Fish - July 2007

Ok well i have decided to breed my male and female betta fish. My question is, whenever he sees her he makes himself look big and it kinda looks like he is going to attack her but they cant touch eachother becuase they are in a tank that has a piece of glass in the middle so they have eye contact but not physical contact. Is this normal? Is this his way of dancing around on his nose for her?

2007-07-22 15:38:50 · 3 answers · asked by mickey 2

I know the entire transition thing so I have her in her original water bag, in the water, when can I let her out into the real water? Also is there a way if I can find out if she's a boy or girl?

2007-07-22 15:16:25 · 6 answers · asked by curiosityreincarnated 3

2007-07-22 15:13:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got her todat at a pet shop and she is pregnant,her black spot turned red and now it is black again? The other female guppy pokes at her stomach when she swims by...Is she ready to give birth yet?It looks like she has been pregnant for several weeks now maybe alomst a month

2007-07-22 14:55:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2 big angelfish and 1 little angelfish. the little one is tilted a little and was having a little difficulty swimming. I did a 100% water change and put the conditioner in the water before he started going tilty. Is he just not used to the water or something?

2007-07-22 14:54:27 · 6 answers · asked by slunko10 1

My bettas come in tiny (4x2x8") bags from the wholesaler. There is about 2.5 oz of water in them. Amazingly, most survive the trip. This is far better than they way my old wholesaler shipped them... don't ask!

When I get them, I put them in a 4 oz cup that is considered an "industry standard".
I can't do this anymore. I know it is cruel. I'm going to keep them in 16 oz containers most likely...

4 oz cup - current container
Top width: 3-5/16"
Height: 2-1/8"
Base width: 2-3/16"

16 oz cup - new container?
Top width: 4-9/16"
Height: 3"
Base width: 3-1/2"

The problem is will customers consider the new cup an appropriate home? Right now, about 1/3 think it is OK to keep it in the 4 oz cup I sell them in. I'm not sure why...
I've got to market them in a way that people know this temporary home is better than typical packaging, but this is not an appropriate home! Anything under 1 gallon isn't appropriate!
Am I doing a good thing? Am I creating just more confusion and abuse? Thanks!

2007-07-22 14:36:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-22 14:07:09 · 4 answers · asked by tee 1

ok, i got a pair of blood parrot fish 3 days ago, and they were doing fine the first day we got them, and i noticed that one of them was breathing heavier than the other, and idk whats wrong! the water temp is fine, the water is new, and the aquarium is fairly new, but whats wrong? will they be fine? they come up to the top to eat a little bit, and they share the tank with 3 cory cats, and all of the fish get along fine! so whats wrong?

2007-07-22 13:46:39 · 7 answers · asked by trl. 5

I recently bought a betta, and I bought Hikari Betta Bio-Gold floating pellets. I've read that I should feed my Betta only once a day, but not sure how many pellets. The instructions on my betta food actually says feed 2-4 pellets 2-3 times a day depending on size of fish. But I'm pretty sure that's wrong.

2007-07-22 13:34:43 · 15 answers · asked by Emily 2

I currently have 6 guppies(1 pregnant :)!) and i am scared to change the water becuase the last time i changed the water my last set of guppies died except for one. should i use spring water or what?

2007-07-22 13:32:28 · 4 answers · asked by Lindsay B 1

so i hear all of this stuff that goldfish have a 5 second memory or whatnot, but they go CRAZY in their tank when my mom walks in the room. its just so weird though, its only my mom. and she will try to avoid them and they literally stare at her. i find it kind of funny, but very strange too that they can distinguish my mom from anyone else in the room!

theyre just 2 small, generic goldfish. a little bigger than the ones youd get at the fair, but not much. surprisingly theyre 5 years old!!

anyone experienced anything like this with their fish? or know why they may do this???

2007-07-22 13:28:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I introduced 3 new fish into my tank today, and the other fish (4 others total) are doing fine.

However, when I put the Silver Dollar in, he floated around the center of the tank for a minute, then floated over to the corner.
He is leaning on the corner between a plant and the wall.

He was very nervous when I was floating the bag, and would flutter a LOT every time I walked by.

What's going on?

2007-07-22 13:27:15 · 6 answers · asked by Weston M 1

I noticed today that I have these tiny white spots all over my aquarium, but its not outside because the water is moving them. They seem like they're "attached" to the walls of my aquarium. I have 2 dwarf gouarmis, 2 neon tetras, and 3 cory cats. Its not a cloud in my aquarium, they're just tiny white spots all over the walls. If any additional information is needed to help answer my question, please let me know what I can list for you. Thanks to all that answer!

2007-07-22 13:22:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to treat my 55 gallon for ich. I have very healthy thriving fish but am worried about how they will tolerate treatment. I'm especially concerned about my baby mollies ( a few weeks old) tetras (someone told me they don't tolerate ich medication) & my catfish. Will these fish be adversely affected?

2007-07-22 13:16:49 · 3 answers · asked by radiant_innerlight 3

2007-07-22 13:07:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I currently own a male betta fish. He lives in a tank with a snail. I had another snail but it recently died. I love having fish and recently a friend of mine got two female bettas. They live together and as far as I know still live together in the same tank. Can I get two females and let them live with my male without fighting?

2007-07-22 12:47:11 · 8 answers · asked by futurevet22290 1

I noticed a week ago that there was this algae in my fish tank. It looks fuzzy and when I try to wash it, it won't come off. it's as if it is sticking to my fake plants. What is this algae and how do you get rid of it?

2007-07-22 12:46:04 · 6 answers · asked by Olie 1

I have had him for a day and just tonight I was noticing that there are a ton of little bubbles up along the top of the water by the sides of the tank. Is this a territory thing or is he scared? He is the only one in the tank.

2007-07-22 12:36:23 · 7 answers · asked by rockerchick0727 3

The lady told me that the ugly ones with the short fins are Females.
And the ones with the Beautiful fins are Males.
I have two red ones.
One with short fins
and one with long fins
The one with short fins
is here.
http://thumbp1.mail.mud.yahoo.com/tn?sid=2311842605&mid=AKHGjkQAABIVRqPmbwb%2bIwMtXjY&partid=1&f=316&fid=Inbox
The one with long fins is here.
http://thumbp1.mail.mud.yahoo.com/tn?sid=2311842605&mid=AKHGjkQAABIVRqPmbwb%2bIwMtXjY&partid=2&f=316&fid=Inbox
Now, can i put these two so i can make babys or do i have to get new ones?

2007-07-22 12:28:05 · 12 answers · asked by CrZy L3gZ SLIM 1

how can I breed my oscars and how can I tell which is male and which is female? (55 gal tank)

2007-07-22 12:25:38 · 2 answers · asked by postal22072 1

I am currently raising one of my bettas to be a fighter and to kil my lil sis's betta >;) I am following these instructions: http://www.siamsbestbettas.com/articles.html
I need some help though,like whats a earth pot?

2007-07-22 12:17:28 · 10 answers · asked by dont..trust..me 1

Screwed up on this the first time.

My fish was a sapphire blue, but now it's a light purple.

And earlier the skin around its head flared out like a maine on a lion, are they suppose to do that?

And also it was swimming all crazy around the tank like it was scared.

2007-07-22 11:59:25 · 4 answers · asked by socks1w 1

I have two guppies and one black molly. One of my guppies had indigestion/constipation, so I researched remedies and found that if you seperate the fish and added a teaspoon of epsom salt and do not feed the fish for three days, it will cure it. Sure enough, it has made a dramatic difference. The fish is much happier, no longer bloated, and it drastically helped it's Rickets (a spinal deformity due to low Vitamin D). I don't think any of my other fish are constipated, but I was just wondering if adding epsom salt to the tank of all the fish would benefit the fish. It worked so well on my constipated guppy, should I add it with all my fish? I am just wondering if epsom salt in a tank is a healthy thing or not. Thanks for everything!

p.s.I'd love to know as soon as possible because I'm about to clean the bowl and if I should put epsom salt in there I want to do it with this cleaning. Thanks again everyone!

2007-07-22 11:57:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am looking at populating my tank solely with Neon Tetras. My tank is 22 UK gallons. The tank is about 4 years old and everything in it (substrate and ornaments) have been used in other tanks, also I have been cycling the tank for 8 days now. It has a sponge filter, UV light, air-pump, four plants, a few ornaments including ones big enough at the back of the tank to provide hiding-places for moments of solitude.

I would be very grateful for advice on the following:

How many can I safely introduce at once?

How many can I (eventually) have in total given the tank size?

Is it safe to keep the UV light on for a few hours at night?

I will be buying a heating unit in the next few days - how long should I run that (and at what constant temp??) before I introduce the first fish?

I also intend to buy a complete test-kit to cover ammonia/nitrite/nitrate issues. Any tips on that and water change frequency/amounts?

Anything else?

Many thanks for your informed advice :-)

2007-07-22 11:56:24 · 6 answers · asked by crazeetaxi 2

I jus set up a tank with some bamboo shrimp and ghosties and i need some companion fish. Im thinking about tetras or guppies. Any fish experts out there????

2007-07-22 11:53:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently caught small juvenile saltwater fish in a cast net. They look like snook, except they have vertical stripes along the side. But other then that, they look like a baby snook. I can't find what they are. Any suggestions/help?

thanks.

2007-07-22 11:48:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-22 11:47:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a sengal and ornate bichir but i just got the sengal 2 days ago and it was feeding time so i try feeding it an earthworm and it appears it dosent like it so what else can i feed it or how do i go about this ???

another problem is am only feeding my bichirs earthworms is this a problem? if it is what else do i feed them ?? Guppies ??

2007-07-22 11:47:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 2 n half yr old pleco that grew up with 2 mollies but they died 2 years ago..would he like to stay alone? kind of a jumpy fish bcuz we got em from someone that had little rascals.hes in a 10 gallon tank and im putting him into a 30 gallon tank tonite..i feed him one algea wafer every other nite..and somtimes give him tubex worms..should i feed him more?

2007-07-22 11:40:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a tropical tank, but this question concerns my other tank - a coldwater one with three small Goldfish in. I would guess it was around 5-6 gallons. The fish are not big by any stretch of the imagination but they have all grown since I got them (one fish is 2 years old, the others are nearly a year old) and therefore have out grown the tank.

Now, here is the question. Out in my back yard I have one of those wooden pond things (not an in ground one) that holds I would say a good 20 gallons, if not more. If I got a liner for the pond, filled the bottom with gravel and purchased some plants, could I transfer my indoor fish outdoors?

Would that work? could my fish cope with the changes in weather/water temperature and lack of filtration? would I need to add any conditioners to the water?

I want to move them into a bigger space ASAP but I am really not sure of how to go about it and whether it is a safe idea or not, considering that they have been in a tank inside?

2007-07-22 11:36:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous