Fish - August 2007

im going to the hamptons on friday...i have 2 male bettas [in seperate tanks...] I wont be home till like wednesday....will they be okay without food for 5 days?

2007-08-08 16:47:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

how can u tell if live rock is dead by lookinng at it ps ive been told it grows a plant post a source of what it looks like or tell me the name thanks oh with out test kits

2007-08-08 16:40:10 · 3 answers · asked by bigkiller_228 1

Hi! I know nobody who knows much of anything about beta fish, so I've resulted to asking you people online....

I've had my beta fish for about a year now... and recently he has been acting really strange. I've been looking up a bunch of the diseases, and I can't quite decide on what I think is wrong with him. Two weeks ago I went on vacation for a week and had to leave him alone in my dorm.... I didn't want to go a week without feeding him, so I went to the store and bought "7 Day Betta Blocks"... which are supposed to last him 7 days worth of food. When I plopped the pellet into the tank, it started fizzing like crazy.... I was kind of worried at first, but soon left to go on vacation. When I got back, my fish was acting really strange. There was this weird white-like substancy material floating along the bottom of the tank on top of his rocks. At first I thought that maybe the food had caused that to happen. And then later I noticed my fish acting very lethargic and wasn't eating at

2007-08-08 16:39:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I read they don't need oxygen to survive. It has stones & a nice plant. It also has some stone like thing that it can swim thru.

How often do I clean the container? I always feel sorry for those poor things that you see in the stores that are in those tiny square things. This little guy seems happy. BUT I read about them kept in larger aquariums with the filter system & all. I don't want to get into all that. But I want the little guy to be happy & healthy too......ANY SUGGESTIONS?
I also read that it is not good for them to be in the vases with the Peace Lily plant in it.

2007-08-08 16:37:30 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-08 16:34:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i want to know if u can feed red blood worms to salwater fish

2007-08-08 16:25:47 · 3 answers · asked by bigkiller_228 1

I just discovered that I adopted snails with my plant and a young lady suggested that black are bad and gold are good. She said that the gold ones are the mysterious snails, but I thought the mysterious snails were dark in color. I would like a few more opinions or facts about this statement. It turns out that the snails I adopted are black. should I get rid of them and if so would it be okay to take them to a lake?

2007-08-08 16:09:58 · 6 answers · asked by Sptfyr 7

im getting a fish tank that is set up else where with 2 algea eaters already set up in it. what would be the best way to get them from one side of town to the other without hurting the fish and without carrying a full 20 gal. tank across town.

2007-08-08 15:40:32 · 8 answers · asked by icy_bath 3

i need some help..

2007-08-08 15:05:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 55 gallon reef tank that is 3 months old.I still have no nitrites nor nitrates. I have about 30LBS of live rock,a 2 1/2" sand bed,fluval 303 filter,water heater, protein skimmer, powerhead 402 for extra water flow, 25 nerite snails, 1 tomatoe clown, 3 different types of damsels and 8 anemones that grew from the rock. Fish are fine everything living is fine. even the green macroalgae that is taking over my tank.what am i doing wrong. my salinity is at 1.024. i have 290 watts of lighting.

2007-08-08 14:56:51 · 4 answers · asked by rjbj1979 1

I am trying to avoid having my brother in law come over once a day to feed my fish while on vacation. But what are my options? I have read that you can let your fish go for a few days without food, but I really don't feel comfortable with that. Also read about the vacation feeders, do they work? Will they mess up my levels in the aquarium? I have a well established & planted 10 gallon aquarium with 5 guppies, 2 Otocinclus cats, and 1 balloon molly. I can't afford to buy one of the timed feeders. We only take like 1 vacation a year so it would not be that great of an investment. Any suggestions?

2007-08-08 14:55:42 · 13 answers · asked by Momof1 2

i have a relatively small tank, rocks in bottom, with a middle divider to keep 2 male bettas. there's a removeable blue divider that leaves a clear divider for the bettas to see each other and promote flaring. So beautiful!!! there's no filter.. how do they keep breathing like that?!? dont they need really fresh water to get the oxygen?.... basically how often do i change unfiltered water in a betta tank big enough for 2 bettas?? thank u so much for your help... i'd hate to break my little girls heart by not changing it often enough, yet praying it's not daily!!!

2007-08-08 14:42:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a green spotted puffer. she is very sweet and she does not nip. i know she doesnt because i had some fish with long tails and she didnt even touch them. i was wondering if i could put my betta in with her, ps the betta is male

2007-08-08 14:34:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

And the

nitrate levels are 0ppm
nitrite level at 0ppm
ammonia level at 0.10ppm
and Ph level at 8.3

is this normal for a 3 week old tank and how much lobger should it tank

by the way the nitrite and nitrate levels have already spiked and gone back down

2007-08-08 14:32:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is the easiest way to clean a betta fish tank? without doing it manually, because i heard that bettas hate moving water.

2007-08-08 14:24:32 · 4 answers · asked by habeebladen 1

any advice on starting a salt water fish tank? is it very hard?

2007-08-08 14:22:54 · 3 answers · asked by rachel d 1

should i get a male or a female? i kind of want a male because people say they are more colorful. where do i get one? what do i do to set up the bowl? where do i get the bowl? i want some gravel too, where do i get that?
i no im a begginer! well i had a goldfish when i was like 10 and i named him spongebob then i got another one and named it patrick! but then spongebob got really big and ate patrick! haha spongebob got wicked fat so i didnt feed him so then he died hahha

2007-08-08 14:20:25 · 9 answers · asked by iannn 3

well, i found a small family of snails in my bathroom. theyre no bigger than a newborns pinkynail. how and what do i do to take care of them?

2007-08-08 14:09:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I can't seem to get the salinity specific gravity up to 1.024. i add more salt and it goes up for a bit but then settles back down to 1.021 to 1.020. I feel like i've already added quite a bit more than the 1/2 cup per gallon as recommended on the instant ocean package that i used. I have a 37 gallon viaaqua tank. a fluval 204 canister filter. 12 pounds of live rock, 40 pounds of live sand and 30 pounds of regular sand (aragonite). 5 scarlet hermits and 5 nassarius snails. i'me using a red sea hydrometer (swing arm). my other water parameters seem to be okay. ph about 8.2. temp about 82 F. nitrates and nitrites okay.

2007-08-08 13:58:57 · 3 answers · asked by blownupboy 2

I have three black phantom tetras in a 10 gallon tank, but everytime I approach the tank they all hide in a corner behind a ceramic ornament. I've had one of the tetras for three years and the others for 1-2. They will come out if I feed them, but they eat better if I walk away from the tank and watch them at a distance. Is there anyway I can gradually make the less timid?

2007-08-08 13:58:43 · 6 answers · asked by Rhea 5

I am very dedicated and experienced in the fishkeeping hobby and even have my own fish forum. If I kept up with water changes and params could I keep just one pair in a 10 gal tank alone? I've really wanted them and I am able to take care of them.

2007-08-08 13:40:49 · 4 answers · asked by abnm 3

BUT NOT SEA MONKEYS!!!

2007-08-08 13:35:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My Goldfish are getting too big for my 10 gallon tank, I was just wondering if anyone knew if petco or petsmart would take them even though i've had them for over a year

2007-08-08 13:17:55 · 10 answers · asked by Shaebee27 3

Close to Inglewood,Harthawn,Gardena,Long beach,South L.A.
,or Clover City.

2007-08-08 13:12:52 · 7 answers · asked by wooda 2

I have

2 Clown loaches
1 Albino Redfined Shark
4 Platies
1 Red Swordtail
1 Albino pleco

I was given 2 black Anglefish about the size of a twoonie and was wondering if they were compatible with my Clown Loaches and Swordtail?

2007-08-08 13:04:21 · 4 answers · asked by Katryna C 3

I just bought 2 small red tiger oscars and i got them about a hour 1 ago and there just sitting at the bottom.....is there any thing wrong??

2007-08-08 12:42:51 · 5 answers · asked by Kurt Son&trade: 2

My male Betta fish used to be a dark blue, now its color is a faded blue. It's not eating either, what do I do?

2007-08-08 12:33:03 · 7 answers · asked by yorkiigrl 1

i just got a new 20 gallon fish tank and it came with 2 chocolate albino algea suckers and i was just wondering what would be some good fish to get that would all get along and some helpful "tips" on everything from feeding to cleaning. thanx!

2007-08-08 12:31:16 · 6 answers · asked by icy_bath 3

I think that my fancy goldfish had finrot. So I was told to give him melafix. He has been taking that for a week so today should be his last treatment. He seemed to look much better for a few days, but now it seems like his fins are getting a little white again. Is this normal? Or is he getting it again? I haven't changed any of the water this week because of the medicine, but I plan on doing it tomorrow. Why does this keep happening and how can I prevent it?

2007-08-08 12:26:43 · 2 answers · asked by Emily 1

Use cycle if you have live plants in your tank?

2007-08-08 12:23:48 · 3 answers · asked by sweetansassy 3