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| My betta has SBD and is floating on his side :( | 11/20/2009 | Lauren |
Q: Here are the basics: *1 gallon tank (yes, I know they're better in 2.5gal!) *mini heater that is ...
A: do you have a filter?? SWIM BLADDER DISEASE Symptoms: Erratic Swimming Position Loss of ...
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| breeding swordtails | 11/20/2009 | Lauren |
Q: I have a pair of swordtails in a 10 gal tank that recently began breeding regularly. I am not doing ...
A: how old are they? usually they look female and then as they get older they look male, and then you ...
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| Spots on my goldfish | 11/19/2009 | Lauren |
Q: We have a 10 gallon freshwater aquarium for about 4 weeks now. There are 2 1-1.5" bottom feeding ...
A: ahhh i know what it is!! goldfish are born black, then they usually go orange (i breed them)and the ...
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| Spots on my goldfish | 11/19/2009 | Lauren |
Q: We have a 10 gallon freshwater aquarium for about 4 weeks now. There are 2 1-1.5" bottom feeding ...
A: 10 gallons will be too small when the goldies get bigger, but for now they should be ok... never ...
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| Dead Fish | 11/19/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I've been very busy lately and haven't taken my dead fish out of my tank. They have been there for ...
A: They shouldn't make you sick unless you eat them. Use a net and you should be fine. Wash the net ...
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| gold fish | 11/19/2009 | Lauren |
Q: all of my old gold fidh died in a same manner that they get at the bootom of the tank swim very ...
A: i would say you could keep 10 small ones in there, but it will be too small when the get fully grown ...
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| Aging | 11/19/2009 | Lauren |
Q: I have a questions about Beta fish. I have had a tank for quite some time now and I think I should ...
A: on average they last about 3 years, not a very long life, but i know that they can live longer is ...
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| sick clown loach | 11/19/2009 | Lauren |
Q: I have a sick clown loach, had him for about 2 years and he is about 12cm long. He does not want to ...
A: if you treat fish wrongly it can also make them ill so i wouldnt treat them anymore until you know ...
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| green terrors | 11/19/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Hey my name is terry I have a 80g and I have 3 green terrors and a jack dempsey and a red tail cat ...
A: That is hard to say. There are various medications that attempt to treat intestinal infections. And ...
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| breeding jewel cichlids | 11/18/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I am lucky enough to have a pair of blood jewel cichlids, they have spawned and laid eggs 3 times ...
A: Sometimes it just takes a few tries for a pair to get the timing right. The fact that the eggs were ...
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| Livebearers, which tank? | 11/18/2009 | Lauren |
Q: I currently have a 60 litre tank housing 15 Guppies and a 110 litre tank housing 6 platies and 3 ...
A: sorry i wasnt very clear basically in total you have 39 fish correct??? in the 110 litre put - 20 ...
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| Worried | 11/18/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Right i have 8 baby parrot fish 3 larger parrots a baby red devil and a pleco but the pleco is fine. ...
A: White spot is also called "ick". It is a tough customer, but it can be treated. Be sure to continue ...
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| Livebearers, which tank? | 11/18/2009 | Lauren |
Q: I currently have a 60 litre tank housing 15 Guppies and a 110 litre tank housing 6 platies and 3 ...
A: if you dont mind mixing the species then i have an idea.. also are all your guppies males?? always ...
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| sick fish | 11/18/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: hey there how r u i have a 3 year old red devil and he swimmin side ways and when he swims his head ...
A: That is hard for me to say, other than to ask if you have been doing regular weekly partial water ...
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| Convict Babies | 11/18/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have a 60 Gal with 1 auratus, 1 jack Dempsey, 1 firemouth, 1 pleco and 2 convicts. My convicts ...
A: The kids are probably just a few days old. The parents as you have noticed will fiercely protect ...
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| Oscar wounds | 11/18/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I noticed that recently our pet Oscar (about 6 in long) keeps getting fresh scratches and wounds, I ...
A: Biggest doesn't always mean that another fish is fighting with him. I would keep an eye on the ...
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| My Betta is acting strange | 11/18/2009 | Lauren |
Q: My Betta has been acting strange for a while now. He first started by sitting on the bottom and now ...
A: how long have you had your betta? they live very short lives so he may be suffering through old age ...
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| green terror lying on the bottom | 11/17/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: she always comes to the tank to great me but yesterday she started acting alittle weird and now she ...
A: Are you doing regular weekly partial water changes? The fact that the water "checked" out fine ...
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| Velvet | 11/17/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I have a 65 gallon hex tank with African Cichlids. I believe they have contracted Velvet. Once I ...
A: Velvet is mostly caused by poor water quality. Check your water for ammonia, nitrites, and ...
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| Velvet | 11/17/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have a 65 gallon hex tank with African Cichlids. I believe they have contracted Velvet. Once I ...
A: Hmm.. velvet is very rare with cichlids (it is much more likely on livebearers and killifishes) and ...
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| Convict + fire mouth | 11/17/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I just got a Fire mouth Cichlid and put him in with my Convict Cichlids (4). I read on a web site ...
A: Yes, when fish get stressed it brings disease. Convicts have been known to pair off with other ...
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| Blue gourami | 11/17/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have had this gourami for almost 3 years now. He is in a 30 gallon tank with a red blood parrot ...
A: Hmmm... there could be a number of reasons, one of which is that he is getting old. The other most ...
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| Convict + fire mouth | 11/17/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I just got a Fire mouth Cichlid and put him in with my Convict Cichlids (4). I read on a web site ...
A: Convicts can be wicked, especially if they pair up. Maybe it would be best for you to take the ...
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| oscar/peas | 11/17/2009 | Lynda |
Q: looked like rice grains. I was excited because he was passing the waste. but he still has that bend ...
A: Never do that!! That would kill him. He is very constipated. When waste is white it is because he ...
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| blacklight | 11/17/2009 | Lauren |
Q: i have set up an aquarium with plants and glofish. i would like to add a black light in addition to ...
A: ooooooooo ok, yeah i use one of them and algea still grows but just at a slower rate, which makes it ...
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| Fish with red spot/anchor worms | 11/16/2009 | Lauren |
Q: Wish it was that easy, but only has the one spot, rest of body appears fine, and can't see any of ...
A: yeah anchor worms only make one hole..but if you google pics of what anchor worms cause im not sure ...
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| Worried | 11/16/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Right i have 8 baby parrot fish 3 larger parrots a baby red devil and a pleco but the pleco is fine. ...
A: I strongly suggest you start doing some regular weekly water changes if you haven't already. You ...
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| Cloudy fish tank | 11/16/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I've had a 50 gallon fish tank for about 6 years now. Over the last two months I had 5 fish die and ...
A: If your tap water is hard, and you have sea shells in your tank, then your water should be alkaline. ...
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| Angel Fish and a Black Ghost Knife | 11/16/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I am thinking about getting two baby angel fish and a ghost knife, about 1 inch long. Do you think ...
A: The key to success here would be to have lots of plants and/or wood in the tank to break up the ...
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| temp. changes when changing water | 11/16/2009 | Lynda |
Q: gee, new questions from me to you always seem to be arising in me :) I notice that when I move my ...
A: Try to change her water as quickly as possible so that there is no drop in temperature. If this is ...
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| red oscar behavior | 11/16/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: iv had my red oscar for just over a year now, im used to his behavior and characteristics but he ...
A: Have you been doing lots of regular weekly water changes? The kind of behavior you are seeing is ...
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| Neon tetras and Siamese fighting | 11/16/2009 | Lynda |
Q: i"am just starting up my first fish tank and was wondering if i put a Siamese fighting fish in with ...
A: They usually get along, but there is no guarantee. Put the neons in first, and wait a few days, ...
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| Mollie with red spot | 11/16/2009 | Lauren |
Q: My 20 gal. tank was established well over a year ago and I have yet to suffer from any fish ...
A: i really dont know what it could be.. fish still have unknown depths, who knew!! it could be ANCHOR ...
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| my betta | 11/16/2009 | Lauren |
Q: i think he's getting sick and i've tried the aquarium salt for about a week now and that doesnt seem ...
A: no problem...and yeah the reason i asked his age was because ive seen it where a betta breeder had ...
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| Cloudy fish tank | 11/15/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I've had a 50 gallon fish tank for about 6 years now. Over the last two months I had 5 fish die and ...
A: This could be the reason why your water is cloudy, but you must find what is making your water ...
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| 55 Gallon | 11/15/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have a 55 gallon planted tank along with another 55 gallon with jack dempseys. I am selling the ...
A: I would think carefully before doing this. First of all, even a partially full 55 still weighs quite ...
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| my betta | 11/15/2009 | Lauren |
Q: i think he's getting sick and i've tried the aquarium salt for about a week now and that doesnt seem ...
A: try this website http://www.fishdeals.com/fish_diseases/stressdisease.shtml i looked and found a few ...
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| Build at home stands vs already built stands | 11/15/2009 | Lynda |
Q: I've been looking at stands for my 55 gallon tank, and so far I've come down to two options: there ...
A: I would think that the main reason the prebuilt stands are more expensive is because they are ready ...
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| Build at home stands vs already built stands | 11/15/2009 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I've been looking at stands for my 55 gallon tank, and so far I've come down to two options: there ...
A: If someone else puts it together, you are going to pay for the labor of doing that, so that is one ...
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| sick oscar | 11/15/2009 | Lauren |
Q: I have a very sick 7yr+ oscar, for the past 5 days he has not eaten but has not lost colour and ...
A: SWIM BLADDER DISEASE Symptoms: Erratic Swimming Position Loss of equilibrium Fish will be unable ...
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