Fish - December 2007

Their tail is closed up like a pintail...they cant swim properly its like their tails are paralised...is that a disease? what can i do to help them?
thanks

2007-12-05 02:31:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I noticed a while ago that one of my mollies was pregnant, but assumed that the babies would probably all get eaten. However I now have about 8 fry that are a little big now to get eaten. I only have a 10 gallon tank and it already has 4 full sized mollies in it, what can I do? Can they stay in the 10 gallon tank for a while longer? I can't afford a whole new tropical set-up! Also will the fry be OK while I'm on holiday? I was going to put one of those holiday bricks in the tank will that be OK for them?

Thanks!

2007-12-05 02:14:27 · 8 answers · asked by tazinijif 2

fish compatability

2007-12-05 01:43:58 · 4 answers · asked by Darius 1

2007-12-05 01:26:19 · 4 answers · asked by amhess66 1

In a tank I used to have a bunch of tiny living organisms popped up out of nowhere. One of them looked like strands of dust, the other looked like dots, and the last looked like powder. Apparently they cleaned the tank. What are they?

2007-12-04 19:01:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi, i was wondering why some frogs '' give birth'' out of thier backs, its weird.

2007-12-04 17:48:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i want to get a siamese fighting fish but want to know if i can stick it in with all my other fish (angel guppies danios tetras so on) i know they are very aggressive with other malesbut will they eat my other fish? or should i just stick it in another tank? And do i need a liscence to own a sff in australia?

2007-12-04 16:30:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it okay to feed them houseflies, spiders, ants, moths....pretty much any unfortunate bug that i happen to find in my home?

2007-12-04 16:14:28 · 8 answers · asked by Alyssa 3

i want to make a refugium and if anyone has any tips on how to do this it would be great
thanks

2007-12-04 15:17:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

well when the shrimp eats off the butterfly the shrimp would pull off the skin and it looks like it is hurting the butterfly

2007-12-04 15:15:00 · 2 answers · asked by bigkiller_228 1

I have a 20 gallon saltwater tank - Set upfor about 5 months now. Cycled perfectly with Damsels and live rock. I replaced the damsels with a pair of tomato clowns. I use 2 Whisper 30 power filters and I have the CPR60 Protein skimmer. The water conditions seem relatively fine with a slight increase in nitrates and ammonia (thinking I may be still cycling). I have 10 lb's live rock and in addition to the clowns, I have a black sea urchin and a recently added sea anemone.

My Question is: The sea anemone is fed brine,krill mix and started out looking great for 6 days now. Today it looks retracted and no longer translucent brownish but rather a slightly shriveled greenish.

My lighting is only 2 15W flourescent. I suspect this is the issue but I would rather not go with an expensive and HOT metal halide (space and toddler concerns). WOULD A SIMPLE POWER COMPACT FLOURESCENT UPGRADE BE ENOUGH? Can you recomend the best option The tank is only 20" deep (24" long)? THANKS

2007-12-04 14:44:09 · 1 answers · asked by ME 2

I just bought a 55 gallon tank and would like to swith from freshwater to saltwater. I have the regular filter, lights, bubble curtain, and heater, but I am wanting to know if those are the right things that I would need, and what all else I am needing to get. If at all possible, can someone give me a rough estimate of about how much all those things would cost?

2007-12-04 13:49:46 · 3 answers · asked by deftonehead778 4

I just bought a 55 gallon aquaurium fish tank that came with all the bells and whistles, including lighted hoods. I thought that I remembered reading somewhere that it was good to turn the lights in the tank at night so that it can simulate light. Does it really matter if I do this, or is it a good idea?

2007-12-04 13:47:28 · 6 answers · asked by deftonehead778 4

I person at the local fish store said that a 20 watt bulb in a 29 gallon tank would be enough light to keep most soft corals and many anenomes. is this true? he also said that any higher of wattage and the algae would get out of control. (i have a slight algae problem now but just added 20 snails)
~THANKS~

2007-12-04 13:45:43 · 4 answers · asked by ryannewman83 2

i am transfering my fishes to a new tank

2007-12-04 13:03:08 · 5 answers · asked by weeman 1

he's not putting bubbles at the top so i know he's not showing sign of mating...maybe he's just happy? but he won't eat...i can't visib;y see anything wrong with him...i not sure what his deal is...he doesn't try and jump out the tank or anything like that...i wanna know what's up.

2007-12-04 12:56:54 · 4 answers · asked by fishie_wishie09 1

2007-12-04 12:54:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

People say the tigers are agressive, but I had some(they died of ick) and they were not at all agressive. So, what?

2007-12-04 12:47:13 · 4 answers · asked by nvr2mnydogs 2

it just kinda stays up at the top of the water and is just moving back infourth in the water?????

2007-12-04 12:46:29 · 6 answers · asked by Kathy . 1

hey, I wana get a 5.5 fish tank

I was woundering if i could put in 1 alage eater, 2 guppies and 2 neon tetras

2007-12-04 12:36:08 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

its so strange!
i have a tank bigger than your averge size one
i have a male betta and an angel fish (looks like a zebra)
had 2 gold fish and 2 other really small fish (neon color)
first the two small fishes end missing
dont ask
then my 2 gold fish dies the same day
today i saw my betta atacking my angel fish
every time they got near each other
my mother sweres she saw it nipping on the angel fishes tail!
i feed them twice a day

2007-12-04 10:24:04 · 10 answers · asked by lorain 2

2007-12-04 10:09:32 · 4 answers · asked by bobbybrown86 1

I have a ton of questions about my new aquarium. If you own one, or can help me, please leave a comment. I really appreciate it.

I have a 2-gallon aquarium that has a betta and a snail in it. Just a day after setting it up it began to get cloudy and I found that it is just the bacteria cycle. Then the cloudiness cleared and I was left with clean looking water. But it smelled horrible. I have owned betta for years and they have never made the water cloudy and they have never made the water stink. I just cleaned the aquarium to start from scratch and I only have the betta in it this time. I thought the snail might be the problem, plus it crapped all over the place and it looked bad too. I read that the smell was the ammonia and that there were things to get rid of it but here are my questions.

Why did the aquarium go into the bacteria cycle?
My betta, before, never made the water cloudy. Why would it now? Is it the snail?
How do I get the trace of the smell out of the aquarium?

2007-12-04 09:40:49 · 3 answers · asked by nohandtyper 6

i have a 20 gallon tank,

how many platy fish can i keep in there

what food can i feed it, i would like a healthy variety

also do i need a heater





i only plan to have PLATY FISH ONLY

2007-12-04 09:24:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am starting a fish/frog aquarium and I have 4 big fish and 2 babies. I also have a 4 (just an estimate) foot long aquarium with no lid and fish food and a filter. What else do I need beside frog food, a lid, plants, rocks, and water? What things and where can I guess them, I need this info within 2 days!

2007-12-04 09:16:23 · 3 answers · asked by ray-ray 2

can someone please tell me what kind of fish this is? I found it online and its soo cute I want to get one, if it exists. Please let me know thanks so much!!

http://bix.yahoo.com/entry/198091?itemIndex=1&memberId=353532&sort=CREATED_DATE

2007-12-04 08:19:21 · 7 answers · asked by fantasygal 2

Silly me - I put my fish in a new aquarium without letting it cycle....sigh....the filter in the aquarium is carbon and floss....if I changed the cartridge to one that is carbon, floss and zeolite, would it help? Would it harm the Fish?

Should I just leave him in there for the time being?

Its a 2 1/2 gallon aquarium...and I have been doing 25% water changes daily. I put him in there 3 days ago. How long do you think it might take for the aquarium to stabilize?

thanks all

2007-12-04 08:04:57 · 4 answers · asked by freshbliss 6

I had a tank of Guppies and they just had 12 babies so I got a 10 Gal aquarium, and bought 2 algae eaters with it. I set up the tank and let the filter run for 24hrs, before adding the fish. All the guppies are still alive but 1 of the suckers died within 4 days and now the other one is swimming around towards the top, it looks like it keeps trying to jump out of the water. Then it will stop swimming and float around for hours, upside down or however. Any ideas on what is wrong?

2007-12-04 08:01:39 · 24 answers · asked by phrozen_wolf 2

Just pigment were the eye should be.

His names is Cod-Eye-Colin.

2007-12-04 07:47:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 10 gallon tank that houses 8 fish, including an algee eater. I need to move it 90 miles away. How do I do this? I have to empty the tank to move it. Where do I put the fish?

2007-12-04 07:33:56 · 6 answers · asked by girliegirl3773 1