Fish - July 2007

I got a pair of guppies to add to my tank yeaterday. Last night as I was watching them I noticed that the female seems to have bubbles on her eyes. I am new to fish so I don't know what is normal and what isn't. I can't imagine bubbles on her eyes is normal though.

2007-07-04 03:30:27 · 7 answers · asked by MelD 2

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/04/nc.piranha.ap/index.html

this guy was fishing off the coast of north carolina and isntead of catching a catfish he caught a pirahna! check it out

2007-07-04 03:23:41 · 7 answers · asked by Moore55 4

When I got my tank it had a hang on filter. It started leaking so I got a new filter. My new filter is a Whisper filter. The old one had some sort of ceramic type "beads". They are around a half-inch in size and sit in the bottom of the filter tank. What are these and what are they for? Should I put them in the tank of my Whisper filter? Does a bubble wand actually add any oxygen to the tank or are they purely for show?

2007-07-04 03:18:53 · 6 answers · asked by Tina N 4

yesterday i purchased a feeding block for my goldfish just wanted to see if it'd work. But it didn't, i was observing it today and it didn't disolve...I have a aqua-tech filter with an air pump with a bubble curtian and the food didn't dissolve...the temp. in the tank is 78...help me! i need an asnwer before next week!

2007-07-04 03:12:56 · 8 answers · asked by PETER C 2

smallest fish

2007-07-04 01:49:12 · 5 answers · asked by Mary Clarence C 1

plus, i have about 100-200 teeny baby pain in the butt trumpet snails i'm trying to get rid of.

reason for only those fish, one of my two power filters gave out and only these fish survived (about 8 months ago). these were the original fish i got around 2 and a half years ago and are still going strong. all others died along the way.

2007-07-04 01:46:42 · 2 answers · asked by ? 6

Ok, my pregnant guppy's left eye seems WRONG! Happen to notice it today, last night it was fine.. The left eye seems to have a white circle around it in the centre of the eye.

The whole eye is black right? But in the centre there seems to be a skin growth in the shape of a circle.. Its like coming out of the eye.. Looks weird... Is it going blind?! is it fungus?

2007-07-04 00:05:46 · 5 answers · asked by rishi b 3

YES I HAVE POSTED THIS DOZENS OF TIMES BUT....
i have had conflicting info, out of ten 4 say yes 4 say no and 2 say check with this so i ask again
Will these fish get along and be a good mix in a 200l(55g) tank
2 clown fish (1inch)
1 regal blue tang(3inch)
1 Flame Angelfish
3 green chromis
1 yellow tang
1 royal gramma
3 humbug damselfish and a clean up crew with a couple snails, shrimp and hermits

2007-07-03 20:09:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can I recharge my fish tank filter ? Until I buy a new one !!

2007-07-03 18:53:11 · 2 answers · asked by ajdin_bilajac 2

theres some light build up that i could clean with a scrub, but i'm getting sucker fish soon. Can't they just do it for me?

2007-07-03 18:32:47 · 12 answers · asked by Ryan the wizard 2

I am cycling a marine tank with live rock and a damsel. I've had a green algae bloom, and since then my damsel will not eat the flake food. Will he be ok? Should I try a different type of food?

2007-07-03 18:23:38 · 2 answers · asked by angie w 3

My fish include:

7 danios (mix of zebra and leopard long fin)
7 balloon mollies
5 gold pristella tetra
4 swordtails (2 red and 2 pineapple)
6 panda corycats
3 border loaches
2 bosemani rainbows
1 cremecicle molly

None of the fish will really grow that large though, I think the largest are the rainbow fish, which will grow to about 5".

It seems that the fish do have a lot of swimming space since it is a long tank, it is moderately planted with river pebbles and slates on the bottom, and I do keep up with water maintenance. I have a eheim 2128 canister filter. I just wanted opinions from others because I am fairly new with keeping fish. Any advice is great! Thank you!

2007-07-03 17:58:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 3 Jordan's Catfish, 2 Tiger Barbs (I think I might have to remove one as it keeps terrorizing the other fish), and 2 Weather Loachs in a 10 gallon tank which has been set up for 7 days. How soon can I add my Betta fish to the tank (it's in a 1 gallon)?

2007-07-03 17:49:04 · 2 answers · asked by Mack Bolan 3

He tries to swim down to the bottom of the tank and then he floats to the top like his belly is filled with air and his belly is whats pulling him up. Hes a black moor. He's not dead because he keeps trying to swim to the bottom. Did I over feed him?

2007-07-03 17:41:49 · 7 answers · asked by Joel 2

Tank 1 with cabinet (72"L x 30"W x 67"H)
Tank 2 with cabinet (73.5"L x 26"W x 60"H)
Tank 3 on frame (61.5"L x 24"W x 53"H)
Tank 4 with built-in bio filter system (49"L x 20"W x 55"H)

2007-07-03 17:24:15 · 5 answers · asked by lewiskcyeo 1

I have a very stable tank and have had it for about 1.5 years. It is 65 gallons with a mixed population of semi-aggressive fish. He was very social and responded well to me especially, actually didn't do well with others. He seemed to prefer dried kril shrimp broken into smaller pieces. For the most part, he was hand fed or he swam up a short tube to eat or the other fish would bully him or take the food and he would not even try to get his share. I have had him since Christmas. He seemed fine on Saturday, I woke up Sunday morning to find him dead. No obvious wounds or signs of impending death. He was adorable, would come to the aquarium front when he heard my voice or saw me walk by, fins flipping like helicopter blades, fanning his litte tail fin to its widest, and puffing ever so slightly to show me he was happy I was there. I miss him very much. As a fairly new aquarium owner I just want to make sure I didn't do anything wrong. Water checked out perfect. Any idea?

2007-07-03 17:17:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am going to be creatign a betta tank but i think i will first start out with some danios
my question is will a aqua tech 10 gallon hang on back filter work
will it be able to handle the load of 1 betta and 2-3 danios and 2 ghost shrimp
or should i get a 10 gallon whiser internal filter

also i wanted to know if zabra danios will eat trpical fish flakes or betta pellets and do they need a heater

and i wanted to know what is better HOB filters or internal, quieter, easyer to maintain, better for fish, cost


if you have other sugestions on filters please give them
thanks

2007-07-03 17:15:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

"McCormick" Sea Salt bought at grocery store no iodide

2007-07-03 16:49:36 · 4 answers · asked by unknown 2

We ran out of fish food, so can I crumble white bread into tiny crumbs for him to eat? Will he get sick? (The fish food is actually on our moving truck and we're not moving until next week.)

2007-07-03 16:46:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-03 16:27:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have severeal guppies that just had fry and a few others that are still pregnant. One female I have in a breeder tank and I noticed some yellow clear round droppings in the bottem of the breeder. Not sure what that is and if they are dead eggs or something else. Just wierd and never have seen it before. Does anyone know what they are? She still seems pregnant too.

2007-07-03 16:12:52 · 4 answers · asked by Kriss D 1

My husband has three South American Cichlids (Midas, Green Terror, and a Firemouth). He'd like to know if we can put a Pleco in with them. If yes, what kind would be best? (We have plenty of space in the tank. We just want to know if they will get along.)

2007-07-03 15:54:44 · 5 answers · asked by Beeba 4

Can i have
2 1inch clowns
1 regal blue tang 3inches
1 yellow tang 3 inches
3 green chromis(to cycle tank)
1 flame angelfish (tell me how big)
1 royal gramma 3 humbug damselfish
In the same 60G tank

2007-07-03 15:50:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like a mixture of Fancy Goldfish in my aquarium, how many goldfish can I put in a 30 gallon tank, keeping in mind that I might also put a couple plants and other decorative objects in there?

2007-07-03 15:42:00 · 6 answers · asked by JamaicanVixen 3

The snail and my Beta fish live in the same bowl. when i feed the snail Algae wafers, the Beta fish goes straight for them and eats them! Should I really be feeding my snail at all? Will it die if it doesn't eat the wafers?

2007-07-03 15:37:22 · 9 answers · asked by *Q-T Girl* 2

My red glass barbs seem to twitch a lot. I have three, and one in particular seems to twitch his head a lot. He doesn't go out of control, but it's just little spasms. Then two at a time will seem to fight. The push against each other and swim in circles. Are they fighting or what?

2007-07-03 15:32:01 · 2 answers · asked by Willi 2

i preformed a sort of brain surgery on the african cichlid i took him out of the tank and put him in a bowel with some water from the tank and put ick med and stress coat in the water then i pressed from behind the lump forward and it came out of the hole, that kind of made him look like he was growing a third eye. what came out can only be describe as some sort of tumor. he is happier now and swimming around. the swelling has gone down and he is no longer slow and swimming on his side. as long as it does not get infected or anything i think he will make a full recovery. i will keep you all posted and thanks so much for the help

2007-07-03 15:29:25 · 3 answers · asked by zanna_amon 1

Im currently breeding guppys but i want to move on to a more exspensive fish that I can make a bigger profait off of Pls don't get me wrong i love fish i have two tanks setup for my private fish, but i love seeing fish happy and breeding and i like selling top notch fish so others can enjoy them as well

But whats a popular fish that sells for a pretty penny. I almost forgot to say Freshwater fish only pls
aslo if you fish breeds somewhat rapidly the better thank you

2007-07-03 14:58:53 · 7 answers · asked by Still learning 3

Would you dare test?

2007-07-03 14:46:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What will you need to breed brine shrimp
How hard is it to breed them
Im not looking for a fancy setup I just need to breed them so i can feed them to my guppys. All i would like is the basic setup to have a steady supply of them
Thank you

2007-07-03 14:31:36 · 2 answers · asked by Still learning 3