Fish - July 2007

I have 2 goldfishes in a 10 gallon tank.. Everytime I walk up to their tank or they see me, they do their cute little dance to signal me that their hungry, even after I fed them hearty meals, consisting of flakes, and alternating with goldfish crumbles. I seem to find myself feeding them every hour..They seem so sweet and I feel guilty if I don't feed them right away.. How often would you recommend you feed your goldfish?

2007-07-30 04:44:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 40 gal freshwater tank has been hitting 82 degree F during the day and unfortunately there is no A/C in the house. Chillers cost a lot of money; are there any inexpensive methods of cooling that is safe for my fish?

2007-07-30 04:39:05 · 9 answers · asked by BPL 2

I've often seen these and thought how pretty they are. I was thinking of getting one for my desk at work, but I'm not sure yet. I'd like to know how much work goes into taking care of them and how often they need to be fed, what kind of plant they need to have, how often you clean the vase, etc.

2007-07-30 04:21:13 · 10 answers · asked by aimhigh94 2

I finally put some fish in my newly setup tank after 8 days. I checked the temp, have an in-tank filter and went to get some fish. I put them in the tank inside their bag to get them regulated to the tank temp, for about 1.5 hours as suggested. They were swimming around just fine for a bit, now they have taken to hiding under the filter and one has died. I have a Mickey Mouse, Red Sword Tail, Neon Tetra and a Mollie, the Mollie died. What happened here? I have/had all 4 fish in a 20 gallon aquarium. Do I need some sort of air pump/air supply? I can go get this easily about 5 minutes down the road, so please be serious. Thanks!

2007-07-30 04:14:13 · 6 answers · asked by MizMissy 3

2007-07-30 04:12:00 · 12 answers · asked by breezy 1

I was under the impression that only tanks that are 10G and above should be cycled, so I didn't plan to cycle the 5G.

Two days ago, I brought the tank home, washed it out, filled it with treated water and some aquarium salt. I put in an Indian Almond Leaf, two live plants, some Taiwanese moss and the one betta. There is no filter in it yet. All went well.

The next day when I came home, the water was a bit cloudy and sort of yellowish-green. I thought the IAL might have been causing the colouration, so I removed it. Today, it's worse. The water is still cloudy - no visible particles, but just sort of murky. The greenish colour is still there - there's no algae or anything growing on the tank walls, and the tank does not get direct sunlight (nearest window is about 5 feet away.)

I've read that putting live plants into a tank will cause a cycle to start going. Is this true? Should I remove the plants? Is this harmful for my fish? How do I get rid of the cloudy water?

2007-07-30 04:03:42 · 6 answers · asked by ninjaaa! 5

i just wanna know because i bought some 2 days ago

thanx -FISH GUY

2007-07-30 03:51:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have an established a pond with water lillies, water snails, and some water moss. Can fish survive from the pond matter or do you still need to feed them fish food? They are regular goldfish and minnows.

2007-07-30 03:30:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-30 03:24:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got these Triops(even 1 triop is pronounced triops)eggs from Triop Inc.I lost the rule booklet so I dont know how to hatch them.Can you tell me how to hatch them.Also how big should their tank be?

2007-07-30 02:42:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

3 tiny damsils
1 tiny clown fish
1 yellow head jawfish
Chocolate chip star fish
Blue lyinka star fish
4 turbo snails
3 cleaner shrimp
2 camel shrimp
8 pounds of live rock
1 piece of polyips coral

2007-07-30 02:37:43 · 6 answers · asked by joe p 3

These fishes look similar to tetra neon but has a greenish light flashes instead. The eye red and movement tremendous fast. Overall, to me, they are much more attractive than the tetra neon. Anyone know the name of these fishes?

Follow the link to have a quick glance,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgh9uphl2iA

2007-07-30 02:07:09 · 5 answers · asked by Ah Kiat 1

Now that my fish have eggs how should i go about cleaning my tank.

How do i clean my gravel now? I dont want to stress parents and sook up fry with the vac.

They have dug a huge hole in gravel at the other side of tank, is it ok to fill the hole back in now that they not nesting there.

Thanx for answering. I have kept various fish for a few years but never tried breeding them till now.

2007-07-30 00:35:37 · 3 answers · asked by Pete 4

hi wot do blue lobsters eat and need in there fish tank?????????

2007-07-30 00:33:13 · 2 answers · asked by Amzy 3

recently i moved my year old goldfish into a tank twice the size for the first week they seemed happy and normal i later added more air bubble tubes and i also put misting fountain light in the bottom which i was told would not harm fish but they were crazy alll of them started swimming fast and kind of goofy i guess then at other times they sit at bottom really close together with their fins sucked close to body they do not have fin rot. i had 7 bigheallthy goldfish but as of today i only have 6 . all of them are doing the same .is it possible there is too many air bubbles or could it have been the fog mist light. cause they were fine untill i added those,

2007-07-29 21:29:06 · 4 answers · asked by dunseithbc 1

i need to move my 55 gallon aquairum from one wall to the wall next to it. does anyone know how to go about this. i am willing to take out all the decorations and empth half of the water. will i be able to move it or does anyone know about how much this will weigh.

2007-07-29 17:12:48 · 13 answers · asked by deborah l 2

what is the safest way to make the temperature in my aquarium go down? icecubes? should i just get a heater that keeps it at the right temperature?

2007-07-29 16:59:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I currently have a unfiltered 5 gallon tank with one female betta fish. I am worried because this women at Walmart insisted I get a filter and I had always believed going without a filter was fine. Should I go out and get one if the most fish i would put in the tank was two?

I don't like really loud filters because the tank is in my bedroom. If I got one, how would I find a good fairly quiet filter for a 5 gallon tank without being too strong for my betta fish?

2007-07-29 16:51:18 · 11 answers · asked by iliveinflorida 2

I'm considering buying a school of some neon tetra fish, but i've heard they get bullied a lot, and if not, occaisionally eaten. I've heard stories where tetras and anglefish (and other fish)can get along and some where the fish just eat/kill/bullie the tetras. I was also wondering if i bought more tetras (maybe 7 or 8) that the big fish wouldnt be so inclined to eat them. i wanted a zebra danio, or an angel fish...but those sound like tetra eating fish.


Question #2-

Can tetras succesfuly breed if they arent in an isolation tank, or if they can breed when theres lots of fish around, in a semi dark room? (just somewhat dim lighting, my room.)

2007-07-29 16:36:51 · 7 answers · asked by Suirenai 3

2007-07-29 15:51:47 · 9 answers · asked by petros a 1

I have ick in 2 of my 55 gallon tanks. I'm using quick cure and the salt method.II've already lost one oscar and 1 pleco.I'm curious with the different fish in each tank what the right temp would be to treat for ick, as I have seen that i should be raising the temp during treatment.
Tank1- 1 oscar, and 4 feeders
Tank2- 2Danios, 2 Tetras, 1 Pleco,1 gourami, and 1 angelfish.

2007-07-29 15:32:23 · 4 answers · asked by anons_drunk 1

2007-07-29 15:29:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just bought a siamese fighting fish 3 days ago. I love the little guy so much and want him to have the best and longest life he can have. What are some good ways to keep him safe from sickness, happy and healthy?

2007-07-29 15:26:12 · 15 answers · asked by arctic_saver101 3

hi, I have 5 fish now, here is a pic of what they look like I mean by size, I had 2 other fish, but one died because he was too old, and the other one died because it had bladder problems..., so now I want to buy 2 more, but not sure if it's ok to do so...thanks!!!

Link to the picture: http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c319/stephchan86/DSC07618.jpg

2007-07-29 15:11:56 · 11 answers · asked by Stephanie L 2

Okay so I brought this little darling home from the pet store. And when I finally integrated her into the tank, I thought "wowsa! That's a pregnant fish!" Compard to my other sunburst Molly, she's big. So I bought a breeding contraption and got prepared, but it's been 3 weeks and she was seemingly huge to begin with and now I am starting to wonder.

Thought I would ask you all.

So, whatcha thinK??

Fat fish?

Or pregnant??

And any advice on it would be great too if she is pregnant. I am nervous that I catch her in time to give birth away from the community tank. EEK!

Thanks in advance!! ;)

Here is the link with the picture of her on the left, compared to the other Molly on the right.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j204/redhotkittenmeow/0fishes009.jpg

2007-07-29 14:46:26 · 8 answers · asked by JeannieGirl 1

He lives in a ten gallon tank with filtration and a heater, has other types of fish in the tank, no fungus, fin or eye problems, and I've had him about 8 months and he was fine up untill about two weeks ago. He just stays at the top of the tank in one corner and kind of floats there. Doesn't even react much if I tap the glass. Any ideas???

2007-07-29 14:40:40 · 7 answers · asked by masvme 1

is my fish pregnant? 2 of my fish killed my 2 guppies. one of the fish looks fat.

2007-07-29 14:29:54 · 4 answers · asked by dncegrl 1

My goldfish has thick fungus growing all over its fins. It lives outside. What is something natural I can do to fix this? Something I might have around the house.

2007-07-29 14:28:10 · 4 answers · asked by lolly 3

My male betta fish has a big lump where his fish stard on his under side, should I be worried?

Also, My other male and my female do not have this, help im worried.

Also, at one point my old tnak that we was in leaked, and he was stuck without water for a short peiod of time. It was a divided take One died, he lived.

2007-07-29 14:23:13 · 3 answers · asked by domepidemic 1

Besides the little flower pots (I have some that I broke in 1/2 and some that I left whole...), what else could I use to make caves for my cichlids (2 Blue Rams and 2 Flag Cichlids) and bottom feeders (6 Cories) in my 3 foot, 58 gallon?

Also, how big should they be? I have the 4" flower pots in there now...will they work or do I need something bigger? My pet store suggested I have at least 15 caves, so I'm working on that...but I don't want to run out of room...lol.

Any other ideas for decorations? My other fish will be 3 Pearl Gouramis, 8 Cherry Barbs, and 8 Flame Tetras.

I will add details as people respond, so please check back once you respond (within a few mins.). Thanks!

2007-07-29 14:22:32 · 5 answers · asked by Paso Fino horse lover 3