Fish - August 2007

I currently have a dragon goby (Gobioides broussonnetii) and would like to add a school of tetras to my tank. Something colorful like neons. I've read that Dragon gobies while having a large mouth actually have tiny throats because the mainly filter feed. Right now my goby lives at the bottom of the tank in a cave I got for him and only comes to the top to eat some flakes or bloodworms. Would they be able to live together okay?

2007-08-22 15:48:52 · 3 answers · asked by veggy_mum321 2

I have a orange male guppy and 2 female guppies. I want to get a inexpensive fish that will compliment them, make my tank look better and won't harm them (of course!!). I keep the taem in between 70 and 80 degrees (farenheight). It's a ten gallon cause I have them in my room. I want a pretty one that can eat fish food and I am thinking about getting cherry shrimp. Wow. I never looked at my wants like this. I'm gonna need a bigger tank and a job.

Please be nice guys I'm only 10!!!

2007-08-22 15:45:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK, I feed my mollies frozen brine shrimp every few days instead of flakes and freeze dried bloodworms. The brine shrimp are in little cubes. My fish like it, but it is so messy! Is their anyway to minimise the mess?

2007-08-22 15:42:18 · 2 answers · asked by ツ & ♥ 3

i have a chemical hydrometer
heres the question
if i use it once. will i be able to use it again?
the chemical hydrometer has like little glue looking stuff at the bottom of it with like pebbles. its shaped lke a thermometer

2007-08-22 15:19:41 · 1 answers · asked by miranda l 1

i noticed these things in my tank i looked at them and they were moving please tell me what it is and is it bad fish seem to be doing good nice colors.

2007-08-22 15:18:44 · 4 answers · asked by alex t 1

Does anyone know what chance my Betta has of surviving after jumping out of his tank. He is a repeat offender so I have a special lid that i usually keep on his bowl. However i was gone and left it in charge of my other half and he was unaware of the reason for the lid and the Betta took the chance. The last time he did it i was right there and was able to pick him up imediately and put him back in the bowl. This time however I was stunned to find his bowl empty at feeding time. I started the search as fast as i could and found him. He wasnt moving untill i touched him to pick him up. He seems to be snapping out of it, with occasions of swimming sideways and sinking to the bottom while using his fins vigoriously. What do you think?

2007-08-22 15:16:17 · 6 answers · asked by Wild1577 4

My Cichilds scales are turning a red color the and dying very quickly but my oscars are fine but slugish

2007-08-22 14:52:05 · 7 answers · asked by bravada20inch 1

when he does try to swim he has to jerk through the water on his side and he rests on top of the water on his back/side. He looks like he is dead, and I will see his eyes move and he will move elsewhere to rest. He cannot eat normally. I hate seeing him like this. Please tell me this is something I can do. I have tried raising H2O temp, adding salt, and cleaning more often.

2007-08-22 14:21:31 · 5 answers · asked by LostInAtl 1

that can be found at the average pet store and can live in a ten gallon aquarium?

2007-08-22 14:14:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the best treatment for fungus? I have a problem with that cotton looking fungus. Any suggestions?

2007-08-22 13:59:27 · 6 answers · asked by dpymp 3

Hi, I need some help with my fishtank. It is a 55 galon with mainly differant kinds of coldwater fish. My one goldfish became sick after being stressed by poor conditions. I fixed my water and removed an agressive fish but my goldfish kept getting worse until it finally died. After researching its symptoms on different fish care websites and books, I am almost certain that it had fish tuberculoses and probably had it when I bought it.

It has spread to atleast one other goldfish in the tank. It is still alive but just lays around. The water quality and temperature are fine for goldfish but I don't have much experience with diseases. I would really apreciate anyones knowlege on if there is anything I can do to prevent the other fish in the tank from also getting sick, if there is anything I can do to help my sick fish, and if any other fish could be infected but are not showing it

Please help!

2007-08-22 13:56:17 · 4 answers · asked by feartheloach 3

My molly had babies (20+) and I have them in a breeders net. My aquarium is already full, I can't keep the babies in their too! Once they outgrow the breeding net, what do I do with them??? HELP!

2007-08-22 13:44:25 · 6 answers · asked by ツ & ♥ 3

I feed my betta 3 pellets tie a day and every other day i replace a meal with brine shrimp.

2007-08-22 13:35:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'll be replacing the gravel in my tropical tank with inert sand, as I understand it's easier to keep clean with the fish-poop resting on top of the sand bed rather than sinking and hiding between large gravel gaps.

But having never used sand before, what's the best typeto look out for? I already know to avoid coral sand due to its water-hardening properties. What colour do most people use? I want something that's natural-looking resembling tropical environments. A shop showed me silica sand, but that was too creamy in colour and unnatural looking, and that was the only colour he had. Does silica sand come in all colours, as I'm wondering if black sand, silver sand, etc, are all different forms of "silica sand"?

2007-08-22 13:30:13 · 2 answers · asked by Sarmad S 1

What are Some cool & cheap fish from anypetstore that will fit into a 5 gallon tank?

Cheap as in $0.01 - $2.00
Needs to be NON SALT WATER fish
Doesn't matter if heater is needed.
One that is friendly to all other "tropical fish"

Any one have any ideas? (remember 5 gallon!!!!!)

2007-08-22 13:25:35 · 11 answers · asked by Joshua 1

2007-08-22 13:25:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a red-tailed shark and he like to eat the tails off my other fish. does any one know why? also i have and Angel fish!

2007-08-22 13:19:55 · 6 answers · asked by HORSE RIDER 1

What I am getting at is if I change the water more often, will I have to do less cleaning? Presently, I do a complete cleaning every month but its pretty gross at that point. I have 5 fish, maybe 1.4 inches long each, in a 10 gallon. I bleach and rinse the plastic plants and rocks.

2007-08-22 13:19:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Betta fish, a Speckled Catfish, and four Lamp-Eye Tetras all in a ten gallon tank. and I was just wondering if I could turn off the filter at night and if the fish would be fine. I'm not bothered by the sound it makes. which is just like running water. But I'm going to college soon and I plan on bringing the fish with me and I wanted to know if I could turn it off if it bothers my roommate

2007-08-22 13:04:07 · 10 answers · asked by Emily 2

i wanna have my plastic plant sink in an aquarium with no gravel. any safe ideas? i mean safe because some objects arent safe for fish.
plz no tell me about adding gravel, i already made a well though decision.

2007-08-22 13:00:29 · 7 answers · asked by cs313 3

Does anyone know what time goldfsh are most active? I have a large pond with newly hatched goldfish, if i do not take them out, the older/bigger fish eat them. (and i keep them in a proper fish tank untill they are big enough to not be eaten) im trying to figure out the best time to go out and catch a few. - - Any sugestions on time or method?? Thx!

2007-08-22 12:52:36 · 9 answers · asked by Emm 2

I was thinking about getting a 20 gal. for my bedroom but I don't know any fish that can go in there. Please POST your answers

2007-08-22 12:18:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-22 12:17:00 · 4 answers · asked by lovely333 1

does anyone know if having more then 2 Dwarf Gouramis is bad in a 55 gallon tank?

someone told me that 3 is almost to many because they are territorial even if they are the Dwarfs making them less aggressive and less territorial!

i hear that having 2 male Dwarf Gouramis is the perfect number the 3rd might get stuck between the 2 and get picked on .. i have two males alread and want two more.. i love there colors and i have two more that i want but i cant stress out my fish and make them all crazy and agressive////

does anyone know whats ok and whats not with having a 55 gallon tank with 4 Dwarf Gouramis?

thanks for the help, i wont do it if i know they wont turn into aggressive fish and pick on one another!

there are plenty of places to hide and it a 4tf wide tank

let me know thanks

2007-08-22 12:09:12 · 7 answers · asked by ziggy 1

I just got a very large fish aquairum for the house and I need advise as to what to buy for it and just general information and I don't want salt fish....
advise on cleaning and etc....

2007-08-22 12:06:20 · 6 answers · asked by befree442003 1

I posted earlier here about a sick Betta (thank u all for the replies) and someone recommended an "air stone" I've never heard of these?

2007-08-22 12:05:47 · 5 answers · asked by Onyx Ninja 4

i have a 55 gallon fish tank...

4 weeks in now .. i put cycle in my tank to add some good bacteria and a great antibiotic to help keep diseases and fungi down but also to keep health high and fin growth strong..

i feel good about my fish because i know they are happy, you can see it by the way they swim and because they don't run scared when some one taps the glass!

i have 8 red platy's
and 2 dwarf Gouramis

i want 2 more dwarf gouramis is that a problem|?
that would be a total of 4 in one 55 gallon...

i know they are territorial, but dwarfs are not as territorial and not as aggressive, can anyone tell me from there experience if having four dwarf Gourmise will be a bad idea and how many can i have!

the health is obviously most important but also there stress level is a main concern..

please give me a heads up ... i am still learning ! NUBE

2007-08-22 11:07:54 · 4 answers · asked by ziggy 1

ok...i wanted to ask if this is alright: i have 1 neon left from three and i noticed he looked a little lonely...well later we went to the Wal-Mart in Port Charlotte...i asked my dad if i could get some neons to get him company and he said ok then i told my mom and she said get a couple of glowlights...so yea..i got 2...( i saw them swimming together*schooling*) and put them in and he seems to like them but I'm wondering if that was pretty good idea. ok...the second question was my 07' KINDA NEW aquarium sprung a leak at the bottom and i have since replaced it...but there ARE NO CRACKS?? what happened?! THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWERS!!

2007-08-22 11:06:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a baby Biorb with 2 goldfish just small pet shop ones for the kids. How much should I be feeding them and how often? I have managed to kill 3 so far and a friend told me I was probably overfeeding, I gave a pinch or so a day and she recommended feeding every other day. But they look so hungry all the time, they have a real feeding frenzy when I do feed them a couple of pinches. What would you recommend?
Ta

2007-08-22 10:50:04 · 18 answers · asked by f1amef1amef1ame 2

here's the pic

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Thank you Very much!

2007-08-22 10:16:52 · 19 answers · asked by Daryll Rabara 2