Fish - July 2007

Is it alright to have my fishtank temp set at 80-82 Degrees F* for 2 Convict (Zebra) Cichlids and 1 Red Devil Cichlid?

I know this is at their top ranges for temp , but the water still feels oddly cold. I can't imagine it getting any colder for tropical fish.

Im using a brand new electronic temp where you put this probe into the center of the tank and it gets the temp and an external one that just sticks to the glass and reads the temp.

They both give off the same readings

2007-07-07 15:44:54 · 6 answers · asked by O Kongeriket 2

2007-07-07 15:28:48 · 11 answers · asked by jay j 1

I have a ten gallon tank with two platys (one male, one female), a balloon belly molly, and a sucker-fish... my platys had two babies so they are kept in a fry container inside the big tank. how long do i keep them in there until they are safe to swim with the 'big' fish?

2007-07-07 15:26:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought 3 more zebra danios 2day to go along w/ my others last week. Will the nely bought fish get sick id I had left it in the bag in the car for 3 hrs.?

2007-07-07 15:19:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Whats the best why to place jave moss spread out thinly across bottom of whole tank like carpet our clumps here and there or any other ideas thanks

2007-07-07 15:08:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-07 14:54:57 · 2 answers · asked by jay j 1

I heard that that it is cruel to keep goldfish in bowls. Is this true?

2007-07-07 13:37:59 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know I need a special kind of heater that doesn't corrode but what else?

2007-07-07 13:36:52 · 8 answers · asked by ndgrad2001 1

Does anyone know how to tell if your fish has rott on them? and if so How Do i get rid of it? please help i want to find out whats worng with my fish :(

2007-07-07 13:31:13 · 5 answers · asked by Heather D 1

i want a small cute fish. r guppies easy to take care of??? i would have them in a small tank with only a filter max. i would like 2 feed them flake food. what type of fancy guppies r easiest 2 take care of? i like these pics of them, plz tell me if these types r easy to take care of.
http://www.bennyng.digitalgalleryhosting.com/albums/album59/Y1W5681ER.jpg

http://www.guppywest.com/GreenMoscow_BryanChin_PhotoBryanChin.jpg

http://www.grizzlyrun.com/Files/Images/Image_Gallery/fancy_guppy.jpg

i like the 1st one best but they r all cool!!!!!!!

2007-07-07 13:30:38 · 13 answers · asked by sammieshizam614 4

1) i need a type of fish that can live alone or in groups of 3 max. also it needs to b small. i would like it to b colorful. and able to live in a small tank with a filter only. it needs to b able to eat flake food. or frozen worms or brine shrimp. plz tell me a kind of fish like this.
2) is there a certain type of betta fish that has full fins like this???? http://www.ericschreiber.com/aquarium/images/fish-betta3d.jpg i also like the color. and what type of tank do these bettas need?????

2007-07-07 13:08:34 · 6 answers · asked by sammieshizam614 4

I have a 29 gallon tank with a 55 gallon external power filter, air bubbler, 2" natural colored gravel, rock hideouts, and plastic plants. It has 3 2" fantail goldfish currantly, from nose to tip of tail. I just tested the water and it was very acidic and alklanik. I added some buffers and did a 25 percent water change. It had zero nitrite, but a caution level nitrate. I found a water/cleaner soaked wash cloths on top of my filter box, and suddenly my one/ maybe two fish are sick. The first being my smallest fish Claire. She has not developed a pot belly shape yet and has been hovering at the surface of the tank for a few days now, but has had a normal appetite. They get fed twice a day with tetra goldfish flakes. Her fins are sometimes clamped and she has developed some red spots on her stomach. The bigger one is on the right size and is a about a circular cm wide/big. The scales in that spot are a light gold/white and are rimmed with red. When her fins are near her body they appear

2007-07-07 12:51:09 · 3 answers · asked by ? 4

if you had been taking care of youre pet betta fish all the time . cause today i was cleaninh my fish tank and i notice that my male fish bobby has a white small balloon on his top of his lower back . it a size of a litte cotton ball. he isnt sick ,but he swimming well in the tank but just little slow cause my sister had it about a year ago but she gave it to me to keep cause she didnt had time to take care of him .

2007-07-07 12:41:09 · 4 answers · asked by statecalifornia2009 7

I have my betta in a tank with 7 neon tetras, 3 corydora catfish, and a pleco. Everyone gets a lot fine and there is no problems. I did have an angel fish but he chased my betta and nipped his fins which gave him fin rot(I have treated my tank for fin rot and I'm hoping it worked). My betta normally swims around and but today I noticed he will go to the bottom and sit on the bottom next to the plants. Is this normal betta behavior? they get fed everyday, my water is the right temperature, and nothing has changed. I checked my PH an Amonia levels yesterday and everything is normal. The only thing that hasn't been done is my 25% water change which is normally done on sundays. Does anyone have any ideas or thoughts? thanks!

2007-07-07 12:28:27 · 1 answers · asked by Visio 2

Did i do something wrong? What happend? Was i supposed to put something in the water? If so..what?!

2007-07-07 12:18:51 · 12 answers · asked by courtneyjre 2

2007-07-07 11:54:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Whats the best way to give your fishs spinach leaves ? Do you par boil it, or just put it in out of the bag. And how long should you leave it in your tank? And whats the best way to keep it on the bottom? Thanks

2007-07-07 11:48:00 · 2 answers · asked by sweetansassy 3

What is the male to female ratio and can i keep dalmation mollies with other colored mollies

2007-07-07 11:47:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I hope any betta owners who put there fish in small jars,bowls and vases come back to life as a betta and are treated the same way, I wonder if fish keepers come back as fish. ?

2007-07-07 11:36:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-07 11:30:02 · 3 answers · asked by steve g 1

what can i put them on to dry that they won't stick fast to? i was thinking wax paper or tin foil but i don't know.

2007-07-07 11:28:46 · 2 answers · asked by ? 6

I have indoor tropical fish and a pond out doors. This morning a heran came and took two fish now we have cds tide on strings and when they spin around the ligth shines and scaes them away. Do you think its good haveing a hoby of fish keeping? and do you think herons are a pest?

2007-07-07 11:23:41 · 3 answers · asked by philip k 1

Can i keep an oscar in a tank measuring 3ftx1ftx 15inch with a canister filter? It would be him alone, I would love one of these fish but i wont be allowed a bigger tank than this,

2007-07-07 11:17:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Also, i have cardinal tetras which all are affected but it has now started to spread to a few of my guppies. I will be putting in treatment for white spot disease to try cure it but is there anything else i should do and how can it be avoided?

2007-07-07 10:50:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have 2 goldfish and i don't no wich one is a boy or a girl?

2007-07-07 10:48:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-07 10:01:12 · 5 answers · asked by Sharonda B 1

Does anyone know where i can get a trio of fancie guppies in the UK? Preferabley scotland, Thanks.

2007-07-07 09:59:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

.........thats 2 out of 7 dead now

2007-07-07 09:57:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i how two angelfish and i want to know the sex of them how do i tell?

2007-07-07 09:48:21 · 5 answers · asked by lilangelbec0579 1

How long will it take till they out grow the 30 gallon tank?

2007-07-07 09:45:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous