Fish - November 2007

i recently got a cleaner shrimp for my saltwater aquarium its got vivid red and white stripes that run its whole lenth and reminded me of a candy cane so i named it kandy..well 2 days later i awoke to find what i thought was kandy floating around on the tank bottom ...she had molted.......gentlemen please welcome to the center stage "Kandy Kane"...who knew she was a stripper !!! ps shes healthy and doing great ( i thought it was a funny story thought i would pas it along..its true)

2007-11-22 01:13:00 · 3 answers · asked by stvc1961 2

I've had my 55gal setup for about 6 months now. For the last 2 weeks or so, I had severe ammonia problems that I could not get under control, after daily water changes, using supplements, etc. So I decided to start from scratch and empty everything and start over. I cleaned out the filter, emptied all the water, removed all the decorations, etc. (2 days ago) All of the chemical levels are now normal and I even added a 2nd bio-wheel filter to the tank and yet my water is staying somewhat cloudy! Can anyone help with what the problem may be? I figured the tank might have to go through the cycle again, but all of the levels are fine, so I dont know if it is or not. I've even used a water clarifier and nothing seems to be helping. Any other ideas or help, please?

2007-11-22 00:19:46 · 6 answers · asked by floridasun5 3

2007-11-21 23:10:24 · 3 answers · asked by jay j 1

what is the best plants to use with dwarf puffers? how can you care for the plants....what lights you use?

2007-11-21 22:54:04 · 3 answers · asked by lianglove12 4

I'm breeding plant snails to feed my puffer. I was wondering if there was anything else I could breed for food that only requires one tank ... meaning, I don't want to have to seperate the males from the females when there are eggs/babies (ex: ghost shrimp). Any suggestions?

2007-11-21 21:10:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

can i put 2 honey gouramis 5 neon tetras and 4 guppys in my 55 litre tank if im doing something wrong tell me or give me another suggestion that could live with a honey gourami

2007-11-21 17:48:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it possible to breed a regular molly with a balloon molly?

2007-11-21 17:47:24 · 6 answers · asked by Joeyyowee 3

I was wondering if anyone knows what type of fish this is.

I live in Queensland Australia and i rescued this fish from a Dam down our paddock. (the dam was almost fully dried out, servere drought here)

This is the fish http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd204/heybitch1993/?action=view¤t=Picture004.jpg

sorry, the picture is kind of bad. i took it with my webcam and i had to put him in a little container to try and get a picture of him coz hes hyperactive.

Thanks for your help =D

2007-11-21 17:23:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

It laid the eggs just above the aquarium water. What should i do with them? If i dont take them out, will they dry out because they are out of the water?

2007-11-21 17:16:46 · 5 answers · asked by here_4_1_day 1

A Male Detal to mate with a Female CrownTail or with a Female Common Betta?

2007-11-21 17:01:45 · 2 answers · asked by racm_86 3

Thanks..I can't find anything on line, pictures or anything.

2007-11-21 16:39:25 · 1 answers · asked by Song Bird 1

I have a 20 gallon saltwater tank and I have the following problems:
1. The only fish I can keep in it are damsels all others die off rather quickly. Damsels last me anywhere from 6 months to 1.5 years. Is that a normal life for damsels?
2. Hermit crabs for some reason even if I feed them pellets and even if they get plenty of algae once they get past a certain size they die off. I had suggestions that its because of lack of shells but, literally, my whole aquarium floor has empty shells to choose from.
3. I currently have just a normal filter on it and clean the tank/change about 2-3 gallons of water once a week. Any suggestions on what other types of equipment I could use for such a small tank? Uv sterylizers and protein skimmers always seem to be made only for larger tanks.
I'd ideally want to make my aquarium self sufficient me only needing to change water but Ive had it for years and I never get the right setup.

2007-11-21 16:05:43 · 4 answers · asked by teodor d 2

Some details for you: 30 gallon tank, 2 female guppies, 2 males guppies, 6 glass bloodfin tetras, 1 blue gourami, 1 small catfish, 1 little aquarium frog.

I'm almost positive i bought my one female guppy pregnant. If not; she's pregnant now! Haha, I had guppies before. And acutally one had babies before too. There was about 15 of them and they all died within two months.

I have one of these: http://www.petco.com/Assets/product_images/1%5C1083810255B.jpg

that the mother will go in once I'm sure she's going to have the drop within the next couple of days. Once she has all the babies, should I immediatlly put them in the ten gallon tank?

What should the ten gallon tank contain? Should i put snails in there? I plan on using fake plants.

thank you :)

2007-11-21 15:59:51 · 6 answers · asked by rotten.sushi 2

i too k my clown fish out and put him in a holding tank he looks to be only survivor besides crabs and shrimp thanks for all the advice im not sure where to go from here don't want to put fish back in that water and nothing is open right now

2007-11-21 15:49:47 · 1 answers · asked by cocoa830 1

I am wondering if anyone has a LOT of experience in keeping ghost shrimp in an aquarium. They are breeding, well fed and disease free. I am unable to find much accurate information on them that is specific. I understand that their life span is only about 2 years max. How can you tell when a ghost shrimp is old? I have a couple of shrimp that have turned opaque (you can no longer "see" through them, hence they are no longer ghost-like), and yet they are not molting. They are not sick, continue to roam the tank and eat well, and also interact with the other shrimp. I am wondering if this is a sign that they are close to the end of their life cycle. These shrimp are also quite large and therefore fully grown. Serious people only please with experience in this field.

2007-11-21 15:17:16 · 3 answers · asked by Ed L 4

i'm getting an oscar fish on saturday...What will i need... i already got a established tank so i'll just use some water from that and add some tap water to balance it out and some spring water too. I have a turtle in my established turtle tank..so yeah a turtle is basically a walking ammonia paradise. Plus the water from the pet store it should be fine. What fish should i add and shrimp. And what gallon tank should i get for a baby oscar. I was thinking a 20? and a good filter and some veggetation. He should do well. How long will it take for him to start eating will he eat the moment i put him in the tank?

2007-11-21 15:16:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that if you have 2 male betta fish they will fight to the death and if you have a male and a female they will fight but if you have 2 females will they fight? and can you put betta fish in a tank with other kinds of fish or not?

2007-11-21 14:14:46 · 18 answers · asked by unknown 3

i have four guppys in a tank because i was not sure which one was having the babies so i put all four of the pregnant ones in there and i cant tell which one had the babies..they all look like they are getting smaller but only four babies were born..are my eyes playing tricks on me or are they just eating the babies before i see them?

2007-11-21 13:46:37 · 5 answers · asked by nicca90 4

Im gathering fish ideas here

2007-11-21 11:31:33 · 18 answers · asked by Chris 5

2007-11-21 11:17:37 · 15 answers · asked by cynthia c 2

I have a 3 foot tank with a rainbow shark, a electric yellow, a blue, a silver shark, 3 guppies, a bristlenose catfish and a golden catfish. All really baby size lol. Before i put any decent fish in my tank i decided to cycle it with feeder fish. (I didnt loose any) Now i was going to take them out but ive grown attacted to them and i cant decide whether they are platties or mollies. They are really small and most have black speckles except one red one and one black one. Help how can i tell since they are so small? Ive looked on the net and im still confused? Is there somthing that one has that the other doesnt? Thanking you for replying Angel xoxo

((((((Also all of my fish get on fine even though some are not recommended to mix.)))))

2007-11-21 10:15:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought some goldfish today but i am not sure if they can live in tap water.

2007-11-21 10:02:12 · 16 answers · asked by Abby D 1

as you see there is a line or 2 of ripped or loose scales. and it looks white. I always see the bigger platy chaseing around the new one. people say there just " trying to breed" but i dont think that when there breeding the fish would be bitting its scales off. And there is no disease in my tank either. I do a 20% water change every day. tell me what you think.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff102/stg2959/001.jpg

2007-11-21 09:53:51 · 5 answers · asked by stephen G 3

I have a couple questions:

1) What fish should I put in a 36 gallon tank? I have a lot of guppies and platies in my 18 gallon so now I'm GOING to TRY to start another one.

2) How do I know when my tank is full? I have a bunch of guppies and platies in the 18 gallon and I'm not sure how many is too many.

3) Is breeding grass good for the babies when they're born? All of my fish get pregnant so I decided to get breeding grass. It's tall faux grass that hides the babies. Do you think this will help?

Thanks! :-)

2007-11-21 09:43:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

and will my knife fish be ok in a tank with a sword tail and a pictus catfish

2007-11-21 08:33:50 · 2 answers · asked by matty 1

2007-11-21 08:03:42 · 8 answers · asked by matty 1

Well I woke up this morning to see little things swimming in the tank.I caught them all after like 5 hours.But the mother of the fish died.She seemed fine to me yesterday but her eyes were dark,but cleared up a little.So what caused the molly to die?The dark eyes?Or giving birth?

2007-11-21 07:48:38 · 9 answers · asked by Lily Amanda 1

I recently had a major ich and fungal breakout. Im planning on re-starting my tank. But, I would need to keep the same fish. I have 1 platy, 1 cory and 2 neons that survived. My parents won't let me return the fish or give the fish to my school tank. After I have cycled the tank and re-decorate it, would it be possible to house, 6 phantoms and 4 Kuhli Loaches with the fish I have?

2007-11-21 07:41:47 · 3 answers · asked by Chris 5

I have a fish tank at home with tropical fish in dose any one else have fish? they are so relaxing any one else think that?

2007-11-21 06:26:55 · 9 answers · asked by Phillip K 1

2007-11-21 05:28:31 · 32 answers · asked by dazza 2