Fish - August 2007

i'm gonna guess they're not necessary, but i want them to help keep the tank clean (visible)

i hear the plecos grow very large very quickly... what are some other fish/creatures that will also eat the algae and not overgrow the tank so quickly

2007-08-03 21:01:57 · 6 answers · asked by rEf1eX 2

If you have, I'd really like to know what the name of that specific fish is.

2007-08-03 20:33:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know this isn't the optimal way to cycle your tank, and I am still planning on doing a fishless cycle. I'm just looking for details on how to cycle your tank using fish, and can't seem to find many good sites out there, so I'd appreciate any links or information.

2007-08-03 19:26:07 · 7 answers · asked by ninjaaa! 5

I have a tank thats about 40cm high, and about 25cm square wide.
I already have 2 angel fish, 2 bristlenose catfish and a molly in it, i was wondering if i could put another molly in it or any other small fish, because i love fish and want to get another one?
thank you!!

2007-08-03 19:18:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-03 19:06:06 · 4 answers · asked by isthisthingon79 3

2007-08-03 19:04:49 · 6 answers · asked by mark g 2

Lol, I really did ask that question ahaha. I was walking through a petsmart, and saw a whole bunch poor little bettas in small cups! I really want to give one of the healthy one a good home in my aquarium. Will a molly, female guppies, and a swordtail live peacefully with a male betta? Another question is: how do I pick out the healthiest betta out of all of them? What are signs to look for? signs to watch out for? Thanks a lot everyone!

2007-08-03 18:53:41 · 12 answers · asked by revernance 3

I havea10 gal tank with 2female guppy 2zebra danio 1Small crab 5 Ghost Shrimp 1African dwarf frog 1Black neon tetra and 1Platty

2007-08-03 17:17:00 · 12 answers · asked by Cloud 1

2007-08-03 17:11:38 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think my guppy fry came out the wrong way!? This happened 3 weeks ago, and there seems like there's no damage to the babies, but why did they come out the wrong way!? Someone please answer! (They are really healthy, they are eating and they are starting to get their colour) But whats up with this!?

2007-08-03 16:56:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

can like tell the best times to fish but i dont know how to read it???? HELP.. here is a link to see the table:

http://www.landbigfish.com/astrotables/table.cfm

2007-08-03 16:45:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I 've been breaking apart algea tablets for it, and doing that once a day. Is that to much or not enough? My goldfish seems to get to it faster though, so I feed it flakes, and sneak a tablet in on the side. Is this ok or should I do something else. And what about water temp. My apartment gets hot, should I be worried about the dragon fish? Any ideas would be wonderful. Thanks

2007-08-03 16:24:55 · 4 answers · asked by sillyasafoxx 1

which opion 4 eletric yellow cichild or 1 red devil cichild

2007-08-03 16:18:40 · 5 answers · asked by ryanderhino 1

my orange molly that i had a big hunch was pregnant just thought she wasnt due yet. how long will it be til she gives birth again so i could mark it on the calender....

2007-08-03 16:01:14 · 5 answers · asked by bobby08dtp 1

my male betta is in a fish bowl right next to my female(they're in seperate tanks) and he keeps puffing out his gills and swimming around the tank is he showing off to breed or saying stay away? i had them in together for about 1/2 hour and they were good but he all of a sudden he chased her. he made his bubble nest and she had her verticle stripes saying she was ready to breed but i'm not sure if they bred together. PLEASE HELP.....

2007-08-03 15:40:09 · 5 answers · asked by Halo Girl 2

If Fish are swimming, energetic, colorful (in the right way for their species, are they? Also, what are signs of ill fish health other than doing the backstroke (dead) and funky spots (ick)?

2007-08-03 15:37:21 · 6 answers · asked by isrbrown 2

2007-08-03 15:25:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am cycoling a 35 gallon aquarium right now i was wondering what types of fish should i put in it i dont really want tetra's guppies mollies or goldfish so what should i get could i maybe get some kind of shark? i kind of want a fish on the bigger size not something HUGE but not somthing small what should i get thanks for the help?

2007-08-03 15:19:02 · 8 answers · asked by ryanderhino 1

THIS THING WAS HUGE 3" LONG AND BODY AS BIG AROUND AS A CRAWFISH, IN FACT LOOKED LIKE A CRAW FISH , BODY GRAY COLOR, HUGE LEGS, LIKE SWELLED UP OR SOMETHING. WHAT THE HECK WAS THIS THING??

2007-08-03 15:08:34 · 4 answers · asked by FRANK K 1

does any one keep north american darters when I move my rainbow darters(I've moved them times over the last 3 months for system upgrades and trades) one of them always dies from a broken neck it just almost pops the gills bloat and its dead nothing touches it and I move them very carefully do you supose I have a calcium problem?

2007-08-03 14:05:36 · 1 answers · asked by Robs Fish Co. 2

Ok starting up my 10 gallon aquarium at college.
Probably gonna get some
Cory Cats (2) or Angelicus Cats (2)
Dwarf Gouramis (1 or 2)
White Blushing Angelfish (2)
Random Tetras
Random Guppies
Random Platys
Pleco (1)

Obviously im not putting all these in my tank. Just wondering if anyone had a couple suggestions as to fish i may not have thought of putting in my tank Thanks!
Anyone know of some good top feeders besides angels, some barbs, rainbow fish, and upside-down cats?

NO CICHILDS

2007-08-03 14:03:49 · 3 answers · asked by Andrew F 2

again. and it looks like the male is passing his genital area over the eggs just like she layed them. my question is. how does it looked when the male fertilizes the eggs.
and whats the difference between the colors of a fertilized egg. and a not fertilized egg.

2007-08-03 13:43:41 · 6 answers · asked by ViVi 1

I have 2 male dwarf gouramis in a 10 gallon and one of them is constantly being attacked to the point where his tail has splits in it. I'm going to remove the Gourami that attacks and put him in the 20 gallon.

1st set up would include:

1 Dwarf Gourami
4-5 cory cats
6 hatchet fish
either 6 Harlequin Rasboras or 6 neon tetras

2nd set up would include:

1 dwarf gourami
3 cory cats

Tank divider

1 betta
3 cory cats

3rd set up would include:
Your ideas revolving around my dwarf gourami of course.

2007-08-03 13:41:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, so I have a 20 gallon tank with 2 guppies, 2 surpae tetras, and 2 blackskirt(?) tetras. I change water about 2-3 times a month and I feed them twice a day. It's been like that for about 3 months now and all of them had been perfectly fine and happy (i think) until yesterday. Then this morning when I went to feed them one of the guppies was dead! And not just dead but with a hugh, black hole in his stomach! And the other guppy had his tailed ripped a little bit. The pH and temperature and other things are fine and I think it's either that the guppies attacked each other or the tetras attacked the guppies, or possibly the dead guppy caught a disease I don't know about. But every one of them looked healthy just last night! What was going on in my fish tank last night while I was asleep I don't know. What's happened to my guppies?
And also one more question: should I buy more guppies? b/c I've heard that guppies like to live in groups of at least 5..
Help, please!

2007-08-03 13:37:34 · 8 answers · asked by Hannah 1

what does it do exacly . thanks

2007-08-03 13:32:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I clean and maintain aquariums for a living. Today I visited a new customer for the first time. They have a 37 gallon tank, this is really deep, 30x12x25. It looks like two 20 longs stacked on top of each other. Poor oxygen exchange is just the beginning of this tanks problems.
It has two filters, one is an under gravel filter. It also has a Tetra Whisper 1 power filter (similar to the current PF-30).
There's a large school of 11 black neon tetras and 12 black skirt tetras. Additionally, there is a small school of three julli cory cats. There were five originally, but two died. One black neon also died recently.
This is what prompted the call, three deaths in a week. The tank is in an advertising agency and they want it to look good...
They like the black and white theme...
The tank has a moderate amount of brown algae on the walls, artificial plants and not much on the gravel.
A slight white haze indicated a bacterial bloom.

2007-08-03 13:28:41 · 4 answers · asked by Democrat with 5 Guns 3

ive had my fish in a 6 gallon aquarium for a year now, and we changed the water today, and we filled it with water from the tap (like normal) and put in the chlorine treatment (same weve used in forever) and all of a sudden, the fish started dieing!!! it was strange, we had some cardinal tetras, and something similar to them only the stripe was solid yellow and thinner, 2 algae eaters, and 2 or 3 aquarium frogs. they just started going belly up! we did everything the exact same as normal, exact temperature, everything.

is something wrong with our water??? its river water, if that helps, our house is 13 years old, (1994 for you non math people) is it lead? im confused, please help.

2007-08-03 13:15:40 · 4 answers · asked by Sabrina Devareoux 4

I think my fish has ich. It is little white lice looking spots on his body but not his fins. Other times, some of the other fish have gotten it but it has gone away, but his is worse. He is a coral beauty angel fish. How do I treat this ich taking into consideration I have a starfish in my tank ? Thanks

2007-08-03 13:11:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-03 12:57:29 · 1 answers · asked by hermmy77 2

Well Recently my Betta fish or siamese or w.e fighting fish just gave birth to frys the problem is i don't know what to feed them all ive been giving them extremely small grinded up betta fish food pebbles its working great but i was wondering is there another product to feed Betta fry's

2007-08-03 12:52:46 · 6 answers · asked by Brice Dragonlongfist 2