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| Male Betta behavior | 7/23/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: I wanted to ask your opinion about male Bettas. I've been told it is awful for them to be able to ...
A: I don't recommend it for several reasons. One being that yes, I do beleive it causes them stress, ...
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| injured coldwater minnow | 7/22/2008 | Nick |
Q: My daughters smallest minnow was missing. We found it stuck inside the Elite Stingray filter - it ...
A: With an injury like that there is little chance of survival, it can happen though. Leave him along, ...
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| my goldfish | 7/22/2008 | Nick |
Q: i was wondering about my goldfish i keep him in a 1 1/2 gallon tank i realize the recomended size of ...
A: No, the goldfish will not live long in there. And the minimum size is 30 gallons. You can get a ...
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| Need Help with my tank | 7/22/2008 | Nick |
Q: My aquarium is about a month old. I cannot tell if it ever cycled. It started well but now I am ...
A: You are right, the ammo lock is probably throwing it off. Yes, you did overstock the tank too soon, ...
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| My waterpnd | 7/22/2008 | Nick |
Q: My question is Do these 2 fish mate? I have 2 fish being forceful with 1 Can they be male or female? ...
A: No, it is impossible for them to mate. Koi are carp. Goldfish are well...goldfish. They have the ...
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| Need Help with my tank | 7/22/2008 | Nick |
Q: My aquarium is about a month old. I cannot tell if it ever cycled. It started well but now I am ...
A: Your test kit must be wrong. There is no way ammonia could be 8ppm with fish still alive. After ...
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| How long? | 7/22/2008 | Nick |
Q: How long is the gestation period for a mickey platy. And could you tell me how far along my fish is? ...
A: Perfect. Now make sure her water stays clean, and provide PLENTY of hiding places. Remember, the ...
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| molly & tetra sick | 7/22/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: My tank Details: Size of the tank=20Gallon All fish in the tank = 1 lyretail molly, 6 neon tetra, 3 ...
A: Your water is very good. I wish I could get others to be as diligent about maintenance as you are. ...
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| betta issue | 7/22/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: hey i wanted to ask you a question which is why is there a red slash on both gills ane bellow it is ...
A: If it looks like his gill plates stick out to the sides and the actual gills are protruding from ...
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| How long? | 7/21/2008 | Nick |
Q: How long is the gestation period for a mickey platy. And could you tell me how far along my fish is? ...
A: They gestation period is between 3-5 weeks. It varies so much between fish, it is impossible to ...
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| blood parrots | 7/21/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I want to buy two blood parrot(Hybrid) from Big Als or PJ. I have a 26 bow tank with no fish in it. ...
A: Parrots grow to be 8 to 10 inches long so two of them need more room than a 26 gallon to establish ...
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| Blood parrot | 7/21/2008 | Nick |
Q: I want to buy two blood parrot(Hybrid) from Big Als. I have a 26 bow tank with no fish in it. Please ...
A: They will not go in your tank. Blood parrots are cichlids, and big ones at that. They can easily ...
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| my betta fish is not eating and it only reaches up for oxygen | 7/20/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: i have my fish in a 1 gallon size bowl under room temp water, he recently started with these ...
A: I have actually answered many questions like this, and each time it takes me about 20 minutes to ...
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| goldfish | 7/20/2008 | Benty |
Q: i have been feeding my goldfish cichlid food for the last week is that going to affect them in any ...
A: Hey Kim, The pellet food won't hurt them. Commercial fish food are formulated very similarly. They ...
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| fishes | 7/19/2008 | Nick |
Q: iam amit.iam intrested in keeping red parrots, oscars and sevrams could you please tell me about ...
A: They can all be kept together. You will need at least a 200 gallon tank. Parameters aren't a big ...
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| Angelfish and Mollies problems | 7/19/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: This is our first experience with an aquarium, and it's already brought my wife to tears... she's a ...
A: Angels aren't as hardy as they used to be. Also, sometimes fish are already sick or have unseen ...
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| black moor | 7/19/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: Our black moor suddenly has a severe bulging eye. One of his eyes is very much bigger than the ...
A: It sounds like he has developed a condition known as "Popeye". There are many different possible ...
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| Fish Food | 7/18/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: I have a Dalmatian Molly Fish and I gave it Tetra Color Tropical Flakes. When I feed the Dalmatian ...
A: I usually recommend Omega One Tropical Flakes, they have the absolute best ingredients. Make sure ...
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| pregnant guppy | 7/18/2008 | Jack |
Q: I have a female guppy who is very pregnant. She gave birth to 2 live fry two weeks ago. However, ...
A: Hey Genoa Your guppy can go two to six weeks between births. Your guppy got pregnant the day she ...
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| Disease of pleco | 7/18/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: my tank has been set up for two years. It's a 55 gallon tank with two filters on it one is a ...
A: He probably injured himself somehow. Unless it's reddish or fuzzy like it's infected, he's probably ...
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| tiger oscar | 7/18/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: my oscar doesn't seem to see properly. it was fine before, & wagged like a dog when it new it was ...
A: How often are you changing water? You should be changing about 25% of the water in the tank once a ...
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| Pearlscale goldfish bladder | 7/18/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I have a small pearlscale goldfish that I rescued from an abandoned apartment where she was kept in ...
A: I think you've probably done everything you can do for her, and a great job I must say. The problem ...
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| Swollen discolored Betta King Fish | 7/17/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: We got a beautiful blue Betta King about 8 months ago and the past month or so I've noticed that he ...
A: There's a lot of things you can do to fix this situation, and a lot of things that you aren't doing ...
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| Sick Beta | 7/17/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: We have a beta in our office whose body has become so very swollen to the point of actually ...
A: Poor guy. Dropsy is actually a symptom of an underlying disease, usually kidney failure. The problem ...
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| fancy tailed fish | 7/17/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: Why has my bright orange fancy tailed goldfish turn almost completely white?
A: It's quite normal for goldfish to change color most of their lives while they grow. Some change ...
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| cleaning up a dirty bowl | 7/17/2008 | Alex Kline |
Q: My son brought a tank with a black moor that's ten yrs old. the water is horrible, brackish if that ...
A: Brackish means a salt/freshwater mix. Yes you can buy spring water and clean the tank however make ...
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| red headed goldfish | 7/16/2008 | Jack |
Q: I have a red head goldfish, it keeps flipping and rolling to one side, any suggestions on what it ...
A: Hey Lee It sounds as though your goldfish has swimbladder disease. ...
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| Fish | 7/16/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: What kind of fish is this? (the fish in the middle, is the one I am wondering about) Copy and Paste ...
A: It's pretty blurry but I can tell they are all either goldfish or koi. Goldfish and Koi are both in ...
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| can you breed mollies with guppies | 7/16/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I went on here earlier and they told me that i needed two female guppies for every male. I found out ...
A: Your male guppies will probably not be interested in the female mollies. Sometimes they are, but not ...
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| My Fish | 7/16/2008 | Benty |
Q: i have 2 Siamese fish and a few months ago my oldest one seem to be sick he started having trouble ...
A: Hey Jaz! Fish do this when they aren't feeling very well. What you want to rule out is that your ...
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| Albino red oscar | 7/16/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have an Albino Red Oscar, that I have had for about five months. I live in the country and only ...
A: Take some time and watch your tank closely from a distance. I suspect that the red devil may be ...
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| cory fish in small tank | 7/15/2008 | Nick |
Q: I resently asked someone else on this website my question, and didnt get a response, so I am trying ...
A: Sorry, misread the question. It's ok, just keep waiting. Without a heater it may take longer. If ...
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| breeding guppies | 7/15/2008 | Jack |
Q: I have bred and raised guppies for about a year and a half now, and i have about twenty. I started ...
A: Hey There! Have you just got males left? Or is it just females? It is impossible to stop guppies ...
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| cory fish in small tank | 7/15/2008 | Nick |
Q: I resently asked someone else on this website my question, and didnt get a response, so I am trying ...
A: Everything you're doing is good. But you should put ina filter. Filters are not nessesary but your ...
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| Betta Tank Environment | 7/15/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I wrote you yesterday regarding plants in the betta tank and you responded that you didn't recall ...
A: Yes, that was written by someone else. Personally, I don't think a betta should ever be kept in ...
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| Tiger Oscar | 7/15/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I love fish and aquatic life and have long wanted to be a hobbyist. My fish spirit is breaking as ...
A: (I was a cub scout). Plants and cichlids are a challenge. I use mostly plastic plants and the ...
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| platies | 7/15/2008 | Jack |
Q: ANSWER: Hey Brownie You couldn't get more fish into the tank. I would take the khuli loaches out ...
A: Hey again Bownie The bubble wall will help a lot ! Well done! if they seem happy then keep them ...
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| Betas mating | 7/15/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: in how many days is a female ready to spawn
A: It has nothing to do with days. It all has to do with whether or not she is of age (they must be ...
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| Betta Tank Environment | 7/15/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have a comment. You responded to previous questions stating that it is better not to have plants ...
A: Hmm... I think you have me mixed up with someone else. I do not recall ever saying that it is ...
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| platies | 7/14/2008 | Jack |
Q: Hi i was just wondering if platies are schooling fish or can i buy just one?I they are schoolers how ...
A: Hey Brownie You couldn't get more fish into the tank. I would take the khuli loaches out ...
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