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| Male Siamese fighting fish | 11/9/2009 | Lynda |
Q: My male Siamese fighting fish started to make a lot of bubbles/foam at the top of his tank I cleaned ...
A: Remove the female, he will kill her...this is not the way to breed of keep bettsa. Sorry you did ...
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| betta fish sick | 11/8/2009 | Lauren |
Q: our betta fish has been bloated for about 2 months now. He got worse last month where his eating ...
A: a male betta's average life span is 3 years..you've had him for 2years and bearing in mind there ...
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| Cichlid disease? | 11/8/2009 | Lynda |
Q: My African Cichlid tank is having fish die off. I have had ~1 fish die per week for the last month. ...
A: It is hard for me to tell. The only thing that comes to mind is oxygen. Are they having enough ...
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| heaters | 11/8/2009 | Lynda |
Q: Can you tell me which brand and wattage heaters you use for your unfiltered 5 gallon tanks? I keep ...
A: I use Aqua Clear submersible heaters in all my tanks, and have had no problem with them. You can ...
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| Ich | 11/8/2009 | Tom Lee |
Q: I have 2 small Ryukin Goldfish in a 30 gallon tank with a penguin 350 filter and a 5 inch air stone. ...
A: When Ich is visible to the naked eye it is called a trophont. It burrows it way under the protective ...
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| Betta tail problems | 11/8/2009 | Lynda |
Q: my male betta has been biting/eating his own tail! I noticed this today when i went to change his ...
A: Bettas usually bite their tail if they are stressed. He should have a silk plant that you can buy ...
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| stocking and getting along?? | 11/8/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I was wondering if you could tell me if these fish will get along well in a tank together. Ive been ...
A: I would not consider putting a paradise fish in with the fish your mentioned. The paradise is much ...
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| Dont Know What I Am Missing???Please Help | 11/8/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I Got A Tank Size(ft)front.I Got It Three Days Back And I Have Installed A Heater and Water ...
A: First, you must let your tank cycle with no fish in it. To do this you buy a used sponge that fits ...
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| Baby Angels | 11/8/2009 | Lauren |
Q: I recently noticed hatched baby angel fish in my tank. I quickly transfered mom and dad to a temp. ...
A: It is normal for the parents to eat the eggs from their first spawning, and if this happens the ...
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| cloudy water dying fish | 11/7/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have a 60 gallon tank, contains 2 blood fins, 2 blueberries, had 3 angels all have recently died, ...
A: For most of my tanks I use sponge filters. They are cheap, simple and never need to be replaced. I ...
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| fishes | 11/7/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: how can you tell if a fish is a boy or a girl?
A: Telling a boy from a girl fish depends entirely on which species you are looking at. In some ...
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| yellow cichlid | 11/7/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I have a 30 gallon tank that was been set up for about three mounts now. I used to have two gold ...
A: Ho Aaron, Black month may be that he is picking up the gravel, make sure, if this is the case, that ...
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| My fish is going to explode! | 11/7/2009 | Tom Lee |
Q: I have an albino plecostomus fish thats roughly 7 years old. He's about 3 inches long and I keep him ...
A: I doubt that your Plec has eaten the missing fish. Plecs are, of course, omnivourous but they don't ...
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| Breeding Bettas | 11/7/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I want to try breeding bettas but this is my very first time. Is there an easy way of breeding and ...
A: Breeding bettas is not easy. You must have at least a five gallon tank ready for them. You put the ...
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| chasing fish | 11/7/2009 | Tom Lee |
Q: the biggerst gold fish keeps chasing relentlessly after one fish .i would think its a male after ...
A: It's unlikely that it's a male chasing a female. Goldfish are suprisingly difficult to breed. ...
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| black moor | 11/7/2009 | Tom Lee |
Q: I have had a black moor for about 6month now I put a paradise fish in my tank on friday, and I have ...
A: Paradise fish, particularly males, tend to be extremely territoral. I'd put money on the fact he's ...
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| the building I live in | 11/7/2009 | Lynda |
Q: thought I'd note to you that the apt. building I live in is HUGE and it has plumbing issues and ...
A: Since your tap water showed ammonia, this is why she is getting sick. The best cure for fin, and ...
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| betta | 11/7/2009 | Lauren |
Q: I just had a betta a few days ago and he is in a 2.5 gallon tank he seems quite sad because whenever ...
A: it would make him happier if you had a plant for him yeah.. do you have a filter and a heater? the ...
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| water tests | 11/6/2009 | Lynda |
Q: well, I went out and spent a small fortune on a better heater, ammonia testers, they still didn't ...
A: We still have another problem. When changing to bottled water, we must make sure that it is pure ...
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| water and minerals | 11/6/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I normally would use reverse osmosis water for my pet betta. Recently I have read from a few ...
A: Bettas are not that fussy about water. I use tap water and they spawn for me, in fact, I had a pair ...
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| My fish cannot see!!! | 11/6/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: My fish, Troy, just had a bad case of fin rot and is recovering (we still are giving him Rid Fungus ...
A: Hmm... why do you think that he cannot see his food? He simply might not want to eat it. Have you ...
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| Betta biting his fins | 11/6/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I have asked you questions before (10/16 betta fish sick) and I liked your thorough answers. Our ...
A: If his fins are badly damaged, then it would be best to use an antibiotic. 7.6 is a little high for ...
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| the building I live in | 11/6/2009 | Lynda |
Q: thought I'd note to you that the apt. building I live in is HUGE and it has plumbing issues and ...
A: The problem is your tap water. Ask your Pet Store Manager if they are having problems with their ...
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| Amonia! | 11/6/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I just had the worse nightmare, well not the worse, she's ok...I just did the whole 100% water ...
A: As I mentioned to you in a previous letter, I would not drink the water from your tap. The pipes in ...
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| Sick Betta :( | 11/6/2009 | Tom Lee |
Q: I have had my male beta since August. He has always been pretty lively, he'd swim around his small ...
A: Siamese Fighters originate from the rice paddy fields in Asia. In their natural habitat they ...
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| Betta fish | 11/6/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I have had my betta fish for about half a year. This past month, he has been sick, laying on the ...
A: Too much medication is not helping him. Feeding him peas for a long time is also not good for him. ...
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| Molly fry/pregnant | 11/6/2009 | Lauren |
Q: about three weeks ago during morning feeding one of my female mollies had a baby. She only had one ...
A: i feed my peas raw..but i think you can cook them, the important thing is you take their shells off ...
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| Two Questions | 11/6/2009 | Lauren |
Q: 1) I just added three guppies in wih my guppy i used to cycle my new 6 gallon tank. My "cycle guppy" ...
A: 1) he may have an illness..i dont think its shyness..it also may be your water quality..as he was ...
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| how does it take the male to finsh making his nest,and be ready and breed? | 11/5/2009 | Lynda |
Q: how does it take the male to finsh making his nest,and be ready and breed?.my female is ready but ...
A: Yes a 10 gallon is good, but do not leave them without supervision. You know when they are ...
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| please help, my fish are dying | 11/5/2009 | Tom Lee |
Q: please help. ive noticed today that all 4 of my fish are staying at the bottom of the tank, floating ...
A: I'm assuming that these are Goldfish that you are talking about. To be more precise probably Fancy ...
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| Mollie fry feeding, etc. | 11/5/2009 | Lauren |
Q: One of my mollies had babies 3 days ago. I noticed them when I went to feed the tank in the ...
A: they need to stay in the net until they are as big as the biggest mouth within the tank, otherwise ...
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| sick betta | 11/5/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I really need your help. I am at my wit's end with my sick betta, Kublai. I have had him since July ...
A: When heating water for bettas, you must do this very slowly, bringing his temperature up one degree ...
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| Bala Sharks | 11/5/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have lost a Bala shark the last two times I did my monthly 25% water change. The tank is ...
A: If your water has chlorine in it, then letting it sit 24 hours before using it does the trick. That ...
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| Angelfish | 11/5/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have a juwel 26 gallon tank with 2 breeding angels, who are now laying thier 6th batch of eggs,and ...
A: Unfortunately this is a common problem with aquarium strains of angelfish. Sadly because of the way ...
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| Betta biting his fins | 11/5/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I have asked you questions before (10/16 betta fish sick) and I liked your thorough answers. Our ...
A: (Thank you) We really do not know the reason why some Bettas bite their tails. I tend to think that ...
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| help please?? | 11/5/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Can you tell me what order i should be setting up my filter? I have a top filter setup with ...
A: The exact ordering is not critical, however, it will work better if you put the wool where it will ...
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| Help with gold fish pregnat | 11/4/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: How do i know my fish is pregnant it a gold fish and it stay at the lower bit in the tank and it ...
A: Goldfish do not get pregnant as such; they are egg layers. A female may get larger before she gets ...
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| jack dempsey and green terror | 11/4/2009 | Lynda |
Q: i have a green terror and a dempsey in a 55gal. one of them will swim up to the other and stand side ...
A: I'm sorry to read that you can no longer keep your 55 gallon tank. Make sure that your 29 gallon ...
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| How can I help my floating goldfish? | 11/4/2009 | Lauren |
Q: I currently have three goldfish. I am uncertain as to exactly which type they are, but I think they ...
A: yeah i think your fungal treatment should treat that, but if you getchance, stop by at a petstore ...
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| How can I help my floating goldfish? | 11/4/2009 | Lauren |
Q: I currently have three goldfish. I am uncertain as to exactly which type they are, but I think they ...
A: sorry..if the fins have white fuzzy stuff then it may indeed be a fungal infection...i would do a ...
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