Fish - September 2007

do i need a heater for my guppy fry tank and how big should it be? how long does it take for a female guppy to become inpregnated after being introduced to a male... i have 1 male 3 females.

2007-09-21 14:51:07 · 5 answers · asked by granitesprings 1

I have a 29 gallon freshwater with a blue gourami, 2 pleco's (yes, I know 2 can't be together but our 10 gallon had alot of dead fish in it and the smaller pleco had to be moved) 4 ugly (to me) white fish (like WHITE skirt tetras) 4 silver-tipped tetras, 2 danios, 1 female guppy(left from the dead fish inciddent) 2 small crayfish and 2 cory's

We will be moving to Minnesota and cannot take them however, we can and will take the tank and get new fish for it but I want something very interesting(don't really like tetras or barbs love cory's) that's freshwater...any ideas?(at least 4 fish so me and my sisters can have one each)

Also, our tank is very clean and has good filtration/heating(so not to worry about the current fish)

2007-09-21 14:39:00 · 5 answers · asked by E J 2

My gold fish is not acting normal and I am so worried.It is laying down on the same spot over and over again than coming back up in a couple minuets so is she dyeing or if she isin't what is going on with her. Please awenser this question I am very very very worried

2007-09-21 14:29:46 · 6 answers · asked by Lisa 5

I just purchased an Eclipse Hex 5. Thirteen years ago I had a beautiful 75 gallon saltwater tank that failed miserably. Long story short, all I have now is the crushed coral, tufa, and barnacles. They were quite expensive, and I have a bunch, so they are getting used. Plus, I really like how they look.

Anyway, I bought this new aquarium to amuse my cat, which in turn amuses me.

The girl at the pet store said I would be fine, but I seem to remember being cautioned about this. I don't want to kill a fish in the process, so any help is appreciated.

I don't mind going saltwater, so if you have any advice on this tank and saltwater fish, please respond.

I understand the tank size thing, and fish types. I'll probably put just a couple of small non-aggressive fish or a tang in it. The lack of airation concerns me. I know the Bio Wheel is supposed to replace that, but does it work?

Thanks

2007-09-21 14:29:30 · 4 answers · asked by scrimshank117 1

i have an electric yellow in my 10 gallon fish tank, i also have some tetra aquarium water clarifier that i want to use to clean his tank but can i do it while he is in there or should i wait till i fully clean out his tank

2007-09-21 14:23:43 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

we have a boy and girl and we tried mating them but his bubble nest didnt work any suggestions

2007-09-21 14:18:42 · 3 answers · asked by kimba626 3

So I plan on getting a beta for my 5 gallon tnak.
Do they like ornaments? I once saw a betta at my LFS sitting in castle! I'll be planting the tank with hygro plants and also love crowntailed varaities. re they harder to take care of then regular bettas?

2007-09-21 13:28:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-21 13:03:28 · 8 answers · asked by Kianwlr 1

I rinsed them really well, but I can't get the bleach smell out. Are they safe to put back in the aquarium? I even rinsed them in non-chlorine water.

2007-09-21 12:31:41 · 11 answers · asked by Hicktown girl66 6

My grandma has a very green fish pond, with 3 fish in it, she wants to give the fish to me, but we can't see them to get them out

Is there anything that I most likely have at home that will attract the fish to the top of the water so I can get them

She is giving me them because she doesn't want to deal with keeping the pond clean

2007-09-21 12:02:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are Severums supposed to do that? I have been feeding them. They are in a tank away from their parents. Any suggestions on how to save a few of them before I end up with one big fat fish? Thanks

2007-09-21 11:58:26 · 2 answers · asked by Janet E 1

I am planning on getting a bolvian/german blue ras but I am unsure if it would get along fine with neons, cherry barbs or bronze cories? Just one by the way

2007-09-21 11:47:37 · 7 answers · asked by Chris 5

ive reserched the product it will neutralize the ammonia until the bacteria catch up and eat it. It is just unionized ammonia. I have had no fish die i got rid of some of them but the problem is i cant tell how much ammonia there is i am currently doing frequent water changes to try to get rid of the ammolock. plus i cant tell what the ammonia situation is but im sure there is ammonia because i have no nitrites. I figured the nitrates i have now were from my tank cycling until i changed the filter and now i think the cycling process has started all over again. Basicallly my question is do you think my tank is recycling including all the information i gave in my last question. I have soaring ammonia no nitrites and a level of nitrates. Changing the filter would have killed the nitrite bacteria i must have had some bacteria at some point to give me nitrate

2007-09-21 11:16:11 · 3 answers · asked by Alyson R 1

Yesterday i Filled my fish tank up after being fixed for a leak. The water was perfectly clear then, but i wake this morning and its a cloudy white colour. I have also replaced the filter sponge and carbon. It's a filter from big w, should i splash out and get a better one. What should i do?

2007-09-21 11:10:06 · 5 answers · asked by tinker 1

is it unwise to buy another one to put in the tank with him???

2007-09-21 09:54:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

how, i really need to now.!!

2007-09-21 09:40:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

how, i really need to now.!!

2007-09-21 09:40:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

how, i really need to now.!!

2007-09-21 09:40:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just bought a male betta..and he's already making his lil bubbles at the top...and i know that he'll just make new ones when i change the water..but how often should i change it?

2007-09-21 08:33:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

ph. 6.4. kh zero. nitrate 100 and nitrite one.
what do i need to correct this?
i have started doing 25 water change per week and cut back on the feeding (goldfish) 20 gall. tank . cleaned the filter out including the impeller. some of my fish are between ten and fifteen years old. i use conditioned tap water at same temperature as tank water. and feed dried flake, pellet, live bloodworm, peas, live daphnia now and again, and frozen bloodworm. do i need to add calcium carbonate ? one of my fish was sitting on the bottom this morning with fins clamped, but now had made a miraculous recovery. think from the answers i got on here, it was constipation. thank you. and to all those other answers i received this morning.

2007-09-21 07:51:17 · 7 answers · asked by heavymetalbitch 6

I started cycling my tank 2weeks and four days ago. I used a product called ammonia lock when i had my first ammonia spike. Ever since then my ammonia readings have been off the charts. Hence it reads the neutralized ammonia. In my 2nd week i woke up and my tank was all cloudy ( benificial bacteria) i went to the pet store and the guy thought i had too many fish. At the time i didnt know what the cloudiness was. He talked me into getting an extra filter but i couldnt fit another one so i just bought a bigger one. when really i had too many fish so i got rid of some of them. So after this i was afraid my tank would start to cycle again cuz i replaced the filter 2 weeks into cycling. I had benificial bacteria floating in the tank so i figured it would be ok it would just slow it down. still wasnt a good idea. i had soaring ammonia and soaring nitrites. i test 2 days later and have soaring ammonia and 40 nitrates and no nitrite! how can i tell what the ammonia really is?

2007-09-21 07:43:30 · 4 answers · asked by Alyson R 1

My friend and I have had are goldfish for two days but have yet to see him eat any of his food...what is wrong with him?

2007-09-21 07:20:12 · 6 answers · asked by mlzook541 1

I have a new tank, and I'm in the process of cycling it at the moment. I'm adding food to the tank (without fish) to help it along.

Can anyone run through what to expect? Like where the spikes should be, what should rise first, etc? I'll be testing everyday, so I just want to make sure it's all on track. At the moment, I have only two sets of test results but here they are:

Day 1 - pH 9.0, ammonia 0.0, nitrite 0.0 and nitrate 0.0
Day 3 - pH 8.5, ammonia 0.4, nitrite 0.25, and nitrate 12.5.

(Yeah I know my pH's are ridiculous, I've tested my tap water and it gives the same readings, I'm going to have it tested at my local shop to check it's not my test but I'm sorting that out :) )

As much info as possible would be great!

2007-09-21 06:30:03 · 4 answers · asked by pinhead_hey 3

I have a 90 gallon tank. Here is my current filter setup:

Emperor 400, converted to all bio filtration using 1.5 liters of matrix bio media, a fistfull of pillow stuffing as pre-filter, and 2 air stones under the matrix.

Magnum 350 Canster, with 2/3 matrix and 1/3 carbon in a media cage, wrapped up with pure-flo 50 micron cloth, a standard rite-size pad, and then surrounded with pillow stuffing.

2 large sponge filters (the glass tube / blue sponge kind) hooked up to an air pump.

My current setup is great for bio filtration, but I'm not getting enough particle matter out of the tank. I can see thousands of little particles floating around in the water.

I'd like to switch to the paper filter for the magnum, but I bet there will not be enough bio filtration.

I was considering buying a used magnum hot 250 with a paper filter in it.

Any suggestions for diatom / paper filters / solutions to reduce particle matter in the tank?

2007-09-21 06:23:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sadly a mild outbreak of costia has recently ravaged my poor opaline gourami. Sad as it is, it is just a fact that its here, and has to be dealt with. The gourami was housed with 2 adult, breeding Jack Dempseys, who neither appear to be afflicted with the flagellates. Understanding the nature of this infection I immediately quarentined my gourami in a small 10 gallon hospital tank, and I've increased the salinity of my water from .03 to .06% last night.

The gourami appears to respond well to the treatment, however it obviously will not clear in a day. Further, the Dempseys appear to still be unaffected today, however my concern comes from the idea I may be put in a position to administer formalin into my water.

As the fish will obviously intake some of this substance through natural processing of the water, along with osmosis, should I have many concerns for the long term well being of my fish under the treatment of an aldehyde solution? Should I keep an eye out for any specifics?

2007-09-21 04:12:31 · 3 answers · asked by Accellerated Catalyst 3

2007-09-20 23:05:47 · 5 answers · asked by Fish Man! 6

2007-09-20 21:33:24 · 12 answers · asked by Fish Man! 6

when i do my water changes i fill the tank back up 10 litres at a time using a bucket, but the treatment i use requires 10ml of treatment per 35L of water, so its really awkward doing it 10 litres at a time (i usually treat the water in the bucket before i put it back into the tank)

Would it be ok to put the extra treatment in the water which is already in the tank, then just pour the untreated water in?

2007-09-20 21:08:08 · 12 answers · asked by Clare 5

I was looking at this:

Once the stuff in there runs out, I can mix my own using yeast and sugar and use it in there again right! Just making sure! Thanks!

2007-09-20 18:48:51 · 1 answers · asked by revernance 3

Please help! My 2 year old son is now into fish so I decided to get more fish for my 29 gallon tank. I origonaly had 1 danio and 1 large Pleco. I have since added 3 small cherry barbs, 3 tiger barbs and one kuhli loach. My tank is not stabolized. The pet store thought it was because before adding the new fish I had done a thorough gravel vacumming. But that was two weeks ago and my nitrates are still through the roof. I tested my tap and it is fine (better than my tank).
One tiger barb has died and the other two are swimming near the top for the last week or so (I don't know if that is normal) anyway, I temporarly lower my nitrates after 1/4 to 1/3 weekly water changes, but they keep raising up over 130ppms (it was over 200). My nitrites are 0, Hardness is 300, total alkalinity is 80-100, ph ranges from 6.6 to 7.0. Amonia is 0. I have a Penquin 270 biowheel and a large ornament that blows alot of bubbles (is it possible to have too many bubbles?) Any ideas will be helpful! Thanks!

2007-09-20 18:01:42 · 5 answers · asked by Numom 3