Fish - August 2007

i have gold fish and quite often they open there mouths really wide for ages just like there yawning. i've checked for pebbles as i know thty pick them up. it looks really weired

2007-08-19 11:42:49 · 20 answers · asked by bummble bee 2

Ok, I have a tank with 5 fish in it- a regular gold fish, a popeyed gold fish, a bottomfeeder and 2 silver/white Mollie.
It's a 25-gallon tank, and the water is the correct temperature(81 degrees Fareinheit),
But, just today, the popeye goldfish got this odd, white, filmy stuff covering his tail, and got weird bumps. The two Mollies got these weird, orangey-yellow cyst-like things near their gills and eyes. The Bottom Feeder and Goldfish are normal, and both the Mollies seem ok other than the weird cysts, but the Popeye Fish is dying, or so he seems.
Any idea of what this could be? Is it contagious? Can we save our fish? Please help!

2007-08-19 11:32:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

So i have had a marble molly and a mickey mouse platy living happily together in a 10 gallon for 8 weeks and today decided to add in a silver lyretail molly to add some color variation. the second i put him in, the marble molly started ramming and charging at the lyretail. I have put the marble by himself in a bredding tank for the moment. What happened to mollies being peaceful?

2007-08-19 11:31:40 · 3 answers · asked by dudefromla40889 1

I have a 37 gallon saltwater reef tank. It's been up for a little Liover a year now it alwasy seems to be low. the RO water I use has a 7.0 ph and I either add the instant ocean which will bring the ph to 8.3 or if I'm just topping off, I will buffer with the "reef builder" which I know can raise alk. Corals and fish look GREAT!!!!!

~BUT~
I have noticed that my corals are NOT multiplying. like my zoas are popping new polyps like other peoples tanks,


tank stats:
water volume: 32gallons
LIVE rock: 65 lbs
live sand 45lbs
Temps 77-80
salinity 1.024/1.025
ammonia 0
nitrate 0
nitrite 10
ph 7.5
phosphates 0
calcium 440
mag: 1330
alk 9

Running one 175 watt 14k halide, 4 22watt t5's, a coralife superskimmer 125 and ALOT of powerhead flow! I am pushing about 1000gph and that is turning my entire tank volume over 35x an hour. Just recently added all that flow.

Any ideas?

2007-08-19 11:16:53 · 3 answers · asked by culinarydreamz 3

We have a 30 gallon tank with two adult cichlids in it, and today we discovered that there were about 30 babies swimming around! Since we didn't know if they would eat them or not, we put them into a fry holder (it's a plastic container that floats in the tank with vents in the side to let fresh water through). Then we did some research and learned that we most likely have convict cichlids (based on the photos) and that they are excellent parents. Since it's been about 5 hours since the babies have been separated from the parents, is it okay for us to add the babies back to the tank? Or should we keep them separate from now on?

We've had these fish for easily 5 or 6 years and have never experienced this before!

2007-08-19 11:12:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-19 11:11:42 · 5 answers · asked by Clifford W 1

I have a planted fish tank (15 gallons) and it seems that the hood that came with it isnt powerful enough for the plants. (15watts) So I wanted to add some extra lamps that I have lying around my house but these arent specially made for fish tanks.

My tank is 24" wide and I cant find hoods that can house 2 or more flourescent lamps.

2007-08-19 11:00:40 · 7 answers · asked by The One and Only One 2

how long does it take for a female betta after spawning to produce more eggs?

2007-08-19 10:54:44 · 3 answers · asked by francoservices@sbcglobal.net 1

2007-08-19 10:38:03 · 4 answers · asked by nick h 1

she is pregnant and keeps goin in there is she having her babies ?? its like a divers helmet and there is a hole for the fish to het in by and she goes in and out and dont let any of the other fishes in and keeps them away ?

2007-08-19 10:17:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok i have a 20 gal with 1 snail 9 neons 1 dwarf gourami and 3 corys i want darker gravel in my tank to show ther coulors better but im not sure how to while keeping my tank healthy

2007-08-19 09:56:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My boyfriend recently bought me a 1 gallon tank. I thought it was generally a big tank for a gold fish, so i went to the pet store to look around. I saw that neon tetras were small and generally swim in groups. I thought it would be a cool idea to get like 5 or so tetras. But now im told that a 1 gallon tank should have only 1 fish. Does anyone know a type of fish that i can get more than 1 to put in my 1 gallon tank?

2007-08-19 09:49:21 · 13 answers · asked by dvincer23 1

I've had my white clouds for almost a week, and for some reason, they will only stay in the top inch of the tank (never going any lower), and I don't understand why. What could possibly be going on?

All the random stats I can think of about the tank:

It's a 2.5 gallon tank with 3 white clouds, a betta, and a snail. I realize that is a bit of an overload, but it's only temporary until I can get them to college next week. Tank has no filtration (not allowed where I'm going to college), but I change 75% of the water every two days. Water pH is around 7.4. Temperature about 75 degrees F. Ammonia level has never gone above .25 ppm.

I've never seen the betta harass the white clouds (I watched them for an hour straight when I first got them to make sure they'd get along), but I've also never seen them leave the top inch. The betta is the only thing I can think of though.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

2007-08-19 09:35:55 · 3 answers · asked by Cati 2

2007-08-19 09:13:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have had him in a 2.5 gal tank with filter over the summer and now I am taking him to my classroom. I would like to downsize, is it ok to move him to big case without the filter and with a bamboo plant?

2007-08-19 09:02:24 · 13 answers · asked by irishjenn79 3

Our goldfish is starting to hate the flakes we feed him and we're looking for home remedies such as earthworms. I know they can have frozen bloodworms but what about regular everyday earthworms?

2007-08-19 08:52:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-19 08:51:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

They have antennas its brown and its shell is not like a hermit crabs shell its more flat its not that big and its not really small I hope this is enough information for you to tell me what kind of snail I have there isn’t much more to describe Please help! He looks like this http://naturalaquariums.com/inverts/snailb5.JPG

2007-08-19 08:04:12 · 2 answers · asked by ♪♥ ♥♪ 3

an online guide would help me tons, I can't seem to find one. thank you.

2007-08-19 07:56:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm about to go to petsmart and pick up some things and just wanted to know what kind of water test kit I should get for my 10 gallon aquarium.

2007-08-19 07:45:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

For an unplanted tank, should I keep the light on for 12 hours -as I’ve been told- or the normal room lighting is enough ?

2007-08-19 07:41:30 · 4 answers · asked by kamantas 1

How big do female bettas get? I saw some at petco and they were 1.5 inches long.

2007-08-19 07:40:55 · 4 answers · asked by ? 5

2007-08-19 06:51:53 · 2 answers · asked by mike22 1

but after i vacuum a lot of crap out, there is still poop. how often can i change my water? and vacuum it?

2007-08-19 06:41:33 · 2 answers · asked by Brandon M 2

2007-08-19 06:36:50 · 11 answers · asked by jraycash 1

I set up a 2.5 gallon tank 4-5 days ago with dechlorinated tap water & put in some fish food to start the cycle. Yesterday I picked out my betta. I took him home, rinsed the gravel, & put it in with a small decoration & 2 small potted plants (one is a broadleaf anubias, the other didn't have a label). I floated his cup for about 10 minutes then put him in. He seems happy but no bubbles; he stays at the surface of the water (no gasping though). I fed him a few dried bloodworms this morning which he gobbled up. The water is still a little cloudy from cycling.

1. Is the setup OK? Why does he stay at the top? There's no filter or heater but the temp is 74 and I plan to do partial water changes.
3. If I get a tiny snail will my fish eat it in this small tank? Will the snail eat my plants?
4. Can I leave the plants potted?
5. Is it bad to only feed bloodworms?
6. Did I wait long enough before putting him in?
7. I'm nervous that when I change the water he will try to jump out.

2007-08-19 06:22:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-19 06:12:15 · 27 answers · asked by sweety 1

i have her in a seperate container so that the babies once born go to the bottom and she can't eat them. but they don't look like babies, they just look like little orange-ish balls. are they not fertilized? :( or is this just like the first stage?

2007-08-19 06:07:10 · 2 answers · asked by anna 3

We just set up a 55 gallon tank that has fish and plants. The fish had fin rot, which is cleared up now. But the pH level will not go down. We have tried "Correct pH" and "Start Right" made from Jungle. The plants are turning yellow (even after putting plant food in the tank) and decaying. Any suggestions to what we need to do next?

2007-08-19 06:06:13 · 5 answers · asked by jenniejay82 1

2007-08-19 05:18:07 · 2 answers · asked by Tony T 1