Fish - June 2007

my oscar (about 4 months old) 5in. does some really odd things i have never read about or even heard of. first of all when i just got him i would hand feed him flakes. now if i just drop the food in he will act like its not even there. second, he randomly will jump out of the water and hit the hood. its whenever i enter my room get out of bed or walk by it. the third thing is he buries himself in the gravel. i have no idea why he does that. the temp is at 79 water tests are 100% ok. Please help!!!!!!!

2007-06-03 16:16:24 · 11 answers · asked by Sean M 2

We have just purchased a 29 gallon tank. We have gotten a filter, bio balls, a heater ,and decorations and what not. We also got a water conditioner...(.just to let you all know we are at ,not starting quite from zero). We are letting our tank cycle through for 24 hours and were planning on getting a couple cheap fish tomorrow at the advice of the fish guy at the pet shop. This is all new to me so I am not sure if maybe we should wait longer. I would also like a recomendation of some hardy community fish. If anybody knows of a good web site to go to for general info that would also be great! Thanks in advance!

2007-06-03 15:33:25 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

my fish store has helped me out a lot
im starting a 10 gallon salt tank with no corals just fish and live rock

i added 20lbs live sand and 5lbs live rock and mostly live water and some of the freshwater they gave me tohelp balance out the salt

i think my salinity is correct but im not sure

i check with my hydrometer and most of the time it reads that it is fine but some odd times it is off. are there any tips as how to use this thing?

if i put it in the water and let it slowly fill to the top it shows my salinity is fine

i fill it slow and then tapp the bubbles out and it looks okay

am i doing it right?

im waiting a week to add 2 small tank raised clown fish and 4 hermit crabs for now.'

he said i could have up to like 6 small fish but only two clowns and i need 10lbs live rock
the five i already have fill up the tank a good bit though.
thanks

2007-06-03 15:30:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

how many fish can we put in a 2 gallon tank? thank you.

2007-06-03 15:24:54 · 8 answers · asked by heatherleemaley 1

My goldfish has developed red spots. There was one on his tail for about a week which I monitored, but as of yesterday he has a lot of them. They are sploches, not streaks.

Also he has one cloudy eye but I think that's his slime coat being more excessive. I bought both anti-fungal and anti-bacterial medicines, but I really cant seem to diagnose this correctly (so I havent used any medicines.) I do put a little salt in the tank (not even the recommended amount) and I use Aqua Clear and Easy Balance. help!

2007-06-03 15:18:08 · 6 answers · asked by new to aquariums 1

I just had a scare. It's 3am and we just had a powercut.

The thing is should it happen again lets say within the next 2 hours, now that I at least have my internet working for this moment in time - can anyone of you experts tell me what on earth I can do in an event of a powercut? My fish all look well, they're quiet but it's usual for this time of night less activity, obviously the temp has dropped but the heater is up and running now and the filter is an external one. I made sure the air pump and fliter taps were closed so no worrying at least when it comes having leaks and power splurges.

I have a Tropical Tank, it's a huge tank now, with 2 glass fish, 1 ram, 1 molly, 1 loach 3 small tetras, a gourami dwarf and a albino, and bruno my little alge feeder, and one male fighting fish.

Can anyone give me any advice should I fall in the event of a powercut? I dont want my fish to suffer :( And I would stay up all night to make sure they're okay.

Many Thanks
Sara

2007-06-03 15:14:23 · 6 answers · asked by Dr_VIP 2

ok i have this fish its an oscar (one of thoes fish that clean the sides of your tank.. anyway he came up missing about 3 wks ago i though he had died and my two goldfish ate him well i found him inside one of thoes castel things in my tank i though he must have went in there and died because noone has seen him for 3 wks well my son took it out and was ready to flush him and he isnt dead lol so we put him back into the tank and all he did was swim rite back to the castle again where we cant see him is this normal? why did you use to come out and eat on the sides but not now?? i dont relly know much about fish so im kind of lost on this but really glad the poor thing didnt die.

2007-06-03 15:12:17 · 12 answers · asked by crazyme 5

2007-06-03 15:00:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 35 gal freshwater tank and recently dropped a couple of red lily plant bulbs in. One has bloomed beautifuly and the other has started. A couple of days ago I noticed a green algae growing on the tank glass and even on some stones. It's not like the normal "fine" algae I've had that comes off easily with my magnet cleaner. It's larger and "thicker". Could the plants be the cause or something else? I do have a plecostomus. Also, is it ok for the fish if I leave the light on all the time?

2007-06-03 13:49:56 · 3 answers · asked by teelob 3

I went away on vacation for two weeks, leaving fish feedings to my brother. When I came back home 5 tetras were dead, two male guppies, and one African dwarf frog. I did about a 50% water change everything was fine. One week later my friend told me to do another 50% water change. now one female baby guppy is swimming in the corner staring at the corner, and a male mollie is resting on the rocks at the bottom of the tank, but still alive. What should I do immiadietly? Tommorow i might have time to stop at a fish store...

2007-06-03 13:43:41 · 7 answers · asked by genericname_one 3

I am starting a 55 gallon saltwater aquarium. I added the live sand first and then filled the tank up with water. After this was done I read in a book that I should have done this in reverse order. Now the water is very murky. My questions are these: Is this a really big deal that I did it in this order? Should I wait for the water to settle first before adding the salt? Should I wait for the water to settle before turning on the filter? Any other suggestions?

2007-06-03 13:38:58 · 6 answers · asked by Meadowlark 2

2007-06-03 13:33:35 · 7 answers · asked by jacey a 2

Is it bad to feed my fish flys that I swat around the house? I would think it would be good for them.

2007-06-03 13:28:40 · 6 answers · asked by JUSTIN M 2

we took dad out of tank now i dont see any baby activity do you think there dead? how can i tell if there still alive?

2007-06-03 13:17:10 · 10 answers · asked by star 2

What live foods can I feed my Goldfish? I have fed them mealworms and tried to feed them an earthworm I found outside just a few but they didn't eat it and how easy is it for Goldfish to digest food? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

2007-06-03 13:16:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just bought my new betta fish and the lady at the pet store told me to feed him three Betta Bite pellets twice a day. I put him in the tank and gave him three to eat. Within 1 minute he had eaten all three. I gave him one more that he ate quickly. Should I give him more or just let him be?

2007-06-03 12:22:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

They are extremely small, smaller than a flea. they look like a small fluffly white ball with a tail. They seem to "scooch" in water. Are they good or bad, harmless? How do I kill them. I only found two so far. I heard salt and hi-temp kill most microliveforms

2007-06-03 12:05:42 · 4 answers · asked by Movie.Junkie 2

Feel bad for the poor 12 cent feeder fish in those samll crowed aqariums in pet stores?? i do. i want to get a bunch and make a "eco sysetm" in my backyard. My friend, instead of getting the fancy 20$ fish, got a feeder fish instead. Isnt that nice? so abnout the eco system.. good idea??

2007-06-03 11:49:40 · 5 answers · asked by demeezy 5

Provided of course that i purchase him from somewhere other than petsmart or petco or walmart...

2007-06-03 11:21:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-03 11:06:30 · 2 answers · asked by Malcom in the middle 1

One of my guppies is really pregnant and the other two females in the tank are bullying it around (fin nipping, chasing etc.) Does this mean she is vulnerable and ready to drop?

2007-06-03 11:03:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-03 10:31:54 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok my friend gave me an 10 gallon aquarium because he was *bored* with it and other than overtocking how does it sound? It's REALLY healthy, it has 12 fish(LOL) and it has an aquatech 10-20 powerfilter and a preset @ 79 degree heater, a "floating" thermometer, LIVE Plants such as java moss, water wister, sprite, dragons toung, amazon sword,purple plant CRYPT?, LOTS of hiding places.... blue, pink, green and black gravel. THE FISH ARE SOOOO HAPPY!!!oh yea and an aquarium background. The fish are a crowntail betta, 2 fancy guppies, 2 SAEs (im moving them SOON!), 2 neon tetras(1 died*:(*), 2 normal white skirt tetras, 1 "Hi-Fin" tetra, 2 "normal" black skirt tetras. SO what do ya think?

2007-06-03 09:25:39 · 7 answers · asked by kENNY 1

She puts it in er mounth but spits it back into the water what should i do?????

I do not know exactlly how old she is but she is only a baby like maybe 2mounths???

Please help mee!!!!!

2007-06-03 09:18:43 · 6 answers · asked by Jessie M 1

2007-06-03 09:14:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-03 08:47:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i bought a yoyo loach about a year ago to get rid of the small snails in my tank. It got rid of all of the snails within a couple days.. now i have recently added new plants and mroe snails are beginning to take over by tank again but now the yoyo isnt eating them.. ive tried fastign the fish for a couple days but nothing seems to make him want to eat them.. any ideas why he isnt eatign the snails or what i coudl do to make him eat them??? is this normal??

2007-06-03 08:31:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I ve got a big fish tank with diferent species of cold water fish . 1 of the smaller ones got picked on by others 4 sum reason and noiw looks like a ball ! no fins at all . I ve been feeding him , he looks ok and all apart not having fins . i moved him 2 a diferent tank . any advice please ? will the fins grow back ??? Thank u all ...

2007-06-03 07:59:21 · 5 answers · asked by ? 3

i was just wondering

2007-06-03 07:40:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can you tell which guppy fries to cull and which ones to ?keep? I want to keep 2 females and one male. What are some good signs that they will grow up healthy and colorful? What are some common irregularities to watch for?

2007-06-03 07:16:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous