Fish - July 2007

My brine shrimp hatched, like 99 percent of them.... omg I have so many of them....I put 3 drops in the water, and there is like, 4 billion of them. Should I worry about the fact there are so many? I wont be feeding the fish untill they are gone... omg what have I done?

2007-07-10 16:15:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

and how many lilys should i leave on it? I'm taking over looking after a pond that is very over grown with weeds and lilys with loads of silt in the bottom, It needs a good clean out but i'm not 100% sure what needs cold water fish have as i've only ever had tropical fish in the past. please help

2007-07-10 16:06:19 · 6 answers · asked by TheRuntOfTheLitter 2

I have 3 bala sharks and 2 goldfish (one is orange, one is black, silver and orange). I want to name them, but I'm having trouble thinking of good ones. Any suggestions would be great. (My husband has an Oscar name Obi Wan)

2007-07-10 15:46:17 · 12 answers · asked by InvaderZiM 2

moves when you get close.been laying around for a few weeks. he is a pinkish with some redspots very pretty.his head looks funny now and fading from pinkish to a brownish color his body is still pinkish.I finally put him in a 35 gallon lilly tub by himself and 1 week ago I put some Desafin in there made by tetra but he is still the same and how can I tell if male or female ?because I think there was some spawing going on earlier. there were a few babies but there is a frog in the pond and I think he ate the babies. what can I buy to help this fish and can it be mixed with what I have in the water.dont ask me to catch him I cant do it. was hard getting him into this garden tub.His head and upper body looks like his finnish is gone altho he is really a slick looking goldfish like maybe he is scaleless.Is that possible? scaless fish?

2007-07-10 15:44:23 · 5 answers · asked by petloverlady 3

What is the minimum tank size I should be breeding guppies in? I have a 2 gal. tank, and a 10 gal. tank, but the 10's already stocked with some fish. (Can I put guppies in with other fish and expect them to breed?)

Also, do I need any plants for the female guppy to hide in, if the male ever gets aggressive? How should I expect the guppies to behave when I put them together? And when should I expect my first "litter"?
I already have a special box to put the pregnant female in, by the way.

Any tips, suggestions, or comments are appreciated!

2007-07-10 15:41:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

the other one doesn't have any anyone know why? Can it be a disease?

2007-07-10 15:38:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i had Two plecos and a bala shark. the aquarium had a pump, filter and heater, and a house.they all tried to cram themselves in the house. one pleco died then the shark and i am left with the one pleco that wont ever come out of the house...whats the problem.

2007-07-10 15:36:42 · 2 answers · asked by runyon 2

I have three goldfish in a ten gallon tank. The tank has small rocks, fake plants, and seashells on the bottom. Every night, they will move the rocks off of the piece of plastic that holds the plants down, and put them in the seashells. Then they will push the plants around the tank. They do it every time i change the water. I'm confused. Help please!

2007-07-10 15:33:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I used betta fix remedy from splendid betta, does it work? I only used it one day, which is today. My fish color is dull, there is unknow spots on its head and the fin is rotting, black and jagged. Please help!! What should i do? Should i refund it and use a better one? Or wait..

2007-07-10 15:06:43 · 2 answers · asked by ? 3

My female platy is pooping weird. It looks kind of like white dental floss! What does this mean? Also, how strange is it that I've had a male and female for 3 months with no babies? Any thoughts welcome! Thanks.

2007-07-10 14:00:12 · 5 answers · asked by monkey mom 2

My aquarium pump keeps floating to the top of the tube, Keep in mind this is the kind of pump that has the stone on the end of the hose. What could I do to keep the cord in place,

2007-07-10 13:52:41 · 4 answers · asked by babyowl_09 2

My female guppy is pregnant. She has a very large belly and a black gravid spot. When is she going to have babies? Please note this comment: She IS carrying on with regualer behaviour, such as eating, being active and not hiding. The only thing I noticed was that she is now swimming a little crooked due to weight issues. (I think) Someone who is EXPERIENCED please answer! When will she have her fry?

2007-07-10 13:31:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-10 13:20:49 · 16 answers · asked by J S 1

Can I dump a bunch of Triops into a fry tank? Would I have to remove the larger ones? I think theyre strictly algae/pellet eaters but I dont want the bigger ones getting interested in my little fry.

My story:
The fry I started out with are the fry from the breeding of my two bettas. This was my first time and i was WAY in over my head. I didnt have the ability to go to the store and buy things like microworms so I grew insuforia for them but I dont really think they ate it seeing as how there are three Betta's left from a rather large group.

I was about to clean out the tank when I noticed there were three of them, a month old approximately, and probably smaller than they would normally be.

Ive recently gotten the three into a container so that I can keep an eye on them and It'd hit me pretty hard if these three die.

They dont/wont/havnt eaten the crushed flake food that I read they should be consuming by now soo.. What do i do?

2007-07-10 13:17:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i was wondering if you could put additional aquarium cement or sealint on to the seams of an aquarium (used 3 years) to make sure it dose not leak?
aquarium is a 42 gal. hex by oceanic

2007-07-10 12:57:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

does anyone know any good recipes for home made fish food hopefully nothing to complex

2007-07-10 12:34:30 · 5 answers · asked by grebhead 1

i have two tiger barbs that i have had for quite a while now and the bigger one i noticed yesterday is swimming upside down and acting really weird. he still can swim really fast when he wants to but he definitely isnt acting normal. he is also really discolored. all my other fish are doing great and i have no clue whats wrong. if anyone knows how i can help it or at least keep my other fish from getting it i would appreciate it a ton!

2007-07-10 12:30:24 · 4 answers · asked by Ashley A 1

I got four guppies yesterday and two today. One guppy is pregnant- her belly is so large it looks like she is going to explode and her gravid spot is black. She's carrying on with reguler behaviour though. (Eating normal, swimming a lot, being active) the only thing I've noticed is that she is just getting weighed down a little by the babies. When will she have her fry?

2007-07-10 12:22:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can it be done or will the lobster rule the tank and eat everything?

I dont just want boring fish i want something different, something that will stand out and keep people talking.

2007-07-10 12:17:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-10 11:44:33 · 10 answers · asked by Vit. 1

Let's say fish A is smaller than fish B by a little, but A keeps chasing B around and doesn't really stop at it; it's been happening for days already. I have noticed that fish B seems to be losing scales. I put fish B into another tank (with slightly smaller goldfish) but then fish B just starts pecking at other fish so I return it back to the tank with fish A and the chasing just happens again. The two goldfish are three inch long sarasa comets. Should I just separate both fish and keep them from interacting from any other fish at all or will the fish eventually stop? Thanks. Also, any recommendations on good tank mates for such fish?

2007-07-10 11:44:23 · 9 answers · asked by wendy 2

Can you tell me what kind of fish this is. Its was in with the tetra At the store. So I belive it is some kind of tetra but what is the actully name of it

2007-07-10 11:38:34 · 6 answers · asked by sweetansassy 3

I bought 2 african clawed frogs, they live in my 55 gallon tank the problem is one has grown enormously and the other is still the same size as when i bought it, why did one grow and the other didnt, i have had them for about 8 months

2007-07-10 11:32:52 · 4 answers · asked by Sparky 6

We have an aquarium in our office with a fish that we believe is pregnant. How can we tell? Should it be isolated? A couple of the other platys won't leave it alone.

2007-07-10 11:15:59 · 7 answers · asked by Pam S 1

Today i just got a betta but i m assuming its a female betta,it also has that white dot, it has a fat stomache as if it was pregnant so if it is i dont have the male and i have another male betta could i use him instead for when she lays her eggs or will he killed her and the eggs?

2007-07-10 11:08:00 · 4 answers · asked by mystery262 1

A ghost shrimp carry eggs ae a live fry. I didn't believe they did that kind of thing. The fry was a pretty good size; (about 4 to 5 wks) the older guppies didn't even bother her. Is this a common thing; or did my ghost shrimp just eat and kill it because it happened to catch? Please let me know i have even smaller fry in the tank. ty

2007-07-10 11:06:29 · 5 answers · asked by dazed 4

what do i feed my fishes if im out of fish food?

2007-07-10 11:03:13 · 8 answers · asked by pixie 2

2007-07-10 10:39:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i want to buy 10 angle for breeding ,but i dont know what type of angle is easy too breed and what type is hard !
silver , gold ,marble ,koi............. (i like koi ,but i dont know it is easy or hard to breed)
i know about 30 kind of angels , but which is better ? (easy and beauty)?

2007-07-10 10:36:20 · 6 answers · asked by alireza n 2

I have a 40.000Gal Koi pond with 26 koi from 6" to 28" and a siberian sturgeon of 15". I have to feed the koi floating food at one end, then run and feed sinking pellets to the sturgeon. Has any got any suggestions on how i can get enough food for the sturgeon before the koi come along and have his food too?. And how large will it grow in a pond of this size?.
Many thanks

2007-07-10 10:35:32 · 2 answers · asked by Damski007 2