Fish - November 2007

I've quarantined fish for a month, but I wanted to know if the fish looks healthy after two weeks...no signs of anything, is it okay to put in the main tank?

2007-11-14 05:49:25 · 5 answers · asked by Eladear 2

Sorry me again! I have a guppy thats pregnant and ive put it in a wee clear box to seperate it but i was wondering how long it takes to give birth,its been like this for a month roughly but i feel bad its stuck in the box for so long,im sure that cant be doing it any good either or is that just the way it is with fish...God i sound so stupid, i've got to start somewhere i suppose lol thanks again...

2007-11-14 05:10:06 · 9 answers · asked by KEEP 'ER LIT 4

This is a question out of curiosity. I am not going to use metal decorations. I know they are bad, so do not reply telling me I need to do my research before buying fish or screaming at me not to use them.

I was curious if anyone knows the details of why metal decorations are bad for fish tanks. I am guessing they would release toxic metal particles into the water, but I haven't been able to find an explanation on any websites.

Thanks!

2007-11-14 05:02:36 · 4 answers · asked by Serena 2

I'm trying to build a moss wall in my aquarium. I have the suction cups, the small zip ties, and the moss already. The last thing I need is a plastic mesh. The DIY says it's available in many stores like Home Depot or Lowes. I've been to both and could only find a fiberglass or aluminum screen mesh, both are used for screen doors. I does not say on the package if it is non-toxic or not. I'm looking for the answers to the following questions.

Has anyone built a moss wall for their aquarium? If yes, where did you purchase your screen net?

Would a fiberglass screen be toxic to the fish?

2007-11-14 04:35:08 · 6 answers · asked by 2c1villan 2

We have had them for just a couple of months or so and ive noticed lately a few of them have chewed tails( if thats the right term lol) the silver dollar's is gone completely.I dont know which one is the culprit ,could it be the algae eater? Is this typical behaviour for fish and will it do them any harm? Will they grow back? Is there a specific type of fish that does this as we have a few different kinds. Sorry for all the questions lol Thanks...

2007-11-14 02:10:05 · 11 answers · asked by KEEP 'ER LIT 4

omg i saw him last night around 5pm eating my last glo fish!! and i pretty sure he ate my other that we couldnt find anywhere! and im also thinking that he killed my betta! im sure sure but after that its what it looks like and sounds like!! what do i do? can i stick him in my goldfish tank?

2007-11-14 00:31:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

10 gallon freshwater tank for sale. GREAT LIKE NEW condition, Used for only a month. Includes AquaClear 30 Filter, Hood w/ Light , heater and MANY other extras. Has everything you need to start the tank. There are no leaks or cracks. Upgraded to a bigger tank and am selling this one. Whole setup is worth $100+ Asking $65 or Best Offer

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/pet/475982816.html

what you guys think?
(im not buying it, I am selling it)

2007-11-13 23:52:34 · 8 answers · asked by brooklynsb0i 2

I have a 3 ft tank that has two guppies, 1 neon tetra,1 gourami,two black skirt tetras and 1 betta fish and some snails.This morning I found my gourami half-floating in the tank surface. Seems like it is gasping for air. I moved it to a bowl and put some anti bacterial medicine and salt. You can see it here:

http://pets.webshots.com/album/561436536BMphBj

Theres probably nothing for me to do now. But what cud b the reason? The other fish seems to be doing fine. Although one of my snails died two weeks back. If something is wrong with the water, shudn't the neon tetra be affected before any other fish? I cannot tell you about water parameters because I dont hv test kits.

2007-11-13 20:42:52 · 4 answers · asked by Turki 1

In a 55 gallon tank with 2 large balas (max 6in.),2 small balas (2in.),3 red finned sharks and 2 large sucker fish,we found the fish to looked to have ich after stressing them when my wife changed 100% of water and gravel.(Overcrouding will be addressed,but these fish were fine prior to the change.)We found online that salt is the best cure for the parasite,BUT...I'm an idiot.I used table salt with iodine to only find later that iodine will kill my fish.I assumed that the tank,being 55 gal capacity when empty,is closer to 50-45 gal with gravel,fixtures,fish,etc.
I put in 15 tsp of iodized salt (idiot) mixed with hot water.The fish seem ok right now,but will I wake up with a tank of floaters or do you think the mixture might be too weak to hurt them?
All help will be appreciated.
BTW,tsp= teaspoon,not tablespoon

2007-11-13 18:34:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have two turtles (small) not quite sure what kind, they were given to us. We baught a snail from our local pet store to keep the alge down and now after about three mounths there baby snails, and I mean tons! What can we do and how can we get rid of them with out killing off the first snail??? Help please I didn't want the turtles in the first place now I really don't know what to do! Thanks
Kelly

2007-11-13 15:00:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Iknow it has to be the only shark in the tank but what other little fish can i put in the tank?

2007-11-13 14:02:13 · 3 answers · asked by G~5T@+UZ 1

like if there was a guy that dropped cocaine inside of a tank and it dissolved

2007-11-13 11:37:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-13 11:05:49 · 6 answers · asked by Alix B 1

2007-11-13 11:03:19 · 7 answers · asked by Marc C 1

I don't know the names of the plants but i will provide pictures. I have two 13 watt 3000k fluorescent lights in my 5 gallon tank right now but as I understand it, you need something closer to "daylight". My question is shoud i go with a 5000k bulb or a 6500k bulb...or just stick with my 3000k?

Here is a picture of my set up...if anyone can identify the plants and let me know what light is best i would appreciate it very much!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/mcsassy/skittlestank.jpg

2007-11-13 10:44:17 · 6 answers · asked by McSassy 2

Okay, this is going to sound kind of--well, REALLY--odd, but...would it be possible to keep a flying fish, or a school of flying fish, in your home aquarium? Specifically, one of the "four-winged" flying fish species. I don't know what the smallest variety is, about 1 foot or so? Smaller, maybe?

Has this been done? The reason I ask is simply because I LOVE flying fish (my computer wallpaper currently features one!), and I wondered if anyone had tried keeping them. Internet searches have yielded no answers, alas. Also, what's the smallest species of "four-winged" flying fish?

Sorry for the weird question, but it's been nagging me for a while now and I figured it couldn't hurt to ask, heh. Although I imagine the answer is probably no. Still, it'd be neat to have a really big aquarium (with a really tight cover!) with a school of flying fish. Hey, a girl can dream...

2007-11-13 10:40:30 · 6 answers · asked by Chaos! 5

I gave my fish dog food on accenednt. do you think its mad at me. is it all emo now? CAN MY POOR FISHY CRY???

2007-11-13 09:07:56 · 22 answers · asked by Emilia E. 1

I have a 10 gallon tank with about 7 fish but the bottom of the tank in the rocks is really dirty with leftover food that the fish won't eat. Is there a fish or a system that can clean the floor of my fish tank?

2007-11-13 08:09:16 · 13 answers · asked by I love Mutts! 3

i just bought a new fantail. some of the fish in the tank had ick, so when i took my fish home i did an ick treatment for two days. i didnt think i would see ick, but a couple days ago she developed a case. i treated for ick yesterday aswell as today. the water temperature is currently 72/22 . i read you should keep the temperature higher for two weeks to speed up the lifecycle of the ick. on the bottle for the treatment it says to treat the water daily until all spots are gone, but i have read it is a bad idea. how often should i treat my tank? for how long? and what temperature should i keep my tank? how many hours a day should the light be left on? and should i put the light on for say 2 hours in the morning then 2 hours at night? or just put it on at night? thanks in advance..

2007-11-13 07:49:48 · 5 answers · asked by creepout 2

I know it might sound silly, but isn't it still a good way as to not spending too much money on supplies?

2007-11-13 07:16:11 · 8 answers · asked by CharChar 2

I bought my betta and I have the air filter. It is so noisy and strong. Then there are bubbles at the top. I had it for 2 weeks and the aquarium was extremely cloudy like really bad. Plus, the color of the gravel is getting on top of the glass that covers the top part and its foaming and staying on the plastic cover. The tank just seems really gross compared to the bowl I had him in before where I could clean the bowl once a month and everything was neat and clean. I wanna take out the filter and leave the little opening for oxygen to go in. Help!

2007-11-13 06:26:50 · 9 answers · asked by kimberley 2

I would like to get a new betta fish to put in a 2.5 gallon tank I already have but is not currently being used. Since the tank has been put away for a few weeks, it needs to be cycled again before I get the new betta. I have read that using gravel, filters, or decorations from an established tank can speed up the cycling of a new tank. If this is true, I would like to use a few pieces from an established 10-gallon tank I have. My questions are:

1. Is this a good way to speed up the cycling of a new tank?

2. What should be done to the stuff before I put it in the new tank (Rinse it in dechlorinated water? Just put it in as-is)?

3. No fish in my 10-gallon tank have ever become sick, so can I assume there are nothing harmful that could be transfered to the new tank?

4. Will this disrupt my 10-gal tank?

2007-11-13 04:09:50 · 9 answers · asked by Serena 2

We have an aquarium at the office that has had problems with the fish living very long.
We recently brought in a professional aquarium service and now the aquarium seems to be doing much better.
The guy who is maintaining our aquarium mentioned that the Redox was not good. He mentioned positive vs. negative Redox.
My question is can anyone tell me more about Redox in aquariums?

2007-11-13 02:13:02 · 6 answers · asked by Misti K 2

It is my sisters birfday and i want to know if siamese fighting fish will attack my goldfish or not

2007-11-13 01:04:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

is there a problem with feeding bettas these little larvae?? thankyouuuuu

2007-11-12 23:30:31 · 5 answers · asked by yahoo answers dot com 2

Just bought some piranhas and wanted to feed them live fish every now and then. Since I've read that feeder fish causes too much problems, what kind of fish can I feed them to be safe. Is there any cheap out there that's not feeder fish. thanks

2007-11-12 21:38:27 · 5 answers · asked by tegra977 1

i have a lot of guppies in the pond maybe thousands of them i just can't count.Their parents are big but obviously they're half the sized only ,which makes me wonder...Now i want to transfer some 7 months old female guppies into my 15 gallon tank and i was wondering if they are still growing because in the pond they're malnourished! and i i wan them to grow like they're parents i shouldn't include a male guppy, Right? and i i want them to grow to their full growth how many female should i place in my tank??? it has plants and i could put an aerator whenever needed...=)


thanks!

2007-11-12 21:33:48 · 6 answers · asked by . 2

and also what would i need to put in the tank to breed them, my setup so far includes, :

-a submergable heater
-no substrate
-a bushy fake plant
-and a box filter that has cotton in it


i know how to breed them, such as keeping them apart and then introducing them , etc.


i once bred them in a huge 40 gallon tank but the next morning the eggs and the bubblenest were all gone, what happaned???????????????? thankyouu

2007-11-12 20:39:01 · 6 answers · asked by yahoo answers dot com 2

2007-11-12 20:08:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've followed the leak up the cord and found that the filter is dripping down on the power cord to the light. It's running down the cord and onto the floor and saturating the feet of the stand. I tried moving the cord to try and miss the leak, but when I close the hood (Eclipse 2) the cord moves. Anyways, what may be causing the filter to drip water steadily?

It did this a few weeks ago, and I thought it was the media bag, so I removed it and the leak stopped, but it started back up today.

2007-11-12 16:57:01 · 4 answers · asked by punchy333 6