Fish - August 2007

I just started a new 10 gallon aquarium. 2 days ago, i left the water out for 24 hours before useing it. 1 of my fist is from my pond (feeder goldfish) he is about 4-5 inches long. i have a filter and air pump. i just baght an alge eater today. the pet store sead he would be fine, (he didnt need a heater, and only needed to be fed every other day untell alge grew in the tank) i feed him with alge eater pelets emidiatly. i also let his bag float around in the tank before putting him in. but then he died a few hours later? what happioned to him. or how can i find out what happioned to him. thank you.

2007-08-14 17:33:35 · 4 answers · asked by mybrokenwalls 1

I have a saltwater tank with live rock a hermit crab and a choc. chip star, I recently noticed tiny what looks to be star fish on the fake plant leaves. I just wondered if anyone knew where they may have came from the look like what I believe is called brail star fish... They are so small and light that the current from the filter will blow them away and kill them... I have noticed from what i have seen so far about 6-8 of them but some have dies from the current.. Also I have noticed tiny what looks to be shrimp or bugs that look to be eating the shedding from my crab is this cause we have not had fish in the tank in so long?

2007-08-14 17:25:40 · 4 answers · asked by benard 1

What are those soft, malleable weight that comes with my plant purchase? Is it an inert metal, and what metal is it? And where can I get some lol. Thanks!

2007-08-14 17:14:33 · 7 answers · asked by revernance 3

i want to know wat kind of fish this is http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1253/1121863672_14d2acd5e5.jpg?v=0

2007-08-14 16:29:22 · 7 answers · asked by bigkiller_228 1

A few weeks ago, I had my first batch of mystery snail babies. The two parents are sort of a gold/brown mix, and they produced about 11 babies that survived (some may have become food for my african frog). Anyway, the babies are getting pretty big now. They are about the size of a pencil-top eraser (or bigger). Two of them are completely white (somewhat transparent) and one is completely gold. The rest, all equal in size or smaller than the pure white and gold babies, all look to be a brown & gold mix, like the parents. Can I expect them to stay this color as they mature? Are they considered albinos? Is there an increased interest in albino mystery snails? And, if so, what can I expect if I keep the baby albinos and continue to breed them? My current plans were to trade the babies to pet stores for fish food, carbon, etc. Will the color anomolies increase the "tradeability"?

2007-08-14 16:16:05 · 4 answers · asked by CharmedTeri 2

My cousin is going to buy BIG fish tank for fighter fish. We are each going to buy 1 and have bets and stuff. Is it safe to put a crayfish from a stream in my neighborhood? Were using fish like red devils, pacos, ciclids...

2007-08-14 16:12:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have 2 pregnant female guppies but im not sure when they will give birth 2 there fry??
i have them in seperate tanks by them selves .
this is a picture this is almost the same, the fry look as if at the same stage in the pregnacy

http://www.aquariumfish.net/images_01/guppy_female_from_kate.jpg

would b great if u guys n gals could help

2007-08-14 15:50:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-14 15:37:46 · 13 answers · asked by ? 4

I've just had, two neons just die. I had a goldfish (mickey) die last night. My two dwarf frogs and my snail are both alive still fine. I've just had the tannk for 'bout two weeks. WHY is this happening? Thanks.

2007-08-14 15:13:45 · 10 answers · asked by Natalie 1

2007-08-14 15:13:32 · 13 answers · asked by Wow Wow 2

pellets(nutrafin) it says that it is fish food for all coldfish fish including koi and rosy reds --would it include my platy and mollies?or am i able to give them goldfish flakes(tetra fin-as you can tell you can lots of left of over fish foods and i don't want to waste it) aside from that my other question is in a 10-gll tank how many of them could fit? i appreciate any answers thanks!

2007-08-14 15:05:48 · 5 answers · asked by lizzette_sorto 3

I have a black convict he use to look lonely and depressed so I got the female for him, now he hides in a rock and refuses to come out even for meals. Will he starve himself? I am really scared can someone help!

2007-08-14 14:43:34 · 5 answers · asked by joe 1

All of my fish are infected with Ich & i plan on picking up the medicine tommorrow at the pet store. For now i put them in a salt bath but they don't seem to be doing too well.
Is ich only limited to fish? I have a hamster whos cage is right next to the fish tank... is it transmitable to him?

2007-08-14 14:37:21 · 6 answers · asked by lilah 1

I ahve two angelfish whom I got used to for a really long time about almost a year and they are very cute, so one day I tried to feed them from my hands and they ate the food, I'm not sure if this would hurt them or not-please help I do not want to keep on hurting my angelfish. Thank you. : )

2007-08-14 13:06:30 · 4 answers · asked by KayleeR 3

My goldfish has white spots.Whats wrong with it?I can't buy any medicine for it cuz I'm only twelve and I have no money.Also my fish keeps opening and closing it's mouth.Is it hungry?What should I do?

2007-08-14 11:58:43 · 13 answers · asked by Feefifofum 3

is it harder to start and maintain a healthy salt water tank or freshwater?

2007-08-14 11:42:49 · 16 answers · asked by Gam3r333 2

How can I get a job just taking care of the animals at sea world, or at an aquarium? Just feeding, etc. That is not the same as a trainer right?

2007-08-14 11:33:30 · 2 answers · asked by eastmain700 1

I think the sales clerk lied to me! I just bought a "blood parrot" from petsmart. But this fish is ALL black. She said that it would turn red as it gets bigger. I've seen a lot of baby blood parrots and none of them were black. Some had black spots but none were all black.

I just want to find some information about this fish. Anyone have any idea what it could be? It looks like a parrot fish, about 3 inches long, and is all black.

Thanks for your help!

2007-08-14 11:25:45 · 6 answers · asked by jld6148 2

2007-08-14 11:24:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a paddletail newt in a 10 gallon tank, and I was wondering if it would be ok to add a black mysterious snail in with him?

2007-08-14 11:20:08 · 1 answers · asked by HI 2

I'm planning to buy 2 ghost shrimp, and 4 male guppies when my zebra danios are done cycling my 5.5 gal. I just want to know which should I add first the shrimps or the fish or all at the same time?

2007-08-14 11:18:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, I have a 10 gallon tank and a 5 gallon tank. i use the 5 gallon when one of my fish is about to lay eggs. my cherry barb just layed some eggs in the 5 gallon and I put the male and the female together but the male keeps chasing the female ( the female layed a lot of eggs and i think she's done). Do I need to get them both back into the 10 gallon tank and separate them from the eggs? thx.

2007-08-14 11:15:33 · 1 answers · asked by popperman 3

I just brought a 16 gallon tank and I set it up about four weeks ago. Anyway, I got 4 small/med. size comet goldfish and I wanted to know how can I tell how old are they.THANKS!!!!

2007-08-14 10:58:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

iv had my 35 liter tank for about 6 days now and my fish for about 4 days, and recently most of the fish have died, i asked the pet store why this had happend and they had told me that it was because ammonia levels being to high, the rest of the fish are barely living, i know alot about tropical and cold water fish because iv read alot about them but i dont know that much about ammonia, by the way i think my tank is still in its cycle process. if you know any thing that might help, could you please tell me in full detail and how i can prevent this in the future.

2007-08-14 10:43:49 · 15 answers · asked by buzzbuzzksd 1

The do it when there isn't food (so while that is a contibutor, it isn't WHY)
Some females do it when they're spawning, but males do it too.
Sometimes the oxygen in the water is low, but they do it even when the oxygen is fine.
Fish do it even in completly still tanks.
All species of fish do this.

2007-08-14 10:37:03 · 11 answers · asked by Chris 3

Can anyone identify these freshwater snails? They were found in the South Fork River in western North Carolina, at a quiet spot in the river. They were entirely black with no markings (see photo linked below), and about a quarter inch to an inch long. I'd love a species name and maybe some info about them. Thanks!

http://innoko.deviantart.com/art/Snails-62315347

2007-08-14 10:17:44 · 4 answers · asked by thisismynewage 3

ok, i have a 55gal reef tank, and it has been setup for about a month, and has 60lbs of fully cured liverock...my ammonia, nitrites are at 0 and my nitrates are at 5 or less...i was just wonding if you all think its fully cycled and ready for a fully cleanup crew

for that past 3 weeks i have had 5 snails and 5 crabs in the tank, everything is good but one hermit crab died somehow....he was unactive since the day i got him anyways....but no excuse....also i have 2 blue damels in the tank for over a week now and they seem very active and eat a lot.....advice? thanks.

2007-08-14 10:09:33 · 5 answers · asked by Healthy Guy 3

should i get all my stuff out the aquarium

2007-08-14 10:01:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im afriad of killing the fish like i have a million times before. Is there a way to clean the tank without taking out the fish if the tank has a filter and there is no gravel.???

2007-08-14 10:00:15 · 14 answers · asked by K Girl 6

I put 2 angelfish and one yellow gourami in my 55 gallon tank yesterday, which i started on saturday. One of the angels died, after swimming upside down, lying on the bottom, swimming vertically, not moving, and being stuck to the filter. what was wrong with it? the other 2 fish seem fine

2007-08-14 09:19:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous