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| Red Cap Oranda | 5/10/2008 | Tom Lee |
Q: Last week I bought a Black Moor and a Red Cap Oranda fish. I had been looking after them well and ...
A: When a tank is first set-up it goes through a period where it becomes extremely toxic to fish. Hardy ...
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| training my baby oscars | 5/10/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: i have jus got a tank and stand all set up and ready to house two oscars. i am in the process of ...
A: For a pair of oscars, you should be looking at about 75 gallons or so to keep them happy. Of course, ...
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| Flowerhorn does not eat anything | 5/10/2008 | Tom Lee |
Q: I have a flower horn fish which is not having food for past one week and it is discharging whitish ...
A: Loss of appetite and loss of colour leads me to believe that your fish is suffering from Fish ...
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| Why do fish bite other fish tails | 5/10/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I hve a sea angle and a gold fish in a tank. The sea angle always bite the gold fish tails? Even the ...
A: Sorry but I don't know what a sea angle is. Do you mean an angel fish? Fish are often ...
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| Black bruise on yellow cichlids | 5/10/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: My Yellow cichlid has a blackish bruise under its mouth. Is this a growth of some kind, or is she ...
A: If she were holding eggs, the lower jaw would clearly be distended and you might even see the ...
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| gold fish | 5/10/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: I have a pond in my back yard, full of gold fish, and one of our fish looks as if it had been shoved ...
A: Have you noticed your fish rubbing itself against the decor or on rocks/gravel? Normally when fish ...
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| BETTA FISH | 5/10/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: My fish has tail rot - fins seem to be ok. The edges of the tail is black and did not seem too bad ...
A: First off, change out his water straight away, and stick to using just the betta remedy until he ...
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| frogs and crabs? | 5/9/2008 | Tom Lee |
Q: I have a 10 gallon heated tank with about 1 tablespoon of salt added. In which are two small ...
A: I'm sceptical of this. Frogs have a tendency to be lethargic and lazy. They tend to stick to the ...
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| sucker fish / algae | 5/9/2008 | Tom Lee |
Q: I have several feeder fish in a 20 gallon tank. I think I've fed them too much and there are a lot ...
A: The tank is taking on a slimy appearance due to algae. Try limiting the amount of time the light is ...
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| my oscar | 5/9/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: He has been acting very strange lately. He moved all his rocks to one side and seems to have a ...
A: Oscars (like many cichlids) often change color as they mature. He/she is nesting because he/she ...
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| my oscar | 5/9/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: He has been acting very strange lately. He moved all his rocks to one side and seems to have a ...
A: When an oscar moves all the rocks, that is not a bad sign, that is a good sign. He or she is making ...
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| Zebra Danios | 5/9/2008 | Tom Lee |
Q: I have recently purchase zebra danios. They are quite happy, and I think I have a breeding pair. The ...
A: Zebra Danios eggs look like tiny blobs of see-through jelly. However, Danios are notorious ...
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| Zebra Danios | 5/9/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: I have recently purchase zebra danios. They are quite happy, and I think I have a breeding pair. The ...
A: Erika, Zebras are egg scatters, so marble or marble chips would be a good idea. A long, thin tank ...
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| Flower Horn and Ram Cichlid | 5/8/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have been raising a Red and White Flower Horn, I bought it when it was only 1.5-2inches and now ...
A: The flowerhorn is not an African cichlid. It is a manmade variety of a fish from Central America, ...
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| my tiger barb is extreamly fat all at once | 5/8/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: i have isolated what i think is a pregnant tiger barb in a breeding net. i noticed she was ...
A: You are probably right, most if not all will get eaten; that is why fish like barbs lay so many eggs ...
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| Please help my goldfish | 5/8/2008 | Tom Lee |
Q: I bought 2 goldfish, 1 died about a month later, I waited a couple of weeks and then bought another. ...
A: The lump on your Goldfish's head was Lymphocystis - sometimes fish die from it, others make quick, ...
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| Gold Fish | 5/8/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: He hasn't closed in 2 weeks and I do not think is able to eat. I looked in his mouth and did not ...
A: Becky, Is there possibly something lodged in his mouth/throat, such as a piece of flake/pellet that ...
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| my tiger barb is extreamly fat all at once | 5/8/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: i have isolated what i think is a pregnant tiger barb in a breeding net. i noticed she was ...
A: Tiger barbs are indeed egg layers and I strongly suspect that putting her in a net will cause her ...
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| Algee in tanks | 5/8/2008 | Tom Lee |
Q: I have a tank with Molly's and Guppys I am loosing the Mollys they just disappear, there are there ...
A: There's a far more natural remedy to this than the one you were sold in your local fish store. All ...
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| breeding betas | 5/8/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Recently i have become a beta breeder and i discovered there only needs to be 5 inches of water in ...
A: Sorry Lee but I am not quite sure what you mean by "it has been 5 days since I have had them". Do ...
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| fish not swimmin'?? | 5/7/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: i have had a fresh water tank, 10 galo for over 6 months with one fish. a gold fish. I bought 5 ...
A: What actually keeps a fish tank healthy are the bacteria that grow on the surfaces of the tank and ...
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| male guppy | 5/7/2008 | Tom Lee |
Q: I have 4 male guppies and 4 females. One of the males which isn't as fancy as the others (it is just ...
A: This could possibly be the onset of Hexamita. However, without actually examining the fish I'm ...
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| sick betta?or getting old? | 5/7/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I asked Amber Worman this question but she was not able to answer. I hope you can help me... My ...
A: You've given me a very thorough picture of the situation which is very helpful, unfortunately, I ...
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| Betta Fish Eye Problem | 5/7/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: He dropped suddenly in the change bowl and definitely my fault as I was too high for the pour. ...
A: It sounds like he has a little physical damage to the outside of the eye. Fortunately, fish eyes are ...
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| cory cat | 5/7/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: My albino Cory cat has a eating problem and his fins are way shorter than normal. It's not fin rot ...
A: As with any animal, a fish can be "born" with birth defects or develop defects as it grows. Extra ...
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| BETTA FISH | 5/7/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: I have a few questions about betta fish. I've been hearing a lot of things from a lot of people. ...
A: That is a great question, and I've heard it a lot, actually. There are thousands of misconceptions ...
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| Oscar | 5/7/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have an Oscar who is about 4 yrs. old. He is the only occupant in a 65 gal. tank that has been up ...
A: You should normally be changing about 25% of his water once a week, every week. You have been doing ...
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| Bowl Fungud | 5/7/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: and still is from what I can see. My problem is, there is some sort of bright green fungus growing ...
A: That is actually a kind of algae. Algae is not just green, but can actually be blue, brown, and a ...
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| White Eggs | 5/7/2008 | tina quiao |
Q: Hye Tina I was wondering, if your angelfish layed eggs on the filter, is it okay to move it to a ...
A: Belinda, I am sorry your eggs didn't ...
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| Fish food | 5/7/2008 | Amber Worman |
Q: I got a fantail goldfish but i dont know what it eats. will regular goldfish food do?
A: Yes, regular goldfish food will be just fine for your fantail. A fantail is just a different type of ...
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| training my baby oscars | 5/6/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: i have jus got a tank and stand all set up and ready to house two oscars. i am in the process of ...
A: They are a bit like people: it is hard to get them to their veggies if you give them lots of candy. ...
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| PH for Tropheus | 5/6/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Ron, I currently have a Rio 180 fish tank with just a variety of Tropheus. I have run at a PH of ...
A: First, take out the bogwood, that will make your water more acidic. Getting the coral sand was a ...
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| red betta fish | 5/6/2008 | Alex Kline |
Q: there are a lot of bubbles at the top of the water in a cluster, it looks like roe i have only one ...
A: Its his next actually! Hes ready to mate so he decided to make a bubble nest for the eggs when he ...
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| Breeding Goodieds | 5/6/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Although my question is non-cichlid-related, I am still hopeful you can help me. I am desperately ...
A: Unfortunately I do not know anything about Goodeids. There is a guy up in Portland, Eric Rasmussen, ...
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| Mouth rot problem | 5/6/2008 | Tom Lee |
Q: I have become aware that one of my goldfish has mouth rot. I am ok with what to do now to try & stop ...
A: The bacteria that causes mouth rot is closely linked to Aeromonas Hydrophilia which makes it ...
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| low ph in my tap water | 5/6/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have well water, very low ph, which causes problems in my tanks, I have a 45 gallon with 6 ...
A: 6.8 is not low pH. 5.0 is low pH. 6.8 is almost exactly neutral. What kind of cichlids do you ...
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| Comet Goldfish and African Dwarf Frog | 5/6/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: I have an African Dwarf Frog living by itself in an 8" x 5.5" x 4.5" tank with still water. I want ...
A: You would be better off putting a few neon tetras in with your frog. They are more compatible (being ...
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| my female betta | 5/6/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: my female betta is picking the eggs off the ground why is she doing this.
A: Hmm.... Are you saying that she laid some eggs on the ground and is now picking them up? Normally ...
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| Science Experiment | 5/6/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: Im in 11th grade and me and my partner have science project dealing with fish. In this case we have ...
A: Kayla, Honestly, I am a huge animal and fish lover, and do not approve of experimentation on any ...
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| sick gold fish. | 5/5/2008 | Alex Kline |
Q: Alex, I've had my goldfish for about 7 years. I recently did a partial water change (about 1/3) ...
A: this is a difficult question to answer as I'm not there myself to see. It may be an internal ...
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