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| Novice Fish Keeper | 11/1/2009 |
Q: I am wanting to buy a fish and i have a couple of questions: 1. I want a freshwater fish that does ...
A: There are freshwater fish that can grow over 20 feet long, so not all a suitable for any aquarium. A ...
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| Stocking a 500 Gallon Monster Tank | 10/30/2009 |
Q: ) The tank is a 500 gallon with dimensions 8 x 3 x 3. (That's actually 546 gallons to be exact.) ...
A: is 8X3X3 in meters or feet? thats only 200 gallons if those are feet. Your stocking list would ...
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| mollies & platys! | 10/18/2009 |
Q: help! i have just got 2 dalmation mollies and 2 red wag platys for my new tank about 4 hrs ago. I've ...
A: that's weird. Mollies may be the one type of fish I don't like. I stay away from them. I do know ...
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| mickey platy | 10/17/2009 |
Q: I have a miniature Mickey Platy in my tank. for the past 2 weeks the stomache has gotten bigger, yet ...
A: It falls into ether of these two categories: 1)Pregnant Symptoms= Black spot at the back of belly, ...
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| goldfish | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I have a goldfish question. I have had my goldfish for over a year now and he is always at the top ...
A: Your first problem is a result of tank size. Gold fish need at least a 20 gallon. Your second ...
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| filtration | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I have read that over use of carbon can contribute to hole in the head / lateral line disease , what ...
A: I've heard the myth about carbon and hole-n-head disease. Personally, I think its false, as all ...
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| Tank Mates Concern (Pink Gourami, Tiger Barbs, Clown Loach) | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I have a 30 gal established tank that is currently housing 5 tiger barbs, a clown loach, 2 gold ...
A: The gourami is bullied mainly because it's the "new fish". It happens lots. Gravel from your old ...
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| Tank Mates Concern (Pink Gourami, Tiger Barbs, Clown Loach) | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I have a 30 gal established tank that is currently housing 5 tiger barbs, a clown loach, 2 gold ...
A: Red tailed sharks and rainbow sharks (I could argue they're the same type of fish) are both too ...
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| Fuzz around my Oscars eyes. | 10/13/2009 |
Q: My husband noticed that our Oscar has what appears to be fuzz around his eyes. Can you tell me what ...
A: 25% water changes every other day till it's gone. It's called eye fungus even though it can exist ...
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| Info... | 10/13/2009 |
Q: I would like to know about how many fish I should have in a 30 gal tank. At the moment I have a ...
A: Any water is fine to use as long as t is clean and de-chlorinated, you don't have picky fish in ...
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| Info... | 10/12/2009 |
Q: I would like to know about how many fish I should have in a 30 gal tank. At the moment I have a ...
A: Unless you have a bigger tank, a huge filter, and do daily water changes, that tank will be like a ...
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| cichlid compatibility question | 10/11/2009 |
Q: I recently bought a juvenile albino zebra cichlid. I have a 55 gallon cichlid tank with 6 adult ...
A: cichlids are very personable, smart fish as you may know. Because of this, I feel it's impossible ...
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| Freshwater fish | 10/7/2009 |
Q: so my brother and I know nothing about fish. We have a 10-gallon freshwater tank and we want to ...
A: The bala shark will become aggressive, stressed and soon die in a tank that size as they school and ...
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| oscars | 10/5/2009 |
Q: i have been wondering why my oscar has changed color. when i brought him home he was black and now ...
A: It's about temperature and stress. Did you acclimate them properly? Did the tank cycle properly? Is ...
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| goldfish | 9/29/2009 |
Q: How do I keep a goldfish healthy and happy?
A: Goldfish like cold water so don't have a heater in your tank. They also like a tank of at least 30 ...
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| large predator tank | 9/29/2009 |
Q: I got a 250 gallon fish tank running for a month, I still haven't made up my mind in putting what in ...
A: Alright! thats what I like to hear! All of those combinations will be fine, just make sure the ...
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| sick black suckerfish | 9/29/2009 |
Q: we have a 10 gallon tank and we had 4 small goldfish and the suckerfish started acting sick would ...
A: You'll need a bigger tank for all those fish. I also needd to know what type of fish exactly it is, ...
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| Comet Goldfish Sitting at Bottom of Tank | 9/27/2009 |
Q: Help please! The other day, when I woke up, I found my goldfish sitting on the bottom of the tank. ...
A: I actually did a little experiment to help answer your question and I eliminated nearly all of the ...
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| Goldfish has whitespot | 9/20/2009 |
Q: I bought a goldfish and a 30 litre tank for my daughters birthday. I filled the tank with tap water ...
A: Sounds like ammonia poisoning. The person at the pet store should have said 1 month not 1 week so ...
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| My Pacu | 9/20/2009 |
Q: A couple of months ago I purchased a Pacu fish,(these fish grow really big) and he was alright for ...
A: The problem is tank size. The pacu and dovii both get large as you know so they are not comfortable ...
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| Comet Goldfish Sitting at Bottom of Tank | 9/15/2009 |
Q: Help please! The other day, when I woke up, I found my goldfish sitting on the bottom of the tank. ...
A: Short of tank size, you take the best care of a goldfish I've ever seen. Keep up the good work. ...
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| new goldfish | 9/14/2009 |
Q: hi im goin crazy here first i brought two adult size gold fish never owned fish before buy a 10 ...
A: The goldfish will need a bigger tank. You should declorinate tap water before use in the aquarium. ...
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| Stingray and live feeder fish | 9/10/2009 |
Q: I have a Fresh water Florida stingray whos diet is feeder fish, earth worms and cut thawed raw ...
A: The treatment I always use is water changes. If water changes don't help, the meds change depending ...
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| Stingray and live feeder fish | 9/10/2009 |
Q: I have a Fresh water Florida stingray whos diet is feeder fish, earth worms and cut thawed raw ...
A: I don't like to use feeders with my rays because they carry disease and are extremely high in HDL ...
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| Big Fish!! | 9/8/2009 |
Q: I’m in the market for a large fast growing fish, other than the Pacu, Arrowana, tank buster type of ...
A: Are you going to get a bigger tank? If so: Stingrays, Giant gourami, Red tail catfish* Arpima Gigas* ...
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| white spots on fish in my tank | 9/6/2009 |
Q: few says ago i noticed that my oscar flowerhorn and bloodparrots are having white spots or something ...
A: My answer to all disease questions (including yours) is do a 25-30 percent water change daily for a ...
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| care of flowerhorn fish | 8/31/2009 |
Q: 1) How to take care of flower horn fish in our home tank? 2) What is a diet of flower horn fish? 3) ...
A: Flour horn cichlids are a hybrid of many different south american cichlids. I don't know the exact ...
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| gourami dropsy? | 8/30/2009 |
Q: i have been talking alot to lynda, but she is now maxed out and im hoping you can offer further ...
A: Not sure about he plants, but I am sure that petco and petsmart are both cheap (not in a good way), ...
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| Fishie for feeding! | 8/29/2009 |
Q: Ok, I'm trying to figure out how many flakes do i feed the fish.. my mom always say feed them once a ...
A: Koi can get a solid 3' in length. Not to mention, all of the fish you have in that tank produce a ...
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| Platy fish with red 'dot' | 8/26/2009 |
Q: over a year ago I had a ten gallon set up with 5 (sun burst) platy fish in it. One had a red dot on ...
A: Tetracycline is what I would use. I use person tetracycline (because its the same as fish ...
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| Breeding | 8/22/2009 |
Q: One question. i have a 20 gallon tank. 6 Giant Danios, 1 Pleco, 1 Red Tailed Black shark and 1 ...
A: The rainbow and redtail black aren't the same species. It would be very hard to hybridize them. Fish ...
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| flowerhorn | 8/21/2009 |
Q: i had a small flowerhorn in 3feet tank its about 10cm in size what fish can accompany my flowerhorn
A: Flowerhorn are some of the most aggressive fish in existence. I've seen them with arowana, but the ...
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| My guppie has a bubble comming out of her bottom | 8/19/2009 |
Q: I had one female guppie and two males. The female gave birth to three lots of fry. She was pregonate ...
A: It could just be waste. Send me a picture and all of the water stats, I'll be able to help you more ...
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| fish | 8/18/2009 |
Q: ANSWER: Hi, They lay small eggs (pin head sized) and the pair will get more colorful and and the ...
A: Pangasius catfish get so large that I don't think it's realistic to get two big enough to breed in ...
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| Red devil cichlids | 8/15/2009 |
Q: I'm am very interested in getting one! I only plan on keeping one (as recommended). Can u pls give ...
A: Red devils are fantastic fish and I'm going to be getting 1 for my 200 gallon cichlid tank. Red ...
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| Shovel Nose Catfish | 8/13/2009 |
Q: Which shovel nose catfish gets bigger? What is there max size and max tank size? 1.) Lima ...
A: The lima gets about 18" and the tiger gets about 50". There is no maximum tank size for any fish, ...
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| Black Piranha | 8/4/2009 |
Q: Can you tell me what is the average tank size to keep one Black Piranha from young to adult? Also ...
A: it rarely happen and I enjoy answering them. Black piranha can get a solid 20". I'll list the size ...
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| 40 gallon bowfront stocking questions | 8/3/2009 |
Q: My tank dimensions are 92 cm Width, 41 cm Depth, 55 cm Height. The tank is fully cycled, the filter ...
A: First off, the 1" of fish per gallon rule is just a guide line, I've gone way under and way over and ...
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| My beta fish. | 7/27/2009 |
Q: Will, My new pet betta fish(Mufasa)will not eat his food, in fact all he does if swim around the ...
A: "Mufasa" may not be eating his food for a few reasons. How long have you had him for? I think he ...
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| Tiger Shark?? | 7/22/2009 |
Q: Hey Will! I'm a newbie with aquariums. I bought 2 pairs of "tiger shark" (that's what the shop ...
A: Congrats on the new tank! Personally, I never use salt of any kind in my freshwater tanks. the salt ...
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| aquarium and fish | 7/19/2009 |
Q: SIR NEW TO START AQUARIUM FREQUENTLY MY FISH ARE DYING. HOW TO SAVE THEM? IS THER ANY MEDICIN FROM ...
A: The problem you are having is called "New Tank Syndrome". It happens with every tank. What happens ...
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| goldfish | 5/8/2009 |
Q: i got a goldfish from one of my sorority sisters, and i absolutely love her! she lives in a fish ...
A: Goldfish are capable of getting 1' long and living 80 years. This rarely happens, but you should be ...
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| Plecos | 4/25/2009 |
Q: I really don't know much about fish keeping, and I know my tank is too small to keep Trish (my ...
A: The ICH treatment would explain the color, but you can hold the goldfish accountable for the deaths. ...
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| Fantail has black face | 4/20/2009 |
Q: I bought a Goldfish from Walmart (Yeah, I know) and fell in love. Then his face began to turn ...
A: Goldfish are actually large, messy fish. they can get up to 10" and shouldn't live long term in ...
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| Placostamous | 4/18/2009 |
Q: My family and I are planning on getting a Placostamous and several other fish. How big should the ...
A: Plecos are a freshwater species that can range from 2"- 45". There are thousands of different plecos ...
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| Driftwood in tanks | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I have a 55 gallon tank with 4 ID sharks, 2 parrot cichlids, 1 danio, 3 black skirt tetras and 1 ...
A: Are the "ID" iridescent sharks? They get over 4 feet long and the tank would be WAY over crowded. ...
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| boy or girl? | 4/12/2009 |
Q: i just got my 2 goldfish yesterday. they are about 1 inch long. i put them in a bowl and there is a ...
A: A bowl is to small to raise goldfish. They will be much happier and I think you'll enjoy them more ...
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| pregnancy overload | 4/8/2009 |
Q: I recently started a healthy community about a month ago in a 30 gallon tank. I currently have 2 ...
A: I don't know about the shrimp but I do know: Neons are hard to breed; they need lots of work and ...
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| Piranha and Oscar | 4/8/2009 |
Q: ) Ok basically i recently upgraded from a 5 gallon tank to a 20 gallon tank. I put my piranha that ...
A: The 55 gallon will work; just keep it really clean. I've been able to teach oscars and other fish ...
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| Dropsey & Fins Turning Black | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I don't know from your profile if you are willing to help out with goldfish problems but I figured ...
A: Put the fish in the 10 gallon and do daily water changes of at least 50%. This may not be dropsey, ...
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| Piranha and Oscar | 4/6/2009 |
Q: ) Ok basically i recently upgraded from a 5 gallon tank to a 20 gallon tank. I put my piranha that ...
A: Keeping those 2 fish in a 20 gallon is like keeping a child in a cardboard box if you know what I ...
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| Viel Fin Oscar Seems Sick | 4/3/2009 |
Q: My oscar seems to be sick. I'm not sure whats going on but obviously I wouldn't be posting here ...
A: Could you send me a pic please? It would help me make a few predictions. Here is what i've come up ...
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| Lumps on Catfish | 3/31/2009 |
Q: I have a large pleco that has stopped eating and has developed a lump on his back see photo. The ...
A: I'm not sure. I think it may be a tumor because what you have done should have killed the virus it ...
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| black mollie's | 3/31/2009 |
Q: Can you tell me how to tell the difference between a male and a female black mollie. I'm trying to ...
A: A male has a pointed anal fin and the female has a normal one. the males should look like a "/" ...
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| sick betta | 3/24/2009 |
Q: My name is Ali. I have a 70 litre tank with undergravel filtering. I have 4 platys, a cory catfish, ...
A: I've narrowed it down to 4 likely diseases. 1 is untreatable, and 1 s nearly impossible to treat so ...
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| bullying of new arrivals | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I recently inherited a large (50 gallon) tropical freshwater tank with a large silver dollar, some ...
A: If he's not bullying the loaches you have a tame one. He should let up on the dollars soon. only ...
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| bullying of new arrivals | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I recently inherited a large (50 gallon) tropical freshwater tank with a large silver dollar, some ...
A: The sharky thing is called a rainbow or ruby shark. I have 5 of them in different tanks because ...
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| White dots on my new Gold Fish | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I just brought two new gold fishes. But I have observed some white spots(dots) on one of them and it ...
A: you doing everything right. Look closely for it in the other tank/ bowl. ICH is commonly caused ...
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| ailing betta | 3/24/2009 |
Q: Coggan, I'm a first time fish owner, and I could use some advice about my sick betta, Steve. I got ...
A: I think this may now be a serious as vibrosis. To treat vibrosis: Do a water change to lower the ...
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| Filtering | 3/23/2009 |
Q: I have a tetra ex70 hang on back filter for my 55gl tank. it has dual media cartriges (2 Bio, 2 ...
A: Don't replace them but wash them off. I never completely change any type of media unless something ...
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| White dots on my new Gold Fish | 3/23/2009 |
Q: I just brought two new gold fishes. But I have observed some white spots(dots) on one of them and it ...
A: If the dots look like grains of sugar or salt, it would be a parasite called ICH. If the spots are ...
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| ailing betta | 3/23/2009 |
Q: Coggan, I'm a first time fish owner, and I could use some advice about my sick betta, Steve. I got ...
A: Continue the tetracycline because it is a cure for all viral diseases and this is defiantly viral. ...
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| Goldfish care | 3/22/2009 |
Q: I have aquarium of size 18 * 12 * 18inches. I have only kept only goldfishes in it. Only during the ...
A: Are you able to check the water status? also, how many goldfish do you have? Goldfish do not have a ...
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| Bogwood | 3/13/2009 |
Q: Hey there Will! I bought a piece of bogwood from a local pet store. From past experiences i have ...
A: The tannins aren't bad unless you have a high pH or a high GH. I love the tannins in my discus tank ...
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| beta fish | 3/12/2009 |
Q: I have a beta fish and will be gone for one week and have no one who can take him for the week. ...
A: It depends so i'll give you 2 answers. If Betta Is Kept in Bowl Under 5 Gallons: It's honestly bad ...
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| Ammonia and Nitrite lvls | 3/12/2009 |
Q: I set up my new 55 gal tank 3 weeks ago and began cycling the water. I cycled for 1 week and then ...
A: You added too many fish too soon. I would let the cycle run it's course keeping in mind that you may ...
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| Proper Feeding - Freshwater Tank | 3/12/2009 |
Q: I need some advice for proper feeding for my fish tank that I have just completed and have properly ...
A: It's a lot easier than you think. you can mix all the foods together and just dump them in. i would ...
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| White Spots on Fish | 3/11/2009 |
Q: We have 28 fish in our pond which is pretty big and all seem fit and healthy except one I noticed ...
A: How big are both of the ponds in gallons or liters? And also, What do the spots look like? It is ...
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| sick Black Moor | 3/9/2009 |
Q: I have a Black Moor who seemed to be suffering classic nitrate poisoning. He was hanging near the ...
A: You could lower the pH to about neutral... Thing about all of the reasons people get sick, hurt or ...
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| sick Black Moor | 3/9/2009 |
Q: I have a Black Moor who seemed to be suffering classic nitrate poisoning. He was hanging near the ...
A: Sorry about the Moor. keep testing for nitrates and do the fallowing: Feed him (in small amounts) ...
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| Oscar tricks | 3/8/2009 |
Q: I am trying to teach my oscar to eat out of my hand. I am using pliers and he ate the food. I used ...
A: how big is the oscar? the ideal size for teaching is 3"- 8" but you can teach any size. i would try ...
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| oscar care | 3/8/2009 |
Q: I have an albino tiger oscar and a pleco. I was wondering if you had any tips on taking care of him. ...
A: Ok, here are a few simple ones that often impress people: swim through the hoop, fetch, slalom, and ...
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| Ick Question | 3/8/2009 |
Q: Is ick worse when it is on a fish's eye. My tank just got ick and my tiger barb's eye is completely ...
A: Is it possible you can send me a few pics? It is likely your barb is getting worse. i've never had ...
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| saltwater-freshwater | 3/7/2009 |
Q: What is the process to make an old saltwater tank acceptible as a freshwater tank, or is it even ...
A: It's actualy quite easy but it takes a while. First, get all the salt water stuff out including the ...
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| Unknown fish in fishbowl | 3/7/2009 |
Q: I have a fishbowl with 4 fishes. 3 of them are normal but 1 is not. it stays at the bottom, lays ...
A: You have a big problem. the fish is an african ghost knife and i have one that looks cramped in a ...
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| Plecos | 3/6/2009 |
Q: I have asked a couple of people this question and none of them had an anwser. I am wondering if you ...
A: You could try dumping the food in at night when the oscar is asleep. I don't really like algea ...
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| What do you mean? By.... | 3/3/2009 |
Q: What would you mean by thawed frozen peas? Last time one of your collegues, told me to feed my gold ...
A: Thawed frozen peas withoult the shell cut into little peices are good for a goldfishes digestive ...
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| Re: Crowntail not eating | 3/2/2009 |
Q: Will. Here is the info you requested. His tank mates are 4 neons. The tank is a ten gallon, but it's ...
A: keep in mind a betta has a stomach about the size of it's eye. it's more likely that the betta has a ...
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| Black Moor Goldfish | 3/2/2009 |
Q: how are you? I looked into my aquarium today and saw that my Black moor goldfish (named Moor) has ...
A: Sorry that happend Mansa, 1. i doubt he has any broken bones as fish bones are more like rubber than ...
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| tiger barb | 3/2/2009 |
Q: I have a community tank with 3 tiger barbs, 5 Mollies, 1 Dwarf Guarami, 4 Tetras, 2 Tinfoils and 1 ...
A: What kind of tadpole food is it? over eating is a possibility, if he's very fat its very likely. ...
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| goldfish | 2/27/2009 |
Q: I have a fan tail goldfish. He is in a 5 gal. tank. I have had him for 8 1/2 yrs. he is only about 3 ...
A: 5 gallons is WAY to small for a goldfish. f possible, get him at least a 25 gallon tank. untill ...
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| my pacu | 2/27/2009 |
Q: I have 2 small Oscars, 2 large Oscars, 1 Red devil (flowerhorn), 1 medium arojuana (incorrect ...
A: Your pacu most likely got stressed from the move hence the swimming around fast. as he was darting ...
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| Male betta not eating | 2/25/2009 |
Q: It's been four days since I bought him. When I came home from buying him I noticed my ten gallon ...
A: try some live or frozen brine shrimp. There could be many things that are wrong. for example, i got ...
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| Tetra tank setup, filteration and schooling. | 2/23/2009 |
Q: I need to know if a Aqua Clear 50 Power Filter, would be enough to filter a 40 gal planted tank? I ...
A: That would be fine. I have a power filter rated for a 70 gallon on my 40 gallon and the fish are ...
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