Fish - July 2007

Should a fish tank get direct sunlight or indirect sun light or can i just use strictly a light in the hood of the tank? i know that direct sunlight makes algae and i know algae is sometimes dangerous for fish. please tell me wat kind of light i should use

2007-07-25 09:29:54 · 6 answers · asked by Gam3r333 2

my angelfish is not eating and is hanging around the heat in the tank what is wrong with him or her?

2007-07-25 09:26:56 · 4 answers · asked by lilangelbec0579 1

My fish mates are 1 bala shark, 1 black mystery snail, 1 crab, and 2 tiger barbs. Does this seem ok? They say not to have just one barb, so I got two. Also, I don't need flaming for fish peeps who claim I am doing something wrong. It is a semi-agressive tropical tank and all fish fit this title.

2007-07-25 09:04:07 · 6 answers · asked by steve 2

the fish that is the best overall, most friendly, least aggressive, etc?

thank you

2007-07-25 08:49:03 · 7 answers · asked by Moore55 4

OK I have a 29 Gallon tank with 8 small Comet fishes. When I first bought the tank, the fish filter started clogging and back flows within 2 weeks. I took it out and its full of BROWN NASTY stuff, so I tried to wash it off but it doesn't come off. A few days ago I went to buy some new filter nets, and I replaced it with that clogged one. NOW, 2 days later, ITS CLOGGED AGAIN!!! Full of that nasty brown stuff again...what is going on here...I'm going to go bankrupt soon...

2007-07-25 08:38:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK my female guppy is doing this spinning thingy in my tank and she wont quit spinning.IDK why.I changes about 25% of the water like 2 hrs ago and now she is flipping out and there r other guppies in the tank too and they arent doing this.What is going on plz tell me quick..she may not make it much longer!

2007-07-25 08:19:09 · 8 answers · asked by ((^}Jesshorty^{)) 2

i want a 55 gallon tank but not expensive. and the filters and lights and heaters are all expensive too, arnt they?

2007-07-25 08:18:28 · 15 answers · asked by laxman 2

I have this crazy idea that one day,not to far from now,i might want to add my cichlids in a pond, You know just incase they get to bigg for my fish tank.or maybe just make a pond for koi fish.Does anyone know how to build one or have any information where i can find someone who does. or a website that helps you out.

2007-07-25 07:54:19 · 5 answers · asked by charlie lakeo 2

2007-07-25 07:33:44 · 13 answers · asked by PurpleHaze27 3

what makes a good community tank i have a 55 gallon tank thats set up and ready to go, i just dont know what to put in it? help me!!!

2007-07-25 07:29:38 · 7 answers · asked by jpjr9 2

i have a 10 gallon reef tank with a clown fish and a cardinal fish and they dont look good at all. i had 2 shrip and they have already died along with a few snails. my pollups are dying, i have some sort of coral that looks like a tree that is all shriveled up and hand coral that is totally collapased. i tested everything in the water and everything is fine. i dont know what do.

2007-07-25 07:28:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are goldfish sociable fish?? Do they like company or are they just as happy on their own?
I have one and am not sure if another would fit in my tank as its only 35L, but wondered if he;s gonna be lonely on his todd

2007-07-25 07:23:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought a gold fish yesterday. Seems completely healthy (although a little shy at first!) but I noticed he has like stringy faeces hanging out from time to time. Could he have dietry problems? Is there anything I'm advised to feed him to help?
Tank was established and all water tests have shown all is as it should be.

2007-07-25 07:15:15 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 1.5 gallon fish tank and the only thing ive got in it is a beta. i want to put something else in there too, but i dont know much about fish and dont know what i should go with. any suggestions?

2007-07-25 07:00:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a normal fresh water pond in my back yard which is a good acre. i would like to put koi in it but i don't know if they would be healthy. i have a lot of turtles in the pond and alot of trees around it. would koi be the right fish to go with?

2007-07-25 06:52:20 · 3 answers · asked by morgan m 1

my guppy recently had babies and i dont know when i can put them back with the parents.....also when will i be able to sex them and how. : )

thanks!!

2007-07-25 06:52:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

In every tank I've ever owned, I have always put at least one gold fish with a school of neons and I've never had any problems. However, I was just chided by Wal-mart's fish person for having them together in one tank. Is this really wrong and why? Please explain in detail. Also, will gold fish eat ghost shrimp? I've never had ghost shrimp and I just bought some thinking they would be safe from the gold fish. I've never had a gold fish that ate another fish in it's tank.

2007-07-25 06:48:57 · 4 answers · asked by Sptfyr 7

i have a 55 gallon tank a plastic hood with double strip flouresent lights ,a fluval 404 and 0ne 304 canister filter ,i have one emperor 5 double bio wheel filter heater air pump chemi pure for the filters i have instant ocean salt and sand also large natural dry coral id like to know if i can use some of these filters and use the flourecent light in the begining tell me what else is a must have for me to have success thanks

2007-07-25 06:47:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i bought a beautiful fish at wal mart and i believe he already had it before he came now all my fish have it and are slowly dying :*(

whats a good remedy
aquarium salt???

or fungus removal

2007-07-25 06:29:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

10 points go for the fastest+give a good answer :P

2007-07-25 06:29:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 5 gallon tank and I am really worried about algea growth. I have to take a cloth and scrub every day just to keep it under control! I have heared of algea removel products but never used them and I'm wondering about how they work and how do I use them? The Algea I am getting is either in large patches or teeny pinpricks. It makes the take ugly and I just can't seem to get it off my gravel even with a gravel cleaner. I am also purchasing a live plant will that cause even worse algea growth? The tank is in semi sunlight and I use a lightbulb in thehood of the tank for heating so it is on 24/7.

2007-07-25 06:18:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

a follo9w up to the Q just asked i have 3 of them and i have gotten suggestions to remove the 2 so there is only 1 in there what am i supposed to do i do not have any other tanks. any suggestons

2007-07-25 06:12:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm just curious. I'm not going to try it.

2007-07-25 06:04:49 · 6 answers · asked by gerber baby 3

I need some remedies to keep the snakes out of my pond that I had built, they are eating my fish. I heard put a rope around the edge because snakes dont like to crawl over it with their bellies, I heard trying mothballs, putting diesel fuel around the edge, but I dont want to try that because when it rains it will flow into the pond. I need help, these are cottonmouth snakes. I live in Branson Mo

2007-07-25 05:58:08 · 3 answers · asked by geri a 2

i have 3 oscars in a 55 gal tank they have always gotten along until recently. the 2 dark color ones attack the lite color one. her fins are all torn up and she stays in the bottom corner of the tank burried in the rocks and they stay hoverd over her and bite her all the time. i dont know if they are males and she if female or vise-versa. i have no idea why they are starting to fite i know they are aggresive but they have been just fine until about a week ago. help please!

2007-07-25 05:57:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

well i did do that and the dad still eats the frys i dont know what too do now.. wait so if i take out the mom then he wont eat the frys no more right...

2007-07-25 05:47:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

hey i need help raising the betta frys because the parents eat them too much so i dont know what to do and now i have a buch of frys at the bottom of the tank and the bubbles are all gone is there any kinda of way to make the bubbles to last and not pop when you try to help the babys i.. because the bubbles that my crown tail make are week and they dont last that well... does andy one have the same thing as mine or its just mine that has the week bubbles... well if any one can help i am very thankful for your help..... thank you .....

2007-07-25 05:36:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

hey i need help raising the betta frys because the parents eat them too much so i dont know what to do and now i have a buch of frys at the bottom of the tank and the bubbles are all gone is there any kinda of way to make the bubbles to last and not pop when you try to help the babys i.. because the bubbles that my crown tail make are week and they dont last that well... does andy one have the same thing as mine or its just mine that has the week bubbles... well if any one can help i am very thankful for your help..... thank you .....

2007-07-25 05:36:05 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

What species do you keep? How large of a tank do you have?

2007-07-25 05:34:14 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in Camarillo (Ventura County) and I will be going to up to Sonoma with some family. It is about 6-7 hours away. My Tiger Oscar is about 3-4" and I'm currently feeding it twice a day with Hikari Cichlid Gold. This past Sunday, it munched on a Ghost Shrimp and a Feeder Goldfish. What can I feed my Tiger before I leave to ensure that it won't starve while I'm gone?

Thanks in advance.
-Allen

2007-07-25 05:33:34 · 6 answers · asked by pnoiz1 2