took those plants out. my oscar seem to lay at the bottom of the tank but when i walk in hed be fine and start swimming again. wondering if there may be some kind of disease in the tank. the oscar fish is so clam all the time so its ahrd for me to know if anyhting is wrong. anyone have a suggestion of knowing if theres a problem or have any suggeston?

2007-06-11 12:41:42 · 4 answers · asked by Tae 2

See, I'm looking for fish, and I don't really want to order from online. Do you know what types of fish are most common in Pet Stores?

2007-06-11 12:41:18 · 21 answers · asked by batontwirler10 2

As you might already know, I am looking for fish that will do good with each other. I am leaning towards a 2 gallon tank, and don't know what species of fish do well together.

2007-06-11 12:39:20 · 6 answers · asked by batontwirler10 2

2007-06-11 12:36:07 · 6 answers · asked by Dandy Lion 2

I got a tank off of craigs but it didn't come with anything including the lid. What can I use for a substitute????? I just want to use it to cover the tank at night so the fish don't jump out.

Are there places that I can buy lids???

2007-06-11 12:33:09 · 5 answers · asked by MusicalHeart 5

2007-06-11 12:20:30 · 9 answers · asked by Dandy Lion 2

Can I keep two fancy goldfish in a 20 gallon hex tank with a bio wheel?

2007-06-11 12:19:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

any other cheaper way

2007-06-11 11:10:24 · 5 answers · asked by chris b 1