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| something is wrong with bob the beta | 10/7/2008 | Jack |
Q: my daughters beta fish bob has a bulging eye thats balooned out. he wont eat he floats at the top of ...
A: Hey Justin Bulging eye? It sounds a lot like pop-eye! Pop eye is a bacterial infection which is ...
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| my goldfish wont eat! help please! | 10/7/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I have got a new 4 inch red and white Rancu frou ays ago, however it wont eat, i have tried to net ...
A: I would suspect it's because the fish is new and still trying to adjust to it's new home. I would ...
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| Molly Disease | 10/7/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I've had my molly for 2 months now, around 2 weeks ago I moved a male platy and a male molly to a ...
A: They are probably fluid-filled cysts or possibly abscesses from infection. Medicine may or may not ...
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| bettas | 10/7/2008 | Jack |
Q: Hey I have a question if I get a male betta and I was wondering if he starts making the bubble nest ...
A: Hey there =] The bubble nest will be destroyed by filter movement so move the filter under water ...
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| Oscars | 10/6/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I think my tank is about 10 gallons, i want to put in some big fish, would i be able to put in 1 or ...
A: Absolutely not. An adult oscar is 12 to 16 inches long and they can reach that size in a little ...
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| help! | 10/6/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: CAN YOU PUT A FANCY GUPPY LIVE WITH A GOLDFISH?AND WHAT SIZE FISH TANK DO YOU NEED FOR 1 GOLDFISH?
A: Goldfish should really only be with other goldfish. You would not want to put a tropical fish, such ...
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| Tiger Barbs | 10/5/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: i have 3 tiger barbs and 2 albino barbs. They always rub against each other. One of each kind, bump ...
A: It is very possible that they are courting. Time will tell. Unfortunately, I don't know how to ...
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| betta fish | 10/5/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: I had my betta fish for about three months and he has been doing fine. But last night for my ...
A: Did you change out all of the water when you moved him into this new tank? Is there more light than ...
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| Angelfish | 10/4/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I know you will give me the correct answer once again so many thanks in advance. My angelfish have ...
A: Personally, I would leave the kids in there and watch the parental care. That is the best part of ...
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| African Cichlids | 10/4/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I just recently upgraded from a 20g to a 45g tank. I have had fish off and on for the last 15 ...
A: You can put a plecostomus in with African cichlids, though a synodontis catfish would be more ...
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| Are These Fish Compatible? | 10/4/2008 | Jack |
Q: Hey! I would like to know about the needle nose gar. Do they get along with tiger barbs and bala ...
A: Hey Nichole Pike cichlids are highly aggressive and won't do well in your tank and they also need ...
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| Setting up a tropical tank | 10/3/2008 | Jack |
Q: My partner used to have a tropical tank a good few years ago and we want to get it set up again. The ...
A: Hey there Stacie! =] I have been researching your limescale question and it says on a few websites ...
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| cichild convicts | 10/3/2008 | Jack |
Q: What is the white spots that are all over their bodies? Its on their mouth and eyes also. I got some ...
A: hey Veronica It sounds like your convicts have white spot! Turn your temp up slightly, this ...
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| Black Goldfish Lump | 10/3/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: I have a black goldfish (with the bulgy eyes), that has developed a large lump on its side. The ...
A: Firstly, yes this particular issue may or may not be due to poor water quality, but two fish that ...
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| Black Goldfish Lump | 10/3/2008 | tina quiao |
Q: I have a black fantail goldfish that has developed a lump on its left side. The lump is pretty big, ...
A: Chad, He has a swimbladder ...
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| Angelfish | 10/2/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: What is the best (most distinguishable) way to determine sex in angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare? ...
A: There is no distinct thing which you can say "now they are mature". Mostly you judge by their ...
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| My Oscar has growth over his eyes! | 10/2/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Please help! My Oscar had a small white growth over his eyes, within 2 days, the growth became ...
A: Is there another fish in the tank? Ususally white patches or cloudy eyes indicate that the fish is ...
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| angelfish | 10/2/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: i have 4 angelfish(i have recently found out that angels are a kind of cichlid? is this correct?) ...
A: When the fish is at the top, is it "pumping its gills", i.e., is it moving its gill covers open and ...
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| Salt water Puffers | 10/2/2008 | tina quiao |
Q: A friend wants to give me his salt water Puffer for my fresh water tank because he has been told ...
A: Lynette, First you can not take him ...
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| KOI FISH? | 10/1/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I HAVE A KOI FISH IN MY COMMUNAL POND THAT IS VERY FAT, I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS MALE OR FEMALE. COULD ...
A: Koi are egg layers and so do not get pregnant as such. The female could be filling up with eggs ...
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| Cuts on my common plec | 10/1/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Hi i recently rescued a common plec which had been mistreated i've put him in my 200litre tank while ...
A: Yes it could be that one of your other fish is attacking him. Does he have some places to hide? If ...
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| Sick Betta | 10/1/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: My Betta has a big lump on its stomach just behind the front fins. There is some "whiteish" stuff ...
A: Hmmm... That doesn't sound very good at all. It sounds like either a large wound or some kind of ...
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| blackmoor | 10/1/2008 | tina quiao |
Q: the blackmoor is getting sluggish, it would stay for most of day on the surface of the water. it ...
A: Denis, This fish in the right ...
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| Fish died after moving to a new tank. | 9/30/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Some of my new fish died after I moved them from the packaging to a new tank. What I did was I ...
A: It is unlikely that it had much to do with how you added the fish unless the water in your new tank ...
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| albino convicts keep eating there eggs | 9/30/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: my abino convict seem to be laying every week for the last mounth but they have eat the eggs before ...
A: It is possible that they are both females. Do they both have orange flecks on the belly region? If ...
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| gasping for air or food searching | 9/30/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: i know you said not to ask about goldfish- but you're the only one who isn't on vacation or maxed ...
A: Do you have an airstone going into the tank? If not, you need one. Usually when a fish is at the ...
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| my pet betta | 9/30/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: i just noticed that my Betta, Bink has two small cuts on his side, like he rubbed up against the ...
A: Small cuts happen. In most cases, they will heal on their own. You might add a little Stress Coat ...
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| my fish! is sick! | 9/30/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: my fish is a koi fish. and i have four of them but one of them is sick! he keeps swimming on his ...
A: It is pretty difficult for me to say what is wrong with him from here. What kind of tank or pond ...
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| Crowntail Betta | 9/30/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: I recently purchased a betta fish for my daughter's birthday, and I was wanting to know can I put ...
A: First of all, if you're betta has a Crown tail then it is not a female. Females always have much ...
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| Introducing New Fish | 9/30/2008 | Trish S. |
Q: I was wondering if introducing new fish to an aquarium (20 gallon) that has a pregnant molly in it ...
A: I've never seen that it's had that big of an impact in my experience. I certainly wouldn't worry ...
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| gold fish | 9/29/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have 2 goldfish , I have them for a year . One has a developed a red bump on his head. do you ...
A: It is hard to say from here, but most likely it is the result of an attack from the other goldfish. ...
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| Cichlids with Peacock Eels? | 9/29/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: ....Im getting ready to set up another tank and Im thinking on going with cichlids in this one. My ...
A: I would strongly discourage you from mixing eels and cichlids. Most cichlids will bother the eels. ...
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| Suckerfish has grey patches down side! | 9/29/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Well my sucker fish is normally brown with black spots and stuff but I noticed today that it looks ...
A: That doesn't sound good (it is not normal). It could easily be that the fish is getting stressed ...
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| Are my angels fighting or breeding? | 9/29/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I was pretty sure that I had a male and female (though the female was purchased young so it's hard ...
A: It certainly sounds like you have a pair of angelfish. In cichlids, courtship and fighting look ...
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| dwarf gouramis | 9/29/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have a 10 gallon tank (I am setting up a 20 gallon tank ). I keep my temperature at 78 degrees ...
A: Actually no fish can get her pregnant because gouramis are egg layers and as such they cannot get ...
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| koi | 9/29/2008 | Trish S. |
Q: huge fantail goldy, huge comet and a pleco. the koi seems to like to eat the plecos food and ...
A: Normally I would reject questions like this....reason being that koi belong in ponds, not fish tanks ...
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| oscar | 9/28/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Do Oscars eat snails? if yes, how should I give it to them? do I have to remove the shell? My ...
A: Yes, oscars can eat some kinds of snails but personally I wouldn't feed snails because they can make ...
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| There is something wrong with my Pacu | 9/28/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Recently my Pacu has no been eating anything and he is up- side down, looking like he is gasping for ...
A: It is rare that plecostomus (sucker fish) attaack other fish unless they are REALLY hungry. If the ...
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| help please... chiclid sick :o | 9/27/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Please give us knowledge on what to do with our sick chidlid (locally known as Flower Horns). Our ...
A: Can you describe the white spongy thing? Is this coming out of the fish's anus, i.e., is the fish ...
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| angelfish | 9/27/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: i have 4 angelfish(i have recently found out that angels are a kind of cichlid? is this correct?) ...
A: I am not quite sure what you mean by "sucking at the airpump". Can you describe the type of filter ...
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