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| My fish jumped out of the bowl | 9/7/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: I have two betta fish both in their own quarter gallon bowl in the shape of a martini glass both ...
A: The problem is the "Martini Glass" that you are keeping them in. I have seen these. No fish should ...
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| New Fish Owners! | 9/6/2008 | Amber Worman |
Q: Now, I don't so much have one specific question, as a few, as I am new to the fish thing. We ...
A: First off, I guess I can start by identifying your mystery fish. You've possibly got a Bala Shark ...
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| chiclids having babies | 9/6/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: i have a 50 gallon tank thats almost to the limit full of african chiclids.and two different kinds ...
A: Are you saying that the bumble bee is breeding with the auratus? If so, that is not good. It ...
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| pregnant koi | 9/6/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: i have a koi that is pregnant she is really big should i remove her before she gives birth or move ...
A: She isn't really 'pregnant', she grows eggs inside her. She needs the help of a male so she can lay ...
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| pleco | 9/6/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: The last few days I noticed my pleco periodically bulges his eyes out - it's a funny flex of his ...
A: The eye bulging isn't too unusual if it is what I think it is. As for the breathing rapidly, do ...
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| Eye tumor? | 9/6/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: We have a jellybean parrot fish that is approximately 5 years old. Over the last eight months it has ...
A: I think that whatever you do in terms of medications, you need to isolate that fish very soon or the ...
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| Fish Stuck | 9/6/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I am distraught as I have a common goldfish stuck in an aquarium decoration and I have no idea how ...
A: I'm so glad to be able to help. ;-) He needs a bigger container for sure. There isn't enough oxygen ...
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| mollys dying | 9/5/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: in the last 4 weeks 3 of our mollys have died with no obvious illness. another one is now sinking ...
A: Fin rot is very seldom an actual problem. In fact, I have seen very, very few cases of real fin rot ...
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| Fish Stuck | 9/5/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I am distraught as I have a common goldfish stuck in an aquarium decoration and I have no idea how ...
A: I'm so glad he's free! Good job! Just keep his water very clean to help avoid infection and you ...
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| male betta fish | 9/5/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: i have a male betta fish whose body has blown up. his skin is stretched so much that it almost ...
A: Hmm... if he is a male, he can't lay eggs. Only females lay eggs. It is much more likely that he ...
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| sick fish | 9/5/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: My son's aquarium is six years old. We have had all the fish the same length of time, six years. We ...
A: Poor little guy. He may have some kind of intestinal blockage or internal mass which could have many ...
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| pregnant beta | 9/5/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: recently I bred my betas. My female now appears to be swollen with eggs. However I had to remove ...
A: She's just fine on her own. She won't lay the eggs by herself but will re-absorb them into her body. ...
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| Fish Stuck | 9/5/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I am distraught as I have a common goldfish stuck in an aquarium decoration and I have no idea how ...
A: Poor guy. I would just leave him alone and darken the aquarium for a few hours. It will calm him ...
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| green/turqoise severums | 9/4/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: i have 3 "turquoise" severums obtained from a chain petstore. they range in size from about 2 inches ...
A: I have found that severums use color a lot to display mood, perhaps moreso than many other cichlids ...
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| Babie convicts | 9/4/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I am new to this, and my convicts have just had babies. We have other fish in the tank, 1 gold fish ...
A: The brine shrimp certainly won't harm them ... it just gets expensive after awhile, so I generally ...
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| Cichlids | 9/4/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: A friend had to move out of state and left his fish with us. I have about 5 cichlids, two are ...
A: Cichlids change color all the time and for lots of reasons -- they often use color to reflect their ...
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| Spot on top fin of my emerald catfish | 9/4/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I purchased an emerald catfish about 2 months ago, to put in with my spotted catfish. It is just ...
A: It's probably a wart or scar tissue from an injury or something. As long as it stays small I ...
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| PH difficulty | 9/4/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Ron---I have two convicts and two firemouths in a 30G tank. Lately the PH seems too low (6.2-6.4) ...
A: Hmmm.. convicts are not sensitive to pH at all. I never even check the pH of my tanks of convicts ...
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| Tank has high Nitrite (NO2) levels and Betta Fish issue | 9/4/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: Our 14Gal tank has high levels of Nitrite(NO2)still. This tank started from a 5Gal tank (with male ...
A: Oops! I forgot to address the female betta issue... She may still need time to recover from the ...
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| pregnant betta | 9/4/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: My female betta is pregnant. Do I need to separate her from the male or leave them together. My ...
A: Female bettas don't really get "pregnant", but they do grow eggs inside them. The eggs are ...
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| Babie convicts | 9/3/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I am new to this, and my convicts have just had babies. We have other fish in the tank, 1 gold fish ...
A: You should get some frozen baby brine shrimp. The kids do not need food until they are free ...
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| overly bloated fish | 9/3/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: my poor gf is stuck floating on top of the water. the huge bubble on his side stomach has a red ...
A: Unfortunately I don't think that there is anything you can do about something like that. Feeding ...
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| Guppy Fish | 9/3/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: Hey Chris, i have a female guppy and a male in the same tank i have noticed that the gravid ...
A: She's probably been having babies and they both eat them. In a small tank it's probably better that ...
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| My sick Pearlscale | 9/3/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: We have had a Pearlscale goldfish for almost two years now in a 30 gallon tank with three other ...
A: I would just make the water changes and vacuum the gravel for a few days and see how it goes. If the ...
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| Totally stumped on sick betta | 9/3/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I have exhausted the Internet and don't know what to do. Basically I have a betta, had for almost ...
A: Poor guy. You could even do 25% or 50% water changes every day. It's okay to do that even while ...
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| Totally stumped on sick betta | 9/3/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I have exhausted the Internet and don't know what to do. Basically I have a betta, had for almost ...
A: You are probably right about the age thing. It is hard on a fish to change all the water though. ...
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| betta sick- torn on what to use | 9/2/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: I have exhausted the Internet and come to the conclusion my betta has an infection, possibly ...
A: I can't say. I am not a fan of administering any medication without knowing what is actually wrong ...
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| Traumatized fish after death of one of their mates | 9/2/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: Before I went on vacation I set up my fish tank with an automatic feeder as well as a solid ...
A: It is not that they are traumatized because they "miss their friend". The problem is that fishes of ...
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| Pregnant Sucker?? | 9/2/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I have a 120cm tank. Its been set up now for 7 months. I have 2 filters in the tank. I checked the ...
A: It's possible it laid eggs but in a community tank it's very hard to save them. If the other algae ...
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| White Lump on tail? | 9/2/2008 | Nick |
Q: I have a one and a half year old beta fish. He is otherwise healthy, eats well, water is cleaned on ...
A: Sounds like a fungus. There are many medications on the market, just go to your local pet store and ...
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| labyrinth organ evolution | 9/2/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: what is the current theory behind the beta fish's evolution of its labyrinth organ? my guess is ...
A: Yes, that is what we assume happened. Air breathing in fish has evolved many times (possibly as ...
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| Paralyzed Placo | 9/2/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I have a 13 inch placo in a 125 gallon tank with 3 iridescent sharks and an angel fish. He's been ...
A: I wish I could help but I don't think there is anything we can do. There are many possibilities ...
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| Is my goldfish killing my angelfish | 9/2/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I just started a 5 gal aquarium almost 2 weeks. I have 3 fish... goldfish, angel fish (white with ...
A: The fish aren't killing each other. "New Tank Syndrome" is what it is, as well as the tank being far ...
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| Ryukin Goldfish | 9/2/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: Lindsay again, thanks for your answer before on the Ryukin goldfish I asked about a week ago. You ...
A: It sounds like the Ryukin's swim bladder has failed. Feed peas and other veggies and hopefully he ...
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| My sick Pearlscale | 9/1/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: We have had a Pearlscale goldfish for almost two years now in a 30 gallon tank with three other ...
A: Get your own kits to do the tests at home on a daily basis until this crisis is over. A week is a ...
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| Fix | 9/1/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: So, I had a problem with the foggy water and two of my goldfish dying ( I have 7 goldfish, 2 ...
A: Iridescent sharks as juveniles are mostly carnivores. Offer them catfish pellets, shrimp, and worms. ...
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| Totally stumped on sick betta | 9/1/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I have exhausted the Internet and don't know what to do. Basically I have a betta, had for almost ...
A: It's really hard to say what could be wrong. Without any external evidence of infection I don't like ...
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| Angry Female Betta | 9/1/2008 | Trish S. |
Q: G'day Trish, I have a small picture frame tank (healthy conditions) with one male and four female ...
A: Unless you have a 55 gallon tank or larger, it is very difficult to keep male and female bettas ...
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| Fishy not well =( | 9/1/2008 | Amber Worman |
Q: I've had my siamese fighting fish for about 1 year now, and I've noticed a lump in his throat its ...
A: You can try switching your fish's food for a few days to see if his condition improves. Bettas enjoy ...
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| A fish for my tank | 9/1/2008 | Benty |
Q: If you cannot help I understand. I have a 40 gallon aquarium that currently houses 3 male guppies, ...
A: NOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo! Don't do a blood parrot! Your danios and guppies will be gone in a matter ...
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