Fish - August 2007

ok right now i have a 1.77gallon fish tank with a goldfish and every one tells me is a very bad idea and it'll die really fast. so im planning to buy a 30-40 gallon tank. now what i need to know is what kind of fish should i put in there and how many....i would like to put gold fish, catfish, guppies, mollies and any other ones that look cool...so please can any one tell me if i can put these to gether and any other cooler ones? oh and last thing does mother guppies eat babies or just fathers? thanks

2007-08-15 13:21:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 30 gallon glass Oceanic aquarium. It has one pearlscale goldfish and one calico fantail goldfish. They are each about 2 inches long. I do a 25% water change every two to three weeks. Algae builds up really fast. And the ammonia and nitrate/nitrite levels are totally normal. My plastic plants are also having some issues. Each leaf develops brown spots. So I scrub the plants in the sink (with just water) and the spots come off. But then develop again within a few days. The algae build up is really bad on the back of my driftwood. I use an algae scrubber when its needed. But its really hard to get all of it off. Also I'm wondering, when I use the algae scrubber, all of the algae that I scrub off is released into the water, can this hurt the fish? I have a BIO-wheel filter and I change the cartridge whenever I do a water change. Is there any anti-algae products out there that are proven to be effective and safe? Please help me!

2007-08-15 12:41:43 · 7 answers · asked by Bubbles048 2

I have tried everything to get my bettas to breed, does anyone have tips or god websites about how to accomplish this??? anything would help. thankz

2007-08-15 12:39:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just have a couple questions about an algae eater I bought:

1. How can you tell which type it is? Mine has a black stripe down his body and he only grows to be about an inch long. I think he is a False Siamese algae eater, but I'm not sure. He looks kindof like this:

http://www.andras.net/images/siamese_algae_eater_6.jpg

2. How can you tell if an algae eater is pregnant? My algae eater is kindof fat, and I'm just wondering if she's pregnant?

3. Are algae eaters livebearers, or egglayers?

4. How do I care for algae eater babies/eggs!!!!???

Someone please answer!

2007-08-15 11:21:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've had a goldfish for a couple of years. It was a sort of olive brown when I first got it.

Now, in the space of about a week, it's turned bright orange!!!!!!!!!!! I'm feeding it the same brand of food and it's perfectly healthy.......just ORANGE!!!!!!!!!!

I don't particularly like the colour - What has caused this?

Is it destined to spend the rest of its life this colour?

2007-08-15 11:14:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

and just sitting at the bottom of my tank..he comes to the top when i feed then he goes back and sits at the bottom only moving ocassionally. i did about a 50% water change today to see if that might help..it is heated to around75 degrees. anymore advise would be appreciated.

2007-08-15 11:08:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-15 10:58:42 · 6 answers · asked by josh h 2

I have an air pump that is supposed to be for a 10-20 gallon tank, but right now that is all that I have to use on my 46 gallon tank, is that bad for the fish? will they die?

2007-08-15 10:31:50 · 6 answers · asked by Trevor C 2

on the petco website for red swordtails it says "Swordtails prefer a degree of salinity in their water and adding one teaspoon of aquarium salt per two gallons of water is highly recommended." .... but do they HAVE to have salt? or can they live in just freshwater?

2007-08-15 10:22:42 · 7 answers · asked by Trevor C 2

Tank 1 is 12" inc (side lenth) 14" high this is a hexagonal tank.

Tank 2 is 24" 14" 12"

2007-08-15 10:21:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-15 10:17:33 · 10 answers · asked by letsgoyankees20011 1

Not sure what to feed them! The 2 breeds are mixing fine. Threw in some goldfish flakes, hoping minnows will adapt to that?? No filter or anything. I actually took the live minnows from their bait cup and saved them in a bucket and brought them home. What can I do now for them? Call me the fish rehabilitator!!! LOL!

2007-08-15 09:45:18 · 9 answers · asked by Shattered 2

i bought a breeder net for my pregnant platy.
im not sure when she is gonna give birth, but is it ok to put her in there for couple of days?
and what should i do after she gives birth???
do i just take her out and put her back in to the tank?

2007-08-15 09:16:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

..has suddenly started flaring and nipping my Platys... I have a community tank and the Betta has been happily living there for 2 months now, with no agression to the other fish at all. I watch my tank all the time (that's what it's there for, after all...!)

He is totally ignoring the other fish & is just flaring at 3 of the Platys, the 3 silver ones (I also have 1 orange wagtail)...

I've been watching for the last hour and he seems to be guarding one corner of the tank - when the platys come close, he flares and rushes towards them... and a few times has nipped a platy.
The platys keep going back though, instead of staying away from him..

Can anyone tell me what's going on??

Thanks

2007-08-15 08:36:25 · 9 answers · asked by Shazza 2

can i bring up 2 platies per gal from fry?

2007-08-15 06:35:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

what can i do to get my fry to grow fast?

2007-08-15 06:30:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

how long will it take for paties to grow from when born to 1 inch long./

2007-08-15 06:28:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a blue, red, brown, and two red cambodians. What should I name them?

I don't like fish names like "Flipper" or "Fin". I also don't like very girly names.

2007-08-15 06:17:09 · 15 answers · asked by abnm 3

I have tropical fish too. Will it harm the cold water fish to have tropical fish flakes for one day as the shop is now closed?

2007-08-15 06:02:21 · 16 answers · asked by nettyone2003 6

Is it true that the more filtration you have in a tank, the more fish you can keep. I've always heard that it is possible to keep a couple of larger fish (for an example lets say 3 or 4 clown loaches) in a 55G tank as long as you have an excellent filtering system.

Also, another question I have is...Can a tank be over filtered??? I had someone ask me this the other day and I didn't know what to tell them. I've never really thought about it. I have 2 different HOB filters that are rated for 55-gallons and up, one Rena Filstar XP1 (250GPH), and I am going to add a powerhead to create the underwater current that I want (has a filter as well), all of these in my 55. I don't think you could over filter, but your prof. opinions would help!!!!!

Its ok to bash me if I am doing something wrong

2007-08-15 05:57:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-15 05:52:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My Molly had babies and I don't know what to feed them. My
female guppy looks pregnant and I don't know what to feed those babies when they arrive. I want to breed the guppies for food for my african dwarf frogs. What should I do with the left over guppies after they get too big to eat? Does anyone know if the pet store will take them for me? And what would you do with the left over guppies if you couldn't fit them in your tank?

2007-08-15 05:03:47 · 4 answers · asked by msbethanna 1

How do i do a water change for a 55 gal tank? Like if i do 20% then thats like 10 gallons. So how do i put 10 gallons back in to the tank without chlorine in it?

2007-08-15 05:01:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, so if yall read my question about my goldfish, then you know that it already lost an eye, well, it lost its other eye last night, so now its blind

Im afraid it won't be able to eat food because it lives with another larger goldfish, and he already had trouble eating food because the big one was a pig

Well, i have this 3 gallon tank with filter already with my betta fish in it, but i can move my betta back to its bowl, well, do you think moving the goldfish to a smaller tank so it will have a better chance of getting food, and i will be able to watch its condition better

He is about 2 1/2 inches long including its tail

Is 3 gallons to small?

2007-08-15 04:58:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Have a red cap oranda, only one and I was wonder how to tell if the little thing is male or female?

2007-08-15 04:33:30 · 2 answers · asked by joey200089 1

because i am only thirteen and my mom goes to walmart every saturday and my fry is hatched i need to make food i have got pellet food can i use that or can i make something for them to eat please help cause they will die without food help!

2007-08-15 04:13:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm having such a hard time finding a third set of fish to put in my tank! My tank is 30 gallon and I have 2 gouramis(dwarf and a gold) and 3 angel fish. Each fish is about 1.5 inches long. I really don't want tetra because they aren't very attractive to me (sorry tetra lovers!) unless there is a species with more vibrant colors. If someone could give me suggestions, I'd appreciate it!

2007-08-15 03:27:44 · 6 answers · asked by Kimmy 4

tell me

2007-08-15 03:12:09 · 9 answers · asked by harristoyjames 2

can flip out of the water so I leave about a quarter of the bowl not filled beacause the pet store said they could flip out is that true ?

2007-08-15 03:10:14 · 11 answers · asked by JacqAttck 2

I've been searching answers & internet & nothing really sounds like what is going on with my betta. I came home yesterday & he's swimming oddly. It's hard to explain; it's almost like he isn't really using his tail to swim. If he tries to turn, it's like his body will bend in a U shape. It looks very un-natural, & I don't think he's doing it on purpose because he always seems to struggle to make himself straight again.
He's eating as he normally does (which is quite funny because he attacks his food...literally he jumps like he's attacking the food & will come a little out of the water.) He seems to have a harder time righting himself when he gets back into the water, & like I said the U shape his body will go to. His tail fin isn't spread out like it normally is, but he doesn't look discolored to me at all. It's hard to tell because he always had some white near the bottom of his fins but it doesn't look different. I change water regularly, & feed him once a day.

2007-08-14 18:46:16 · 5 answers · asked by anabele 2