Fish - July 2007

My fish suffer from Ich, the medication appears to burn them. It's a 10gallon set-up with 4 guppies, 4 neon tetras and 2 neon black tetras. I've decided to try and solve the problem using tonic salt baths and cutting the dose of the Ich treatment in half. What dillution of salt is safe to use first the guppies, and secondly the tetras since I know guppies are much more tolerant of salt? Also what temperature should I raise my tank water to and still remain in safe levels for the fish I have? It was 78, I've slowly raised it to 82 on advice from my local fish shop.
I'd like to know if I should increase, decrease or leave the temperature as is?
Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance,
Chris

2007-07-04 12:29:06 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-04 12:15:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-04 11:54:09 · 4 answers · asked by ? 6

2007-07-04 11:41:04 · 5 answers · asked by isis150166 1

I have a problem with my Ryukin (fancy goldfish) which I have had for over 18 months now & has always been healthy.
He has recently become quite bloated & appears to be gasping for air. He also has a long stringy thing hanging out of his anus. It is not like his usual excretia as it is sort of transparent with white bits in it.
Has anyone got any idea what the problem might be?

2007-07-04 10:54:59 · 3 answers · asked by gargoyleprotected 1

I know it starts with an "a"

2007-07-04 10:53:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a male Siamese fighter fish (or at least I think it's a boy) and I've had him for about a year now. I've been feeding him 2 pellets per day (but sometimes I forget) of those Beta Bites because that's how much my mom said to feed it. But on the other hand, my friend has one too and he feeds his fish 2-4 per week, and he's had it for 4 years!! My fish is healthy and colourful (it's a deep blue and red) and it swims a lot and looks great, but I can't help wondering if I'm really feeding him the right amount!

2007-07-04 10:53:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-04 10:38:50 · 5 answers · asked by jay j 1

I was just wondering How often i should clean my fish's bowl.
It is a Beta fish.Also,im a little worried because Sometimes it floats to the very bottom for like 10 minutes then gets really active.

2007-07-04 10:38:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have put my baby mollies intothe other tank and have turned the filter off.will they beable to survive in the tank with out the filter on or will they die.

2007-07-04 10:33:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

they/were they ever bred or fished for eating?

2007-07-04 10:17:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have two tanks set up.1 has fish init and the other hasnt.1 of my female mollies gave birth 1 week ago.i was wondering if any1 could please tell me when i can put the new fry into there own tank as their in a breeding net at the moment and there's about 30 off them

2007-07-04 10:09:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

r bloodworms a treat to tiger barbs or food?

2007-07-04 09:54:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just set up my 33 gallon aquarium about 2 days ago. and i ran a water test and test the same as my 55 gallon tank that has been set up for like 7 months now. so i put in my convict cichlid pair into the newly established aquarium, and now they're doing fine with their 200ish babies. so is my 33 gallon aquarium cycled now? the water is crystal clear just like my 55 gallon. the convict cichlids have been in the tank for 2 days now, and they're healthier than ever.

2007-07-04 09:50:51 · 10 answers · asked by Tre 1

before I left for vacation I changed my 2 tanks waters, same water, tank one has a light and decorations and is a10gal glass tank two just has gravel in a 3gal plastic box and gets light from being right next to tank1, my I left them home alone with no filter and in 2 days my sis came home and sinse a told her to take care of them (Iwas away 3more days then her) she said the water was brown in tank one (she transfered the fish into a diferent container and it is fine but now Im home with one perfectly good 3gal of water and a greenish brown 10gal of water. it was fine the 2 days before my sis found it this way, what the heck happened? how do I fix it? how do i preventit?

2007-07-04 09:47:53 · 7 answers · asked by Donna C 2

I have a small red starfish in my saltwateer tank and I was just wondering whaat I have to feed it and how often. Also, how do I know if it is going to die? Thanks!

2007-07-04 08:46:16 · 7 answers · asked by oOo GINA oOo x 2

any ideas on how to attach backgrounds Juwel type (resin/polystyrene panels to inside of aquarium without emptying water as i do not have any where to put fish and also dont want to affect the important cycle of the water by putting new water in??????????.................
"HELP"

2007-07-04 08:34:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've got a 10 gallon tank and am I supposed to always leave the light on? I've only got one fantail goldfish in it, so please help.

2007-07-04 08:26:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just didn't really want any breeding in my tank, so I wanted to make sure I have all females or males. Thanks!

2007-07-04 07:50:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i think its because to of my fish have mixed (been pregnant) and shes tryibng to protect the fish can you correct me if i might be wrong

2007-07-04 07:36:43 · 9 answers · asked by ☺C☺h☺a☺r☺l☺o☺t☺t☺e 3

I'm new to aquarism and i know it's important to be patient when adding fish and plants. I've had a 55 gallon aquarium running for 3 weeks now. I started with a rock, driftwood, 5 fake plants, 2 red platys, 2 scissortails, and 6 black neon tetras. I lost 5 of the original 6 black neon tetras as well as one of the red platys. I replaced some of the black neons and I now have 2 scissortails, 5 black neons, 1 red platy, and 2 corys in the tank and it's been over a week since i've lost a fish (knock on wood). The ammonia level appears really low when I test so I was wondering when it'd be appropriate to start adding more fish and maybe some real plants. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.

2007-07-04 07:00:21 · 7 answers · asked by Matt D 2

ok from the advice i've had it seem like my kribs could of already established a breeding cave in my communal tank the females bellies have gone deep purple and they're becoming quite defensive of the cave is it wise to move them??
i also have another pair that don't really go near each other is it worth putting them in there own tank set up to breed??

2007-07-04 06:28:31 · 4 answers · asked by lee p 1

I have a 20 long aquarium, freshwater, with guppies, and ghost shrimp. As of late, the rocks, gravel, and plants have a purple, fuzzy.....growth. What the heck is it? is it dangerous to the fish, and how would I be rid of it!? I was thinking 12 gauge, but i think I read somewhere that lead is poison to fish. Thoughts?

2007-07-04 06:01:21 · 7 answers · asked by fretnoise900 2

2007-07-04 05:54:32 · 5 answers · asked by Rc 1

they are coral fish

2007-07-04 05:47:16 · 3 answers · asked by stevyn f 1

I have a small 1 gallon tank that has a basic air filter, but it's causing the top of the water to be covered with about a half inch of bubbles. What should I do to get rid of the bubbles. The fish food can't get to the fish unless I turn the filter off for a few minutes and let the bubbles go away.

2007-07-04 05:45:13 · 10 answers · asked by sdflcorran 1

One of my tetras got stuck in a cave entrance that is way to small for him. I had to push him out backwards and now he has some bruising by his dorsal and pectoral fins. he was wedged in there pretty good and i think i may have damaged a few of his scales getting him out.Is there anything i can do for him other than adding some Aquaclear(stress coat) and some salt to ward off bacterial infections?

2007-07-04 05:22:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 3 tiny goldfish. the tank I have is quite small, there is no filter so it gets quite dirty fairly often. How do I clean this?

I likely will get a tank that has a filter. what kind do I get?

First time I ever took care of fish before!

Thank you

2007-07-04 05:15:00 · 12 answers · asked by Jay Jay 5

2007-07-04 04:37:33 · 7 answers · asked by Rc 1

2007-07-04 04:33:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous