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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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| 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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| Is my female beta pregnant? | 9/1/2008 | Brit Brit |
Q: I have a female beta whose tummy is very distended and she has a little white protrusion on the ...
A: No, your fish is not pregnant, she is ill. Females always carry eggs, they must have a male to ...
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| molly fish | 8/31/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: we were learning in school about our homeostasis and body temperature and i was wondering what the ...
A: Homeostasis in terms of temperature does not apply to ectothermic animals like fish. Your fish's ...
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| red parrots | 8/31/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: my boyfriend and i just got a 10 gall tank, we have maybe 6 neon tetras, a pleco, and a pair of red ...
A: I would not put any more fish in the 10 gallon tank. You MIGHT be able to put some other fish in ...
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| red parrots | 8/31/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: my boyfriend and i just got a 10 gall tank, we have maybe 6 neon tetras, a pleco, and a pair of red ...
A: They may be okay for a short while, but keep in mind that a parrot cichlid grows to 6 or 8 inches in ...
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| fish behavior when laying eggs | 8/31/2008 | Ron Coleman |
Q: How do you know when fish are laying eggs. I have had two fish I thought were sick and so took ...
A: How fish lay eggs depends entirely on which species they are. Some lay eggs by sticking them in a ...
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| guppy frys all died - Symptom: pointy tails | 8/31/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: A new small tank would be setup for each batch. One gallon tank. Guppy babies. 45 count. No filter. ...
A: I would test the water for the level of ammonia and nitrite. You will probably find one or both ...
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| Coughing fish? | 8/31/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: Hey Chris, A friend just gave me this betta fish to "rescue". She didn't want to keep him anymore, ...
A: I'm so glad you have rescued him! He's probably spitting up crud that used to be in his water, or he ...
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| my poor fantail... :O( | 8/31/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: .. I desprately in need of your help! My fantail goldfish (2 inches), is over a year old and the ...
A: It could be gill flukes, or even another type of parasite. Or, it could be a fungal infection, ...
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| my fantail is dying... :O( | 8/31/2008 | Benty |
Q: .. I desprately in need of your help! My fantail goldfish, Frostle Face, is over a year old and the ...
A: Take out little Mr. Frostle Face and put him in some spring water. Turn the lights off and keep them ...
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