Fish - December 2007

Does anyone know of a source on where to buy a small one?my tank is a 5 gallon.

2007-12-21 15:54:25 · 1 answers · asked by kyle c 2

2007-12-21 15:47:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i already have a five gallon hex aquarium that i got from walmart where i work. i was talking to another employee and he was enthused about my new hobby, so he gave me his 55 gallon aquarium (free) :) im looking for a bunch of different fish to put in there. so far ive been thinking some glow light tetras, khuli loaches and some ghost shrimp but i wanted to be assured of their compatibility so basically im open for any suggestions i did a bunch of googling and got tired of searching for answers.

the reason im so concerned and all is because i have two dwarf gouramis in the five gallon and i dont want all my fish fighting especially not my betta. so far the gouramis have left gillis alone and he chases them around the tank when they get too close but so far minimal nipping. also any cool plants to add to this new tank would be nice. hope all that made sense lol. thanks in advance.

2007-12-21 15:39:05 · 4 answers · asked by eel_werdna 2

They are for my 5 gallon tank.
Five live plants in it now.
Waiting for it to cycle.
Doing my homework....
Could I put in a few of each.....

2007-12-21 14:56:11 · 4 answers · asked by freshbliss 6

My discus tank has just become infected with ich after introducing a new fish. I'm treating it but I'd like to completely prevent this from happening again.
Would adding a UV sterilizer to the tank accomplish this? Are there any negative effects associated with it? I don't know much about them, but I thought it kills all the bacteria. I have a Fluval filter with bioballs in it, so the UV shouldn't kill any of the bacteria that is living in there, right?

2007-12-21 14:32:29 · 3 answers · asked by Ryan N 3

how can i tell if my goldfishes are a boy or girl i have 12 of them please tell me how i can tell

2007-12-21 12:16:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I really like the freshwater tanks that have all the plants and neat looking moss. Is there any type of moss that you can grow w/o going out and buying it?

2007-12-21 11:18:13 · 4 answers · asked by ntyce 2

When I came in the room his back fin just started going crazy and he was going up down side to side. Is he sick or cold? Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks so much!

2007-12-21 11:04:41 · 4 answers · asked by Military Chick 4

I have had him for awhile and he has made the trip home from college a few times and he always did well. All the other fish are not acting different except for him. He is always at the top of the tank (like they should be), but now he's on the bottom. He's really black, which is the color he usually turns when he is hungry, but he won't eat. He really has never sat on the bottom of the tank. Also it seems like some of his back tail is missing??? He has been in the tank with the same fish for awhile and nothing bad has happened. If you want a list of the fish in the tank just ask. I'm really concerned, because he is acting completely abnormal.... Here are 2 pictures of what he used to look like.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/Skyler386/Random002.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/Skyler386/Random012.jpg

Any ideas of what might be wrong or what to do????

2007-12-21 10:51:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need the ingredient and websites if posible.
My bettas fish are sick and i run out of medicine.

2007-12-21 10:22:16 · 1 answers · asked by racm_86 3

It had a clean tank, and food. Its water was fine too. But today i found it dead! I've had it for a little over a year, but i don't know how old it was when i got it. it seemed kinda sick this past month, but that has happened before, and it was ok. Sniff, sniff..i really liked that fish.

2007-12-21 10:02:03 · 18 answers · asked by M & M 2

Me and two other friends went to Petsmart yesterday, all 14 years old, to buy some feeder fish, just to have, not to feed them to other fish. We were at the counter and the clerk and the person that put the fish in the bags didnt say anything about you have to be 18 years or older to buy feeder fish. But then the manager took them away from us saying you have to be 18 years of age or older to buy them.

So, do you really have to be 18,
or did that manager just not trust us?

2007-12-21 08:33:24 · 14 answers · asked by Jer 1

hey you peoples that have more details on breeding betta help me. i dont know why my betta wont make it bubble it did last time when i put in the red female but they did not go to well so i swich them and put in a blue female and now he wont make a new bubble nest man this is making every thing that i did harder for me to breed my bettas... can any one help me or give ideas so i can keep breeding my betta. puls this is my second time and i dont want it to be my last time. so pleas help me out here okay well thnx if you can...

2007-12-21 06:46:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

the petshop owner said she was pregnant, but on the web i have read that there gravid spots should be black. but mine looks like it has little eggs that are yellow near her anal fin. she looks very fat.

2007-12-21 06:17:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I thought i was a good pet parent but beginning to question myself.
A week ago we bought 6 beautiful neon tetras from a dodgy tank (with dead fish--i know)
3 died on Monday but the others seemed fine. The water showed v low readings of am. and nitrite, only nitrate was a tiny bit high. To make sure the remaining three weren't lonely my housemate went to buy 6 more (and two male guppies) today, but he came back with 6 cardinal tetras and three of them have only one eye. Worst, while he was gone, two of the other tetras died and the third has white spots on head and tail. (NTD? Ick?)
argh. So a) do i have to euthanise the last NT? b) are the one eyed cardinal tetras actually ok? Is it a disease or a GM problem? c) when is it safe to release them in the tank? I heard that all fish can catch NTD.
BTW the male guppies are already fighting for space in the bag and the shop is closed and we don't have a quarantine tank.
(when i was a kid keeping fish really seemed easy)

2007-12-21 06:08:27 · 8 answers · asked by at_mich 2

2007-12-21 00:08:06 · 2 answers · asked by Lavinia 1

Ok so i want to get two adult male axolotls and i have a few questions about them...........

Is it ok to keep to male adults together?
How big should the tank be?
What is the best food to give them?
What should i call them im ganna get a black and white one if i can names suggestions would be nice

2007-12-20 17:51:10 · 6 answers · asked by katsh291 1

I am trying to transfer new fish from bag to my fish tank how do I go about adjusting fish to ph of tank - because ph in bag is different from tank - I need to

2007-12-20 17:43:10 · 4 answers · asked by kyle c 2

I have a pond in my back yard (one of those lagoon type from garden store) where my goldfish (11) are kept during the spring and summer months... I was wondering if they will breed and have babies without any help from me, or if I should do anything to the pond to encourage breeding etc. Also when are goldfish full grown... or do they keep growing for life?

2007-12-20 17:35:56 · 7 answers · asked by Fancie 4

i have a catfish that i have had for just over 4 months now and he was swimming around with my other fish just fine about a half hour ago and now something is wronge with him... he is running into everything in my tank even the other fish and laying belly up at the top of my tank for a min at a time and then all the sudden darting off. all the levels in my tank are fine i just checked them and i havent had any other sick fish or fish die for about a month... i dont know what is going on but i really need all the help i can get to make him better anything you can think of would be a great help thank you so much
jess

2007-12-20 17:22:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Burrfish at the school I help out with and I got a call today and was told he has ick. But I've never dealt with a saltwater fish with ick. What should I do, he's in with 2 seahorse and a pipfish.

2007-12-20 16:27:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I cycle and or do a partial water change, can I add tap water directly to the tank and then dechlorinate the water for the amount I put in? Would the chlorine/chlorimides harm the bacteria and or fish to the point where my tank gets messed up? or is it okay?

2007-12-20 15:47:49 · 7 answers · asked by conebone69 2

I have had a violet goby (in freshwater) for over a year now. I'm worried that if I try to convert the tank to brackish water, I might do it too quickly and kill everything in the tank. I also don't know if my guppies (normal, not fancy) can live in brackish. I've been all over the internet looking for answers but there are so many sites that contradict one another. And besides all that, I have a silver dollar and he could use more room. (The violet goby's tank is bigger.) I'd love to hear from anyone who has kept violet gobies in freshwater successfully or has had problems because of freshwater conditions. Thanks.

2007-12-20 15:16:03 · 2 answers · asked by Christopher B 1

Hi all, I have a 55 gallon freshwater aquarium and I'm using play sand as my substrate. I've had it for a few months now and I keep seeing black patches of sand turning up in the lower layers of the sand bed. I went online and found out that you're supposed to churn the sand every 8 - 16 weeks. But I've been having to churn my sand at least once a week because the black patches keep reappearing. I try not to overfeed my fish but when I do I always make sure to scoop out any uneaten food. I do water changes every couple of days. Any ideas on how I can keep my sand from turning black so quickly? Or what could be causing this? Thanks!

2007-12-20 14:43:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

3 Khuli loaches, 4 neon tetras, 1 male betta (suprisily not aggresive), and 1 platy

The fighter has allready been in with neons in his old tank so he is not agresive

2007-12-20 13:27:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know a glow fish is a type of zebra fish. So is a Zebrafish and Dinano the same too?

Are glow fish and my 3 female bleeding heart tetras compatible together in a 10g? I am planning on getting most likely one more bleeding heart.

If I do get glowfish should I get the 4 since I wll have 4 tetras or does it not matter if the number in the schools the same?

2007-12-20 12:53:06 · 5 answers · asked by Amanda 1

Why do you need a 20 gallon tank for a state fair goldfish?

2007-12-20 12:50:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't know much about snails but I wanted to know if a Green Terror would tolerate one and if having one would even be worth while.

My set up is 30 gallons, my Green Terror is the only occupant and he is rather young being about 3.5 inches. I have no plans to add another fish, this is purely about a snail(s).

This is incredibly broad btw, so if you have specific snails to recommend then please do so. Thanks in advance.

2007-12-20 12:48:38 · 1 answers · asked by Rob 3

Is it possible to compleatly change the gravel in my fish tank? If so how would it be done?

2007-12-20 11:51:39 · 7 answers · asked by andrew k 1

right now i am thinking about getting 5 guppies, 2 female bettas, 4 platies, and 2 sword tails. i checked and they are all green on the compabality chart from petco.com

that is 13 fish. i will be getting fake plants and hiding places in the tank also

thank you to every one who contributes

2007-12-20 11:34:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous