Fish - August 2007

I got a betta two days ago. the first day I put him in a vase. The next day i found out that the vase was less than one gallon and that I needed to feed him, not just put a pellet in and let it sit. the water was gross from the pellet, so i changed his water. today I got him a 2.5 gallon tank. I put the filter it came with in, but it was visibly moving the water and he kept getting stuck behind it (and I think it made him stuggle to swim). The water is conditioned, but I haven't tested the levels yet. there are three small plants in the bottom, but the walls are COVERED in bubbles (is this normal?) Whenever I put the water in the tank it did this, and where I have scraped off the bubbles they are gone, but everywhere else they're still there. Now he's floating (not upside down, head up) but he won't move unless I disturb him. I think he might be sick or really stressed. His eyes don't look quite as clear and his fins aren't quite as full. Any suggestions or comments?

2007-08-07 14:07:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I go near my Betta's tank, he flares at me. Not just with his fins, but he also puffs up behind his gills which looks really scary. Does this mean he doesn't like me? I'd love him to be tame and let me hand feed him, even pat him as I've heard some Betta's do.

2007-08-07 14:04:21 · 9 answers · asked by Branjie 2

she's white w/ light purple fins and i just can't seem to decide on a good name for her

2007-08-07 13:43:56 · 12 answers · asked by artvixen_13 1

I wanna buy some nice treat for them (food maybe? no worms pls..) Any suggestions? Sorry Im new I ll appreciate your advise on this.

Yeah they are in a pond and a tank respectively.

2007-08-07 13:38:01 · 6 answers · asked by Wish 4

mine is 78 is tht to hot?

2007-08-07 13:31:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok i have guppies in a 10 gallon tank and they are obviously very small so there are about 30 of them. One of them that is in its younger years and is medium sized has a little baby sized fish body attached to its stomach!!!! I know i can't fix this but wat the heck is this freakish thing called???!?!?! its basically a little fish under a big fish but they are attatched!

the main fish is a GUY/MALE fish so it has an orange tail and the main fish is getting bigger and is getting color like any other but i just looked and the little freakyone on it and has a little bit of orange on it too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ahhh!!! is it alive then too?!!?

look look look!!!!! ahh! lol
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z45/siamesemutantfish/mutant3.jpg

2007-08-07 13:28:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-07 13:01:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

what other fish can get along with 1 male swordtail and 1 mollie. it's a 10 gallon tank

2007-08-07 12:54:05 · 5 answers · asked by bub 3

ok i have guppies in a 10 gallon tank and they are obviously very small so there are about 30 of them. One of them that is in its younger years and is medium sized has a little baby sized fish body attached to its stomach!!!! I know i can't fix this but wat the heck is this freakish thing called???!?!?! its basically a little fish under a big fish but they are attatched!

the main fish is a guy fish so it has an orange tail and the main fish is getting bigger and is getting color like any other but i just looked and the little freakyone on it and has a little bit of orange on it too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ahhh!!! is it alive then too?!!?

just look at it!
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z45/siamesemutantfish/mutant2.jpg
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z45/siamesemutantfish/mutant.jpg

2007-08-07 12:51:29 · 10 answers · asked by Wanda McAlias 2

My fish went under the filter in our 2.5 gallon fish tank and got stuck. Once we got it free we found its tail was ripped really bad. What do I do? It can barely swim at all and only moves to eat. We can't move the filter up or down so it can't get under it. It's one of those goldfishes with the flared tails.

2007-08-07 12:25:53 · 2 answers · asked by ladybug55552001 1

Well, my filter for my fish stopped working after the power flickered on and off. I've tried changing the filter cartridge and cleaning out the filter, but havent had any luck. Any suggestions on how to make it work?

2007-08-07 11:47:47 · 7 answers · asked by hissthemovie 1

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2007-08-07 10:48:09 · 3 answers · asked by Sliver W 2

how do you pronounce plecostomus? is the first part pleco said like Pleeco, o r pleca or plecco? and stomus, is that pronounce stumis, or stowmis?

2007-08-07 10:05:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where can I get those pastel color clay pots so my fish can hide in them? I haven't seen them in pet shops, maybe I overlooked them. Are the clay pots going to to release chemicals and change my water parameters? Thanks!

2007-08-07 09:20:10 · 4 answers · asked by revernance 3

i have river stones in my yard. i have seen people put them in their tanks is this an okay thing to do?what should i do before i add them?

Does it affect the water in my fish tank in any way?
can it cause bad infections to fish?
could i glue them together with hot glue?


any advice would be thought ful thanks in advance

2007-08-07 09:07:57 · 11 answers · asked by Nemo is like me "different& 1

I got 3 suckermouth catfish to help me with the horrendous algae issues that I have with my tank (9 tetras, 3 guppies and 1 snail). I also do a water change every week without fail. This morning I noticed that the catfish were all dead. I cannot seem to understand what is going on. Can algae be poisonous? I have no live plants in the tank.
I want to do a complete clean up of my tank: is it ok to keep the fish in a bowl for a day while the tank goes through a cycle?

2007-08-07 09:05:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

A few days ago, I was sitting in my room and my betta was lying at the bottom of the tank. All of a sudden, the hight pitched sound of the fire alarm went off (nothing serious) and he came to the top instantly, swimming around erratically.

How sensitive are they to sound? Anyone has any experience? Of course, I'm not expecting them to react to human voice but obviously they react to sound if it's loud enough.

2007-08-07 08:44:59 · 4 answers · asked by aykutc 2

It came pregnate, and i didn't notice it! It is a dalmation molly and it seems to be almost ready to give birth! What should I do?

2007-08-07 08:22:42 · 9 answers · asked by Mae 1

just wondering but how much is a 30 gallon tank just plainly the tank and nothing else

2007-08-07 07:14:52 · 2 answers · asked by Tae 2

well how do i take are a balloon molly diamond terta and panda corydoras . i dun know how much to feed them and all the specifics of taking care of them cause all i got is a betta fish.

2007-08-07 06:49:05 · 5 answers · asked by alex 2

Cause I would like to put a plecostomus in there and some others. But a do have a goldfish also.

2007-08-07 06:45:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-07 06:16:44 · 12 answers · asked by ~♥~♫~Jess~♫~♥~ 2

1.)Can you tell me how long a platy is pregnant before she gives birth?

2.) Same for a guppy?

3.) Same for a molly?

2007-08-07 06:12:19 · 3 answers · asked by DANNY 1

I have 9 platy fry and 6 guppy fry in my breeding box and i am just wondering if this will have any affect on the growth of the fry, the tank is set up at 26 degrees celcius, and the fry do have plenty of space, I have also noticed that the same platy looks pregnant again is this possible?

Thanks Danny

2007-08-07 06:09:48 · 5 answers · asked by DANNY 1

2007-08-07 06:05:01 · 6 answers · asked by Victor 3

shes really fat and looks like she is about the explode. will she have t6he babies through the night or another time of day? will she do anything noticable before,so that i know she is about to drop? how long does she usually take from start to finish? cheers david

2007-08-07 05:58:10 · 8 answers · asked by m.avrick 1

that if your flower horn is a girl the head growth is slower?

2007-08-07 05:52:24 · 5 answers · asked by jessie X 1

They are tropical.
This time I am using API Pimafix to treat cottony fungus, but I have spotted white spot and fin rot too, so would like to also use API Melafix, (one fishie has only one little arm fin left and another fishie is on its side with fungus) can I use both together?

2007-08-07 05:50:08 · 5 answers · asked by karen 2

Why is it that every time I close my eyes in the shower, I imagine the image of a Great White shark with its jaws open, coming at me?
**question not to be taken seriously.

2007-08-07 04:57:57 · 5 answers · asked by Moo Moo Mair 6

I live about a 35 minute walk from the petstore and i wanna carry my fish home in the little bags they put them in. They are going to be 3 cory cats - will they be ok in the bags for 35 mins? Also the temp is about 74 today.

2007-08-07 04:37:36 · 11 answers · asked by ian s 3