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| cleaning out the tank after ick problem | 11/22/2009 |
Q: they have all died i just caught them at the stage that was to late. Its a right kick in the teeth. ...
A: In that situation, here is what I do. Anything which is glass or plastic (including the tank ...
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| Oscar's | 11/22/2009 |
Q: Helly i was wondering if my oscar is about to lay eggs 2 like hang out together and they have been ...
A: It does sound like they are making a nest to spawn in. They will lay their eggs on the tank bottom ...
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| Petting Oscar | 11/21/2009 |
Q: I was just wondering how can I pet my oscar? He is now around 5". Everytime I put my hand in the ...
A: It just takes time and patience. Also, be sure that your hand is wet. You never want to touch a fish ...
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| Breeding | 11/20/2009 |
Q: I have two fish tanks both containing cichlids, I do love these fish, but due to their ...
A: Actually, if the tank contains ONLY males, the aggression will likely be much less. However, if ...
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| green terror lying on the bottom | 11/20/2009 |
Q: she always comes to the tank to great me but yesterday she started acting alittle weird and now she ...
A: Is she "lying on the bottom", i.e., on her side, or is she "sitting on the bottom", i.e., upright? ...
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| sick firemouth fish | 11/20/2009 |
Q: i had this firemouth fish for 7 years, healthy the whole time but about two weeks ago it started ...
A: We call that condition "bloat". The trouble with bloat is that it is just a description of the ...
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| Blue gourami | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I have had this gourami for almost 3 years now. He is in a 30 gallon tank with a red blood parrot ...
A: It could be a swim bladder problem but that doesn't fit the symptoms. The swim bladder really only ...
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| Velvet | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I have a 65 gallon hex tank with African Cichlids. I believe they have contracted Velvet. Once I ...
A: It sounds like a disease called ick. Ick can appear slightly different on different fishes but in ...
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| Dead Fish | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I've been very busy lately and haven't taken my dead fish out of my tank. They have been there for ...
A: They shouldn't make you sick unless you eat them. Use a net and you should be fine. Wash the net ...
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| green terrors | 11/19/2009 |
Q: Hey my name is terry I have a 80g and I have 3 green terrors and a jack dempsey and a red tail cat ...
A: That is hard to say. There are various medications that attempt to treat intestinal infections. And ...
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| breeding jewel cichlids | 11/18/2009 |
Q: I am lucky enough to have a pair of blood jewel cichlids, they have spawned and laid eggs 3 times ...
A: Sometimes it just takes a few tries for a pair to get the timing right. The fact that the eggs were ...
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| Worried | 11/18/2009 |
Q: Right i have 8 baby parrot fish 3 larger parrots a baby red devil and a pleco but the pleco is fine. ...
A: White spot is also called "ick". It is a tough customer, but it can be treated. Be sure to continue ...
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| sick fish | 11/18/2009 |
Q: hey there how r u i have a 3 year old red devil and he swimmin side ways and when he swims his head ...
A: That is hard for me to say, other than to ask if you have been doing regular weekly partial water ...
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| Convict Babies | 11/18/2009 |
Q: I have a 60 Gal with 1 auratus, 1 jack Dempsey, 1 firemouth, 1 pleco and 2 convicts. My convicts ...
A: The kids are probably just a few days old. The parents as you have noticed will fiercely protect ...
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| Oscar wounds | 11/18/2009 |
Q: I noticed that recently our pet Oscar (about 6 in long) keeps getting fresh scratches and wounds, I ...
A: Biggest doesn't always mean that another fish is fighting with him. I would keep an eye on the ...
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| green terror lying on the bottom | 11/17/2009 |
Q: she always comes to the tank to great me but yesterday she started acting alittle weird and now she ...
A: Are you doing regular weekly partial water changes? The fact that the water "checked" out fine ...
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| Velvet | 11/17/2009 |
Q: I have a 65 gallon hex tank with African Cichlids. I believe they have contracted Velvet. Once I ...
A: Hmm.. velvet is very rare with cichlids (it is much more likely on livebearers and killifishes) and ...
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| Blue gourami | 11/17/2009 |
Q: I have had this gourami for almost 3 years now. He is in a 30 gallon tank with a red blood parrot ...
A: Hmmm... there could be a number of reasons, one of which is that he is getting old. The other most ...
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| Worried | 11/16/2009 |
Q: Right i have 8 baby parrot fish 3 larger parrots a baby red devil and a pleco but the pleco is fine. ...
A: I strongly suggest you start doing some regular weekly water changes if you haven't already. You ...
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| Angel Fish and a Black Ghost Knife | 11/16/2009 |
Q: I am thinking about getting two baby angel fish and a ghost knife, about 1 inch long. Do you think ...
A: The key to success here would be to have lots of plants and/or wood in the tank to break up the ...
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| red oscar behavior | 11/16/2009 |
Q: iv had my red oscar for just over a year now, im used to his behavior and characteristics but he ...
A: Have you been doing lots of regular weekly water changes? The kind of behavior you are seeing is ...
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| 55 Gallon | 11/15/2009 |
Q: I have a 55 gallon planted tank along with another 55 gallon with jack dempseys. I am selling the ...
A: I would think carefully before doing this. First of all, even a partially full 55 still weighs quite ...
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| Build at home stands vs already built stands | 11/15/2009 |
Q: I've been looking at stands for my 55 gallon tank, and so far I've come down to two options: there ...
A: If someone else puts it together, you are going to pay for the labor of doing that, so that is one ...
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| green terrors | 11/14/2009 |
Q: Hey my name is terry I have a 80g and I have 3 green terrors and a jack dempsey and a red tail cat ...
A: Unfortunately, if it is long white stringy feces that indicates an intestinal infection, ...
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| aquarium | 11/14/2009 |
Q: can you tell what type of gravel or rocks harbors the largest amount of good bacteria.please also ...
A: I suggest gravel that is about 1/8" in diameter or so. Really fine gravel tends to pack down very ...
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| Goldfish/Ryunkin | 11/14/2009 |
Q: I have found a Gold Fish would best suit me as I am looking for a fish that can withstand cold water ...
A: You are right to wait to get a larger tank rather than putting them in a 10 gallon tank. ...
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| Oscar behaviour | 11/13/2009 |
Q: I have two Oscars, I am pretty sure one male one female since the male has the "growth" on the ...
A: Male and female oscars are what we call monomorphic, i.e., males and females look the same. Put ...
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| Oscar fish | 11/13/2009 |
Q: can i keep two rb piranhas and two oscar fish in a 100 gallon tank?
A: Not for long! If the piranhas are small, the oscars will eat them. If the piranhas are large, they ...
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| green terror | 11/13/2009 |
Q: i have 2 green terror's and 2 golden severums in my 60 gallon tank, the terrors where lip locking ...
A: That very well could be mating behavior. If they are about 3 inches or larger, they can spawn. ...
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| Inherited large fish & tank, what are they? | 11/12/2009 |
Q: I inherited a huge fish tank with 3 big fish. I was told they were gouramis, however the photos ...
A: No those are not gouramis. (FYI, gouramis come from Southeast Asia). What you have are called ...
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| Tank size | 11/12/2009 |
Q: I have just purchased a 10 gallon tank, and i was wondering if i could keep the same fish that my ...
A: I think that might be a few too many fish. I would go with 1 male and 3 females in a 10 gallon. ...
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| tin foil barb | 11/11/2009 |
Q: i have a 12 to 13 year old tin foil barb who has been acting strange. not eating, swimming a lot ...
A: It may be his time, but I would suggest doing more 25% water changes just in case it is something in ...
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| Tiny jumping bugs on surface of water in 55 gal. fresh water tank | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I have recently just noticed these very tiny jumping bugs in my fish tank along with my Oscar and 2 ...
A: Hmmmm... it is interesting that you have these in both tanks. Perhaps you are overfeeding your fish? ...
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| Sexing firemouth cichlid | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I have a firemouth cichlid and i cant sex it i was wondering if you knew of any sites with pictures ...
A: A 13" arrowana is still a youngster. An adult is over 2 feet, so I doubt if you will get any ...
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| swollen bottom lip | 11/10/2009 |
Q: I have a red-bellied pacus that the bottom lip became very enlarged. It started about 2 days ago and ...
A: Hmm... that would be very unusual for a lack of oxygen to cause an enlarged lip. The fact that they ...
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| Cichlid problem | 11/10/2009 |
Q: I have had 2 chichi for about 8-10 months now. Everything has been fine up until now. I usually feed ...
A: The problem is most likely from feeding them feeder fish. I NEVER feed my fish with feeder fish. The ...
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| My pet fish | 11/10/2009 |
Q: So I bought 5 goldfish and they lasted about 2 weeks but they slowly kept dieing how can I prevent ...
A: I strongly recommend against keeping goldfish. They are actually rather tricky to keep, and easily ...
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| Swordtail age | 11/10/2009 |
Q: I have only had my aquarium for about a month and when i got it, my uncle, the local fish guru, gave ...
A: There is no way to age swordtails that I know of. That said, a swordtail that is about 3 cm long is ...
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| angelfish | 11/10/2009 |
Q: i have a 30 gallon tall tank and a 55 gallon tank, i was wondering how many angelfish i could put in ...
A: That's a tough question. If you are talking about small angelfish (say about the size of a 50 cent ...
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| Gourami and rams | 11/9/2009 |
Q: I set up my 30 gallon tropical tank, and i have 6 zebra danios and an albino bristle nose pleco. My ...
A: You MIGHT be able to get away with rams and gouramis provided you had a lot of plants in the tank. ...
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| Saltwater fish who eats and moves rocks | 11/9/2009 |
Q: My husband has a 500 gallon saltwater aquarium and he just got a new fish that we don't know the ...
A: I strongly suspect that you have a yellowheaded jawfish. (P.S. There was no picture attached) They ...
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| Gourami and rams | 11/8/2009 |
Q: I set up my 30 gallon tropical tank, and i have 6 zebra danios and an albino bristle nose pleco. My ...
A: It is very hard for me to pick fish for other people. Personally, I really like cichlids. But, I ...
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| cloudy water dying fish | 11/7/2009 |
Q: I have a 60 gallon tank, contains 2 blood fins, 2 blueberries, had 3 angels all have recently died, ...
A: For most of my tanks I use sponge filters. They are cheap, simple and never need to be replaced. I ...
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| fishes | 11/7/2009 |
Q: how can you tell if a fish is a boy or a girl?
A: Telling a boy from a girl fish depends entirely on which species you are looking at. In some ...
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| Malawi Cichlid problem | 11/7/2009 |
Q: I have a 200 gallon malawi tank, I have problems with fish flicking, I have treated with malachite ...
A: Chronic deaths in Malawi fishes are tricky. I have encountered the same thing myself and not come ...
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| water and minerals | 11/6/2009 |
Q: I normally would use reverse osmosis water for my pet betta. Recently I have read from a few ...
A: Bettas are not that fussy about water. I use tap water and they spawn for me, in fact, I had a pair ...
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| My fish cannot see!!! | 11/6/2009 |
Q: My fish, Troy, just had a bad case of fin rot and is recovering (we still are giving him Rid Fungus ...
A: Hmm... why do you think that he cannot see his food? He simply might not want to eat it. Have you ...
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| Bala Sharks | 11/5/2009 |
Q: I have lost a Bala shark the last two times I did my monthly 25% water change. The tank is ...
A: If your water has chlorine in it, then letting it sit 24 hours before using it does the trick. That ...
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| Angelfish | 11/5/2009 |
Q: I have a juwel 26 gallon tank with 2 breeding angels, who are now laying thier 6th batch of eggs,and ...
A: Unfortunately this is a common problem with aquarium strains of angelfish. Sadly because of the way ...
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| help please?? | 11/5/2009 |
Q: Can you tell me what order i should be setting up my filter? I have a top filter setup with ...
A: The exact ordering is not critical, however, it will work better if you put the wool where it will ...
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| Help with gold fish pregnat | 11/4/2009 |
Q: How do i know my fish is pregnant it a gold fish and it stay at the lower bit in the tank and it ...
A: Goldfish do not get pregnant as such; they are egg layers. A female may get larger before she gets ...
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| bata | 11/3/2009 |
Q: My bata is in a fish bowl. Have had it for 5 months.three weeks ago it had a bubble on the belly ...
A: I think you mean a "betta"? Unfortunately the bubble sounds like some sort of tumor and there ...
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| Silver Molly pregnant? | 11/3/2009 |
Q: I've seen this question asked a lot but I'm still not sure how to tell if my molly is pregnant. I ...
A: You can't really tell exactly when she is going to give birth. If she is very fat, I would put her ...
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| Malawi cichlids | 11/3/2009 |
Q: i have a fish that is breathing heavily and is not swimming around alot just resting on a rock . i ...
A: If the fish is alone in the tank, I would suspect that you do not have enough oxygen in the water. ...
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| cichlid behavior | 11/3/2009 |
Q: I have a newly established 60 gallon tank with 5 zebra danios and 2 blood red parrots. I just ...
A: The behavior you are seeing is perfectly normal. Give them time. It will likely take them several ...
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| Cichlids | 11/3/2009 |
Q: 1. Can I put a Albino Tiger Oscar, Electric Blue Jack Dempsey, and Red Dragon Flowerhorn into the ...
A: I suspect that the oscar will eat the Jack Dempsey sooner or later. It might not be today but I ...
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| coy fish | 11/3/2009 |
Q: we have 1 coy fish and would like to know what kind of other fish can and will live with and not eat ...
A: Do you mean "koi" fish, i.e., it looks like a large goldfish? Probably the best fish to keep with a ...
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| Large oscar fish | 11/2/2009 |
Q: Coleman, First off I have a 55 gallon fresh water tank that has a undergravel filter with two ...
A: It could be that they are maturing but that generally doesn't result in less activity, quite the ...
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| Bala Sharks | 11/2/2009 |
Q: I have lost a Bala shark the last two times I did my monthly 25% water change. The tank is ...
A: It could be coincidence. It could also be that your tap water has changed. It may be that your ...
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| cloudy water dying fish | 11/2/2009 |
Q: I have a 60 gallon tank, contains 2 blood fins, 2 blueberries, had 3 angels all have recently died, ...
A: Undergravel filters are not a good way to go. They are very picky. You have to have just the right ...
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| Mbuna aggression | 11/2/2009 |
Q: I purchased a OB peacock today. My mbunas have been beating him up all day. I changed the tank ...
A: If you put females in there, his aggression is only going to INCREASE. Now he will really have ...
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| New Oscar | 11/1/2009 |
Q: i have a 30 gallon tank with a fairly small Tiger Oscar about 2 inch. I've read allot about this new ...
A: Oscars take a long time to get used to a new tank. It might be days or even weeks before he eats. ...
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| Parrot fish | 11/1/2009 |
Q: I have had a parrot fish in my 29 gallon tank for over a year now and recently bought another (about ...
A: There is no foolproof way to tell their sex. Have you been doing lots of regular partial water ...
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| Jack Dempseys | 11/1/2009 |
Q: What size tank is good enough for four Electric Blue Jack Jempseys? They are only about 2 inches ...
A: I would go with a 55 gallon tank. Anything less and you are going to have problems with aggression ...
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| Mbuna/ Peacock | 11/1/2009 |
Q: I purchased a OB peacock today. My mbunas have been beating him up all day. I changed the tank ...
A: I think you are really asking for trouble if you start putting more Central American cichlids in ...
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| Molly fry | 10/31/2009 |
Q: about two weeks ago my one of my female mollies had a baby. The wierd thing was though she only had ...
A: It is possible that she had more and ate the rest. It is also possible that she only had one this ...
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| GloFish danio fry again! | 10/31/2009 |
Q: I have two 10 gallon tanks I keep my fish in while I am in my dorm, and back home waiting for me is ...
A: The little wriggly things attached to the side are most likely small worms, and not danio ...
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| are my jack gona make babys?or do I have 2 boys? | 10/31/2009 |
Q: my jack dempsey fish fight and fill the tank with sperm for the last 4 weeks. before this they have ...
A: The lines on the chin do not indicate sex in Jack Dempseys. You can look at the vent (just in front ...
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| Small Loaches for a Community Tank | 10/30/2009 |
Q: ) I'm setting up my 180 gallon (6x2x2) peaceful community and am looking to add a loach species. My ...
A: I am not very familiar with loaches, but I think you are definitely correct NOT to put clown loaches ...
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| Cichlid kills new cichlids | 10/30/2009 |
Q: We began our 20 gallon cichlid tank about 2 months ago with 3 cichlids. We do not know the specific ...
A: Your two fish have claimed that tank as their territory and it is very likely that if you put other ...
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| Beta won't eat | 10/29/2009 |
Q: Your suggestion of the heater worked. He's moving alot more, but still will not eat. Any thoughts? ...
A: I would give him time and keep trying. Just be sure not to leave any uneaten food in the tank -- it ...
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| Bloat with my new African Cichlids in a 55 gallon | 10/29/2009 |
Q: About a week ago I introduced 3 pairs of African Cichlides to the 3 pairs that I had put in the tank ...
A: The problem is that "bloat" isn't really a disease, it is a set of symptoms, in particular: not ...
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| baby fish | 10/28/2009 |
Q: Do you know of any stores that actually take fish that you have that are born? my tank is going to ...
A: Many stores will take the fish but they won't give you anything for them, i.e., you can't often sell ...
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| Large oscar fish | 10/28/2009 |
Q: Coleman, First off I have a 55 gallon fresh water tank that has a undergravel filter with two ...
A: I am always concerned when people say that their "water conditions are fine". Are you trusting a ...
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| Mbuna/ Peacock | 10/28/2009 |
Q: I purchased a OB peacock today. My mbunas have been beating him up all day. I changed the tank ...
A: The convict was likely left alone because it is so different -- it doesn't register with the mbuna ...
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| cichlid eye bleeding | 10/27/2009 |
Q: I have a large red devil who has popeye. am treating with salt and Jungle Fungus Clear. Did second ...
A: Unfortunately that sounds very bad. For fungus I use a product called Paragon II. I don't see how ...
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| Betta fish may have air pocket/bubble? | 10/27/2009 |
Q: We have a beta in our office. He was moved into a new 2 gallon tank last Thursday and has not acted ...
A: When you say "What about an air bubble" do you mean that he might have an air bubble inside? Fish ...
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| Betta fish may have air pocket/bubble? | 10/27/2009 |
Q: We have a beta in our office. He was moved into a new 2 gallon tank last Thursday and has not acted ...
A: A possible problem could be that the water temperature is too cold. Do you have a heater in the ...
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| cichlid eye bleeding | 10/27/2009 |
Q: I have a large red devil who has popeye. am treating with salt and Jungle Fungus Clear. Did second ...
A: The problem with salt is that there is no reason to use it on a fish like a red devil. What can it ...
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| pink convict sick/dying? | 10/27/2009 |
Q: My big male pink convict cichlid Johanus is lying on the bottom of the tank, listless, has been for ...
A: I strongly suggest you do a 25% water change immediately and then do that again tomorrow and again ...
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| some problem with my cichlads fish tank | 10/27/2009 |
Q: i had this new tank from one month now i did add fish on 2nd week and some on 3rd week i have mix of ...
A: The problem is that it takes a while (about 6 weeks) for a tank to fully stabilize (to "cycle" as we ...
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| fresh water fish | 10/26/2009 |
Q: I have a 20 Gallon tank with angels and Gourami fresh water fish. Last time I changed the water was ...
A: Hmm... Angelfish and gouramis often have red eyes -- that is a normal thing for them. In fact, with ...
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| Oscar odd behavior | 10/26/2009 |
Q: When I first saw them, one was head down in the tank. The lady said he' been doing this because he ...
A: I would give them time. Oscars can take several weeks to adjust to a move. The good news is that ...
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| compatability | 10/26/2009 |
Q: "I would like to know I work at a pet shop and am shutting down a brackish water tank and have three ...
A: Unfortunately I do not know the Indiana area very well in terms of fish. There are lots of clubs in ...
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| sick beta | 10/26/2009 |
Q: I have a female beta...she seems to be fine and responds to even my voice each day. My husband put ...
A: The peas are to try to clear her digestive tract, the possible problem being that she has some sort ...
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| white | 10/25/2009 |
Q: I bought 2 oscars one is black and orange the other is white, the black one has tripled in size but ...
A: Most likely the black and orange one is getting most or all of the food. Is this normal: yes. Is it ...
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| cichlid eye bleeding | 10/25/2009 |
Q: I have a large red devil who has popeye. am treating with salt and Jungle Fungus Clear. Did second ...
A: I'm sorry to hear about your red devil. The eye will stop bleeding on its own eventually. ...
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| compatability | 10/25/2009 |
Q: "I would like to know I work at a pet shop and am shutting down a brackish water tank and have three ...
A: The problem is not so much compatibility as water type. Brackish water fish really do prefer ...
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| Blood Parrot Cichlid Got Beat Up! | 10/25/2009 |
Q: I have a Blood Parrot cichlid and a Jack Dempsey cichlid in the same tank. They apparently got into ...
A: The fish does not have black spot, nor does it have fin rot. The problem is that the Jack Dempsey ...
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| Tiger Oscars | 10/24/2009 |
Q: Good Evening Mr.Coleman My Name Is Shawnell And I Have 2 Tiger Oscars And They Are Sick I Think They ...
A: An oscar can go a long time (weeks) without eating. It is far more important to take care of the ...
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| Tiger Oscars | 10/24/2009 |
Q: Good Evening Mr.Coleman My Name Is Shawnell And I Have 2 Tiger Oscars And They Are Sick I Think They ...
A: Algae cannot hurt fish. Poor water conditions can cause both algae and hurt the fish. You need to ...
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| Lathargic Ciclids | 10/23/2009 |
Q: I have a 47 Bow front with about 6 Africans in it. Last week I did a 25% water change and all of a ...
A: That is not too many fish. When you put in the water, did you deal with the chlorine? Most ...
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| Fisthank Problems | 10/23/2009 |
Q: Because of the fact that i am no expert on fish and have no idea what is important, i will go into ...
A: You need to change 25% of the water immediately! You then need to do that again tommorrow and again ...
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| What kind of fish do I have? | 10/23/2009 |
Q: my friend moved and gave me some fish. I wasn't sure what i had received. I think it's a tetra ...
A: It might be a tetra but keep in mind that there are over 1000 different tetras. Can you possibly ...
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| new tank syndrome problems... | 10/22/2009 |
Q: ) I recently purchased a 10 gallon tank from a pretty nice pet store (a small chain, not anything ...
A: Personally I think you should stay away from goldfish. They are actually not the simplest fish to ...
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| Female betta | 10/21/2009 |
Q: I have had a female betta for about 5 months. She did very well until about 2 days ago. I noticed ...
A: It is really hard to say, but one of the main reasons bettas die is that they get old. They do not ...
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| My fish tank | 10/21/2009 |
Q: My fish tank is going crazy!My tank is clean without my algae eater but apparently some how my ...
A: It is a myth that algae eaters keep your tank clean. Yes, they will eat algae but you still need to ...
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| sick beta | 10/21/2009 |
Q: I have a female beta...she seems to be fine and responds to even my voice each day. My husband put ...
A: Hmm... there is an important difference between foam and bubbles. Male bettas blow bubbles to make ...
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| One Oscar Per Tank | 10/20/2009 |
Q: Coleman: A website I peruse (Oscarfish.com) is conducting a poll regarding successful attempts at ...
A: It is unfortunate that people think that just because we (people) don't often like to be alone that ...
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| Oscar growth! | 10/20/2009 |
Q: ..Ron I have 23 gallon fish tank with 1 tiger oscar(6' inch)from past one year 2 sliver dollar(3' ...
A: Unfortunately that tank is far too small for an adult oscar. You need at least a 50 gallon tank. ...
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| new tank syndrome problems... | 10/20/2009 |
Q: ) I recently purchased a 10 gallon tank from a pretty nice pet store (a small chain, not anything ...
A: The first thing to realize is that you seldom fix water problems by adding chemicals to the water. ...
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| cichlid lathargic | 10/19/2009 |
Q: I have a 20 gal tank with a regular striped convict (female) and a Jelly bean parrot, which is a ...
A: Actually jelly bean parrots are not convicts, nor convict hybrids. They are a manmade fish that ...
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| 1 oscar not eating as much | 10/18/2009 |
Q: i bought 2 baby oscars about a week a ago and left the tank running over night for them. wehn i ...
A: I do not understand what you mean by "left the tank running over night for them". It is essential ...
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| Sucker fish | 10/18/2009 |
Q: I bought my sucker fish yesterday and as soon as I put him in the tank he was hiding in the plants ...
A: Sadly that does not sound good. The fact that he hasn't eaten isn't important. Fish can go many ...
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| Tiger Oscar | 9/6/2009 |
Q: Tiger Oscar has been not as active, lying on the bottom of tank,at one time he got kind of white but ...
A: You need to stop feeding him feeder fish! Feeder fish very often contain parasites and it appears ...
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| gold german ram eggs | 9/6/2009 |
Q: I have a 55g tank with 6 rummy nose tetras, 6 serpae tetras and a pair of gold german rams in it. My ...
A: Yes the little black dot is the developing embryo. Yes they can hatch, but it is hard to say ...
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| my betta "Blue" | 9/5/2009 |
Q: Can you tell me the best medicine to use for a tiny open wound, to fight infection and speed ...
A: The best "medicine" is clean water. I do not encourage people to put chemicals in the water; these ...
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| green terror eggs | 9/5/2009 |
Q: I have 2 green terrors, and on Wednesday the female layed eggs, and the male I guessed fertilized ...
A: It is very possible that the eggs hatched. They become what we call "wrigglers". Wrigglers are ...
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| striped barb pregnant? | 9/5/2009 |
Q: I got my tank from a friend that moved. It is a 55 gallon. It had 2 sharks, 1 catfish, 2 kissing ...
A: Unfortunately barbs do not get pregnant and do not give birth to live young. They lay eggs. It is ...
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| black mollies babies | 9/4/2009 |
Q: I just noticed that my daughter's black Mollies have just had 2 babies. Everyone keeps giving me ...
A: They might eat the babies. After birth, a female molly does not care for her kids, i.e., she sees ...
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| My betta | 9/3/2009 |
Q: my name is silver and my best buddy is named "blue" the rescue team. He saved my heart from being ...
A: Sadly bettas do not live very long and as they get towards the end of their lives, they tend to get ...
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| Loches | 9/3/2009 |
Q: I used to have two loches in my 40G aquarium.Ever since one of them died from ICH....the other one ...
A: Dimitris, I do not think that lack of a companion is the problem. Are you doing regular weekly ...
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| tail rot | 9/3/2009 |
Q: I believe that my keyhole cichlid and angelfish have tail rot. i treated them with melafix for a ...
A: The "tail rot" is far more likely to be the result of one fish biting the other than any bacterial ...
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| strange fish | 9/3/2009 |
Q: hello I am from syria . I doing a research about undersea world and I want to ask you about the ...
A: Deepwater anglerfishes are some of the weirdest fishes. They have a "lure" on the head which has a ...
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| Orange Parrot Cichlids | 9/3/2009 |
Q: My question for you is in regards to 2 orange parrot cichlids i recently purchased. They are alone ...
A: It will take them awhile to get used to their new home. After that, they will come out more. You ...
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| Managua Cichlid | 9/2/2009 |
Q: How's it going? So my friend found your page and referred me to it. Question, the last couple days ...
A: She might just be getting old. Your best bet is to do lots of water changes to make sure that the ...
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| Koi | 9/2/2009 |
Q: Do Koi eat each other....if a new fish is introduced in the pond.
A: A koi COULD eat another koi though it isn't something that they normally do. If one were to die, it ...
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| female fish | 9/2/2009 |
Q: what is the best way to sex your fish.
A: That depends entirely on which type of fish you are talking about. For some fishes, it is easy -- ...
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| black fantail | 9/1/2009 |
Q: I am pleased to meet you. My question is, i have 3 fantail fish, we have not long got this tank, one ...
A: Do you have a proper filter on the tank? Also, are you doing regular weekly water changes? You ...
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| fish | 8/31/2009 |
Q: do Koie fish laye eggs or does she have baby's ours is so fat her sides are so big she looks like ...
A: Koi are egg layers. She might get very fat before laying eggs. Of course, she might also just be ...
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| Bala Shark Rock stuck in his throat? | 8/31/2009 |
Q: I believe that my Bala Shark has a rock or rocks stuck in his throat. We have pulled a rock out of ...
A: Unfortunately it is impossible for me to tell from here if he has more rocks stuck in his throat. ...
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| oscar with Little white worms | 8/31/2009 |
Q: My brother has an oscar fish and I was playing with it. When i stuck a plastic rod into the tank, ...
A: Those little white worms often appear if you are not doing enough water changes. Particularly with ...
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| fish fighting | 8/31/2009 |
Q: i just got 4 Serpae tetra, two Otocinclus, and a dwarf red gourami, one of the tetra is nipping the ...
A: Make sure that your tank has lots of structure (rock, wood, plants) so that the weaker fish have a ...
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| Pregnant Goldfish | 8/30/2009 |
Q: What are pregnant goldfish called?
A: Goldfish do not get pregnant as such. Only fish with internal fertilization (that typically give ...
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| fish behaviour | 8/30/2009 |
Q: and one red rainbow is nicely colouring, but the other is fairly dull but the nice coloured one is ...
A: Well, it sounds like the one is bullying the other. There is no magic solution to stopping that. ...
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| fish in outdoor rain barrell | 8/29/2009 |
Q: Happy with my new effort at water conservation I have added a 50 gallon rain barrell to my Florida ...
A: There are fish called "mosquitofish" that you could put in there. Here (in California) you can get ...
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| what kind of fish is this | 8/28/2009 |
Q: it has got only 1 back fin hope that is a enough information thanks
A: Unfortunately that is not near enough information. Keep in mind that there are over 28,000 species ...
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| Sick Cichlid | 8/28/2009 |
Q: Coleman, My name is Jarod and i recently started a cichlid tank. 45gallon tank with 2- 30gallon ...
A: Yikes! It certainly sounds like there was some sort of large parasite in there. I doubt if Melafix ...
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| Albino Oscar Fish | 8/28/2009 |
Q: I spoke with Richard on the 27 because i bought a jack dempsey and i did not know if it was a good ...
A: It is very possible that the Jack Dempsey had a disease, such as "ick". Do you see little white ...
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| Black Moor | 8/28/2009 |
Q: I hope you can help me even though I know you aren't a goldfish expert. Three days ago, my daughter ...
A: Hmm.... I'm not exactly sure what is going on but I am pretty sure that there is nothing you can do ...
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| Cichlid behavior | 8/27/2009 |
Q: My blood parrot cichlid had started acting strangely. He recently lost his "friend" and is now ...
A: Are you doing regular weekly partial water changes? You should be changing 25% of the water in that ...
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| black moore | 8/26/2009 |
Q: Um...hi I just got a black moore a couple of days i already had a shubunkin in there but the fish ...
A: They might be okay in the short term, but in the long term that tank is really not large enough for ...
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| sick oscar | 8/26/2009 |
Q: we have a freshwater tank here at work. it has two Oscars one appears to be pregnant, she appears to ...
A: I'm not sure why you would add pH up. Oscars come from acidic water, not alkaline water. Mostly ...
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| Sick Flowerhorn | 8/26/2009 |
Q: I'm hoping you can help. My flowerhorn developed popeye about 2 weeks ago, was not eating, rested on ...
A: Sadly if the problem is a malfunctioning swim bladder, then there is nothing that you can do about ...
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| blood parrot | 8/25/2009 |
Q: I have a blood parrot fish in a 10 gallon tank (really too small, I know) I got in when I was in ...
A: I doubt if it will be in shock because of going to a larger tank. More importantly, what is in the ...
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| Confused about which fish to get | 8/25/2009 |
Q: Hey, i have a 55g tank that is in the process of being setup with: 2 Hagen Aquaclear 110's ( a total ...
A: I think that if you put the barbs in with the oscar, unless the barbs are much larger than the ...
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| pacu problems | 8/25/2009 |
Q: My pacu, Ted, has been swimming full speed into the side of my 120 gallon tank and has knocked out ...
A: The most common cause of this sort of behavior is deteriorating water conditions. As the water gets ...
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| Cichlid babies | 8/25/2009 |
Q: My blood parrot cichlid female recently laid eggs which apparently has been fertilized by a texas ...
A: That is a tricky situation. There is no "typical" because mating between those two fishes creates ...
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| Red Devil - tank problem | 8/24/2009 |
Q: I moved my Red Devil From a 35 gallon tank to a 55 gallon tank last March. Everything was going ...
A: First, one can never do too many water changes. In fact, in some aquarium systems I have had in the ...
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| my white molly fish | 8/24/2009 |
Q: I recently got two molly fish for my fish tank one(white molly fish) and one(black molly fish)and ...
A: It is a bit unusual for a molly to sit near the bottom of the tank. Are you doing regular weekly ...
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| Sick Flowerhorn | 8/24/2009 |
Q: I'm hoping you can help. My flowerhorn developed popeye about 2 weeks ago, was not eating, rested on ...
A: It is strange that you have high ammonia in a tank with just one fish. Are there snails or ...
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| Seizures in fish.. | 8/23/2009 |
Q: I just got two goldfish from the fair a few days ago. I know that they are not meant to last but I ...
A: I do not understand "not meant to last". They are live creatures. They want to last as long as they ...
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| black moore | 8/23/2009 |
Q: Um...hi I just got a black moore a couple of days i already had a shubunkin in there but the fish ...
A: The exact species that you put together is actually much less important than the characteristics of ...
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| my fish | 8/23/2009 |
Q: And if it is bad if you could please tell me what I should do about it. Thanks much
A: "cotton" is usually a fungus or watermold of some sort. It typically forms in wounds. Is there ...
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| Cichlids need help. | 8/23/2009 |
Q: I have a tank of about 30 Gallons and it houses about 5 pairs of African Malawi cichlids.Recently 2 ...
A: The red scales are most likely caused by attacks from another fish, not disease. You should be ...
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| flying fish | 8/23/2009 |
Q: what is the kind of the fish that can fly?
A: Actually there are quite a few kinds of fishes that can fly. Some fishes simply jump out of the ...
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| freshwater fish having babies | 8/23/2009 |
Q: My first fish tank.One fish got really fat.I thought the other fish would eat her babies. So i had ...
A: You were right to move the pregnant fish to a separate tank. She would have been fine in the other ...
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| red tiger oscar 65 gallon | 8/22/2009 |
Q: I want to know how many if any tank buddys mr t (my Oscar) can live with ANSWER: Hi Jamieson, ...
A: You can try something like a large Jack Dempsey but the bottom line is that the oscar really doesn't ...
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| red tiger oscar 65 gallon | 8/22/2009 |
Q: I want to know how many if any tank buddys mr t (my Oscar) can live with
A: The real issue is how many fish will your oscar allow to live with it and the usual answer is none. ...
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| sucker fish | 8/22/2009 |
Q: do bubbles kill sucker fish because i bought at least 4 sucker fish and they all die
A: No. In fact, sucker fish (i.e., plecostomus catfish) actually come from fast flowing rivers where ...
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| missing molly | 8/22/2009 |
Q: We have recently started keeping fish and have a small tropical tank. We had 2 Mollies and 2 ...
A: It would be very unusual for a neon tetra to eat something like that. It could be that the molly ...
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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: Rainbow sharks and red-tailed sharks are different species so ideally they would not breed together. ...
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| Cichlid gasping for air | 8/22/2009 |
Q: Recently, two of our African Cichlids have died. Unfortunately, this occurred while I was at work, ...
A: It sounds like some of your fish are beating up others of your fish. Keep an eye on them. The best ...
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| elephant nose fish | 8/22/2009 |
Q: we bought 2 elephant nose fish yesterday and they acted fine but then lastnight they started laying ...
A: Yes, it might take a few days (or longer) for them to adjust to their new tank. Keep an eye on ...
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| pregnant oscar | 8/21/2009 |
Q: we have a freshwater tank here at work. it has two Oscars one appears to be pregnant, she appears to ...
A: Oscars are egg layers so they don't get pregnant as such. Only fish that give birth to live young ...
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| black fin sharks | 8/21/2009 |
Q: do black fin sharks have pups live
A: Black fin sharks are not really sharks at all. They are actually a type of barb, i.e., related to ...
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| silver doller fish | 8/20/2009 |
Q: i was wondering what is wrong with the silver dollars in my big tank as they seem to be gasping for ...
A: It sounds like you have several problems. Yes, they are likely fighting. But, equally important, ...
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| Fish | 8/19/2009 |
Q: I have two rainbow sharks and i was just wondering why they ways hide it seems every time i shut the ...
A: Some fish are what we call "top feeders", others feed in mid water and others are bottom feeders. ...
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| oscar eggs/fry | 8/19/2009 |
Q: our oscar has laid 4 times n hatched them.but within hours they had eaten them,with the 4th batch we ...
A: You do not need to have sand in there. When you say "the pebbles stop them destroying the ...
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| Goldfish is lethargic | 8/18/2009 |
Q: My son's goldfish is laying at the bottom of the tank. It is a very active fish usually. Sometimes ...
A: It doesn't sound good. Have you been doing regular weekly water changes? You should be changing ...
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| Three problem in the same Tank | 8/18/2009 |
Q: I have a 55 gallon cichlid tank. One of my saulosi seems to have a case of bloat..keeps getting ...
A: It doesn't sound like things are going very well in that tank. Normally I would say that poor water ...
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| growth coming out of my fish | 8/18/2009 |
Q: i have a 55 gal. community fresh water tank. one of my silver dollars has what looks like a growth ...
A: It is sounding more and more like some sort of parasite. I really don't know of anything you can do ...
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| Unknown Cichilid | 8/17/2009 |
Q: I got a fish from a woman who was getting rid of her tank. She had no idea what type of fish he is, ...
A: He could be a P. fuscus but that is a less common fish and I suspect he is one of the more common ...
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| oscar eggs/fry | 8/17/2009 |
Q: our oscar has laid 4 times n hatched them.but within hours they had eaten them,with the 4th batch we ...
A: Hmmm.. after they hatch, they are wrigglers for about 4 to 5 days. Wrigglers feed off their yolk ...
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| Fish Growth | 8/17/2009 |
Q: Do adult fish ever stop growing?
A: Fish grow more slowly as they get older, but theoretically they do not stop growing. It is a ...
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| cichlid stuck in green terror's mouth | 8/17/2009 |
Q: I just noticed that my rather large green terror has decided to try and eat a not-so-small johnnie ...
A: That is a tricky one. I think you are going to have to let it resolve itself. The problem is that ...
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| chillids | 8/17/2009 |
Q: can i breed my rainbow chilliad with my convict?
A: Do you mean rainbow cichlid? Rainbow cichlids (Herotilapia multispinosa) are a different species ...
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| growth coming out of my fish | 8/16/2009 |
Q: i have a 55 gal. community fresh water tank. one of my silver dollars has what looks like a growth ...
A: That is really hard to say. If it is a blunt, large, roundish bulge, that is most likely a tumor. ...
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| Oscar... Hole in the head disease. | 8/15/2009 |
Q: I believe my Oscar has hole in the head disease. I has gotten progressively worse with in the last 2 ...
A: As far as euthanasia, I would put him in a plastic bag in the freezer. The best treatment for ...
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| Koi, Shibunkin, Comet- what's the difference? | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I have 3 koi, 2 shibunkin, and 1 comet in my pond- all good size fish with the koi being about 12-16 ...
A: Unfortunately I do not know anything about goldfish so I can't be of any help. Sorry. Keep in mind ...
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| Can GSP be kept with figure 8 puffer | 8/13/2009 |
Q: I have 1 GSP 1 inch, and 1 figure 8 1 inch.. They are both in 1.005 salt.. But.. My question is.. ...
A: Unfortunately I cannot answer that one; I do not know about the salinity requirements of puffers. I ...
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| Unknown Cichilid | 8/13/2009 |
Q: I got a fish from a woman who was getting rid of her tank. She had no idea what type of fish he is, ...
A: Your fish is definitely a cichlid, and definitely from Lake Malawi in East Africa. There are ...
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| Are these fish compatible? | 8/13/2009 |
Q: Hey Ron, I was just wondering if the following fish are compatible and what size tank they should be ...
A: In general, I do not mix fishes from different parts of the world. So for example, I would not put ...
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| Sinking Green Terror | 8/13/2009 |
Q: We have a 3 year old male Green Terror ("Henry") that has started sinking to the bottom of the tank. ...
A: Hmmm... that is possible, but not likely. Still, it would be a good plan to do a series of partial ...
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| FISH ILLNESS | 8/12/2009 |
Q: I RECENTLY ADDED A NEW FISH TO MY TANK FOR THE FIRST DAY OR SO THE FISH WAS SWIMMING WITH THE OTHER ...
A: This sounds like "white spot" or "ick". You can buy medicines to treat this. I use one called ...
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| cloudy water | 8/12/2009 |
Q: I have 4 different size tanks and the water in each of these except one is perfectly clear, the tank ...
A: It could be many things, e.g., different amounts of sunlight, different filters, different gravel. ...
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| compatability | 8/12/2009 |
Q: can you recommend tankmates for a gold severum? (my tank is 75 gallons) thanks!
A: I would suggest you consider catfish. They won't compete with your severum and he should be too ...
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| Popeye in Mollies? | 8/12/2009 |
Q: I have a 20 gallon tank. I only have lyretail mollies in the tank. Initially I had only 5-6 mollies, ...
A: When you say "regular water changes", what do you mean by "regular"? You should be changing 25% of ...
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| Sick Flowerhorn fish | 8/12/2009 |
Q: I have a 55 gallon tank with a Fluval 405 filter. I have a cichlid fish that I believe had some ...
A: It sounds to me like one of the other cichlids attacked the flowerhorn creating the initial cut and ...
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| ideas and help ? | 8/11/2009 |
Q: i ahve a 30litre biorb and i want to put some nice elegant colourful fish in... i have researched ...
A: Both bettas and guppies absolutely need heaters. They are tropical fish and need the water to be up ...
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| beta fish | 8/11/2009 |
Q: I had been petless for ten years ~til last Christmas when I received an unexpected Christmas ...
A: I would do a partial water change of 25% and do that again in a day or so, but I suspect that your ...
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| water???? | 8/11/2009 |
Q: sir, i just changed maybe 4-5 gallons of water out of my 26 gallon fish tank... i don't remember if ...
A: Well, hopefully there won't be any problems. If the fish were shocked by untreated water, they ...
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| oscars fish | 8/11/2009 |
Q: well i just bought two baby oscars, tiger, albino. the tiger has fin rot i think on hes top fins . ...
A: It is far more likely that another fish attacked him than it is that he has fin rot. Keep an eye ...
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| Are these fish compatible? | 8/11/2009 |
Q: Hey Ron, I was just wondering if the following fish are compatible and what size tank they should be ...
A: I think the red parrots are ultimately going to cause trouble by attacking and bothering the other ...
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| tropical fish dying after changing water | 8/11/2009 |
Q: Yesterday I did a big tank clean (which I have done before) of my litre tropical tank which had 5 ...
A: It is important to add the cycle to the water before you add that water to the tank. Doing it the ...
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| Goldfish | 8/10/2009 |
Q: How many goldfish can be keep in a 20 gallon tank?
A: When they are young, maybe half a dozen. However, the goldfish will soon grow larger and the 20 ...
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| betta fish | 8/10/2009 |
Q: I have had 2 Betta fish in the last 8 months and they keep dying. I have it in a medium glass fish ...
A: A bowl is not really a proper place for a fish. It needs a fish tank, complete with filter, and ...
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| Convict Fry | 8/10/2009 |
Q: The two convicts in my tank had babies. I didn't mind much because I figured that at some point the ...
A: Convicts (including babies) have hard spines in the dorsal (back) and anal (bottom) fins that other ...
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| smelly goldfish tank | 8/9/2009 |
Q: i have a large fish tank that did have 6 goldfish in. last night i noticed the tank smelled really ...
A: I would keep doing partial water changes for several days and I suspect that at the end of 3 or 4 ...
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| Malawi Eye Biter (Compressiceps) with swollen stomach | 8/9/2009 |
Q: ---------------------------------------- My dominant male, a 6" Compressiceps - Malawi Eye Biter, ...
A: Might he have swallowed a rock or marble? Unfortunately, there is really nothing that you can ...
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| Bala shark - stress | 8/9/2009 |
Q: I think I overcleaned my 40 gall. tank. Fostered out my angel fish then did my usual gravel clean. ...
A: It does sound like he was "shocked". If he survives it, time will help. In the future, change less ...
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| angel fish & neon tetras | 8/9/2009 |
Q: I might not have anything to worry about here but thought it was a bit unususal that the majority of ...
A: I would give them time. I assume that you are doing weekly 25% water changes to keep the water ...
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| Jack Dempsey fight, now upside down | 8/8/2009 |
Q: I've had two Jack Dempseys in the same tank for the past 18 months or so, and they've grown to about ...
A: I would definitely not add oscars. Oscars are very interesting, but they do not play well with ...
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| my beta fish wont eat | 8/8/2009 |
Q: my beta fish has gotten gram-negative bacterial infection or atleast that is what he aooeears to ...
A: Hmmm.. it is unlikely that he got the bacteria from a plant. I feed my bettas with flake food that ...
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| fish | 8/7/2009 |
Q: how can i tell if i have boy fish or girl fish?
A: That depends on entirely what kind of fish it is. In some species, males and females look completely ...
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| Identifying fish | 8/7/2009 |
Q: I'm a novice fishkeeper - 6 months experience - and I have some fish which I've tried to identify ...
A: Welcome to the world of catfish. For example, ancistrus is one species of catfish. There are over ...
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| fish | 8/7/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you could answer my questions they are as follow What is the correct Ph level for ...
A: Hmmm.... I have never heard the term "fan fish" and I have heard a LOT of fish names. I wonder if ...
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| can i add anything more? | 8/6/2009 |
Q: i have 2 tinfoil barbs 2 blood parrot cichlids and a jewel cichlid in a 44 gallon tank.. is there ...
A: I would not recommend it. Electric yellows come from East Africa and require hard, alkaline water ...
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| How do I get rid of the white slimy stuff floating in my tank? | 8/6/2009 |
Q: I've had this tank for about a year. I used it for African cichlids and now I have discus. I have ...
A: Did you by any chance use local driftwood, i.e., collect it yourself? I don't know of any ...
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| fish | 8/6/2009 |
Q: coleman we are Oula , Rema and Lubaba do fish have eyelids ? Thanks for your help.
A: Most fish do not have eyelids. A very few fish, such as some sharks, have a thing called a ...
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| mbuna questions | 8/6/2009 |
Q: I am really interested in setting up a mbuna tank, but unfortunately my house lacks space and the ...
A: A 3 foot tank is fine. The more caves and rock the better. When we say "lots of rock", we mean ...
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| cichlid set up | 8/6/2009 |
Q: I have a 180 gal. salt water tank w/ lots of live rock and sand from carib sea. I'm converting it to ...
A: That's a tough one. You definitely need to wash the whole thing out very thoroughly. The live ...
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| what to do !!!!!! | 8/5/2009 |
Q: Its been about a year since i started to keep fish.I have 2 aquariums now.both r of 250 gallons in ...
A: It is very possible that you do not in fact have males and females. Salvini are very difficult to ...
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| Sick Chinese Algae eater | 8/5/2009 |
Q: wondering if you can help; I have a Chinese algae eater - who this winter (AUS) has started looking ...
A: Whenever a fish is slightly "off", I do a lot of water changes, no matter whether the test readings ...
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| Oscar fish beaten up by sucker fish?????? | 8/5/2009 |
Q: My sucker fish seems to be attacking my Tiger Oscar fish. I have only recently put two Oscar fish ...
A: Are you feeding your sucker fish? Many people mistakenly think that they do not have to feed their ...
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| Piranha Tank | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I want to get a small gropu of red bellied piranhas but I want to ask questions and research them ...
A: Red bellied piranhas grow quite large so I would get at least a 50 gallon tank, and likely something ...
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| Electric Blue Lobster | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I placed an order for an electric blue lobster (it's really a crayfish) that will arrive later this ...
A: Crayfish are interesting, but you cannot keep fish with them. Rather, you cannot keep fish for very ...
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| Compatibility | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I hav a 20gal tank in it i hav 9 fancy goldfish and 2 moors can i add a pleco to it? Is it ...
A: That is already quite a few fish for a 20 gallon tank. Also, goldfish are temperate fish while ...
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| How do I get rid of the white slimy stuff floating in my tank? | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I've had this tank for about a year. I used it for African cichlids and now I have discus. I have ...
A: Hmmm... that is very intriguing. I haven't seen that stuff in a long time. I believe it is ...
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| My goldfish with dropsy died. | 8/4/2009 |
Q: Hey Ron remember me the guy from yesterday with the sick goldfish with dropsy. So today i bought a ...
A: It's really hard to say. It would have been better to use water from the tank, but it is very ...
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| flowerhorn female | 8/3/2009 |
Q: i got a question my flowerhorn wont eat and he is so lonely, i got a 90 gallon fish tank divided ...
A: Yes, you can feed vegetables, e.g., zucchini, to fish. Many fish like vegetables. Just be careful ...
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| A few questions. | 8/3/2009 |
Q: Before you jump my case about having overstocked aquariums read my whole situation. I have 10 ...
A: The white poop indicates an intestinal infection. It would likely be bacterial so that is why the ...
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| Sinking Green Terror | 8/3/2009 |
Q: We have a 3 year old male Green Terror ("Henry") that has started sinking to the bottom of the tank. ...
A: Unfortunately he has a damaged swim bladder and that is why he cannot maintain buoyancy. There are ...
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| Goldfish with Dropsy | 8/3/2009 |
Q: This is how it all started, my goldfish started having clamped fins so i looked on the Internet for ...
A: That is a tough one. Dropsy is just the British name for bloat. Bloat (or dropsy) is not any one ...
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| Help | 8/3/2009 |
Q: I have had a few ropefish over the past year. The first few i bought from my locally owned fish ...
A: I have never kept ropefish. The challenge with fish like that is that if they are coming in from ...
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| GUPPIES LOSING COLOR AND DIE | 8/2/2009 |
Q: WHAT have I done wrong? I have a 10 gallon tank and I used aquasafe from Tetra Aqua when the water ...
A: It is possible that the fish have ick, which is a common disease. The most likely source is the ...
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| betta fin problems | 8/2/2009 |
Q: I have a 30 gallon tank that contains 1 betta, 6 priscella tetras, 5 neon tetras, 1 spotted cory, 4 ...
A: The fact that certain fish are "typically" compatible doesn't mean that every individual reads those ...
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| My fish has lost a fin | 8/2/2009 |
Q: My Carp has lost one of his back fins its a very small ghost carp and i noticed he was swimming on ...
A: Sadly, most likely another fish attacked him and bit off his fin. If the fin is completely gone, it ...
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| Cichlid Woodstock: A Tank of Peace & Love | 8/2/2009 |
Q: Coleman, As I've read your answers here, my dreams of stocking a 100 gallon tank with an Oscar have ...
A: Aggression is a function of several things including competition and what the fish normally eats. ...
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| why does my rainbow shark have a large belly now? | 8/1/2009 |
Q: Recently I've noticed one of my rainbow sharks now has a huge belly.It seems to act normal,but still ...
A: Either is possible, though sadly I suspect that the fish is sick. When a fish is about to lay eggs, ...
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| Upset little spotted puffer | 8/1/2009 |
Q: I just bought 2 dwarf spotted puffers 2 days ago and tonight when I got home and checked on them ...
A: That is very hard to say. You should NOT nudge him when he is puffed. Puffing is his defensive ...
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| Betta fish breeding | 8/1/2009 |
Q: Do bettas fertilized eggs have to be put in the bubblenest to hatch, or can they just hatch at the ...
A: The answer is yes, they can hatch elsewhere. I am curious to know how you know that your "male ...
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| Jack Dempsey fight, now upside down | 7/31/2009 |
Q: I've had two Jack Dempseys in the same tank for the past 18 months or so, and they've grown to about ...
A: Sadly, as you have probably found by now, once a fish is upside down after having been attacked it ...
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| Fish Water | 7/31/2009 |
Q: I just moved to a new apartment. My 36 gallon tank was moved with me and my fish were put in a 10 ...
A: I do not understand why you are putting in aquarium salt when you keep tetras. They don't want or ...
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| swim bladder | 7/31/2009 |
Q: My large green severum has swim bladder, I am now at the point where I just don't know what to do, ...
A: Almost all fishes have "swim bladder". A swim bladder is a fish organ, much like a liver or a ...
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| Purple Cichlids | 7/31/2009 |
Q: I have found a picture of a purple cichlid on a website, here is the address, ...
A: The fish is purple in the picture because of the color of the photograph, not the color of the fish. ...
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| tiger oscars | 7/30/2009 |
Q: I just bought two tiger oscars two inches in length. I condition my tak for a week before I put them ...
A: Lying down is not normal for most fish, but for oscars it is. My bet is that given time they will ...
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| i need help identify a mis-sold fish | 7/30/2009 |
Q: i'm thinking that the smaller cichlid may be a blue acara but i've also been told it could be a ...
A: It does look a lot like a blue acara (i.e., Aequidens pulcher) from Venezuela. Blue acaras are ...
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| Betta - rapid breathing | 7/30/2009 |
Q: Betta fish is rapidly breathing since last night. Changed about 75% of the water, treated the ...
A: You misunderstood me. I (as in me) do not know what you mean by the word "alcoline". I have never ...
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| Feeding goldfish | 7/29/2009 |
Q: I hav a 20gal tank and got new fancy goldfish of 2" i want to know how many times do i need to feed ...
A: I generally feed my fish once a day. Give them only food that they eat right away, as in within a ...
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| Fish's behavior | 7/29/2009 |
Q: I have a beta fish and every time i go to look at it it puts its gills on the side of his face.why ...
A: He is flaring his gills to say "be careful, this space is mine and I am a tough male betta." This ...
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| My sick oscar fish | 7/29/2009 |
Q: I recently purchased an oscar which was doing fine for about two weeks. Later on I fed him Minnows. ...
A: Very likely your oscar contracted a disease from eating the minnows. I strongly discourage people ...
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| severum | 7/29/2009 |
Q: all of a sudden he won't come up to feed and if he does manage to put a pellet in his mouth he just ...
A: This sort of thing happens with large cichlids. It may be a sign of deteriorating water conditions. ...
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| flowerhorn female | 7/28/2009 |
Q: i got a question my flowerhorn wont eat and he is so lonely, i got a 90 gallon fish tank divided ...
A: Flowerhorns do not get lonely, people project that emotion onto the fish. She is perfectly fine in ...
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| oscars breeding and egg laying | 7/28/2009 |
Q: i have two african cichlids, one about eight inches, one 13+. They reside in a 150 gallon pond in ...
A: BTW, oscars are South American, not African. After the eggs hatch, they become what we call ...
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| Fisha nd Albino Water Fogs | 7/27/2009 |
Q: Do you know what kind of fish would live well in the same tank with 2 Albino Water Frogs?
A: Personally, I do not recommend mixing fish with frogs. Frogs tend to make quite a bit of mess and ...
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| Feeding baby fish while away on vacation | 7/27/2009 |
Q: Yesterday I found 10 baby frys in my tank! Very exciting. I've got them isolated in a netted tank ...
A: Feeding them once a day is fine, though twice a day is better. Crushed flakes is perfect. I ...
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| Black convict color change | 7/27/2009 |
Q: We have had a black convict for several years and she had been the only one in the 45 gallon tank ...
A: Cichlids, and particularly New World cichlids like convicts, use color to express themselves. Very ...
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| New Tank | 7/27/2009 |
Q: I have a new 185 gallon tank with a 35 gallon sump. I'm still working on the plumbing. I'm worried ...
A: You could consider one of the less aggressive cichlids, like one of the eartheaters (Geophagus ...
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| Betta - rapid breathing | 7/27/2009 |
Q: Betta fish is rapidly breathing since last night. Changed about 75% of the water, treated the ...
A: I do not know what "alcoline" is? It is possible that he is getting old. Bettas do not ...
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| fish for pets | 7/26/2009 |
Q: My three children would EACH like to have their own pet fish. We would like to have a SMALL tank & ...
A: I think you need to rethink this. There is no point in embarking on a course of action that is ...
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| help me if you can plz | 7/26/2009 |
Q: like no scales on it and the other female eats on it some times, also the other female guppy which ...
A: That is a difficult question to answer. Medicines are particularly harsh on small fish. You might ...
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| betta fish strange behaviour | 7/26/2009 |
Q: My fish has a strange thing going on- he just hangs in place-when he moves he darts very fast and ...
A: Are you doing regular weekly partial water changes? You should be changing 25% of his water, once a ...
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| Black Moor -- Is she sick? | 7/26/2009 |
Q: My 2 1/2 year old black moor is floating upside down, sideways and right side up. She has been doing ...
A: Goldfish, such as black moors, do not get pregnant and do not give birth. They are egg layers. They ...
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| spots on angle fish | 7/25/2009 |
Q: i seem to have a problem with my angle fish, there is whitish spots at the base of her fin can you ...
A: Do the spots look like little white dots of icing sugar? If so, this is likely the first signs of a ...
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| my fish is sick | 7/25/2009 |
Q: recently i noticedmy fishes eye looked really big i just thought it was like that before then the ...
A: That is not good, however, it is hard to say what the exact cause is. It could be something in the ...
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| sick tiger oscar | 7/25/2009 |
Q: I have a tiger Oscar i bought about 2 month ago, it is about 5-6 i was feeding it comets,feeder ...
A: Sadly I get this question all too often. You should NEVER, EVER feed feeder fish to an oscar. ...
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| growing | 7/24/2009 |
Q: my female flowerhorn is not growing more than 2.5 inch and its not growing any hump on its head , ...
A: How large a tank do you have your flowerhorn in? Also, how often are you changing the water? ...
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| Zebra Danio | 7/24/2009 |
Q: I looked in my tank today after staying the night at my friend house to notice one of my Danios was ...
A: It is pretty hard to say what is causing that but I strongly suggest that you isolate that fish from ...
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| sick fish | 7/24/2009 |
Q: You're probably busy, so try to answer this if you can. I've had my fish for a while, and they were ...
A: Probably the most important thing for you to do is a partial water change. By that I mean change ...
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| Help me My Jack Dempsey is dying | 7/24/2009 |
Q: I am watching my neighbors Jack Dempsey and yesterday he seemed slow and today he has turned ...
A: Unfortunately that is a very bad sign and yes, he is very likely dying. As for what to do, that is ...
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| Cichlid community question | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I have a 55 gallon tank, it contains 2 firemouth cichlids, 2 electric yellow cichlids, and 2 blue ...
A: You might try giant danios -- they live near the surface and are fast enough to avoid the attacks of ...
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| discus with popeye | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I have an established 55-gal freshwater planted aquarium (running 5 years) that houses 2 large ...
A: All fish have a slime coat, discus are no exception to that rule. Their slime is just a little ...
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| Oscar ate a marble, will he be ok? | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I'm the proud keeper of a beautiful 5 year old Oscar, hes about 12 inches in length . He lives in a ...
A: That is a very tough question. The trouble is that it would be extremely difficult for it to move ...
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| Regarding goldfish in the tank. | 7/22/2009 |
Q: I have one Black Moore , Ryukin And a beautiful calico oranda goldfish . Now my question , is it ok ...
A: I do not see any obvious reason why they could not be together in the same tank. That might change ...
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| sick Mickey Mouse fish | 7/21/2009 |
Q: My male Mickey Mouse fish has been acting funny for a few days. He stays at the bottom of the tank ...
A: That's really hard to say what is wrong. It could easily be that he is getting old. Mickey mouse ...
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| flower horn care | 7/21/2009 |
Q: hey i would like to know wat to feed flowerhorn other than the food for hump?
A: You can feed flowerhorns the same things you feed other large Central American cichlids. I would use ...
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| angelfish | 7/21/2009 |
Q: I was wondering how long it takes for angelfish to grow to full size?? i was also wondering what is ...
A: The growth rate of fish depends on many, many things including the diet, temperature, and the ...
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| Bala shark | 7/20/2009 |
Q: Can you tell me if I can only have 2 Bala Sharks together or I need to have them in groups of 5 or ...
A: In a 10 gallon tank I would absolutely have only one in the tank. He does not NEED to have another ...
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| Black Molly behavior | 7/20/2009 |
Q: A few weeks ago I purchased 5 black mollies. They reside in a 10 gallon tank per the recommendation ...
A: Do you have a proper filter, heater and air stone in the tank? Are you doing regular weekly ...
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| Tank Setup | 7/20/2009 |
Q: I am about to start an african cichlid tank. The size is 30 gallons which i know is kinda small. Im ...
A: Loaches are from Southeast Asia and generally prefer soft, acidic water so I wouldn't put them in a ...
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| Tank Setup | 7/20/2009 |
Q: I am about to start an african cichlid tank. The size is 30 gallons which i know is kinda small. Im ...
A: If you go with acei and electric yellows, both of them are from Lake Malawi, i.e., east Africa. A ...
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| Salvinia with a growth | 7/18/2009 |
Q: I have a Salvini with a large, red growth on the underside of it's mouth that looks like a wart or ...
A: Unfortunately that is pretty hard to judge from here. It is possible that he has some sort of ...
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| Im 15 and know nothing about fish. | 7/18/2009 |
Q: I mostly own land dwelling creatures. I bought a black molly a week ago. A few days later,it got ...
A: It sounds like your fish has a disease called ick. Do you have a heater and air supply in that ...
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| Swordtail | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I wonder if you could give some advice. I have a tropical aquarium with approximately 17 fish. I ...
A: The most likely cause of this sort of thing is an attack by another fish. You may want to separate ...
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| intergration of goldfish | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I have a goldfish in one tank which is approx 8 yrs old and 2 in another tank 6 yrs old I am wanting ...
A: Unfortunately there is no way to know for sure without trying it. The key factor is the size of the ...
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| fire mouth cichlid. | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I have 4 fire mouth cichlids. 2 are in one tank and are better quality than the other ones, which ...
A: Give them time to get comfortable and then they will come out more. This could take several weeks. ...
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| Oscars | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I have been saving my money so that I can buy at least a 55 gallon on craigslist. I also plan on ...
A: That sounds like a good system. The number one thing to keep in mind when raising oscars is ...
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| Algae eaters (sucker fish) | 7/16/2009 |
Q: Just a quick question I have a sucker fish in with some Jack Dempsy and notice that the biggest Jack ...
A: A sucker fish (plecostomus) absolutely needs at least one and ideally several places to hide. They ...
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| 26 gallon tank | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I was wondering how many Mollies i can put in a 26 gallon tank?? also could i put all males in there ...
A: There is no magic number. You can put more than two but less than 10 in my opinion. Males will ...
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| Firemouth Cichlid | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I have a cichlid who is a "Firemouth Cichlid" but has no red on it. I bought the fish at Wal-Mart ...
A: That is a bit of a tough one. Many Central American cichlids go into the "dark gray" mode when they ...
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| strange acting fish | 7/15/2009 |
Q: i hope you can help me, my fish is acting really strangely, its stays at the top of the tank in the ...
A: Is there another fish in the tank that is bothering it? The symptoms are exactly what I would ...
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| fish | 7/15/2009 |
Q: i have a convict cichlid and i want to put an oscar fish with it can i have the two ...
A: Oscars and convicts are both species of cichlids. There are over 2300 different species of cichlids ...
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| mollys, breeding, care, | 7/15/2009 |
Q: i am just stating a aqurime and i have a eclipse system 12 with a heater set to 80 and gravle ...
A: I would not put any tank mates in there if you want the babies to live. There is no perfect way to ...
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| Jack Dempsey cichlid that ate fine, but now won't eat. | 7/14/2009 |
Q: I have had a Jack Dempsey cichlid for about 8 months now. It ate great up until the past month and ...
A: Smell would be one indication. The most likely way this happens is that people often leave their ...
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| jewel cichlids | 7/14/2009 |
Q: How do I get my jewels a bright red color? I have three in a 10 gallon and there just staying grey.
A: You don't "get" them that way. They turn bright red when they are breeding. 10 gallons is too ...
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| Jack Dempsey cichlid that ate fine, but now won't eat. | 7/14/2009 |
Q: I have had a Jack Dempsey cichlid for about 8 months now. It ate great up until the past month and ...
A: You can feed him on bloodworms if that is what he will eat. Is it possible that your other food has ...
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| Texas Cichlid | 7/13/2009 |
Q: i have always been a bit concerned about the texas cichlid because he only eats flake food, he will ...
A: It is very likely that the oscar and quetzal are suppressing the texas cichlid such that he won't ...
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| Convict cichlid and Dwarf puffers | 7/13/2009 |
Q: I'm in a bit of a dilemma. My sister bought two dwarf puffer fish a couple days ago without knowing ...
A: Puffers are wonderfully interesting fish but I would not put them in with any other fish, including ...
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| aggression in gouramis | 7/12/2009 |
Q: I have a tank with eight harlequin rasbora, three white clouds, and three dwarf gouramis(two males ...
A: It would be better to have two females and one male rather than two males and one female. ...
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| sick fish | 7/12/2009 |
Q: We have a cichlid that is 7 years old he is not eating and stays at the top of the water a lot and ...
A: That doesn't sound good. I am assuming that the tank has a proper filter and an airstone in it. Is ...
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| help plzzzzzzzzzzz guppy is dying | 7/12/2009 |
Q: well i have two tanks 1 is a 40 gallon tank which i will upgrade to a 55 or 75 still thinking it has ...
A: You should have an airpump going in every fish tank. As you say, fishes need air. That said, I ...
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| fish | 7/12/2009 |
Q: is it normal for my aquarium to have white marks on it(crusty minerals)?can i clean it with ...
A: I am not sure what a "mes cover" is. I also don't know what "2 ting spot" means? Can you explain ...
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| Outdoor Pond Goldfish Injury | 7/11/2009 |
Q: Just discovered one of my large goldfish on its side, but alive.... on close inspection looks like ...
A: It all depends on how deep the chunk is and whether any vital organs were hit. In general, it is up ...
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| fish | 7/11/2009 |
Q: is it normal for my aquarium to have white marks on it(crusty minerals)?can i clean it with ...
A: This is Ron, not Marc. The white crusty stuff is lime and it comes from having "hard" water, ...
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| fish | 7/11/2009 |
Q: i have a convict cichlid and i want to put an oscar fish with it can i have the two ...
A: I do not recommend putting any fish with an oscar. Eventually, the oscar will eat any fish you put ...
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| Sinking Black Angelfish | 7/11/2009 |
Q: We have a 20 gallon tank that did not have a water change when it should have. The water was changed ...
A: Unfortunately I do not think that Quick Cure or salt is going to do anything. Your best bet is to ...
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| bristlenose catfish | 7/10/2009 |
Q: i have a two foot tank, my PH is 7.0, temperature of the tank is 26 degress c.i have a 6cm ...
A: If you have two females with one male, then you can probably leave them all together. Give the male ...
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| Info | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I just lost 5 fish last week. The reason for this was, one of the cherry barbs I bought seemed fine, ...
A: Putting in a new filter cartridge is probably a good idea. Ich takes a while to treat, at ...
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| My gold fish is sitting on the bootom | 7/9/2009 |
Q: I went to go feed my fish and I saw that 1 of them were sitting on the bottom of the tank. I thought ...
A: It is hard to say what is causing this but most likely it is poor water quality. I strongly ...
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| telescope orange fish | 7/9/2009 |
Q: I had some pennies, a couple quarters and dimes, more of the pennies though and my telescope fish ...
A: You should never put coins in a fish tank. You need to take out all the coins and do 25% water ...
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| Cichlid Question | 7/9/2009 |
Q: I have a pair of parrot cichlids in my 55 gal aquarium. Since they are hybrids, I was wondering if ...
A: I do not understand what you are trying to do with introducing a non-hybrid cichlid. If you mate a ...
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| what is the overstocking limits for african cichlids ? | 7/9/2009 |
Q: I have a 400 L tank ( 105 US G or 87 UK G ) stocked with assorted mbuna . currently I have 10 of ...
A: There is no hard and fast rule. It depends on the individual fish, how much cover there is in the ...
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| cichlid wont eat | 7/9/2009 |
Q: i have a large jack dempsy cichlid maybe 7 to 8 inches long i baught it when it was around 5 inches, ...
A: I don't see any reason to feed a jack dempsey with feeder fish. If it is easting flakes and pellets ...
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| Green Terror Behavior | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I have a female Green Terror Cichlid. She is about 5-6 months old and has laid eggs once before. ...
A: Hmmm... that is a tricky situation. It could be that she is planning on laying eggs, but females ...
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| Is my Oscar pregnant? | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I have a the few cichlid like 4 oscars(2white, 2 black), 4 piranas, 4 texas greens, 4 green terrors, ...
A: Oscars are egg layers so the female does not get pregnant as such. She could be getting ready to lay ...
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| flower keeps changing color constantly | 7/8/2009 |
Q: i have recently purchased a 6 inch flowerhorn with good hump,but when i put it in my fish tank it ...
A: Flowerhorns, like most cichlids, frequently change color. That is the way that they are. It is a ...
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| oscar | 7/8/2009 |
Q: So I have 3 oscars and one of them is almost 4 years old and he is big! We have a 75 gal tank and ...
A: Unfortunately 4 years is not very old for an oscar. They can live to be a dozen years or older (some ...
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| Puffy Cheeks Goldfish | 7/7/2009 |
Q: one of the puffy cheek goldfish cheek popped, will it die or will the cheek restore it self? the ...
A: Unfortunately I don't know. If the hole is small it may repair itself, but there is also a good ...
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| Terrisiphone@googlemail.com | 7/7/2009 |
Q: I am an experienced tropical fish keeper and my tank has been up and running for six years. I've ...
A: That is very peculiar. I have never heard of that. I would strongly suggest that one of your fish ...
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| goldfish:swollen eye&unbalanced | 7/7/2009 |
Q: my goldish(a really round and fat one)'s eye just bugled out of no where, not eating any more and ...
A: Goldfish are very tricky to cure because they have so many problems to begin with. A fish should ...
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| my goldfish has a red lump | 7/6/2009 |
Q: ). I have 2 golfish in a 10 galon tank and the remaining fish look fine. The fish with the bump is ...
A: Unfortunately that is likely some type of tumor (i.e., cancer) and there is really nothing that you ...
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| strange behavior from my tiger oscar | 7/6/2009 |
Q: I 'inherited' an aquarium from my father-in-law so I don't know exactly how big it is but I'm ...
A: His behavior fits the symptoms of deteriorating water quality. Are you doing regular weekly water ...
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| Bubbles on the outside of their eyes !! | 7/5/2009 |
Q: Our Black Moors have developed these big bubbles protuding on the outside of their eyes, never saw ...
A: As it says in my profile, I am not an expert on goldfish so I cannot say for sure. I recommend you ...
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| trace nitrite in tank | 7/5/2009 |
Q: hey ron i have a 100 gal tank with 2 penguin 350 biowheel filters ,each 1 has 2 biowheels ,1 of the ...
A: I wouldn't worry about it. I would, however, increase your water changes to about 25% once a week, ...
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| FH | 7/5/2009 |
Q: Question my flower horn IS my flower horn male or female if you zoom the picture near its eyes u ...
A: There are various medications available at most pet stores that will attempt to treat columnarus. I ...
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| Honey gourami | 7/5/2009 |
Q: I'm doing a project on Honey Gourami. But i know nothing about it. In the Internet, their answer ...
A: Unfortunately I cannot help you on what they do in the wild. They come from Southeast Asia and I ...
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| DROPSY | 7/4/2009 |
Q: I know that you have stated that you are not a Goldfish expert,but I am curious to know if you have ...
A: The challenge with Dropsy (also called bloat) is that it is really just a description of symptoms, ...
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| Mixing Cichlids | 7/4/2009 |
Q: Can I mix a breeding pair of Convict Cichlids and a breeding pair of African Jewel Cichlids?
A: Personally I would not do that because I think they will fight like cats and dogs. I would only do ...
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| flower horn fish | 7/4/2009 |
Q: please identify my flower horn's sex male/female
A: Unfortunately you cannot tell the sex of a flowerhorn, particularly a young one just by looking at ...
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| Dying Fish | 7/4/2009 |
Q: I set up a 20L tropical fish tank 2 months ago. I initially put in one gouramis, then ten neon tetra ...
A: It is unlikely that a neon was attacking the other fish. There are some folks that use salt and ...
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| Very Sick Jack Dempsey Mamma | 7/4/2009 |
Q: I have a pair of Dempseys. I have had them about 2 years now and this is their 2nd batch of babies. ...
A: I am sorry to hear that she died. The initial cause for all of this may have been either (1) that ...
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| What happened to my fish?? | 7/3/2009 |
Q: basically I have a medium sized pond in my garden and we had 3 goldfish. Today my brother cleaned ...
A: I don't think constipation would do that and particularly not that quickly. Is there any chance ...
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| cichlid | 7/3/2009 |
Q: I adopted an African cichlid that had twice been returned to the pet store because he/she was so ...
A: Unfortunately that is pretty impossible without a photo -- there are over 2300 different species of ...
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| fry | 7/3/2009 |
Q: About 1 month ago My Dalmation Ciclid laid eggs we did not know it until the babies were swimming ...
A: Hmmm... I have never heard of a "Dalmation Cichlid" so I am unsure what species you are talking ...
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| Honey gourami | 7/3/2009 |
Q: I'm doing a project on Honey Gourami. But i know nothing about it. In the Internet, their answer ...
A: I cannot do your project for you but I will give you some hints. Gouramis come from South East Asia. ...
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| RED WAG PLATY BABY FISHES | 7/2/2009 |
Q: OK. THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO READ. I JUST BOUGHT TWO RED WAG PLATY FISH FROM PETSMART AND ON THE ...
A: You should feed them once a day. Give them crushed flake food. If you want, you can also give them ...
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| Chiclids and other varieties | 7/2/2009 |
Q: I am fascinated by Chiclids. I have bought 4 yellow chichlids recently, but I saw rest of my 10-15 ...
A: I am not sure what you mean by "mosses"? Do you mean "mollies"? In general, the best fish to keep ...
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| guami fish | 7/2/2009 |
Q: I have a blue "guami" who's body seems to b in a stiff "S" shape. He'll straiten out to swim but ...
A: Do you mean a blue gourami? If so, bending into an S shape can be part of the normal behavior of ...
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| oscar has poofy eyes | 7/1/2009 |
Q: me and my dad have a oscar,an opaco,and another fish i forget what its called,but my oscar has ...
A: That symptom is called pop-eye and it can be caused by many things. Two of the most common are ...
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| Very Sick Jack Dempsey Mamma | 6/29/2009 |
Q: I have a pair of Dempseys. I have had them about 2 years now and this is their 2nd batch of babies. ...
A: I am sorry for the delay in responding -- I am actually in the middle of the rainforest in Costa ...
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| Tank | 6/29/2009 |
Q: My question is simple.I got a fish from the carnival and I want to know what tempature the water ...
A: You really should put that fish in a proper fish tank with a filter and a heater. The temperature ...
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| fish behavior issue | 6/29/2009 |
Q: My husband's fish is lying on its side frequently. It is a Montagua (I know I probably spelled that ...
A: Hmmm... I don't see why you added antibiotics when the water was a little acidic. Antibiotics kill ...
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| Dying Fish | 6/29/2009 |
Q: I set up a 20L tropical fish tank 2 months ago. I initially put in one gouramis, then ten neon tetra ...
A: If you hadn't said that the gourami was ill, I would have been pretty sure that the gourami was ...
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| fish behavior issue | 6/29/2009 |
Q: My husband's fish is lying on its side frequently. It is a Montagua (I know I probably spelled that ...
A: I strongly suggest that you change 25% of the water immediately and then do the same again tomorrow. ...
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| sick fish?? | 6/28/2009 |
Q: I came home from 2 days of camping to find on of them laying on its side at the bottom of the tank. ...
A: AS you suggest, it sounds like they had a big fight in your tank. You need to isolate the injured ...
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| Oscar Fish Illness? | 6/28/2009 |
Q: I just returned from a short vacation and I noticed that one of my three oscar fish has white/gray ...
A: I would watch things closely. It sounds like it has been in a fight and it may have come out the ...
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| Dwarf Gouramis | 6/27/2009 |
Q: Will dwarf gouramets get along with a male betta, glow fish and cherry and gold barbs? I also have ...
A: That depends on the size of the tank. If it is say a 29 gallon tank, with lots of plants, wood, ...
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| sick fish | 6/27/2009 |
Q: I just switch from a 20L tank to a 55g and dovii is moving very slow sitting at the bottom and ...
A: I would give your fish some time to get used to the new tank. Moving tanks can be quite traumatic ...
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| my daughter is afraid of our fish | 6/27/2009 |
Q: we recently just got to big Oscars. our daughter says that they have tongues and won't go near the ...
A: Actually your daughter is correct about the tongues. Each oscar has one tongue, and they have lots ...
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| convicts | 6/26/2009 |
Q: how many babies can they hatch in one spawn?
A: A typical spawning for convicts would be about 300 babies. That is assuming a typical female of ...
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| Brackish Decor | 6/26/2009 |
Q: I am about to set up a 29 gal. brackish tank and I wanted to use texas holey rock to decorate it. I ...
A: I cannot say for sure but I don't see a problem. Also, you can reduce any such problems by doing ...
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| Expected flukes not sure about it | 6/26/2009 |
Q: I want to ask a question about my goldfish, I will be very thankful to you if you helped me to ...
A: Is there any chance that she was attacked by another fish? -- Ron rcoleman@cichlidresearch.com ...
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| Zebra cichlid | 6/26/2009 |
Q: We have recently set up a new tank (5 weeks) to start the tank off we brought 3 zebra cichlids and ...
A: Unfortunately your fish seems to have what we call "bloat". Bloat isn't a specific disease per se, ...
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| flowerhorn | 6/26/2009 |
Q: it looks like his intestines are coming out.. however it does not stay out all the time it appears ...
A: Unfortunately you do need to be concerned. This is usually indicative of an intestinal infection, ...
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| lyretail molly acting strange | 6/25/2009 |
Q: I have a 20 gallon tank with 15 lyretail molly and 1 Pleco - Suckermouth catfish. Things have been ...
A: It is hard to say exactly what is wrong; however, I strongly encourage you to do more frequent water ...
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| convict cichlid | 6/25/2009 |
Q: my boyfriend has a fish tank, we have 2 convict cichlid amongst other fish. we noticed yesterday one ...
A: You need to isolate that fish right away. When a fish goes upside down it is usually either very ...
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| question about my severum fish | 6/25/2009 |
Q: I recently bought some tropical fish, including a pair of severum. SInce yesterday evening, I sound ...
A: Did the fish appear to have any physical wounds, e.g., scars or missing scales? It is most likely ...
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| Diseases | 6/24/2009 |
Q: I have recently aquired a newer tank (65 Gallon)and have a lemon oacar which is about 8 inchs long. ...
A: Are you doing lots of regular partial water changes? You should be changing 25% of the water once a ...
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| Oscar with swollen eye | 6/24/2009 |
Q: I have an oscar with a swollen eye. The area around the eye is swollen & also the actual eye it's ...
A: Usually swollen eyes start out either as a result of mechanical injury (being bitten by another ...
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| figure 8 puffer fish | 6/23/2009 |
Q: i have a figure 8 puffer fish and i was told they could live in either fresh, brackish or salt ...
A: I am not an expert on puffers but brackish seems most appropriate to me. The most important thing ...
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| fish compatiblitly | 6/23/2009 |
Q: firemouth cichlids and festive cichlids. i was thinking about a salvini,a severum,a few kribensis,a ...
A: A really important issue is the size of your tank. For instance, if you were talking about a 20 ...
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| Peacock Ciclids | 6/23/2009 |
Q: I have three in my tank and can't tell a female from a male. Please give me some idea as to how to ...
A: There are many hundreds of species from east Africa and about fifty of them are in the genus ...
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| dalmation molly acting "fishy"? | 6/22/2009 |
Q: ..I have two dalmatian molly's along with several other fish in a 80 gallon tank. One of my molly's ...
A: Shivering by fish is often a part of courtship, i.e., something that male fish do to attract the ...
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| Cichlids and Kissing fish | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I have 7 Cichlids of all sizes. Can I put 2 kissing fish with them in my 55 gallon tank? Or how ...
A: The kissing gouramis should reach that size in a couple of years if they are properly cared for. I ...
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| Convicts | 6/20/2009 |
Q: Are these fish used as a food source for humans? and if so, in what part of the world? Also, I ...
A: I do not know of any place that uses convicts as a food source for humans. They do exist in the ...
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| THE TEMP IN A FRESHWATER TANK | 6/19/2009 |
Q: I HAVE FRESHWATER TANK AND IN IT IS A RED DEVIL AND A WOLF FISH .WHAT IS A GOOD TEMP FOR THEM?
A: Temperatures in neotropical (New World) rivers are highly variable and in fact change throughout the ...
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| Red Oscar | 6/19/2009 |
Q: I have one oscar set up in a 55 gallon tank. He is about 9 months old. I first got him when he ...
A: One of the main causes of fish darting around the tank is when the ammonia level is too high. You ...
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| Unknown Cichlids | 6/18/2009 |
Q: I need some cichlid help, so I thought I'd go straight to the expert! I have 2 questions for you: ...
A: Is there any chance you could send a photo of your fish? Send it to the email address below. That ...
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| Cichlids and Kissing fish | 6/17/2009 |
Q: I have 7 Cichlids of all sizes. Can I put 2 kissing fish with them in my 55 gallon tank? Or how ...
A: Are you aware that adult kissing gouramis can be 8-10 inches in length? They certainly wouldn't go ...
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| Convict cichlids | 6/17/2009 |
Q: Hey ron i have a 20 gallon tank and i want to get 1 convict cichlid to put in it. But since i am ...
A: In general, female convicts are more colorful. BUT, they are only more colorful when they are ...
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| growth of flowerhorn | 6/17/2009 |
Q: I have a 3 month old baby albino in a 2:1:1 tank. Her tail & head has grown pretty good but my ...
A: I do not understand what a 2:1:1 tank is? It is a bit peculiar for someone to say that anything ...
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| 120 Gallon Cichlid Tank Discoloured | 6/16/2009 |
Q: I have a 120 Gallon Cichlid Tank. It has been set up since this past March. We slowly added the ...
A: All Clear is used to get rid of cloudy water caused by a bloom of microscopic bacteria. So that is ...
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| i am worried about my fish she eggs Please help me | 6/16/2009 |
Q: i have a question.. i have been looking on line for about a week now trying to get some answer.. i ...
A: If there is white "fuzz" on the eggs, that is fungus (well, technically it is a watermold but ...
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| molly fish | 6/15/2009 |
Q: i am not sure if mollies fall under the cichlid but i had a few of them with some neons, and two ...
A: FYI: Mollies are in the group known as livebearers, so they are not cichlids. As to why they ...
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| Green Terror | 6/15/2009 |
Q: How can I get my Green Terror mate, spawn and breed. I would also like to know if the bigger the ...
A: You can't really make the fish spawn. Basically, you put a male in a female in a tank, feed them ...
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| parrot fish | 6/14/2009 |
Q: why are my parrot fish eggs growing mould
A: The "mould" is often called a fungus, but you are right that technically it is a water mold. ...
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| Heros Severum Laying Eggs? | 6/14/2009 |
Q: I did not believe it myself... I have ONE fish in my 65 gallon tank. Also in tank 4 snails, 2 ...
A: I am not sure that the background is the actual cause of this... it might be but it could also be ...
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| Crazy Oscar | 6/13/2009 |
Q: for the last week my oscar goes crazy everytime I turn the tank light on, he swims very fast and in ...
A: If the tank goes from completely dark to light, that would cause many fish to "go crazy". I never ...
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| Tank got cloudy after i purchased tigers | 6/12/2009 |
Q: they all died off in matter of days and they were aggressive towards each other so i tried tiger ...
A: Hmmm... it is a bit peculiar to go from neons which are very mellow to tiger barbs, which can be ...
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| possible seziure | 6/12/2009 |
Q: my tiger barb seems to be fighting to swim downwards hes floating to the toop of the tank w/o ...
A: Unfortunately that sounds like he is having a problem with his swim bladder. The swim bladder is ...
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| Convict Fry | 6/12/2009 |
Q: My two convicts recently decided to spawn in my 55gl tank. They fry have been swiming around for ...
A: Keep feeding the flake food. If you can also feed some baby brine shrimp, that would be even ...
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| My Pet Oscar | 6/12/2009 |
Q: I have noticed that my Oscar has one really bad Popeye and the other one not so bad. I checked ...
A: Are there other fish in the tank that might be attacking or even stressing your oscar? Also, are ...
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| identifying my fish | 6/11/2009 |
Q: I would like to know if this fish is a female green terror or a Blue Acara or something else. I ...
A: He looks like a little blue acara to me (based on the body proportions). Blue acaras are longer and ...
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| betta | 6/11/2009 |
Q: My Beta has been acting weird lately. he sometimes floats upside down and goes nose first into the ...
A: No they do not normally act that way. You definitely need a heater in his tank. A betta should ...
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| My Cichlids | 6/11/2009 |
Q: My Firebird has been holding for about 20 days in a 100 Litre tank on her own and I went out today ...
A: I'm not familiar with the name "Firebird".... (and I know a LOT of cichlid names...). In any ...
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| my little buddy | 6/10/2009 |
Q: Ive read that the carbon in the filter. can cause hole in the head in oscars. what kind of filter ...
A: I seriously doubt if carbon can cause hole in the head. That doesn't make any sense unless you had ...
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| oscars | 6/10/2009 |
Q: I have 2 oscars. One is albino (Casper) and the other is a tiger (Zeus). I have had them for about 4 ...
A: It is very possible that they have switched roles, and this may have something to do with mating. ...
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| bloodworms and murky water in a backyard pond | 6/9/2009 |
Q: i have a 3 ft deep pond in my yard and so far i cannot clear up my water i can hardly see the ...
A: Bloodworms cannot cause cloudiness. Most likely you have a bloom of bacteria that is causing the ...
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| Oscar. Pitts on the side of its head | 6/9/2009 |
Q: I have an oscar in a 90gallon tank. I have a eihm and a penguin 280 filter. I change the water 20 ...
A: You might try changing a little more water. Also, when you change the water, do you use a gravel ...
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| My sick cichlids and others! | 6/9/2009 |
Q: Quick history: 55g tank with 4 tiger barbs, 1 raphael catfish, 1 rainbow shark, 1 peacock cichlid, 2 ...
A: I'm very sorry for the delay in answering. I am actually in the rainforest in Costa Rica right now ...
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| blood parrots | 6/8/2009 |
Q: i have 5 large parrot fish that i have had for 5years, 2 from 50p size now bout 9inches. the prob is ...
A: It could be that they are just getting used to the new tank. Keep doing partial water changes to ...
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| My koi has lost his scales | 6/8/2009 |
Q: i have noticed my ghost koi and another koi have lots of their scales missing (the ghost practically ...
A: I am sorry for not answering. I am actually in the middle of the Costa Rican rainforest right now ...
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| black ghost knife fish compatibility | 6/7/2009 |
Q: i was wondering if a black ghost knife fish is compatible with kuhli loaches, red tailed black ...
A: I have not kept them, but they are predators so I would strongly suspect that kuhli loaches would ...
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| Oscar with an orange and gray mass on its eye | 6/6/2009 |
Q: Just in the past few days, our Oscar, Leroy, who is almost 8 years old has developed a round mass on ...
A: Oscars can live well into their teens; a few make it to 20 years. I don't think that there is ...
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| my cichlids | 6/6/2009 |
Q: i have 2 cichlids (not sure of type) in a 96 litre interpet river reef tank, i have breeding platy's ...
A: It is pretty hard to answer your question without knowing what kind of cichlids you have. There are ...
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| flowerhorn gender | 6/6/2009 |
Q: how can we determine the gender of a flowerhorn fish?
A: The only way for sure is just before and during breeding. The male's genital papilla (breeding tube) ...
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| urgent ASAP response needed | 6/6/2009 |
Q: my oscar fish cannot keep up to the feeder fish im giving him what can i do? i spent all my money on ...
A: You should not be feeding your oscar with feeder fish in the first place. Feeder fish carry all ...
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| eletric yellow cichlids | 6/5/2009 |
Q: I have allot of the eletric yellow cichlids and some are breeder. I notice I been getting some ...
A: This is called "bloat". The trouble with bloat is that it is really just a description of symptoms ...
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| Pond fish | 6/5/2009 |
Q: Granddaughter caught a fish in her pond that has a black stripe down it's side and spikes on it's ...
A: It sounds almost for certain that it is some kind of catfish. Where is this pond, i.e., in what ...
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| raiseing florida bait fish | 6/4/2009 |
Q: most of the bait stores around my area are always having supply problems.i have a good bit of land ...
A: Hmmm... I have to tell you that if you want to do it because it is an interesting thing to do, then ...
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| sumthing hapind | 6/4/2009 |
Q: do you remember the bump? it kind of looked like a zit or something but it popped and I'm wondering ...
A: You can try antibiotics if you want. I generally avoid them with fish but the choice is yours. ...
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| Brown Algae | 6/3/2009 |
Q: I have a 12 gallon tank and I have noticed some brown algae on my black gravel. Is there anything I ...
A: Algae is a perfectly normal part of any aquarium (and every lake, river, pond, etc in the wild). It ...
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| Pond fish | 6/3/2009 |
Q: Granddaughter caught a fish in her pond that has a black stripe down it's side and spikes on it's ...
A: Any chance you could send me a photo of it? When you say "spikes" do you mean hard spikes or ...
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| what fish would you recommend for a begginer fish person | 6/3/2009 |
Q: I want to get a red cap goldfish but I don't know what size tank to get. I have read online that red ...
A: If you want a school of fish, then you should get tetras. Maybe get a school of 6 or 8 tetras -- ...
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| Fishies, | 6/3/2009 |
Q: I got a little fish tank from a friend for christmas that says can hold up to 3 goldfish. I set up ...
A: When you say "I cleaned it", what are you doing exactly? In general, you should never thoroughly ...
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| my new pet oscar | 6/3/2009 |
Q: I need some anwsers about my oscar.1, he's got a bump on his chin can someone tell me what it is? 2, ...
A: 1. yes, an oscar can feed anywhere in the tank 2. I don't know; it depends on what kind of filter ...
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| African Cichlids | 6/2/2009 |
Q: One of them is all yellow but in the past 2 months his face has gotten a little dark ( black spots ) ...
A: I have seen the black spots on some of my fish from time to time, but I do not know 100% what causes ...
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| suker fish | 6/2/2009 |
Q: with my betta fish (male) eat or nibble on a sucker fish?
A: It is possible but it is always a good idea to have some wood, and/or caves for the sucker fish ...
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| Behavior of Oscar | 6/2/2009 |
Q: First of all I'd like to request you for a rapid reply as I need that eagerly. I'm a bit confused ...
A: If you are seeing the genital tubes then they are getting ready to spawn. I would leave them alone. ...
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| my new pet oscar | 6/1/2009 |
Q: I need some anwsers about my oscar.1, he's got a bump on his chin can someone tell me what it is? 2, ...
A: Without seeing the fish it is hard to say about #1, but it could be the result of banging into ...
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| what sized fish tank should I get for a red cap goldfish and what kind of filter | 6/1/2009 |
Q: I want to get a red cap goldfish but I don't know what size tank to get. I have read online that red ...
A: Unfortunately I know very little about goldfish. In general I do not recommend keeping them. If the ...
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| Behavior of Oscar | 6/1/2009 |
Q: First of all I'd like to request you for a rapid reply as I need that eagerly. I'm a bit confused ...
A: This sort of fighting is normal for cichlids. You have them in a VERY small tank for two oscars. ...
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| pacu's aquarium fish | 6/1/2009 |
Q: I have a 55 gallon tank, and would like to know how to treat the water? Would aquarium salt be ...
A: I can't think of any good reason to add salt to a tank with a pacu in it. Pacus come from the ...
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| Orange Parrot fish | 6/1/2009 |
Q: About 4 weeks ago I bought an orange parrot fish. I put it in a 10 gallon tank with a few other ...
A: Feeding once a day is perfect. I would not mix cichlids (like the parrot cichlid) with goldfish. I ...
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| Red Devil Sick | 5/31/2009 |
Q: Ron I am emailing again because you never responded to my questions and also I sent you pictures and ...
A: That's quite a bit to figure out, so here goes.... 82o is fine. Whenever you use an antibiotic ...
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| Piranhas | 5/31/2009 |
Q: Good Day Mr.Coleman My Name is Shawnell And My Question Would Be Is My Fish Is Sick And This Morning ...
A: Unfortunately if he ate bad feeders, it is now after the fact and there isn't much you can do other ...
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| Pink growth on Placo | 5/30/2009 |
Q: My 15 year old Placostomus Cat has developed a pink bubble on the end if its nose. It appears to ...
A: It sounds to me like one of his nostrils has become inflamed. I rarely recommend antibiotics for ...
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| hatchet/calico moore fish | 5/29/2009 |
Q: I recently set up a 1.5 gal tank for 2 small hatchet fish. We purchased a calico moore fish who is ...
A: Do you have an airstone in the bowl? If not, that is likely why the fish is hanging out at the top. ...
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| My suck-fish is sick | 5/29/2009 |
Q: I have a 40 gallon tank and my fish have been slowly dieing lately. I had 2 suck fishes one died 2 ...
A: How much did you raise the temperature by? If it was a degree or two, that is not a problem. ...
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| Help | 5/29/2009 |
Q: How long do beta females stay pregnant for if the male has not made a bubble sack yet? ANSWER: Hi ...
A: It looks like 1000 bubbles on the surface of the tank. It is very obvious when he has built one. ...
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| Red Devil Sick | 5/29/2009 |
Q: Ron I am emailing again because you never responded to my questions and also I sent you pictures and ...
A: Sorry for not responding sooner. Things got VERY busy the last few weeks. Keep in mind that ...
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| tiger oscar training | 5/28/2009 |
Q: what is the best to get my new 1 and a half inch Tiger Oscar to get comfortable enough to eat out of ...
A: Be careful about petting a fish. If you do so, be sure that your hands are wet. If your hands are ...
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| to introduce a new severum? | 5/27/2009 |
Q: i was hoping you would be able to give me some advice, i currently have a fairly large golden ...
A: Either way it is going to be a bit of a gamble. A large severum can easily kill a fish it doesn't ...
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| fantails | 5/27/2009 |
Q: we have a fantail well several and one has grown a what i can describe is a cauliflower on its back. ...
A: Sorry, but I'm not quite sure how to help. It appears that one of your fish has grown a tumor. ...
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| Help | 5/27/2009 |
Q: How long do beta females stay pregnant for if the male has not made a bubble sack yet?
A: Bettas do not get pregnant as such. They are egg layers. A female can hold eggs for a long time ...
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| pregnant beta fish | 5/26/2009 |
Q: My female beta fish's mid section is bulging on both sides. She has never been with a male. Is the ...
A: Bettas are external fertilizers so she never will "be with a male", i.e., she is not capable of ...
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| fish tank | 5/26/2009 |
Q: ive had a tank before and never had problems ,but since buying this tank ive lost almost all my fish ...
A: Where are you getting your fish? I strongly encourage you to purchase your fish at a good fish ...
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| tiger oscar and light | 5/26/2009 |
Q: what is the best to get my new 1 and a half inch Tiger Oscar to get comfortable enough to eat out of ...
A: If it was completely dark before you turned the light on, then he was probably asleep. Yes, ...
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| Pond fish | 5/26/2009 |
Q: I have a pond with blue gill and large mouth bass and they look good outside but they have worms ...
A: Many outside populations of fish have at least some worms. Treating a whole pond for worms is a very ...
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| tiger barbs | 5/25/2009 |
Q: I have 3 mollys 2 golden guppies a red fin shark and 3 tiger barbs I think 2 of my barbs are filled ...
A: Tiger barbs are egg layers. She can lay her eggs, but nothing will happen if there isn't a male in ...
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| oscar | 5/25/2009 |
Q: I have a 5-6 month old oscar and I fed him beef heart tonite and afraid the pieces may have been ...
A: He should be okay. As long as it doesn't have any hard parts (as it should not), it is highly ...
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| Jack Demsey | 5/25/2009 |
Q: We have a jack demsey, that is 5 to 6 years old. He is in a 50 gallon tank. His name is Boss Hog ...
A: You need to do some water changes quickly. You should change 25% of his water now and then do the ...
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| Sick Cichlids (Black Convict and Jack Dempsey) | 5/24/2009 |
Q: I have a 55gal tank with Jack Dempsey, Black Convict, Pleco and Crawfish. Recently I noticed a ...
A: I think the tank is large enough, but you have to keep up on the water changes. They are the key to ...
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| Sick Cichlids (Black Convict and Jack Dempsey) | 5/24/2009 |
Q: I have a 55gal tank with Jack Dempsey, Black Convict, Pleco and Crawfish. Recently I noticed a ...
A: Have you been doing regular weekly partial water changes? One of the first signs of deteriorating ...
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| Coryfish-green | 5/23/2009 |
Q: I have two green Cory fish that have lost their whispersfeelers. I was wondering what would cause ...
A: Unfortunatley I cannot think of any reason why a catfish would lose its whisker (barbels) other than ...
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| Cichlids | 5/23/2009 |
Q: I have a Yellow Cichlid and several times now the area right under its mouth seems to be enlarged ...
A: In almost all cichlids that mouthbrood, it is the female that does the mouthbrooding. Your yellow ...
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| Flowerhorn sick | 5/23/2009 |
Q: Hey Ron I got a red cherry flowerhorn last month and he was all fine till 2 weeks. after two weeks ...
A: Unfortunately that does not look good. It is what we call a prolapsed intestine. In other words, ...
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| my fish is swimming on its side | 5/22/2009 |
Q: hi my goldfish is swimming on its side but it has a story that could happen to any other type of ...
A: There isn't anything you really can do for him, other than give him time to heal. Just so you ...
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| Cichlids | 5/22/2009 |
Q: I have a Yellow Cichlid and several times now the area right under its mouth seems to be enlarged ...
A: That very easily could mean that it was holding eggs. When a fish is "holding" the skin on the ...
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| Minnows or Tadpoles? | 5/22/2009 |
Q: I have a creek in my backyard that me and my sisters like to play in. We were looking for tadpoles ...
A: They could be either little fish or tadpoles. I guess you will just have to wait and see what they ...
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| tiger oscar training | 5/21/2009 |
Q: what is the best to get my new 1 and a half inch Tiger Oscar to get comfortable enough to eat out of ...
A: Assuming that you are feeding him pellets or sticks, always feed him from the same spot with your ...
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| my betta fish | 5/19/2009 |
Q: My betta fish is a year and a half now. i got him novmber 27th of 2007. Lately he has been eating ...
A: Most likely he is just getting old. Bettas do not live very long. In the meantime, be sure that ...
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| Betta Fish | 5/18/2009 |
Q: I have had my Betta for almost 2 years. Recently (3 weeks ago) I move. Since the move he has ...
A: A bowl is really too small of a place to raise a betta. You should keep him in a 10 gallon ...
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| guppy fish male/female | 5/16/2009 |
Q: Do you have pictures of female and male guppies? In the picture can you show me how or where to tell ...
A: Unfortunately I don't have any photos I can send you, however, the difference is actually easy to ...
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| RED DEVIL IS SICK | 5/16/2009 |
Q: I have a female red devil who is around a year old, she lives in a 55 gal tank with a rainbow shark, ...
A: You cannot do too many water changes. You could change water constantly if you wanted. ...
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| ocean clams | 5/16/2009 |
Q: what do clams eat?
A: Clams are filter feeders. They pull water into the shell and then filter it using their gills, ...
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| is my black moor fish pregnant | 5/15/2009 |
Q: i have a black moor fish and i bought it about a mounth ago and it was kinda fat then but it has ...
A: Black moors are egg layers so they do not get pregnant as such. She could be full of eggs that she ...
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| Dalmation Fish | 5/15/2009 |
Q: I just recently noticed that my Dalmation fish may be pregnant,I do have a second dalmation in the ...
A: Have you been doing regular weekly partial water changes on the tank? You should be changing 25% of ...
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| nitrate | 5/13/2009 |
Q: i have had a 200 litre tank set up for about 7 weeks,i have 11 cichlids,all different types and ...
A: Are you doing regular weekly partial water changes? You need to change 25% of the water once a ...
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| are Jack Dempsey's poisonous to people? | 5/13/2009 |
Q: i wss cleaning my friends fish tank and a couple of fish were still in after all H20 was out i went ...
A: Jack Dempsey's are neither poisonous or venemous so you should be okay. Like any cut, you need to ...
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| jaguar fish | 5/12/2009 |
Q: ok, so what happened first was that there was about 50-80 eggs on a rock at our house. we noticed ...
A: The eggs and the little white things are unrelated. The eggs turned white because they were not ...
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| sick needle nose gar | 5/11/2009 |
Q: One of my 2 needlenose gars, which I've had for about 6 mos, is lying on the bottom of the tank. ...
A: As you suggest, it was probably bitten by the other gar. You need to separate them, though if it is ...
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| How prevalent is catching wild fish in the pet trade? | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I've always been under the impression that most if not all fish in the aquarium trade come from ...
A: The freshwater hobby has a mixture of sources. Certain species like gourmais are almost always ...
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| Severum Eggs | 5/9/2009 |
Q: now I have another question that i have a pair of gold severum, 2 months before this pair laid eggs ...
A: The dancing and jaw-locking would not rule out you having two females. Yes, it is possible ...
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| Severum Eggs | 5/8/2009 |
Q: now I have another question that i have a pair of gold severum, 2 months before this pair laid eggs ...
A: It is very possible that they ate the eggs. This could be because the eggs were not ferilized ...
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| Help Identify This Fish! | 5/8/2009 |
Q: Can you help me to identify this fish? When I bought them they were in the same tank as a bunch of ...
A: Yes that is also a parrot cichlid. Keep in mind that parrot cichlids are man-made and so they ...
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| suspected parisite | 5/8/2009 |
Q: I just added a Florida Gar to my fish tank. I was looking at him closely and noticed a few spots ...
A: I am unfamiliar with keeping gars in a tank so I have not seen that before. Your best bet is not to ...
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| Baby Mollies | 5/6/2009 |
Q: i bought a black female Mollies early last month and she was already pregnant and because i had no ...
A: The most common way I have found to determine when such events will occur is to watch the fish ...
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| Flowerhorn problem. | 5/6/2009 |
Q: My Flowerhorn has something protruding from its anal opening (like a piece of meat). also it is ...
A: Those signs strongly indicate a serious intestinal infection. There are various medicines that ...
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| oscar popeye | 5/5/2009 |
Q: i have a 1year old oscar, who is to believe to have popeye, my water is spot on when it was tested ...
A: Sadly I have had little success treating popeye over the years. Basically, popeye is a complex ...
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| goldfish white spots | 5/5/2009 |
Q: i got my goldfish yesterday and i looked this morning and its got white spots on it like salt dots ...
A: Unfortunately your goldfish has a disease called ick. There are treatments available for ick, ...
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| Baby Mollies | 5/4/2009 |
Q: i bought a black female Mollies early last month and she was already pregnant and because i had no ...
A: Mollies CAN have babies every few weeks, but that doesn't mean that they will. It is up to the ...
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| setting up a new tank | 5/3/2009 |
Q: I'm setting up a new tank (20 gal) and I did something stupid. I grabbed a new sponge to wipe out ...
A: I strongly recommend that you change all the water in that tank. I know it is a big pain but it ...
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| malawis always fighting!help! | 5/3/2009 |
Q: i have a 150litre tank.it consists of a pleco.and 3 blue malawi,1 grey,2 giraffe patterned and 1 ...
A: Unfortuantely, fighting is what Malawi cichlids do, and they do it alot. With the rocks that you ...
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| jaguar fish breeding | 5/3/2009 |
Q: I have 3 Jaguar cichlids, unknown sexes. One laid eggs, then the other two paired up and laid eggs ...
A: It is possible that all three are females, however, male and female jaguars do look a little ...
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| Oscar behavior | 5/2/2009 |
Q: I took on the care of my daughter's two Oscars about 9 months ago. They seem to be doing real well, ...
A: Unfortunately, fighting and courting in oscars looks exactly the same -- they swim at each other, ...
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| Goldfish | 5/2/2009 |
Q: Why does my calico goldfish stay down in the bottom back corner of the tank, she just comes up to ...
A: When you "cleaned it", did you clean it really thoroughly? If so, that can be your problem. You ...
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| beta fish mating | 5/1/2009 |
Q: Our male has made his bubble nest and our female is in the tank with him. They've been in the tank ...
A: Although the eggs are very hard to see at first, after about 24 hours, they will start to go darker ...
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| Zebra fish eggs? | 5/1/2009 |
Q: I brought my niece two Zebra dianos almost a year ago now. Recently we noticed that one has gotten ...
A: There is nothing you can or should do to "get them to hatch". If they are going to hatch, they will ...
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| oscar fish | 5/1/2009 |
Q: my oscar fish has a fat/ swollen belly whats wrong is she pregnant?
A: Oscars are external egg layers so an oscar can't get pregnant as such. The female will lay the eggs ...
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| re : convicts | 5/1/2009 |
Q: Ron, I have a pair of Convicts and noticed that they look so pale now. Ive never seen Convicts look ...
A: They loose their color when they are not interested in breeding. They will color up again when they ...
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| Everlasting Cycling | 4/30/2009 |
Q: My tank is 120L (30 gallon)Juwel Started on 28 Dec 08 Well planted 8 Rosy tetras and 10 Neons ...
A: Are you sure that your test kit is accurate? (Many, many times I find that test kits are either ...
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| is it really safe to use aquarium salt in fresh water tank ? | 4/27/2009 |
Q: I changed my water and after 2 days it started to get cloudy, I was told to add some aquarium salt ...
A: There is no reason to add salt to a freshwater tank, particularly one with parrot cichlids in it. ...
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| My Fish seem to be awkward. | 4/26/2009 |
Q: ive got 4 blood parrot fish which are 6-8years old.. ones 6inch and the other 3 are 4 inch. ive ...
A: It is important to research a fish before you buy it so that you know what you are getting into ...
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| Fish | 4/25/2009 |
Q: I have 10 Mixed cichlids in a 29 gal tank they are all about the same size, I've had them about 2 ...
A: Do your fish have little white spots on the fins and body? (The fish might look like they have ...
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| Gold Fish Lying Down | 4/25/2009 |
Q: I have a 40 gallon tank with two gold fishes and one Koi fish. Since 2 days I am seeing all three ...
A: If it is ich (little white spots) then you should treat immediately with Rid-Ich or Quik-Cure or one ...
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| Gold Fish Lying Down | 4/25/2009 |
Q: I have a 40 gallon tank with two gold fishes and one Koi fish. Since 2 days I am seeing all three ...
A: It is very possible that the new fish brought in some form of infection, but determining exactly ...
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| Rainbow shark and oscar? | 4/25/2009 |
Q: Can you keep rainbow sharks with oscars in a 125 gallon tank? Can you keep discus with oscars? ...
A: You can put almost anything you want with an oscar, and the oscar will probably eat it. It might ...
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| Gold Fish Lying Down | 4/24/2009 |
Q: I have a 40 gallon tank with two gold fishes and one Koi fish. Since 2 days I am seeing all three ...
A: You need to be doing more regular water changes. You should be changing 25% of their water once a ...
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| Fish | 4/24/2009 |
Q: I have 10 Mixed cichlids in a 29 gal tank they are all about the same size, I've had them about 2 ...
A: Actually nothing might be wrong, particularly if it is the larger and more colorful individuals that ...
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| shubunkins | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I have 4 (the heron got one) and comets in a 750 litre garden pond. All survived the winter fine and ...
A: A goldfish cannot get pregnant as such because they do not give live birth, they are egg layers with ...
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| My Fish seem to be awkward. | 4/22/2009 |
Q: ive got 4 blood parrot fish which are 6-8years old.. ones 6inch and the other 3 are 4 inch. ive ...
A: I don't think adding more fish will help the problem. More likely the opposite will occur. The one ...
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| MY FISH EYES HAVE TURNED WHITE | 4/20/2009 |
Q: WE THOUGHT HE BUMPED IT ON A ROCK BUT 2DAY HIS RIGHT EYE HAS TURNED WHITE . WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL ...
A: Cloudy eyes are usually the result of either attacks by another fish or poor water quality. ...
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| cichlids in a 10 gallon? | 4/19/2009 |
Q: I have a 10 gallon freshwater aquarium, and was curious as to whether or not I could keep any sort ...
A: There are many cichlids that will do very nicely in a 10 gallon tank. There are close to 100 species ...
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| The bottom fins | 4/19/2009 |
Q: Just to warn you...I am very bad with technical terms. But I have noticed that the two triangle fins ...
A: Those are called the pelvic fins and you are correct in that they use them mostly for communicating. ...
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| my oscars have ick | 4/18/2009 |
Q: my oscars have ick and i've been told to add salt and raise temp to above 80 degrees. Is this an ...
A: I would stop putting cycle into the tank after it is established, that could easily throw it off ...
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| tiger oscars | 4/17/2009 |
Q: well i recently bought two 3" tiger Oscars and one 3" Albino Oscar six days ago there in a 40 gallon ...
A: Give him time. Also, keep in mind that 3 oscars in a 40 gallon tank is soon going to be very ...
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| removing fry or not | 4/17/2009 |
Q: I have a community 20 gallon tank. My angelfish have laid eggs on my filter and dont appear to be ...
A: The choice is yours. Personally I always leave the kids with the parents because watching them do ...
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| Green Terror spawning | 4/17/2009 |
Q: I bought 2 juvenile green terrors at the local fish stores about 2 months ago. The male is only ...
A: So it may be that while your larger fish is definitely a female (because you saw her laying eggs), ...
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| Green Terror spawning | 4/16/2009 |
Q: I bought 2 juvenile green terrors at the local fish stores about 2 months ago. The male is only ...
A: Male fishes don't lay eggs, but did you actually see the fish lay the eggs or only see the fish over ...
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| my oscars have ick | 4/15/2009 |
Q: my oscars have ick and i've been told to add salt and raise temp to above 80 degrees. Is this an ...
A: Carbon doesn't do anything for ammonia. The best way to treat for excess ammonia is through a ...
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| my oscars have ick | 4/15/2009 |
Q: my oscars have ick and i've been told to add salt and raise temp to above 80 degrees. Is this an ...
A: No this is not effective. You need to get some anti-ick medicine and use it right away. I use ...
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| My Baby Mollies | 4/14/2009 |
Q: Two of my Mollies have had babies (about a week ago) and I am now the proud grandma of 16 baby ...
A: You should get a sponge filter for the baby tank. It can't suck them in and is an excellent type of ...
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| Green Terror spawning | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I bought 2 juvenile green terrors at the local fish stores about 2 months ago. The male is only ...
A: 1. Yes he can spawn at only 2.5 inches 2. Yes the female can lay eggs even if the male does not ...
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| Hidden Zebra | 4/14/2009 |
Q: Morning Ron, I currently have a 55gl tank with 5 africans...a lab, red & albino zebra, chipokee, and ...
A: Next time you see the zebra, look closely at its mouth. Does it appear to have something in its ...
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| Porcupine Blowfish Spikes | 4/14/2009 |
Q: In January 2009, we were given a "souvenier", so to speak. It is a dried porcupine blowfish. It is ...
A: Porcupine blowfish or porcupine puffers as they are often called, are not venemous, i.e., they do ...
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| Cichlids in a 40 gallon hex | 4/13/2009 |
Q: just had a question on what to stock the hex with. I have a 92 corner bow community with live ...
A: That is a tough question because there are so many to choose from. There are over 2000 species of ...
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| Oscars fitting in a tank | 4/13/2009 |
Q: Could two Oscars fit into a 55 gallon tank?How do you cure hole in the head?Also,what type of ...
A: You are going to find that very few if any fish can coexist with an oscar in the long term. Oscars ...
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| pale red devil | 4/12/2009 |
Q: my red devil, Diablo, has become pale in the last three days and has been hiding alot in the last ...
A: I have kept many, many red devils over the years and I have found that sometimes they just go into a ...
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| sick betta | 4/12/2009 |
Q: I have one betta fish. Had him for approximately 1 1/2 yrs. I have recently changed his water ...
A: At a year and a half, your betta is basically getting old. How often have you been changing his ...
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| Goldfish | 4/12/2009 |
Q: I had three goldfish two double fins and one single and one of the double tails died, I believed ...
A: The puffy white spots and red lines indicate that the two of them are probably fighting and that is ...
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| African cichalids | 4/12/2009 |
Q: We have a 20 gallon tank and a 55 gallon tank. Both are fresh water. The 55 gallon has South ...
A: Your best remedy is to do more water changes. The symptoms your fish are showing are consistent ...
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| pale red devil | 4/12/2009 |
Q: my red devil, Diablo, has become pale in the last three days and has been hiding alot in the last ...
A: I would do another water change in a couple of days to see if that perks him up. When you do a ...
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| oscar | 4/11/2009 |
Q: i don't want to sound like a complete numpty, but mixed right and also raised from babies, could an ...
A: They might get along in the short term, but I can almost guarantee that ultimately the discus will ...
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| Oscars fitting in a tank | 4/11/2009 |
Q: Could two Oscars fit into a 55 gallon tank?How do you cure hole in the head?Also,what type of ...
A: Do you mean if the oscars were not in there? If so, then there are hundreds (maybe more) kinds of ...
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| Mollies | 4/10/2009 |
Q: Sorry i couldn't do another follow up so i will have to ask another question...i am the one who has ...
A: The smell suggests a buildup of ammonia. Given that you do the weekly 25% water change, that ...
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| Cichlid tank mates | 4/10/2009 |
Q: I need to know what can go in a tank with my cichlids. I have no idea what kind they are, I bought ...
A: I would not put anything in with three cichlids in a 15 gallon tank. That is not a lot of space for ...
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| Another New-Age Cichlid Question | 4/10/2009 |
Q: Professor Coleman, Firstly, Thank you very much for your always knowledgeable and helpful ...
A: I have not actually bred Jack Dempseys, though I have bred dozens of other New World cichlids. The ...
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| jewel cichlid breeding | 4/10/2009 |
Q:
A: Male jewels are longer and more slender. Females carry their weight more in the belly. If you have ...
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| water conditions | 4/9/2009 |
Q: I have a 72gal. tank with one 10" upside down cat and the tank is over 8 months old and I'm having a ...
A: How often do you do water changes? You should be changing 25% once a week, every week. The most ...
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| Angelfish | 4/8/2009 |
Q: I have three semi large marble colored Angel Fish. The fins on the top are kind of floppy and hang ...
A: They do not "hae to grow into them". The fins should be pretty rigid, though the tip might hang ...
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| Another New-Age Cichlid Question | 4/8/2009 |
Q: Professor Coleman, Firstly, Thank you very much for your always knowledgeable and helpful ...
A: I would not switch the gravel. That said, if you were to put a ray in there, you absolutely ...
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| Introducing a new oscar to my oscar. | 4/8/2009 |
Q: I now bought a new tank,large in size.I also had a pair of albino oscar.But one of it died recently ...
A: That is really hard to say. If they like each other, all could be fine. If they dislike each other, ...
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| Kribensis with lock-jaw | 4/7/2009 |
Q: I bought a pair of Cichlids Kribensis three weeks ago. Female and male. Seems like they were ...
A: First, can you see if there is anything stuck in her jaw? Assuming not, then there are two ...
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| Oscars fitting in a tank | 4/7/2009 |
Q: Could two Oscars fit into a 55 gallon tank?How do you cure hole in the head?Also,what type of ...
A: As a short-term thing, that might be okay but it will not be okay in the long term. An adult oscar ...
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| Oscar | 4/7/2009 |
Q: My oscar is eating the guppies that I am feeding to him. I am trying to feed him flakes and pellets ...
A: A 55 is going to get very tight when those oscars reach their full size (12-16 inches long). You ...
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| My Jack Dempsey | 4/6/2009 |
Q: sometimes when I look at my tank to see how my fish is doing his mouth will be open really wide and ...
A: This is perfectly normal. An open mouth is a typical "threat" display by a cichlid. He is just ...
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| convict fish babies | 4/6/2009 |
Q: My first bunch of babies has 1/2 regular stripped but the other half are ivory colored. Same ...
A: There is a recessive gene in some convicts, called "pink". It is likely that both your parents ...
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| Jack Dempsey | 4/5/2009 |
Q: Ron....My Jack Dempsey is not looking too good. Not sure if it's a he or she, but it's laying ...
A: The pH should not have any real effect on a Jack Dempsey unless you get it way above 8 or below 6. ...
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| Minnows | 4/5/2009 |
Q: I have recently acquired 12 minnows as all bar one of last bunch died. the remaining minnow i have ...
A: White cloud mountain minnows are egg layers so sadly she cannot be pregnant as such. If she were to ...
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| malawi cichlids | 4/3/2009 |
Q: i have a jewel 400 liter aquarium and i had it stocked with about 50 mbuna cichlids and there was ...
A: I can't recommend any particular brand of filter. I use all kinds on different tanks and find that ...
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| cichlids and angels | 4/3/2009 |
Q: I have a fairly new tank with assorted african cichlids. Can I mix bigger angels with them? Also ...
A: I would not put angelfish of any size in with African cichlids. By African cichlids, I assume you ...
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| compatability | 4/3/2009 |
Q: .. i'm planning on adding an angelfish and a pair of keyhole cichlids to my aquarium. (i currently ...
A: How large is the tank? You could probably go with any of the larger tetras. I would NOT put in ...
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| Albino and Tiger Oscar | 4/3/2009 |
Q: I just purchased 1 Albino tiger Oscar and 1 Tiger Oscar i have noticed since i have gotten them home ...
A: Hmmm... that is not normal. Is the tinfoil barb bothering them? The best food depends on how large ...
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| Jack Dempsey swimming funny | 4/3/2009 |
Q: my jack is swimming strange....i think he has swim bloat - i put melafix in water just to find out ...
A: Unfortunately that sounds like he has a serious swim bladder problem. I am afraid that there really ...
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| fish art | 4/2/2009 |
Q: Hey Ron! Im a visual artist and i am currently working to perfect one of my sculptures, it consists ...
A: For the 7 inch cube, you could consider putting a single male betta in each container. Do NOT put ...
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| mollies | 4/2/2009 |
Q: i have got two pregnant mollies and have kept them separately in a small tank waiting for them to ...
A: I assume you mean normal fish flake food. The deaths are puzzling and to be honest I can't see any ...
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| fish art | 4/1/2009 |
Q: Hey Ron! Im a visual artist and i am currently working to perfect one of my sculptures, it consists ...
A: I would be very reluctant to put fish in a 4x4x4 inch container. That really is a tiny volume of ...
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| Convict Compatability | 4/1/2009 |
Q: I currently have a hybred Black Convict - He is the result of an accidental breeding of a "Convict ...
A: He doesn't really need or want a roommate. Fish are perfectly happy to live in solitude. In fact, ...
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| New Tiger Oscar | 4/1/2009 |
Q: I recently bought a 55 gallon tank and am keeping a lone tiger oscar in it. He's very active, ...
A: The lights shouldn't have any significant effect on him unless they are really bright -- fish ...
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| first time fish owner, have questions | 4/1/2009 |
Q: I am a first time fish owner and have some questions and concerns. As a gift, my children bought me ...
A: Your little puffer has an intestinal infection and had it when you got him. The white stringy feces ...
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| i need help | 3/31/2009 |
Q: i have had mollies to betta's i don't understand why on every tuesday they all die. the guy at the ...
A: When you say that you "changed the water", do you mean that you changed ALL the water? You should ...
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| platy is hiding | 3/31/2009 |
Q: I would really love it if you could tell me why my platy is hiding under a rock it was fine until i ...
A: Most likely, the Dalmation molly has been attacking the platy and that is why the platy is hiding. ...
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| New Oscar fish | 3/31/2009 |
Q: I have a 55 gallon tank and I tested the water and its fine. My question is sometimes the oscars lay ...
A: This is pretty normal for oscars when they have just been moved. It may take them several weeks to ...
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| mystery fish | 3/31/2009 |
Q: I need to find out what kind of fish I have. ...
A: You have a sunfish. Exactly which kind I can't say, but it looks like a pumpkinseed sunfish or a ...
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| Jack Dempsey swimming funny | 3/31/2009 |
Q: my jack is swimming strange....i think he has swim bloat - i put melafix in water just to find out ...
A: The problem is that bloat is a symptom, not a disease. In other words, bloat simply means that the ...
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| fish tank | 3/30/2009 |
Q: I have a 10 gallon tank I purchased last year. I filled it with water and allowed the filter to ...
A: There is really no way around changing water if you want to have a fish tank. Clean water is ...
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| coi fish | 3/29/2009 |
Q: ve noticed a couple have a bulging eye that seems to be getting larger. could you tell me what the ...
A: I have no experience with koi but bulging eyes are often the result of stress. This could be due to ...
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| tank size | 3/29/2009 |
Q: I have a 5 gal. aquarium and I'm thinking of buying some small tropical fish. Which species should I ...
A: You should consider getting four zebra danios and three or four corydoras catfish. They will do ...
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| my amazing betta (Bob) | 3/29/2009 |
Q: I have a gorgeous blue male betta that I am very attached to even though I've only had him for two ...
A: It sounds like you are doing a great job with Bob. A 2 gallon tank is not huge, so you might ...
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| Oscar breathing hard | 3/28/2009 |
Q: I inherited a beautiful oscar. He has done for since Nov. when I acquired him. Over the last two ...
A: Are you doing regular partial water changes? You need to be changing 25% of his water once a week, ...
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| Short Gill cover | 3/28/2009 |
Q: I bought a quarter sized angel yesterday at my lfs, and noticed when I brought it home that it has a ...
A: Such a condition will not likely harm the fish's ability to have a full happy life, but it will not ...
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| mollies | 3/28/2009 |
Q: i have got two pregnant mollies and have kept them separately in a small tank waiting for them to ...
A: When you put the babies in small tanks, do you continue to do regular weekly partial water changes ...
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| Electric Yellow | 3/28/2009 |
Q: after a couple of weeks, one of my (2) Dawarf Gourami had its tale eaten, then died! I still have ...
A: Yes it is possible that the electric yellows attacked the dwarf gourami and it is also possible that ...
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| Questions About My Oscar | 3/28/2009 |
Q: My name is Autumn and I have an albino Oscar about 6 years old. He lives in a 75 gallon tank all by ...
A: You need to be doing much more water changes. You should be changing 25% of his water once a week, ...
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| bugs in tank | 3/27/2009 |
Q: We have some kind of bug in the tank. They aren't hurting anything they are great in number and it ...
A: You need to be doing more water changes. You should be changing about 25% of the water, once a ...
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| Aquatic plant problem | 3/27/2009 |
Q: I have a very new tropical tank. It's about 16 liters so also small. I have treated and conditioned ...
A: I am not quite sure what that white strand is, but I can't imagine that it is anything harmful. If ...
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| betta fish with possible bacterial infection. | 3/27/2009 |
Q: so i think i emailed you yesterday but i have new updated info to give you. So here is the issue. I ...
A: I am not clear as to why you think he has a bacterial infection? The fact that the water was cloudy ...
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| beginner | 3/27/2009 |
Q: i would like for the convict to breed after i get a male convict but i am concerned that the other ...
A: The other fish could be a problem but you have a large enough tank that the convicts will likely ...
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| fish not eating | 3/27/2009 |
Q: ..I'd just bought a flowerhorn cichlid about 10 days ago...It's about 4". My tank chemistry seems ...
A: Hmm... white poop means that your fish has intestinal parasites. This is very serious. The best ...
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| betta with one swollen gill | 3/26/2009 |
Q: I have my betta in a 10 gallon filtered and heated aquarium. The temp is around 78 degrees. The tank ...
A: It would be better to do a 25% water change, once a week, every week, rather than every two weeks. ...
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| Mollies PLEASE REPLY ! | 3/26/2009 |
Q: i have not started breeding fish yet but i have the breeding kit i am just waiting to go to the fish ...
A: Hmmm... that is a mystery. Keep in mind that fishes do change color all the time, so it isn't ...
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| Stocking of 125gal | 3/26/2009 |
Q: I have recently set up a 125gal tank to house new world cichlids. I live in the Bahamas and the ...
A: I think you will find that those will be enough as they grow to their adult sizes. An adult red ...
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| re : convicts color | 3/26/2009 |
Q: Ron, My cons just had fry, but lately i am not able to tell the male from the female. They now look ...
A: Their colors change as they go through different phases. During the parenting phase, the female ...
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| large parrot | 3/26/2009 |
Q: I have 2 large orange parrotfish that are about 2 1/2 yrs old. They are about 5in long and fat as ...
A: You need to feed them a lot less. A fish should never be fat; that is very unhealthy for them. ...
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| my ciclids bottom lip is swollen | 3/26/2009 |
Q: I have a orange Ciclid not exactly sure what type. But today I notice that his bottom is swollen and ...
A: Do you mean the lip itself is swollen or does it appear like there is a bit of a bag under the jaw? ...
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| Green Spotted Puffer with swollen gill | 3/25/2009 |
Q: I have a Green Spotted Puffer (GSP) in a 5 gallon tank alone with a plecko. The tank is carbon ...
A: First, never try to keep more than one puffer in a tank at a time. In fact, you really shouldn't ...
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| New Tank | 3/25/2009 |
Q: Just got a new 55 gallon tank. It's not running at the moment, but in the meantime i am wondering ...
A: That's really hard for me to say. There are 28,000 species of fishes and each is more interesting ...
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| fish tank | 3/25/2009 |
Q: I have a 10 gallon tank I purchased last year. I filled it with water and allowed the filter to ...
A: Are you doing regular weekly partial water changes? You should be changing 25% of the water once a ...
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| New tank, new cichlid | 3/25/2009 |
Q: I have an established 30 gallon tank and would like to add 2-3 blood parrots. The problem is I can ...
A: Yes, you can add others later. Whether you add them together or separately, there is no guarantee ...
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| African cichlids | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I have a couple of cichlids with a plecko in a 10 gallon tank which are being quarantined to ...
A: (BTW, firemouths are from Mexico, i.e., they are not African.) Do you have an airstone in the 10 ...
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| re : convicts | 3/24/2009 |
Q: Ron, I have 2 pairs of convicts in a 20 gallon tank. Ive had them for over 4 months and never had a ...
A: Convicts are very devoted parents so I cannot guarantee that the plecostomus will be safe in that ...
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| Female Red Jewel Bullying Male | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I have a breeding pair Red Jewel Cichlids, they have fry currently averaging 6 weeks old, the female ...
A: Hmmm... are you sure you have the male and female correctly identified? Most often the situation is ...
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| Oscar and cichlid seem suddenly afraid | 3/23/2009 |
Q: I have had an Cichlid and a Oscar in a tank together for about 3 weeks now and they have been ...
A: You need to be changing their water more consistently; poor water conditions will make them ...
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| Open mouth | 3/23/2009 |
Q: I went on vacation from thursday morning until Sunday night. When I came back my 3 inch oscar had ...
A: Unfortunately, his jaw may be misaligned. The treatment for this is a little delicate but you need ...
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| Scratching Cichlid | 3/23/2009 |
Q: I have 5 assorted African cichlids in a 55gl tank with a goldfish and a pleco. Recently I notice ...
A: A little occasional scratching is normal and okay. However, keep a close eye on things to be sure ...
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| JD with African cichlids? | 3/22/2009 |
Q: Hey Ron, Thank you very much for answering my previous question about fasting. I have about 10 ...
A: Unfortunately I think you will eventually have problems. An adult male Jack Dempsey is over the ...
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| sillver dollar back from the dead | 3/22/2009 |
Q: I have 1 silver dollar in my community tank which i thought was dead when i saw him lifeless next to ...
A: It sounds like the other fish beat him up badly (that's why his eye is cloudy). It would be a good ...
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| malawi cichlids | 3/21/2009 |
Q: i have 4 fish so far in a nice saze tank, but they seem to hide a lot is there a reason for this am ...
A: It is normal for cichlids to hide at first. The more caves and hiding places you put in the tank, ...
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| betta | 3/21/2009 |
Q: my betta fish has had a swollen chest for a little while now and ii didnt notice any different ...
A: Unfortunately that sounds very bad. Have you been doing regular weekly partial water changes? You ...
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| My molly has a big bubble growing under him | 3/21/2009 |
Q: One of my fish has a big bubble grown under him. It looks like an air bubble. Is this a gas bubble ...
A: Is it out of his anal opening? Sometimes fish get what is called a prolapsed intestine which ...
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| Eye spot on cichlid | 3/21/2009 |
Q: I have recently aqcuired an Oscar fish. He's a beautiful orange, about 7 inches long, about 1 1/2 ...
A: I suppose that is possible -- it is sharp? I would be much more suspicious about sharp points ...
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| Eye spot on cichlid | 3/20/2009 |
Q: I have recently aqcuired an Oscar fish. He's a beautiful orange, about 7 inches long, about 1 1/2 ...
A: Are there other fish in the tank? Most often, white spots or cloudiness of an eye is the result of ...
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| neon tetra | 3/20/2009 |
Q: i have 7 neon tetras 1 peppered catfish a bristlenose catfish 6 cherry shrimps and about 6 or 10 ...
A: 1. Mollies are substantially larger than guppies. 2&3. As far as I know, no one has ever bred ...
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| african cichlids | 3/20/2009 |
Q: I have a 30 gallon tank with small african cichlids. I have had them for about 1 month now and they ...
A: Hmm.... you are adding salt every week? This will make the tank saltier and saltier over time, ...
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| My Pleco q.q | 3/20/2009 |
Q: I have a new but cycled 20 gallon tank that I recently upgraded from a 10, it has 4 australian ...
A: Yes, this problem occurs even if you introduce him slowly. I suspect the problem has to do with ...
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| My fish hurt his fin and sinks to bottom | 3/19/2009 |
Q: Im not sure what kind of fish he his, but hes black, small, and he got himself stuck into the side ...
A: Unfortunately there isn't really anything that you can do. Most likely he was stuck on the filter ...
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| My Pleco q.q | 3/19/2009 |
Q: I have a new but cycled 20 gallon tank that I recently upgraded from a 10, it has 4 australian ...
A: I have noticed over the years that large plecos often do not "move" well. I strongly suggest you ...
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| Beta fish | 3/19/2009 |
Q: My fish is laying on the bottom of the tank for long periods of time almost not moving. But after a ...
A: Do you have a heater in the tank? What temperature is the water? It should be up around 80oF. If ...
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| breeding texas cichlids | 3/18/2009 |
Q: how long does my female hold her eggs before laying them?
A: The female gradually "matures" the eggs before laying. She will have them for several weeks at ...
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| Flower Horn Fish care | 3/18/2009 |
Q: I have a ZZ flower horn fish kept in a small tank. He has grown to 3 inches now and I want to move ...
A: I can almost guarantee that eventually the oscars will eat the smaller fish. It may not be today, or ...
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| My Oscas behavior | 3/17/2009 |
Q: I have two Oscars that I keep in my 40 gallon tank. Regrettably, i bought my smaller Oscar about 6 ...
A: You should not place the fish in a tank while you "completely" clean the larger tank because you ...
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| white film on fish | 3/17/2009 |
Q: I have an oscar fish that has a white film all over it. Can you please tell me what that is. ...
A: That is really hard to say. Can you send me a photo? It most likely is ich. You should get ...
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| Sick Parrot cichlid | 3/16/2009 |
Q: I bought an orange coloured parrot cichlid around 6 months ago. In the last 3 months, its condition ...
A: Do not put in medicines that are not directly for the problem at hand, they can make the problem ...
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| new rocks in tank now convict sick | 3/16/2009 |
Q: I recently changed the rocks in my 2yr old convict cichlics tank. Also had to refill some of the ...
A: Changing the landscaping will definitely disrupt your fish and it may take him several weeks to feel ...
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| oscar with HITH | 3/16/2009 |
Q: My Oscar has HITH. We have done many rounds of medications with him and we're told now that it has ...
A: Hole in the head takes months to develop, not weeks. Can you send me a photo of your fish? You ...
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| oscar with HITH | 3/16/2009 |
Q: My Oscar has HITH. We have done many rounds of medications with him and we're told now that it has ...
A: What kind of water changes have you been doing? The primary cause of hole in the head is poor ...
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| New fish...not sure what's going on | 3/15/2009 |
Q: I have recently(today) started a 75 gal tank w/1 Tiger Oscar, 1 Red Osacar, and a Jack Dempsy. The ...
A: Fish take a while (weeks) to adjust to a new tank. Also, did you treat the water for chlorine ...
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| Mollies PLEASE REPLY ! | 3/14/2009 |
Q: i have not started breeding fish yet but i have the breeding kit i am just waiting to go to the fish ...
A: There are several possible causes of little black dots. One source is a small parasite called "black ...
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| tank sealer | 3/14/2009 |
Q: can i attach a polystyrene background to the tank inner with window sealant,ive been told it is only ...
A: Absolutely not. It is always toxic. Most window sealers contain anti-fungal stuff etc in them ...
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| jack Dempsey | 3/14/2009 |
Q: Ok i have a 55 gallon aquarium and in right now are two 5 in parrot fishes and a 9 inch black tailed ...
A: Keep in mind that an adult Jack Dempsey is about 9 inches long and highly territorial. I wouldn't ...
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| oscar swimblader disorder | 3/13/2009 |
Q: I have two oscars in a 100 gal tank.One of them has been floating on it's side with it's right side ...
A: It is unlikely that the one is protecting the other. It is much more likely that it is actually ...
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| Oscars | 3/13/2009 |
Q: Whats the growth rate for a albino oscars? ANSWER: Hi Corey, The growth rate depends not on ...
A: Just as with the albino oscars, the growth rate of a red oscar depends on the temperature of the ...
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| Guppy Problems | 3/12/2009 |
Q: I have currently 2 adult (1 male, 1 female) and several baby guppies and a "mystery" snail and many ...
A: It could be a disease called velvet, but it is pretty hard to say without actually seeing the fish. ...
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| Pregnant Platy?! | 3/12/2009 |
Q: I have a female platy in my aquarium, along with a male. Recently she has become bloated. I am ...
A: Unfortunately the two situations look very similar (the one exception is that pregnant fish seldom ...
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| Number of Fish | 3/12/2009 |
Q: A few months ago i purchased a 10 gallon fish tank. Everything is going great. The water is clear, ...
A: I would not add many fish to that tank. It is better to have a few fish that are happy than to try ...
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| dead fish | 3/11/2009 |
Q: One of my Kenyi African Cichlid fish died last night. She shared a tank with one other female Kenyi. ...
A: Unfortunately that is very hard for me to say. Whenever a fish dies suddenly, the usual culprit is ...
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| Monos | 3/11/2009 |
Q: Do you really think they grow faster than scats do? Because I had another scat that grew very ...
A: I am unsure what you are talking about: I do not recall ever saying anything about the growth rate ...
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| FW ANgels and ABN pleco | 3/10/2009 |
Q: you once helped me a couple of years ago and you were right on the money! This time, I am asking ...
A: The cloudy eye is almost certainly the result of being bitten by another fish. Consider isolating ...
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| Mollies PLEASE REPLY ! | 3/10/2009 |
Q: i have not started breeding fish yet but i have the breeding kit i am just waiting to go to the fish ...
A: It is actually very hard to predict the colors of the offspring because there are many things that ...
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| chicilid behavior | 3/9/2009 |
Q: have a small tank only 20 gallions with three chiclids. one is bout four inches and the other two ...
A: As fish get older their behavior can change. It is very possible that the larger fish is now an ...
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| Parrot Cichlid | 3/9/2009 |
Q: I have a parrot cichlid that is 9 nine years old. He is in a 60 gallon tank For about 2 weeks he has ...
A: Sadly it sounds like he has some sort of swim bladder or intestinal problem that is not allowing him ...
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| Oscars | 3/9/2009 |
Q: Whats the growth rate for a albino oscars?
A: The growth rate depends not on whether the fish is an albino or not, but rather on the temperature ...
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| cichlid sick | 3/9/2009 |
Q: my question is if one of my acei cichlids are holding fry and my electric yellow are having some ...
A: I am not a big fan of treating fish with antibiotics. Personally, I would not treat a tank with ...
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| Strange Oscar Behaviour | 3/8/2009 |
Q: my oscar fish has recently cut its head on a rock in my tank (i think) overnight and ever since has ...
A: I would not do anything else until you get the nitrates down. That alone can cause all sorts of ...
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| cottony white growth over lens of eye | 3/8/2009 |
Q: Very much appreciate your help and thank you in advance for your time. i recently got a new tank set ...
A: The most common reason for white on a fish eye is the result of physical injury, i.e., another fish ...
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| Male Betta Fish Odd Oehavior | 3/8/2009 |
Q: Ron. My girlfriend and I just bought two male Betta fish today. Both are crowntails. They are in a ...
A: This is okay as long as there is no way for the fish to end up on the same side of the divider. If ...
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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: I suggest you just put more algae wafers in. Algae wafers are great foods for oscars as well as ...
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| Pregnant Tiger Barbs | 3/6/2009 |
Q: I think my tiger barb is getting ready to lay eggs, but i got three breeds of cat fish & shrimp in ...
A: Barbs are egg scatterers and they do not protect the eggs so odds are that the catfish would get any ...
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| Water Changes & Breeding | 3/5/2009 |
Q: I currently have a 55 gallon tank that has been up and running for about 2 weeks now. I used all of ...
A: Personally I would get the goldfish out of the large tank. Goldfish are notorious carriers of ...
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| Water Changes & Breeding | 3/5/2009 |
Q: I currently have a 55 gallon tank that has been up and running for about 2 weeks now. I used all of ...
A: I strongly recommend that you replace 25% of the water once a week, every week to keep your fishes ...
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| The strange behavior keeps going on. | 3/5/2009 |
Q: I just wanted to say that all of the information that I have gotten here I have used. I have a ...
A: The difficult thing is that fighting and courting in large cichlids looks exactly the same. The only ...
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| jack dempsey, oscar | 3/5/2009 |
Q: this may seem a silly question but just so i dont make a mistake. i have two oscars and a jack ...
A: In general, I find that oscars eat their tank mates. Maybe not today, maybe not tommorrow, but ...
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| Oscar HITH | 3/5/2009 |
Q: I have a 29 gallon tank with a Penguin 350 filter. Recently, I discovered an outbreak of HITH on ...
A: I think you are on the right track. The key is the water changes -- the number one thing associated ...
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| Sexing My Juvenile Festae | 3/4/2009 |
Q: Hey Ron, I messaged you a while back about my cichlid's strange behavior. Turns out that they ...
A: From the many questions that I get, it seems that one of the few constants with oscars is that in ...
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| Pregnant Fish | 3/3/2009 |
Q: What should I do if my gold fish has a big stomach and keeps swimming side ways?, theres other gold ...
A: Most fishes are egg layers. That means that the female lays the eggs on something and then the male ...
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| Dalmatian Molly Fry, Help! | 3/3/2009 |
Q: Okay so I have these fish in my 29 gallon tank: 1 Pleco (He or she isn't that small either!) 3 ...
A: Keep feeding the fry with crushed flake food. If you can, get some frozen baby brine shrimp and feed ...
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| picosomus | 3/3/2009 |
Q: my algae eater dives to the top of the water and sucks in a bunch of air. about the time i think he ...
A: I am confused by the names you are calling your fish. When you say "algae eater" I assume that you ...
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| blood parrots | 3/3/2009 |
Q: I have had 2 blood parrots for 3 yeras now. 2 weeks ago we got a pleco. About 2 days ago I noticed ...
A: They are definitely not "playing dead". If they are looking close to dead it is because they are in ...
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| telling the sexes apart | 3/3/2009 |
Q: how can you tell the sexes of your cichlid fish mines look just alike but one is purple one is ...
A: It depends entirely on the species. In some species both sexes are the same, but in others they are ...
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| Life Expandency of my chiclids | 3/3/2009 |
Q: My Jackdempsy is over 6 years old. I have Oscars Convics Reddevils and Juwels how long can they ...
A: Some of the larger New World cichlids such as the ones you have can live a long time. I don't know ...
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| blood parrots | 3/2/2009 |
Q: I have had 2 blood parrots for 3 yeras now. 2 weeks ago we got a pleco. About 2 days ago I noticed ...
A: Do the blood parrots have marks on their sides as if something attacked them? (Plecos have been ...
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| Jelly Bean Parrot fry | 2/28/2009 |
Q: Two days ago we discovered that our JB Parrots had spawned and successfully hatched 75-100 fry. We ...
A: The good thing is that the parents do all of the work, all you have to do is watch and enjoy. It ...
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| Sexing My Juvenile Festae | 2/27/2009 |
Q: Hey Ron, I messaged you a while back about my cichlid's strange behavior. Turns out that they ...
A: I do not think you can reliably sex a festae at that size. They aren't typically approaching ...
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| catfish? | 2/27/2009 |
Q: All of the fish in my tank look very healthy, except for one. It is a type of catfish. When we got ...
A: That is very hard to say. Many fishes change color as they mature so it might be perfectly normal. ...
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| Pregnant Fish | 2/27/2009 |
Q: What should I do if my gold fish has a big stomach and keeps swimming side ways?, theres other gold ...
A: Gold fish do not get pregnant as such, they are egg layers. However, the fact that your fish has a ...
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| Oscar having trouble etaing. | 2/27/2009 |
Q: I have a new oscar. He's only about 4 inches long, not a very big one. My husband dumped a bag of 12 ...
A: Actually I strongly recommend that people do NOT feed any feeder fish to an oscar. Feeder fish very ...
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| Betta fish electric currents? | 2/27/2009 |
Q: Okay i know they aren't electric currents but it sure looks like it sometimes. I just got this ...
A: Most likely it is a matter of the light, but noises can also inspire a male betta to pump up his ...
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| Aggressive Red Tiger Oscar | 2/25/2009 |
Q: I have a Red Tiger Oscar who is about a year old (I think)and is about 6 inches in length. He has ...
A: He is maturing and is now thinking about breeding and that includes getting substantially more ...
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| Red Devil Cichild | 2/24/2009 |
Q: Our son went to college.I was told to feed him or her Red Devil Cichild. I have been doing that but ...
A: Actually this is very normal for a red devil. They are very intelligent and they often interact with ...
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| german blue rams | 2/23/2009 |
Q: Hi I recently bought some german blue rams and I wanted to know how can you really tell the ...
A: In general, though not always, the males have higher spines in the first few spines of the dorsal ...
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| Blood Parrot | 2/23/2009 |
Q: I have a blood parrot that I've had for almost a year now and when I purchased him he was not the ...
A: It is actually very normal for parrot cichlids to change color over time. This is because they are ...
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| Pink Kissing Gourami | 2/22/2009 |
Q: My pink kissing gourami has been lying on it's side, but occasionally he swims up to the surface ...
A: I think doing water changes is your best move. In general, you should be changing 25% of his water ...
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| red and black oscar | 2/22/2009 |
Q: Our Oscar fish has been sick for 2 weeks now, he has swollen eyes and fins, his bottom had a bubble ...
A: You can try continuing with the present treatment and hope that he is strong enough to ride this ...
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| red and black oscar | 2/22/2009 |
Q: Our Oscar fish has been sick for 2 weeks now, he has swollen eyes and fins, his bottom had a bubble ...
A: "small white feeder fish" are a problem. You should never feed an oscar with feeder fish. Feeder ...
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| Dying Albino Oscar | 2/22/2009 |
Q: Hey there. I have a wonderful 120gal tank approx 8 yrs running with one 14" Albino, his buddy, ...
A: Oscars are very tough fish so there is a chance he will make it through. Missing scales can grow ...
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| fading color on oscar cichlid | 2/22/2009 |
Q: I have an oscar cichlid that has been a very rich black and orange. Lately, he appears to be fading ...
A: Oscars change color to indicate mood to other fish, and they do this all the time. Fish never ...
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| oscar breeding | 2/21/2009 |
Q: ron, i have two 5' oscars in a 55 gallon tank. from the last few days they are liplocking ...
A: The interesting thing is that aggression between two males or between two females looks pretty much ...
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| breeding flowerhorn | 2/21/2009 |
Q: fourth time already fish lay eggs, just want to know if ok to remove both parents, have try let one ...
A: If you remove the parents, you need to make sure that the eggs get enough oxgyen. Put an airstone ...
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| Fresh water tropical | 2/20/2009 |
Q: We have had a tank set up since christmas. Since the day we started introducing fish many have died ...
A: Is there one kind of fish that isn't dying, e.g. a larger angelfish? It is very possible that one ...
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| siamese fighting fish | 2/20/2009 |
Q: my siamese fighting male has successfully got the females to lay eggs and for the first 24 hours of ...
A: I don't think there is really anything that you can do, the male just has to get his act together. ...
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| My koi's not eating | 2/20/2009 |
Q: I HAVE THREE KOI'S IN MY 55GALLON TANK.THEY ARE NOT EATING.WHY IS THAT?
A: That's very hard to say. Did you just get them? If so, it may take them awhile (days, even weeks) ...
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| fading color on oscar cichlid | 2/18/2009 |
Q: I have an oscar cichlid that has been a very rich black and orange. Lately, he appears to be fading ...
A: Color changes are normal for cichlids such as oscar. I would not worry about that. The ...
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| cichlids | 2/17/2009 |
Q: tanks: 90 gallon aqua clear 300+via aqua 700 canister 20gallon aqua clear for 20 gallon + 20 gallon ...
A: The babies were probably not quite developed enough to swim. It may take a few more days. You ...
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| dragon gobies | 2/16/2009 |
Q: My husband and I have two dragon gobies. One of which is definately carring babies. I am wondering ...
A: I have never kept dragon gobies, but all gobies that I know of are egg layers, typically with male ...
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| Medication Recommendation | 2/16/2009 |
Q: Though frequent water changes and salt seem to be the preferred treatment of diseases in ...
A: I see no reason to use salt on a South American cichlid. The only medication I ever really use is ...
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| algie eater bahavior | 2/16/2009 |
Q: I have two algae eaters in a 30 gallon tank. Two days ago I cleaned my tank, treated my water and ...
A: When you cleaned your tank, did you use any cleaning agent or soap or anything like that? Also, ...
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| African Black Convict and there fry | 2/16/2009 |
Q: My question is, why are the babies nipping at their parents? Is it because there hungry, they don't ...
A: They get nutrition from the mucous growing on the parents. They do it more if the kids are hungry. ...
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| Betta Fish | 2/15/2009 |
Q: i've had my betta fish for about two weeks and he's been doing great. He is very active and lively. ...
A: Hmm... the colors of bettas can change alot so color change alone doesn't necessarily mean anything ...
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| sudden death | 2/15/2009 |
Q: You are my only hope because my fish are now dying caused by multiple disease they are all goldfish ...
A: You cannot prevent infection by ick by putting the fish in a bucket. Ick is a small parasite that ...
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| CICHLID JACK DEMPSEY | 2/15/2009 |
Q: I HAVE A JACK DEMPSEY AND I HAD NOTICED THAT HE HAS CLAMPED FINS, AND IS STAYING AT THE BOTTEM OF ...
A: Did you just get that fish (or any other fish in the tank)? It sounds like he has ick. Does he ...
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| is my green terrior female trying to lay her eggs | 2/14/2009 |
Q: I have a pair of green terror cichlids, they are both about 6 or so inches in length or larger. I ...
A: It might :) From that picture you sent, I believe that the bottom fish is a male and the top ...
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| filtration | 2/14/2009 |
Q: Undergravel filters used to be popular and now not so popular for various reasons. ...
A: It is an interesting idea and that is in fact what many "powerheads" were originally designed to do, ...
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| is my green terrior female trying to lay her eggs | 2/13/2009 |
Q: I have a pair of green terror cichlids, they are both about 6 or so inches in length or larger. I ...
A: That "thing" is what is known as her genital papillae. Please send me another photo. From that ...
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| is my green terrior female trying to lay her eggs | 2/13/2009 |
Q: I have a pair of green terror cichlids, they are both about 6 or so inches in length or larger. I ...
A: Are you absolutely sure that the "pebbles" on the plate are pebbles and not fish eggs? It sounds ...
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| tank mates | 2/11/2009 |
Q: ok i just set up my 29 gallon tank i have two moonlight groumies and two tiger barbs and two cat ...
A: There are no guarantees but you should probably be okay with the ghost knife. I can't say anything ...
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| 240 g african tank | 2/11/2009 |
Q: Ron, I would like to set up a 240 gal mixed african cichlid tank. I had a 170 gal before and it got ...
A: 1. Which you move is up to you. That doesn't matter as much as the amount of rock and structure in ...
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| Jack Dempsey's Intense Lip Lock | 2/11/2009 |
Q: I have 2 Jack Dempseys that have already spawned twice. It's just the two of them in a 30g tank (I ...
A: Sparring is a part of courtship but it sounds like it is going beyond that in your tank. I am a ...
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| sick pleck fish | 2/10/2009 |
Q: i have a pleck fish and he seems to be very ill he is breathing very fast and is pretty sluggish but ...
A: I suspect you mean 'plecostomus' fish, as in a sucker-mouth catfish??? Erratic swimming is often a ...
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| companion to goldfish | 2/10/2009 |
Q: what kind of fish are good with goldfish
A: Really the best companions are other goldfish. Goldfish are not really tropical fish so I would not ...
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| fish on bottom of the tank | 2/10/2009 |
Q: i have a orando calico fantail. he spends nearly all the time laying on the bottom of the tank. he ...
A: Unfortunately it is very possible that he has something wrong with his swim bladder. The swim ...
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| flowerhorn | 2/10/2009 |
Q: my flower doesnt eat anything instead of hearth of hen. what is the solution to make him eat head ...
A: As long as you give him the chicken heart he probably won't eat anything else. You have to stop ...
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| Texas Cichlid Fry | 2/10/2009 |
Q: I have had a pair of Blue Texas cichlids for about 4 months, and they have had their first batch of ...
A: You can try reintroducing them, but I don't know if the parents will accept them. They probably ...
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| Green Terror Being Terrorized! ! ! | 2/9/2009 |
Q: I recently bought a Green Terror and put it in my tank, but since the day i put it in (3 days ago) ...
A: You didn't say how large your tank was? You cannot tell the sex of a green terror, and ...
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| Cichlid tankmates/snail eaters? | 2/9/2009 |
Q: I am a fifth grade teacher with a 55 gallon fresh water tank in my classroom. The tank was "gifted" ...
A: Snails often come in on plants or rocks or stuff like that. Once you have them, you pretty much ...
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| my south american cichlid | 2/9/2009 |
Q: I have a female and a male S.A. Cichlid. I have been noticing over the past few weeks that my male ...
A: I really don't think the plecostomus will survive a Virginia winter. It might make it through an ...
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| Ciclids - color change | 2/8/2009 |
Q: I started a tank with three honey bee cichlids and 2 very blue cichlids. Over time the honey bees ...
A: It is hard for me to say exactly which fish you have because there are hundreds and hundreds of blue ...
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| New Oscar tank .. NEED HELP ! | 2/8/2009 |
Q: I have started a new oscar tank and its a 55 gallon. I have 4 oscars (2 tiger and 2 albino) and 2 ...
A: The key to keeping an aquarium is going slow. You should start with one fish, not four or more. It ...
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| Oscar | 2/8/2009 |
Q: My oscar is eating the guppies that I am feeding to him. I am trying to feed him flakes and pellets ...
A: Stop putting the guppies in the tank. He will not eat for a few days or a week or so -- that will ...
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| Texas Cichlid Fry | 2/8/2009 |
Q: I have had a pair of Blue Texas cichlids for about 4 months, and they have had their first batch of ...
A: The bottom line is that you cannot be as good a mother to cichlid fry as a mother cichlid can be. ...
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| bubbles in water | 2/6/2009 |
Q: I filled a fish bowl with water. Have not put fish in it yet. but there are lots of bubbles. How ...
A: It is quite normal for the there to be lots of air bubbles in the glass. You can wipe them off with ...
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| my fish | 2/6/2009 |
Q: I'm 12 and i have a fish who looks like he has some skin hanging off him but I'm not sure I would ...
A: Unfortunately that does not sound good at all. Is there another fish in the tank that might have ...
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| cichlid back injury | 2/6/2009 |
Q: the fish is bent in half, the back end hangs down, stays on this side, both fins work tail ...
A: Sadly it doesn't sound very good for that fish. Once the spine is bent like that, the fish usually ...
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| My baby oscar | 2/5/2009 |
Q: I have just bought a baby oscar. He is about 3 inches long. He is in my 10 gallon tank with my ...
A: An adult oscar grows to between 12 and 16 inches. If properly maintained, it can reach that size in ...
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| sick fish | 2/5/2009 |
Q: one of my fish was sick for the last week and a half and eventually died. His eye looked white and ...
A: I would let things settle down for awhile before doing anything else. Large changes in the water ...
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| My baby oscar | 2/5/2009 |
Q: I have just bought a baby oscar. He is about 3 inches long. He is in my 10 gallon tank with my ...
A: He will get food when he gets hungry. Fish can actually go quite a long time without food. Do ...
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| my south american cichlid | 2/5/2009 |
Q: I have a female and a male S.A. Cichlid. I have been noticing over the past few weeks that my male ...
A: It's hard to say exactly what is going on here. First, however, you should not be adding salt, nor ...
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| My baby oscar | 2/5/2009 |
Q: I have just bought a baby oscar. He is about 3 inches long. He is in my 10 gallon tank with my ...
A: Oscars often take several weeks to get used to their new home. So, the good news is that he will ...
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| ghost knife | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I have a 75gal. African Cichlid tank that runs a PH 7.4 to 7.8 good water conditions, temp. of 75. ...
A: I wouldn't do it. I suspect that if the ghost fish is small, the cichlids will kill it. If the ...
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| breeding cichlid fish | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I want to breed my electric blue cichlid I have 4 females and 1 male what do I need to do so they ...
A: I am generally very careful about doing water changes when a female is holding. It is good to still ...
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| how to get my eggs that my red bay snook laid hatch | 2/3/2009 |
Q: my red bay snooks just laid a hundred or so eggs ...do I need to do anything ..like take the eggs ...
A: Do you have a male in there as well? If so, then it is possible that the eggs were fertilized. If ...
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| breeding cichlid fish | 2/3/2009 |
Q: I want to breed my electric blue cichlid I have 4 females and 1 male what do I need to do so they ...
A: It will clear up in a few days typically. It is up to you if you want the really fine sand in ...
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| separating a pair of convicts | 2/3/2009 |
Q: I started my first fish tank 3 weeks ago following what I seem to remember were your guidelines for ...
A: In most cases, nature takes its own course. That is why convicts breed so often and have so many ...
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| Uninformed first timer | 2/3/2009 |
Q: I have recently purchased a Albino Oscar fish, and after some looking around online, I have become ...
A: You are right to be alarmed. If you were to take good care of your oscar, it would reach 12-16 ...
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| cichlid tank | 2/2/2009 |
Q: I have a few questions about cichlids and there tanks. I have a 29/30 gallon tank with a breeding ...
A: Convict cichlids are wonderful parents but the downside is that will not tolerate other fish in the ...
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| Ciclids | 2/2/2009 |
Q: I am so glad to have found this website. I recently got a 75 gallon fish tank with about 6 large ...
A: Step 1: Do you have a good filter? Step 2: Are you overfeeding? Feed them only what they can ...
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| mickey mouse fish | 2/2/2009 |
Q: i purchased a mickey mouse fish a month ago that has a belly full of eggs. does she need to be ...
A: By "mickey mouse fish", I suspect you mean a mickey mouse platy. They are livebearers. One of the ...
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| breeding cichlid fish | 2/2/2009 |
Q: I want to breed my electric blue cichlid I have 4 females and 1 male what do I need to do so they ...
A: Ideally you would have some sand and some rocks. Maybe put most of the sand at one end and a pile ...
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| breeding cichlid fish | 2/2/2009 |
Q: I want to breed my electric blue cichlid I have 4 females and 1 male what do I need to do so they ...
A: All you really need to do is make sure that the water quality is very good, feed them well, and the ...
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| my beta fish | 2/1/2009 |
Q: My beta fish is losing his skin around his eye, and it is turning red, I don't now what to do, or ...
A: Are you doing regular weekly, partial water changes? If not, you should. You should be changing ...
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| separating a pair of convicts | 2/1/2009 |
Q: I started my first fish tank 3 weeks ago following what I seem to remember were your guidelines for ...
A: Personally, I would keep them together and just let them breed. The real issue is that Beefy needs ...
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| Fish Behaviour | 2/1/2009 |
Q: I know that you do not deal with Goldfish, but my question is more about behavior. I have a Black ...
A: Hmmm.. that is really weird. I have never seen an air bubble come out of a fish. I'm not even sure ...
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| Fish Behaviour | 1/31/2009 |
Q: I know that you do not deal with Goldfish, but my question is more about behavior. I have a Black ...
A: If by "bubbles" you mean whitish lumps, then that is due to an intestinal parasite, not ...
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| Injured Cichlid Jaw | 1/31/2009 |
Q: I have a Bumble Bee Cichlid that is around 5 inches long. It is in a tank with another Misc. ...
A: If the jaw really is broken then massaging it will likely be exruciatingly painful for the fish, ...
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| sleeping fish | 1/30/2009 |
Q: I know your not a goldfish expert but my fish is NOT sick just strange. Is it normal for a fish to ...
A: In the wild, he wouldn't last a day because a bird would eat him. In an aquarium, there's no reason ...
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| Pregnant Platy fish? | 1/29/2009 |
Q: We purchased a female Mickey Moust Platy fish and a black male mollie on November 21st, 2008. The ...
A: Many of the livebearers can interbreed, however, that may not be the reason your fish might be ...
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| sleeping fish | 1/29/2009 |
Q: I know your not a goldfish expert but my fish is NOT sick just strange. Is it normal for a fish to ...
A: Unfortunately that fish very likely is sick. Fish do that sort of thing when they have damage to ...
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| My Green Spotted Puffer | 1/29/2009 |
Q: Help me! I bought my new puffer a couple days ago. He seemed so happy to be leaving the Walmart. I ...
A: It can take a while (sometimes weeks) for a fish to get accustomed to a new home. Hopefully that is ...
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| Green Terror-reproduction question | 1/29/2009 |
Q: I have 55g tank with (1) Green Terror- (1yr old), (2) Jack Dempsey's (1 yr. and 4 months), and an ...
A: It is possible for cross-breeding to occur, however, the fact that the eggs are turning white ...
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| sick oscar | 1/29/2009 |
Q: hey i have a 9 inch tiger oscar who for about 3 days has had trouble keeping right side up. he stays ...
A: When you say that you have been doing "water changes", how much and how often have you been ...
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| tropical sordtail | 1/29/2009 |
Q: How long are tropical sord fish pregnat?
A: That is actually a tricky question. Many of the livebearers do some weird things, such as using ...
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| Angelfish for community aquarium? | 1/28/2009 |
Q: I was considering getting one or more freshwater angelfish for my 55 gallon community freshwater ...
A: Many people keep angelfish in community tanks. The notion that a fish species can be classified as ...
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| Fish at top of tank | 1/28/2009 |
Q: I have a 40 gallon tank with 5 goldfish and 4 quarry cats in it...and 2 snails. yesterday the two ...
A: Size really doesn't matter in terms of them being attacked. Are they at the corner where you ...
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| African/Convict compatibility | 1/27/2009 |
Q: Coleman, I just got Convict Cichlids last week & was wondering since African Cichlids are ...
A: I am not quite sure what you are asking. Convict cichlids are Central American. Are you saying ...
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| proper feeding for my new jack dempsey | 1/27/2009 |
Q: i am nervous about the correct feeding of my new fish: a neon jack dempsey. i was instructed to feed ...
A: That sounds about right, except that I would only give him 5-7 pellets once a day at first. Be sure ...
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| Red cap fish | 1/26/2009 |
Q: We recently purchased 2 red cap gold fish. We think one has got dropsy as it is very swollen ,has ...
A: Well, basically the one fish is chasing the other fish to death. The one that is being chased is ...
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| Fancy Guppies, other community fish all facing same direction in tanks | 1/26/2009 |
Q: This isn't really a problem so much as a curiosity. I have two 20 gallon tanks on opposite sides of ...
A: There could be several reasons. Is that where the heater is in the tank, or where the filter is ...
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| cichlid cant swim right | 1/26/2009 |
Q: My 8 yr old Cichlid lays on its side and cant get upright. Its been a month. He still eats a little ...
A: Sadly it sounds like he is loosing control of his swim bladder -- the organ that a fish uses to stay ...
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| Fish at top of tank | 1/26/2009 |
Q: I have a 40 gallon tank with 5 goldfish and 4 quarry cats in it...and 2 snails. yesterday the two ...
A: In general it is not a good idea to do a complete water change. That totally disrupts the system of ...
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| very hard water | 1/26/2009 |
Q: Hope you can help me no one else can give me a straight answer and maybe there isn't one. I would ...
A: Your water is likely okay, it is just a matter of which fish it is okay for. For example, I have ...
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| Fish tail | 1/25/2009 |
Q: I have a male betta crowntail and 2 female bettas in a 6 gallon tank. Is this appropriate and how ...
A: That is a little bit tight... it would be better if they were in a larger tank. The general rule ...
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| My beta fish is bloated and having trouble swimming. | 1/25/2009 |
Q: I have had my beta fish for about a half a year now. He lives in my dorm room in a half-gallon glass ...
A: My guess is that he has relaxed a little by now as he gets used to realizing that the reflection is ...
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| ciclides and turtles | 1/25/2009 |
Q: i would like a turtle (a baby) but i am sure one might eat the other, like the case with my plecto. ...
A: I would not put cichlids and a turtle in the same tank, because the turtle will very likely eat the ...
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| heavy breathing | 1/25/2009 |
Q: We have a 60.gal. tank, 2 Oscars,2Jack Dempsys,2 jewel cichlids and 3 African cichlids, last week we ...
A: There are a couple of things happening here. First of all, oscars are very messy fish. They are ...
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| Angelfish is sick | 1/25/2009 |
Q: I'm having a very hard time incorporating new Angelfish into my tank. I have a 29 gal glass tank, a ...
A: It sounds to me like your one angel is attacking and killing the others. When fish are up in the ...
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| piranha fish | 1/25/2009 |
Q: my piranha fish had their red bellys before i went to bed. now im up and its only been like 6 hours ...
A: Have you had these fish long? Many fish can gain and loose color as their mood changes, so the ...
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| Convicts | 1/24/2009 |
Q: My brother-in-law has a pair of convicts that had babies. The babies are at the stage where they ...
A: Yes it is very possible that they are trying to breed again. The frayed mouth suggests that the ...
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| my giant goldfish | 1/24/2009 |
Q: ...my huge goldfish (once tiny) has since grown a near golf-sized lump on his side - his upper side ...
A: It certainly looks like he has a tumor of some sort. There isn't anything you can do about that ...
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| Mbuna and swollen anus | 1/23/2009 |
Q: My full gown 'Snow White' mbuna has developed a swollen anus. The area is extremely distended and ...
A: The usual cause of this sort of a thing is a major problem in the digestive tract. Solutions are ...
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| Missing Scales vs. HITH (Follow-up) | 1/23/2009 |
Q: A couple of days ago I noticed what appear to be a couple of scales missing from the back of my ...
A: Hmmm.. fish generally don't grow scar tissue. They simply regrow the missing scales. Should you ...
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| My beta fish is bloated and having trouble swimming. | 1/23/2009 |
Q: I have had my beta fish for about a half a year now. He lives in my dorm room in a half-gallon glass ...
A: Hmmm... that doesn't sound good but I don't know what you can do for him specifically. It sounds ...
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| Endlers Live Bearer pregnancy problem | 1/23/2009 |
Q: I have an established 75 gallon with a Magnum 350 canister filter with no carbon, Rio 600 power head ...
A: Yes it is possible that things did not go perfectly last time. I don't see that there is much that ...
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| oscar | 1/22/2009 |
Q: my oscar has a hugh belly and it looks like something wants to bust out under,what can it be or what ...
A: That's a tough one. Sometimes the peas work. If that doesn't do it, the next thing I would try ...
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| large aquarium purchase | 1/22/2009 |
Q: where can I purchase an oversize aquarium? 120 gal +
A: Most any pet store can order one for you. Keep in mind that the shipping on such an item can be ...
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| White Oscars | 1/22/2009 |
Q: Ive recently purchased 2 white w/red eyes oscars. They were fine for the first few days. Swimming ...
A: You said you change the water "every other", but you left out the next word. Was it day? week? or ...
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| White Oscars | 1/22/2009 |
Q: Ive recently purchased 2 white w/red eyes oscars. They were fine for the first few days. Swimming ...
A: When you say "smaller fish for treats", do you mean feeder fish, such as feeder goldfish? If so, ...
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| oscar | 1/21/2009 |
Q: my oscar has a hugh belly and it looks like something wants to bust out under,what can it be or what ...
A: Unfortunately that is very bad. It looks like he has either a tumor or a serious intestinal ...
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| My oscar Tank | 1/21/2009 |
Q: but i was wondering about other cichlids as i keep lots of cichlids in other tanks and really like ...
A: Severums are cichlids as well. There are two problems to deal with here. First, oscars are highly ...
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| BLUE TIGER OSCAR NEEDS HELP ? | 1/21/2009 |
Q: I HAVE A BLUE OSCAR WHO, STARTED HAVING SWIMMING PROBLEMS..THIRD DAY..NO SIGNS OF ICK OR ANY OTHER ...
A: The fact that he is swimming erratically suggests that the water is not perfect. I don't understand ...
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| Biggie | 1/21/2009 |
Q: I have had these fish four about 3 years. The biggest one has just started with red scales, right ...
A: The red scales are serious damage. It could be internal problems but it is also likely that another ...
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| green terror problem | 1/20/2009 |
Q: okay so i ve had my green terror for about a week everything was fine until 2 nights ago i notice my ...
A: I would give him time. It can take several weeks for a cichlid to get accustomed to a new tank. ...
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| Killi eggs and microworms | 1/20/2009 |
Q: Mr. Coleman, I just bought some killi eggs online to try my luck hatching them. However I have ...
A: Unfortunately I have not done that in many years, however, as I recall it is actually pretty simple. ...
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| MY OSCAR FISH | 1/19/2009 |
Q: I have had my oscar fish for about 5-6 months.When purchased my oscar, it was in a big tank with ...
A: Both plecostomus and oscars are egg layers. The female lays eggs on a hard surface, like a rock, or ...
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| Wounded Betta Fish | 1/18/2009 |
Q: our Beta got caught in the intail valve under the tank filter and it damaged his tail to the point ...
A: That is hard to answer. If it were just the frilly part of the tail, that can grow back (much like ...
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| fish attack | 1/18/2009 |
Q: I have an orange fish which I assume is swordtail species, another red swordtail, and four other ...
A: I do not see why getting another blue cichlid will help. Your fish will likely kill that one almost ...
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| Ich | 1/18/2009 |
Q: I have 2 acara and 2 silver cichlid. They all of sufring from ich. I give tetracycline capsule and ...
A: Tetracycline won't do anything for ick. Ick is an external parasite. You treat ick with a copper ...
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| Jack dempsey | 1/18/2009 |
Q: I have a jack dempsey and recently its lips got swollen and it hasnt been eating.i was wondering ...
A: Are there other fish in the tank with the Jack Dempsey, i.e., another fish that he might have had a ...
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| Bamboo plant and sucker fish | 1/17/2009 |
Q: We have a bamboo plant in a large vase with water and some big rocks. We were wondering if we would ...
A: No fish should be kept in a vase and I would strongly recommend that you not put a sucker fish in a ...
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| Oscar hit top of tank now floating | 1/17/2009 |
Q: Oh my God My oscar hit the top of the tank and is now floating. He was just swimming and spitting ...
A: Unfortunately there is nothing you can do. Give him time. Have you been doing regular weekly ...
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| sick red devil | 1/17/2009 |
Q: I have a red devil housed in the same ~30 gallon tank for the last 7 years. He's never had any ...
A: The pH should not affect him unless it goes really weird like 6 or 8.5. 7.6 is fine. It is ...
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| possible pregnant tetra? | 1/16/2009 |
Q: My girlfriend and I purchased a few tetras for our new fish tank. The pink fish we have was the ...
A: A tetra can't actually be pregnant as such because they are egg layers with external fertilization. ...
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| Keeping sturgeons alive | 1/16/2009 |
Q: I have a 75 gallon tank and I bought 6 sturgeons 4 remains I want to know how do I take care of them ...
A: Are you aware that sturgeon grow very large (too large for even a 225 gallon tank)? As for ...
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| Betta Fish-help | 1/15/2009 |
Q: My Beta fish,Indigo,is on its side and swimming at the top of the bowl. I know he isn't dead because ...
A: Unfortunately, it sounds like your betta has a swim-bladder problem. This sort of thing often ...
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| One sick angelfish | 1/15/2009 |
Q: we have a 30 gallon tank with a Whisper 20i filter with three angels and alot of live plants that ...
A: Unfortunately, it sounds like your angel has a swim-bladder problem. These things are really hard to ...
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| whats wrong with my fish? | 1/15/2009 |
Q: I Have a big orange fish can't remember what kind it is, but lately he's being floating side ways, ...
A: The long brownish string is perfectly fine. The fact that he floats sideways is not. Have you ...
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| Very sick Bubblegum parrot fish | 1/14/2009 |
Q: I have a 9 year old Bubblegum fish named Walter. Hes been slowly going down hill for about 6 months ...
A: It doesn't sound very good for Walter. He is likely getting very old and things are accumulating ...
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| Cichlid Eye | 1/14/2009 |
Q: My cichlid has a white growth in the middle of his eye, it looks like a small white piece of gravel ...
A: First we need to find out the cause. Are there other fish in the tank that might have bitten him in ...
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| why is my blood parrot turning white! | 1/13/2009 |
Q: My blood parrot is turning white underneath! It's kind of light. I have a 55 gallon tank with 6 ...
A: Assuming that the fish is healthy and the white is not the result of physical damage, the color ...
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| Is my RED Devil dying ? | 1/13/2009 |
Q: I have a Red Devil named "PATCH".He ( I think its a male) is approximately 10 years and huge !He ...
A: It sounds like he is getting old. The best thing you can do is to make sure that he has very good ...
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| Oscar fish | 1/13/2009 |
Q: My oscar fish is carring eggs. She has been for about three weeks now. Is this normal or do they ...
A: It sounds like she has a blocked intestine. The first thing I would try is to feed her thawed ...
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| cichlids and other fish | 1/13/2009 |
Q: we have just set up a 125 gal. tank. and are waiting for the ammonia levels to go down. we want ...
A: Are you aware that an adult arrowana is over 2 feet in length. Knife fish also get well over a ...
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| convicts eating their babies | 1/12/2009 |
Q: I have a 50 gallon fish tank. I have two pairs of convicts. The one pair had a batch of babies,I am ...
A: Are you sure that they are eating their babies and not that the other parents are eating their ...
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| Oscar fish | 1/12/2009 |
Q: My oscar fish is carring eggs. She has been for about three weeks now. Is this normal or do they ...
A: Unfortunately it is unlikely that your oscar is carrying eggs for that long. Usually they carry the ...
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| Pregnant cichlid | 1/12/2009 |
Q: I have 10 cichlids in my 55 gal tank, three of which are peacocks. All of the fish are looking ...
A: Unfortunately it isn't pregnant; it is most likely quite sick, with some sort of intestinal problem. ...
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| jack dempsey on side | 1/12/2009 |
Q: I have a jack dempsey which has been lying on it's side for 4-5 months and does not appear to be ...
A: Unfortunately it sounds like your jack dempsey has a major problem with its swim bladder. The swim ...
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| cichlid | 1/12/2009 |
Q: I have a 75 gallen tank with 14 juvinlie peacocks 5 electric yellows a cat fish and algae eater and ...
A: I think you are asking for trouble any time you put different species like that together. The odds ...
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| planted aquarium | 1/11/2009 |
Q: a 200 watt heater, twin tube flurescent lights (shop lights), and i was wondering what is a good ...
A: If you are interested in doing plants in a serious way, then you should strongly consider getting ...
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| Betta Fish disease | 1/11/2009 |
Q: I have been researching for 3 hours and can't find an answer. Breif history - 20 gal long fish tank, ...
A: It is a common mistake to think of catfishes as scavengers. Certainly they will scavenge but if you ...
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| Green Terror Breeding | 1/11/2009 |
Q: About a week ago I purchased a Green terror of 4" in size. She settled into my 200 litre aquarium ...
A: Absolutely you should try breeding the green terrors. It is impossible to say what the female ...
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| Oscar fish question | 1/11/2009 |
Q: I have two Oscars about 3-4 inches long in a 50 gallon tank. I first put in the albino and the next ...
A: You need to add a LOT of structure (wood, rock, plants) to the tank to break up the space and ...
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| protozoa in fish tank | 1/11/2009 |
Q: I have several 20 gallon aquariums in my Jr. High Science classroom. Yesterday I took several ...
A: As you have found out, any healthy aquarium will have a whole spectrum of different creatures in the ...
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| Green Terror Breeding | 1/10/2009 |
Q: About a week ago I purchased a Green terror of 4" in size. She settled into my 200 litre aquarium ...
A: You face a tough choice. It is possible that she laid the eggs but the Jack Dempsey didn't ...
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| My fish are acting weird | 1/10/2009 |
Q: I recently set up a 40 gallon tank with 2 oscars and a needlefish. I gave the tank a full two ...
A: I would put more rocks in, not take rocks out. Fish like oscars take a while to get accustomed to a ...
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| betta breeding | 1/10/2009 |
Q: I have a female betta and she has 3 stripes the full length of her body and she looks puffy around ...
A: Female bettas do not wrap themselves around other fish. Are you sure that you have a female and not ...
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| jack dempsey cichlid very sick | 1/9/2009 |
Q: please email me. i have a jack dempsey ive raised him since he was a baby he's about 6in he leans to ...
A: It could be that he is getting old but it is also possible that your water quality is not what it ...
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| Ram Compatibility | 1/8/2009 |
Q: I am really knowledgable about freshwater aquaria in general - except for cichlids. I know nothing ...
A: Given that it is a densely planted tank of reasonable size (60 gallons) I suspect that you will be ...
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| Cichlids | 1/8/2009 |
Q: In my 90 gallon tank i currently have 1 red zebra, 2 acei,3 kenyi, 1 auratus ,1 albino pindani . ...
A: I think you mean mbuna? You might consider electric yellows (Labidochromis caeruleus). You might ...
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| Bullying Angelfish | 1/8/2009 |
Q: My problem first began when my 2 angelfish (the last 2 of 4) reached maturity. They have laid eggs ...
A: It is very normal (though unfortunate) that fish like angelfish will fight and bully each other. ...
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| flower horn information | 1/8/2009 |
Q: i have red cherry flowerhorn about 2 inch from last 3 months it size has hardly changed .in fact my ...
A: I can't tell you exactly what to do, that takes experience and varies with each individual fish. ...
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| Missing Scales vs. HITH | 1/8/2009 |
Q: A couple of days ago I noticed what appear to be a couple of scales missing from the back of my ...
A: That is not hole in the head. It easily could be mechanical damage as you suggest and the scales ...
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| Sick Sick Oscar | 1/8/2009 |
Q: I have a 10 year old Oscar he lives in a 50 gallon tank with just a placustomus. The last few weeks ...
A: That is not ick. I recommend that you change 25% of the water in the tank immediately and then do ...
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| Algae Eater | 1/7/2009 |
Q: A few days ago we bought 6 new fish. One was an algae eater. They've all been doing so well: eating, ...
A: Unfortunately that is really difficult for me to diagnose without seeing the fish. Sadly, it does ...
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| Betta: White dots? | 1/7/2009 |
Q: I am wondering if you can answer this question about my betta (Siamese fighting fish) He has 2 or 3 ...
A: Small white lumps could be several things. They could be very early signs of ick (a parasitic ...
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| flower horn information | 1/7/2009 |
Q: i have red cherry flowerhorn about 2 inch from last 3 months it size has hardly changed .in fact my ...
A: Fish growth rate is a function of several things: food quantity, food quality, frequency of feeding, ...
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| Cichlid identification | 1/7/2009 |
Q: Sir, Please have a look at the image attached. I just bought 1 pair for my aquarium. The vendor told ...
A: Unfortunately I have never heard of the name "Moonlight cichlid" either. I cannot tell exactly what ...
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| dieing fish | 1/6/2009 |
Q: my tropical fish has just given birth about a week ago n just tonight started acting strange bumping ...
A: It sounds like you had a platy (a livebearing fish from Central America). While it isn't common for ...
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| My oscar is in very poor condition | 1/6/2009 |
Q: I have 30 gallon tank. My oscar(3pair) suffring from ich .i do every thing but they do not get well ...
A: Is the fish covered in little white spots that look like tiny grains of icing sugar? (That is what ...
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| pet goldfish | 1/6/2009 |
Q: my orange fantail goldfish is floating to the top of tank and having trouble swimming to bottom,,i ...
A: It is hard to say. Many goldfish are already sick when you buy them, that is why I do not recommend ...
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| my oscar is acting very wierd | 1/6/2009 |
Q: i have 55 gallon tank and a oscar that is 12in long. Also in the tank i have one plecostomus 12in ...
A: It is perfectly normal for an oscar to move all the rocks, in fact, it is abnormal if they don't. ...
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| chichlid worms | 1/6/2009 |
Q: I am trying to find out more about the tiny worms in my chichlid tank, and I saw a question posted ...
A: Are the worms little white worms, on the glass? If so, I can't tell you exactly what they are, but ...
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| 15 Gallon Tank | 1/5/2009 |
Q: I have 4 Cichlids in this tank right now and they are getting pretty big and i am feeling bad for ...
A: There is no magic rule: x fish can fit in a tank this size. It depends hugely on the particular ...
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| My gourami isn't eating? | 1/5/2009 |
Q: I recently bought two blue gouramis from PetSmart. One is fine but the other hasn't eaten once since ...
A: It sounds like the one gourami is attacking the other one (the one that isn't eating and has torn ...
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| plec problem | 1/5/2009 |
Q: over the last 5 days my plec has been constantly sucking the glass and then races to the top of the ...
A: In general, you should change 25% of the water in your tank once a week, every week. I do not ...
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| my red parrot fish is turning white, from the belly up. | 1/5/2009 |
Q: I have a parrot fish who has been very healthy, he recently started acting funny, he doesnt swim ...
A: Have you been doing regular weekly partial water changes? If not, you need to. You should change ...
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| plecostumas fish | 1/4/2009 |
Q: We have a vampire plecostumas he has been doing great until a couple of days ago. He has been lying ...
A: Unfortunately, I strongly suspect that your plecostomus is not laying eggs, but rather is very sick ...
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| What cichlid do i have | 1/4/2009 |
Q: I have had it for about three months and i haven"t been able to identify him please help.I also ...
A: It is hard to tell from the photograph, but it appears like you have some sort of albino version of ...
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| jack dempsy and green terror | 1/4/2009 |
Q: thanks Anson
A: Unfortunately, if they don't have appropriate partners, sometimes cichlids will just "make do" and ...
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| deciding between angelfish and tiger barbs for new tank | 1/3/2009 |
Q: I have a question I hope you can help me with. I am getting a 36 gal. tank. At first I was going to ...
A: Tiger barbs get to about 3 to 4 inches. Angelfish would also be fine in such a tank. Either ...
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| fish | 1/3/2009 |
Q: i bought a betta on new years day and he seemed healthy until i put him in his new tank. he goes to ...
A: Keep in mind that he is very tiny so he should eat only a tiny amount. I suspect the darting ...
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| Is my Betta sick?! | 1/3/2009 |
Q: I think my Betta has a whitish spot on his head and a greyish color around his mouth that weren't ...
A: A betta really shouldn't live in a vase. He should be living in a proper aquarium with a heater and ...
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| help my oscar is bleeding | 1/3/2009 |
Q: I have a oscar about 2 years old he has something that looks like meat hanging out his bottom side. ...
A: When you say "live food" do you mean feeder fish? If so, please do not do that anymore. Feeder fish ...
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| new behavior with my oscars | 1/2/2009 |
Q: I have contacted you in the past about my Oscars behavior. At the time they were about half the size ...
A: Interestingly, you cannot tell a male oscar from a female oscar. They look the same, or more ...
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| sudden death | 1/2/2009 |
Q: help me! I got home yesterday I fed my tropical fish their normal food and they were all just fine. ...
A: Do you an airstone in the tank? If not, you need one. It sounds like what happened is what I ...
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| betta with other fish | 1/2/2009 |
Q: i am looking for a neat, yet cool freshwater tank. i have had bettas for a while now and i want to ...
A: You can probably put a single betta in with some tetras. I strongly encourage you to get a 20 ...
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| tin foil barbs | 1/2/2009 |
Q: alongside 2 black eel catfish and a couple of plecko's. As the barbs have grown (now about 4/5 ...
A: You might consider some of the Central American cichlids. There are many to choose from. Jack ...
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| oscar and green terror look like the are gasping for air | 1/2/2009 |
Q: have a 12 inch oscar and a 5 inch green terror, we recently moved them and they haven't been normal ...
A: Do you have a good filter and a proper airstone in the tank? Also, sometimes when you move a ...
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| Worried about my beta fish | 1/2/2009 |
Q: I was cleaning the beta's tank today and so I put the beta in a smaller fish bowl. About two hours ...
A: It is hard for me to say without actually seeing it but is sounds rather strange. Bettas do not ...
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| help my oscar is bleeding | 1/1/2009 |
Q: I have a oscar about 2 years old he has something that looks like meat hanging out his bottom side. ...
A: Are there any other fish in the tank that might be attacking him? If not, it sounds like it might ...
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| Betta fish tank lighting | 1/1/2009 |
Q: I just got a new Betta fish for Christmas and named it Twister. I also got an LED tank light. when ...
A: Ideally you would turn the light off at night, say around 10pm and then turn it on in the morning, ...
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| Species compatibility | 1/1/2009 |
Q: Mr. Coleman i have two questions. I have recently purchased a 120 gallon (60x18x26) tank. I have ...
A: Pikes are tricky to identify. They change tremendously in appearance from juveniles to adults, so ...
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| X-mas Betta For Toddler Sick - please help | 12/31/2008 |
Q: My husband bought a betta on the 24th. We keep him in a nice 3 gallon tank with filter and heater. A ...
A: I am sorry for the delay in responding; I am actually doing field work in Costa Rica right now and ...
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| Congo Tetra won't eat - Popeye | 12/31/2008 |
Q: I appreciate that your expertise may not emcompass tetras however I'm hoping pop-eye remedies cross ...
A: I am very sorry for the delay in responding.. I am actually in Costa Rica right now doing field work ...
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| What is likely hood of survival ? | 12/31/2008 |
Q: I just purchased 2 more african cichlids to go in my cichlid tank yesterday. The petstore bagged ...
A: Once a fish starts loosing its sense of balance and then starts swimming upside down, the odds are ...
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| black convicts | 12/31/2008 |
Q: Are the eggs fertilized before they are layed or after? How can you tell males from females?
A: In convict cichlids and other similar fish, the eggs are fertilized only after they are laid. ...
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| my cardinal tetra | 12/31/2008 |
Q: is lying on its side at the bottom of the tank for long periods of time is there anything i can do ...
A: Unfortunately, there is no little you can do for it, other than possibly separating it from the rest ...
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| Breeding Sevrums | 12/30/2008 |
Q: I have a green sevrum and 2 gold sevrums. 2 Dragon gobies also inhabit the tank. A few days ago i ...
A: They might have eaten the eggs, but don't give up yet. After the eggs hatch, they become ...
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| Moving Cichlids 2 | 12/30/2008 |
Q: We have about 20 Cichlids and we are moving from Vegas to Dallas, TX. I read your answer to the ...
A: It depends a lot on how large the fish are. If they are less than about 4 inches, you can probably ...
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| Jack Dempsy | 12/30/2008 |
Q: Follow-up photo of the Oscar with hole in the head disease.
A: Oscars are particularly susceptible to hole in the head. The best thing to do for oscars is to make ...
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| Jack Dempsy | 12/30/2008 |
Q: I recently acquired a Jack Dempsey, an albino Oscar and some Plecos. The Dempesy's mouth is always ...
A: If his mouth has been like that for awhile, then realigning the bones is not an option. I have ...
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| My Oscar is acting very strange, need help. | 12/30/2008 |
Q: My Oscar is in a 6ft x 2ft x 2ft tank with a Golden Severum, a smaller oscar, a large pearl gourami ...
A: Some oscars do naturally lie on the bottom. It isn't that they are lazy; it is partly how they hunt ...
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| Betta Fish disease | 12/29/2008 |
Q: I have been researching for 3 hours and can't find an answer. Breif history - 20 gal long fish tank, ...
A: It is possible that the catfish is attacking Max, likely at night. What are you feeding the ...
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| cichlids (malawi) | 12/29/2008 |
Q: Is there a way to tell the difference between a male and female juvenile Red Fin Borleyi? The fish ...
A: As far as I know, "Tangarine tiger" is a trade-name, i.e., a name used by fish sellers and not an ...
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| bettas jumping out of water | 12/29/2008 |
Q: I have 2 bettas and I am wondering if they do jump out of water they are my first fishes
A: It is very possible for them to jump out of the tank so that is why it is very important that your ...
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| Gourami & Tiger Barbs | 12/29/2008 |
Q: I have two dwarf male Gourami and three female, would like to add several Tiger Barbs but am worried ...
A: I am personally not a big fan of barbs and I suspect that tiger barbs might attack your gouramis. ...
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| fish | 12/28/2008 |
Q: tell about fishes which will die if they remain in water for long time
A: Sorry but I don't really understand your question. I can't think of any fish that will die if it ...
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| Sucker Fish | 12/27/2008 |
Q: I have a sucker fish who has just taken to sucking on all of the Angels in my tank. The tank only ...
A: Are you putting in food for the plecostomus (sucker fish)? They need food too, otherwise they will ...
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| reply | 12/26/2008 |
Q: my balloon mollies gave birth to a lot of babies. i wna know when will they become big i have kept ...
A: They will become big after a few months. You would be best to move the babies into an aquarium of ...
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| cockatoo cichlid illness | 12/26/2008 |
Q: We have a small tan (25l) which currently houses 3 minnows and 3 cichlids (1 male and 2 female) ...
A: Grey should be okay. White is a problem. Sometimes it is very difficult to see that one fish ...
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| playing dead | 12/26/2008 |
Q: I got my oscar from wal-mart about three days ago and they put him in the bag in cold tap water. I ...
A: "playing dead" is a normal thing for an oscar. The temp should be between 75 and 80. It often ...
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| spots | 12/25/2008 |
Q: i have an albino African cichlid and i noticed a red spot that recently appeared on him. i also ...
A: Are there other fish in the tank that might be bothering this fish? A swollen eye is often the ...
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| Plecostomous | 12/24/2008 |
Q: My Plecos had a white edge now to his fins and the bottom of his tail fin, and seems to be losing ...
A: That is a tough one to answer. Some pleocostomus naturally get a colored (gold or white) edging to ...
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| Bristlenose catfish | 12/23/2008 |
Q: I have put this to you after your response to Chris. My tank is 350 liters and has been set up for 6 ...
A: The problem with catfish illnesses is that catfish are extremely sensitive to medications, so you ...
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| won't eat. | 12/23/2008 |
Q: I just got my beta fish 3 days ago and i havn't notiest that it has been eating. I can't keep an eye ...
A: A fish should really be in a fish tank, not a bowl or a candle holder. A fish tank needs a heater ...
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| sick fish | 12/23/2008 |
Q: I have a blue betta fish who is staying at the bottom of his tank. It started around the time we ...
A: I would give him time. Are you doing regular weekly partial water changes? You should be ...
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| Beneficial Bacteria | 12/23/2008 |
Q: I just purchased a new 55 gallon tank, and I started reading about how to properly start a fish ...
A: Do not put flakes into the tank if there are no fish in there. That won't help. As for which ...
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| Black worms in tank | 12/22/2008 |
Q: I saw where a lady asked you about small black worms in her tank. I have those and also have no ...
A: Is the water in your tank stagnant, i.e., the surface not moving? If so, that is not a good ...
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| Beneficial Bacteria | 12/22/2008 |
Q: I just purchased a new 55 gallon tank, and I started reading about how to properly start a fish ...
A: Beneficial bacteria are always present to some degree in water and in an aquarium. They key is to ...
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| Bristlenose catfish | 12/22/2008 |
Q: I have put this to you after your response to Chris. My tank is 350 liters and has been set up for 6 ...
A: The angelfish fighting is perfectly normal. I can't say about the catfish problem. I have ...
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| Bloated oscar! | 12/22/2008 |
Q: my Red Tiger oscar, about 10 months old is very bloated an swollen in his stomach an bowel area's. ...
A: Sadly that is a very tough one. If he indeed swallowed something, there is nothing that you can do ...
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| tiger oscar | 12/21/2008 |
Q: I have a 50 gal.tank with undergravel filter.One 6in.tiger oscar.For the past week he has been very ...
A: You should never feed your oscar with feeder goldfish. All too often, feeder goldfish carry various ...
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| cockatoo cichlid illness | 12/21/2008 |
Q: We have a small tan (25l) which currently houses 3 minnows and 3 cichlids (1 male and 2 female) ...
A: Having a long "poo" hanging out is actually a good thing, provided it is brown. That shows the fish ...
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| White spot on Angelfish fin | 12/21/2008 |
Q: My tank is 7.5 gallons and I have some live plants, 2 guppies and 2 angels in it (the angels are ...
A: I think you mean "ich" not "itch". If it is a single white spot, I would not treat it. The ...
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| Green Terrors fry growth | 12/19/2008 |
Q: I have two green terrors who have tried mating three times. On the third they got it right. We ...
A: Growth rate in fish is not a fixed rate, it depends on many variables. The most important variables ...
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| SICK | 12/19/2008 |
Q: MY FISH IS BLOATED UNDER HIS MOUTH IT LOOKS LIKE HE HAS SOMETHING IN HIS MOUTH HE'S NOT EATING ...
A: Is your fish a mouthbrooding cichlid? If so, it is likely a she, and she has a mouthful of eggs. ...
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| oscar behavior | 12/18/2008 |
Q: Well i got two oscars from a pet store they are not too old one is around 2-3 inches long and not ...
A: It could be signs of courtship but more likely (at that size) they are just sorting out who is boss. ...
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| Baby Convicts | 12/17/2008 |
Q: My pair of convicts have just had babies. we have had this tank for at least 6 months and this is ...
A: Keep in mind that the reason convicts have so many babies is because most of them do not survive. ...
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| Blood parrot and male peacock | 12/17/2008 |
Q: I have a blood parrot that is in a 120 gallon tank with about 20 other various African cichlid's. he ...
A: A blood parrot is not an African cichlid. It is a manmade hybrid of two or more new world cichlids, ...
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| ELECTRIC BLUE CICHLID | 12/16/2008 |
Q: ON SOME OF MY ELECTRIC BLUES THERE ARE WHITE MUSHROOM LIKE SPOTS ON REAR BOTTOM FINS ,WHATS THAT AN ...
A: The white spots on the bottom fin (the anal fin) are called egg spots and generally indicate that ...
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| oscars | 12/15/2008 |
Q: i do have a few questions though before i go out and buy one, firstly i know that oscars are messy ...
A: In general, an oscar will eat any tankmate you put with it, so I wouldn't put any tankmates with an ...
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| Very bad sickness | 12/15/2008 |
Q: You've answered a question for me before! (sorry to keep bugging you) I have two questions the first ...
A: It really isn't possible to siphon too often. You can siphon too much at one time -- you should ...
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| Black Convict babies | 12/15/2008 |
Q: In our 80 gallon tank we have 2 black convicts, 1 plecosomus, 2 tinfoil barbs, 2 tiger barbs, 4 ...
A: The decision is yours. The convict parents are pretty good at fending off predators. Most likely ...
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| Coy or Koi | 12/14/2008 |
Q: 12 months ago i purchase a house which has two fish ponds. Yesterday i cleaned out these ponds as ...
A: I would add the chemical to the water as soon as possible. In the future, it would be best to ...
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| Coy or Koi | 12/14/2008 |
Q: 12 months ago i purchase a house which has two fish ponds. Yesterday i cleaned out these ponds as ...
A: They are koi. The problem is that the water you used to fill the pond probably came from a ...
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| emperor tetra | 12/14/2008 |
Q: I have a emperor tetra that i believe is sick. I can't see anythin on his body but he is swimming ...
A: , It could be a swim bladder problem. The swim bladder is the organ that many fish have that ...
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| Very bad sickness | 12/13/2008 |
Q: You've answered a question for me before! (sorry to keep bugging you) I have two questions the first ...
A: Have you been using a gravel siphon when you do your weekly partial water changes? If not, you ...
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| Help with Jack Dempsey Cichlid | 12/12/2008 |
Q: I've noticed that my little Jack Dempsey fish isn't as active as he used to be - but he's so young ...
A: A coating on the eye indicates either attacks by another fish or that there is a problem with the ...
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| I was wondering if you can help me? | 12/12/2008 |
Q: I have three fish a fantail a oranda & betta. This morning I found out I now have 2 fish the fantail ...
A: Any fish can be aggressive. So, it is very possible that the Oranda attacked the betta. Something ...
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| What can i add with Green Severums | 12/12/2008 |
Q: I have a 60 Gallon tank, in the tank are; 5 Green Severums, 1 Parrot Fish, 4 Bala Sharks, 3 Giant ...
A: If you put in a school of neon tetras I suspect it will be just a matter of minutes before your ...
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| diamond tetra agression | 12/12/2008 |
Q: I purchased 5 diamond tetras 2 weeks ago (3 males/2 females) they are incredibly fast swimmers and ...
A: I suspect that when you get them into the 90 gallon tank, things will calm down a little. I can't ...
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| Oscar fish aggression | 12/11/2008 |
Q: Is it possible that my Oscar fish could have killed and eaten my parakeet?
A: Hmm... oscars can eat a lot of things and if the parakeet actually went into the water, I wouldn't ...
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| oscars | 12/11/2008 |
Q: I hav 2 8yr. old oscars...just recently found a rock covered with eggs and the smaller of the two ...
A: I wouldn't give up on them yet. With oscars and other large cichlids, it often takes a number of ...
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| fish tails | 12/11/2008 |
Q: Although I have goldfish I don't believe this questions is specific to them, though perhaps it is. I ...
A: You are correct that the most likely explanation for tail loss is by the actions of another fish, ...
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| A 10 gallon tank | 12/10/2008 |
Q: So I had a big round gold fish that I won at the fair, and I put him in a bowl and he lived for ...
A: Keep in mind that crabs are often fish eaters so I would not put a crab in with fish that I wanted ...
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| cichlids fungus ? | 12/10/2008 |
Q: I have a 70 gallon tank and four different color african cichlids in the tank the yellow cichlid is ...
A: Oftena dark color around the mouth indicates bruising because the fish has been fighting. This is ...
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| parrotfish | 12/9/2008 |
Q: My grandaughter has homework which is asking what does parrotfish eat? Can you help?
A: That's actually a tricky question. There are several fish called parrotfish. Does she mean the ...
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| New Aquarium!! | 12/8/2008 |
Q: I am thinking about setting up an aquarium for a Christmas present. I have done some research into ...
A: I am glad you asked first. All those fish are interesting, but I would not put any other fish in ...
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| guppies | 12/8/2008 |
Q: My guppies get the dark spot on there bellies like tey are pregnant but I pur them in the breeding ...
A: Hmm.. that is puzzling. Are you very sure that they don't have the babies and eat them right away ...
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| Redblood Parrot Fish | 12/7/2008 |
Q: I have to parrot fish, 1 oscar and 1 placsotamas in my 100gall tank. The parrot fish were doing ...
A: In the wild, such a fish would not last long because a bird or other predator would easily catch ...
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| betta | 12/7/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if you could recommend any species of organism that eats algae off of glass, ...
A: I would not recommend putting any other fish in there. Fish really should be in an aquarium. A ...
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| frontosa eye problem | 12/7/2008 |
Q: we have four very large frontosa in a tank that recently had a serious bout of white spot due to a ...
A: Eye problems are most often caused by either foul water (which I assume is not the case) or by ...
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| Spirogyra | 12/6/2008 |
Q: Not sure you can help on this problem but you're the only one who can take questions right now. I ...
A: I think if you want to keep fish you have to get used to the sight of algae. Algae is a normal part ...
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| My betta wont eat. | 12/6/2008 |
Q: I will give you some background information first. I have had my betta for about 10 months now. He ...
A: Getting him a larger tank was a good move. The temperature sounds perfect. It is very possible ...
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| flower horn compatability and best feeding options | 12/5/2008 |
Q: I have a flowerhorn, and he is about 12mths old, he usually is always hungry, his diet consists of ...
A: It doesn't really matter that the other fish are red devils or flowerhorns, or both. The basic ...
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| Borleyis | 12/4/2008 |
Q: I have a new one. I have 4 Borleyi's 2 males and 2 females. Two of them I just bought (I thought ...
A: The breeding part is entirely up to them so I think you should just give them time. You cannot MAKE ...
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| chiclid fish | 12/4/2008 |
Q: i think he's an oscar? But lately he's been in the same sopt at the top and side of the bowl? Like ...
A: Does the fish bowl have an airstone or filter in it? If not, then it really isn't an appropriate ...
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| Kissing Fish | 12/4/2008 |
Q: I have 2 (about 6-7 years old). We just purchased 4 neons and a tetra (few days ago). The kissing ...
A: I think the problems with the kissing gourami are unrelated to the new fish. It is more likely that ...
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| Cichlids | 12/4/2008 |
Q: i wanna know if you can help me answer my question. I have two ciclids one big the other not so big ...
A: The tail might grow back. If only the frilly fin part was bitten off, then that part often can grow ...
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| goldfish and colourful pet fish | 12/3/2008 |
Q: I had 7 fishes, 5 goldfish and 2 colorful fishes. They were getting on fine but one day the ...
A: Like all fishes, goldfish can be territorial. If there is only so much space in the tank, and the ...
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| My Oscar Turned Psycho!! | 12/3/2008 |
Q: My oscars are maybe a year old. They have been best buds since the beginning. Now one of them is ...
A: There is nothing "wrong". He is just maturing. Young oscars are best buds. Adult oscars are not. ...
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| Redblood Parrot Fish | 12/3/2008 |
Q: I have to parrot fish, 1 oscar and 1 placsotamas in my 100gall tank. The parrot fish were doing ...
A: Unfortunately he has a big problem with his swim bladder. The swim bladder is an organ that fish ...
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| Betta with bacterial infection? | 12/3/2008 |
Q: this may seem rather dumb but we have a very sick betta we are very attached to. He is the only ...
A: The algae isn't a problem. It is a normal part of all aquatic ecosystems. As for the lesions, ...
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| Pregnant Jack Dempsey? | 12/3/2008 |
Q: We have a 55 gallon tank with a 2 year old Jack Dempsey and a 4 year old albino oscar. Recently, we ...
A: Unfortunately Jack Dempseys are egg layers and do not get pregnant as such. (Only animals that give ...
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| freshwater tank | 12/3/2008 |
Q: What do you think of this arrangement: 2x angelfish 6x tetras 1x ram cichlid 2x rainbow fish 1x ...
A: In general, I think that sounds like a good mix, assuming you have a tank of 20 gallons or more. ...
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| pregnant fish | 12/2/2008 |
Q: Ron, i have been to two different all experts on pregnant fish and they either didn't know about it ...
A: Zebra danios cannot get pregnant. They are egg layers. Only fish which give birth to live young ...
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| lump on my fish | 12/2/2008 |
Q: I am sorry to bother you but i am worried about my fish i have looked on the internet but have had ...
A: It is hard to say. It could be an infection, but it also could be a bite mark from another fish. ...
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| my sick betta | 12/2/2008 |
Q: I have a female betta (2 years old). She has been acting strange. Her belly is white and swollen. I ...
A: Unfortunately, it is very possible that your betta is just getting old. They don't normally live ...
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| African Cichlids | 12/2/2008 |
Q: My tank has been set up for six months. My tank is 60 gallons. It is all electric yellows and one ...
A: There is no hard and fast rule for how many fry you could raise in there, but I would imagine you ...
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| Oscars in a 28 gallon tank | 12/2/2008 |
Q: I have a bow front 28 gallon tank, and would like to get an Oscar. I realize this is below the ...
A: You might be able to do it, but I do not recommend it. An adult oscar grows to between 12 and 16 ...
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| black spot | 12/1/2008 |
Q: I read your answer regarding someone's chiclid with black spot and that it can come from snails and ...
A: You can't get rid of the black spots, at least not without killing your fish. Just let them run ...
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| Sick Chiclid: wht stuff on fins - Part 2 | 12/1/2008 |
Q: Coleman, I forgot to tell you that my fishes fins are down and she did not eat today. She is just ...
A: It is very puzzling that she should be getting the fungus in the first place. The only time I ever ...
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| My Cichlid | 12/1/2008 |
Q: I have a Cichlid, Sheila. She is bright orange and rather big. I have never been able to put another ...
A: Female cichlids will occasionally lay eggs even if there is no male around. The eggs will not be ...
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| cichlid eggs | 11/30/2008 |
Q: We have three cichlids in our 29 gallon tank and have had them together for about two years. Today ...
A: Looks like you need to change Jack's name to Jackie or Jacqueline :) It is remotely possible that ...
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| why is my beta`s eyes popping out? | 11/30/2008 |
Q: what is happening to my beta it isnt eating, but if it does, it just coughs it back up! Also his ...
A: Have you been doing regular partial water changes on his tank? If not, you need to. Bad water can ...
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| flower horn not feeding | 11/30/2008 |
Q: I have a flowerhorn, and he is about 12mths old, he usually is always hungry, his diet consists of ...
A: I would not give him any medicines. It is very possible that he is having some trouble digesting ...
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| Blood parrot with a white patch that i dont think is HITH. and my oscar is being diffclut | 11/29/2008 |
Q: i have a blood parrot who i call jaws due to his bad temper. he does nothing more than eat all day ...
A: I think the white spot is a bite mark. If the fish is left alone, it will heal. Do you realize ...
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| Betta | 11/29/2008 |
Q: I just got a male betta, and he's living in about three gallons of water, with river rocks, no ...
A: I would not put anybody else in there with him. Betta males are very territorial and he does not ...
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| african cichlids | 11/28/2008 |
Q: I was thinking about starting up a cichlid tank. I have had a 46 gallon tank for about 5 years with ...
A: There are over 2300 different species of cichlids so it is difficult for me to say "get this". ...
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| cichlids (malawi) | 11/28/2008 |
Q: Is there a way to tell the difference between a male and female juvenile Red Fin Borleyi? The fish ...
A: I answered #2 in the other email. As for #1, one of the things you will find out about fish is ...
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| Sick Chiclid: wht stuff on fins - Part 2 | 11/27/2008 |
Q: Coleman, I forgot to tell you that my fishes fins are down and she did not eat today. She is just ...
A: Do not give her salt. That won't help her at all, in fact, it could easily hurt her. Too much ...
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| Balloon belly molly | 11/27/2008 |
Q: can you please tell me why one of my balloon belly mollys is swimming upside down. My tank is 60 ...
A: Unfortunately that is a very bad sign. It typically means that the fish has either an intestinal ...
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| severum&jeweled cichlids swimming funny | 11/27/2008 |
Q: I have just recently started an African tank (formerly a community tank, not new). It's a 55 gal, ...
A: Hmm... green severums are actually from South America and they don't appreciate the salt or the ...
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| My sick Oscar | 11/26/2008 |
Q: For the past 2 weeks I have noticed that my Oscar has been getting open wounds on his body, it's to ...
A: Are there other fish in the tank? (Biting by other fish is the most likely cause). Have you ...
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| cichlids (malawi) | 11/25/2008 |
Q: Is there a way to tell the difference between a male and female juvenile Red Fin Borleyi? The fish ...
A: Female African cichlids OFTEN do not have spots but this isn't a 100% rule, i.e., in some species ...
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| tips | 11/25/2008 |
Q: and i wna make it community aquarium which fish should i add in it
A: That is really hard for me to say. It depends on what you want to have. There are over 28,000 ...
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| My new Firemouths | 11/24/2008 |
Q: I just bought two 1 inch firemouth cichlids and i put them in the tank after i made sure the water ...
A: You could feed them beef liver if you want. I feed my cichlids with TetraCichlid flake food. It is ...
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| sick jack dempsey | 11/24/2008 |
Q: ron,i have a jack dempsey he is about 6 or seven years old. the other morning i noticed he started ...
A: Have you been doing regular, weekly partial water changes? You should be changing 25% of his water ...
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| fantails | 11/24/2008 |
Q: hey, Just asking.. my fantail's fins are no longer growing. I went on a holiday once and was foolish ...
A: Hmm.. I'm not sure how the sunlight connects to the fins. Fish don't need (or use) sunlight for ...
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| My new Firemouths | 11/24/2008 |
Q: I just bought two 1 inch firemouth cichlids and i put them in the tank after i made sure the water ...
A: It sounds like the one firemouth is beating up the other one. Yes, this could be something serious, ...
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| Sick Oscar | 11/24/2008 |
Q: I have an oscar fish approximately 4 years old that I've had since a baby. Three days ago he turned ...
A: Using ammonia lock doesn't solve the problem. You need to be changing about 25% of his water once a ...
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| My Oscar Fishie | 11/23/2008 |
Q: I have a normal Oscar, he's about a year and a half old now. But recently, his belly has become ...
A: Many years ago, in the lab I was in at Berkeley, there was a guy who used to make faces at one of ...
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| parrot fish | 11/23/2008 |
Q: i have a pair of Female Parrot Fish and Male Red Devil, they laid eggs bout 8 months ago and they ...
A: People have crossbred parrotfish with just about everything. Keep in mind that parrotfish ...
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| Stocking | 11/23/2008 |
Q: Hey I have a new 37 gallon tank. Can you give me some ideas on the stocking please? There are so ...
A: That sounds mostly achievable. Of course, you would introduce those fish a few at a time, and ...
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| angelfish | 11/22/2008 |
Q: I had 5 angelfish in a 29 gallon tank. 2 paired off and began spawning about 6 weeks ago. The ...
A: Female cichlids of all types will occassionally lay eggs even if no male partner is available. The ...
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| My Oscar Fishie | 11/22/2008 |
Q: I have a normal Oscar, he's about a year and a half old now. But recently, his belly has become ...
A: O'Malley is still a teenager and is starting to feel like a young adult, which is why his temperment ...
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| Africans chiclids | 11/22/2008 |
Q: I have a 55 gal tank with two good size filters that hang off the back. i dont know what kind but ...
A: The yellow fish is most likely an electric yellow. It comes from Lake Malawi. I suggest you do ...
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| plants | 11/21/2008 |
Q: Could you tell me the best and least expensive way to make my aquatic plants grow to their fullest ...
A: I am not a plant expert but the basic requirement of plants is lots of light and a steady supply of ...
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| Oscar, Jack & the Plecos | 11/20/2008 |
Q: I have a 60 gallon tank. In it I have a tiger oscar, a jack dempsey and 2 plecos. All 4 appear to ...
A: Yes it is perfectly normal for an oscar (or a jack dempsey) to constantly rearrange their space. I ...
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| my babys | 11/20/2008 |
Q: I have a leopard ciclid and can't find a male to mate with her and I also have a placostsmas that ...
A: Many female fish will lay eggs in the absence of a male, but the eggs will not be fertilized and ...
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| Electric Yellow Cichlid breeding | 11/20/2008 |
Q: i have a female electric yellow cichlid who appears to be holding eggs in her mouth right now. i'm ...
A: Electric yellows hold onto their eggs pretty tightly (unlike some other species). I have regularly ...
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| breeding bengas | 11/19/2008 |
Q: So I've been trying to have a community tank with multiple males and have come to the conclusion ...
A: They might breed and the good part is that you don't really have to do anything. (I assume by ...
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| Stocking | 11/19/2008 |
Q: Hey I have a new 37 gallon tank. Can you give me some ideas on the stocking please? There are so ...
A: What kind of fish are you interested in (e.g., cichlids, livebearers, ???). There are over 28,000 ...
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| Oscar Egg Complications | 11/19/2008 |
Q: My oscar has been trying to lay eggs (i think) for the last 5 days. She just sits on the bottom of ...
A: It could be that she is trying to lay eggs, but it more likely is that she is constipated. A common ...
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| My Oscar is ill | 11/19/2008 |
Q: I recently purchased two 4 inch oscars; one common red and one common albino. Both fish were doing ...
A: I would give it time. The trouble with ick is that the stuff you see is only a small indicator of ...
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| parrot fish | 11/18/2008 |
Q: i have a pair of Female Parrot Fish and Male Red Devil, they laid eggs bout 8 months ago and they ...
A: They can respawn in a couple of weeks, but that is only if they want to. Keep in mind that parrot ...
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| Discus Habitat | 11/17/2008 |
Q: Ron---Is it true that Discus can't live with other fish? I'm thinking of buying them and have heard ...
A: That is absolutely not true. You have to pick their tankmates with a little care. I kept them for ...
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| Cichlid males exhibiting mating behavior with each other | 11/17/2008 |
Q: I have 4 cichlids in a 30 gallon tank. I got the tank with fish etc about 2 weeks ago when the ...
A: The male might be making a nest and it might be because he thinks the electric yellow is a female ...
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| about to give up on cichlids | 11/17/2008 |
Q: Ron, Not sure if you remember me by now or not but I had the homocidal jewel cichlid. I took him ...
A: All cichlids are aggressive to some extent. They live a rough neighborhood in the wild and they ...
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| scales coming off of my molly fish! | 11/17/2008 |
Q: one of my mollies (there are approx. 28-all kin in some way) is all puffy, her scales are sticking ...
A: What she has is not "normal", but it easily could be the result of the other fish attacking her. ...
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| Fish compatability | 11/15/2008 |
Q: Can I put three pairs of dwarf cichlids in a 38-gallon tank? I want to put a pair of Apisto. ...
A: In general, I do not recommend putting closely related fish in a tank. The rams are fine, but ...
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| Breeding Loaches | 11/15/2008 |
Q: I have recently set up a tropical aquarium and it seems to be a fun haven for fish (its only been ...
A: Are you sure that they are loaches and not catfish? In either case, they do not get pregnant ...
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| fish for my new tank | 11/14/2008 |
Q: what kind of cichlids do you suggest for a 40 gallon breeder tank? i want some interesting fish so i ...
A: Your biggest decision is whether you want East African cichlids, West African cichlids, South ...
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| My Cichlids | 11/13/2008 |
Q: I have a 75 gallon aquarium and has been cycled for a month or so.I had platties in it,but decided I ...
A: What temperature do you have the tank set at? It should be about 78-80oF. Sometimes ...
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| new set up-frontosas and compatibility | 11/12/2008 |
Q: I recently got a used 55 gallon tank and i just finished cleaning testing and resealing it. I wanted ...
A: Using some water (say 5 gallons) from the old tank should be fine. I don't think you can have pH ...
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| my 6 yr old oscar is very sick | 11/12/2008 |
Q: My oscar has had popeye and hole in the head for over 6 months now. We have treated him 4 times and ...
A: Have you been doing regular weekly partial water changes? You should be changing 25% of his water ...
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| Orange parrot fish turned pale | 11/10/2008 |
Q: I have 5 orange parrot fish. Recently one of the fish has gone very pale but apart from that it ...
A: 78 is perfectly fine for them. Parrot cichlids do a lot of color change depending on their mood. ...
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| dalmation mollies | 11/9/2008 |
Q: I have an established 70 litre tank that I recently added some dalmation mollies too and I've ...
A: Any fish can be aggressive. Basically a fish is aggressive if it wants something. How effective it ...
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| new cichlid tank | 11/5/2008 |
Q: I was thinking about starting up a cichlid tank. I have had a 46 gallon tank for about 5 years with ...
A: It is really hard for me to suggest which ones you should keep. It depends alot on what is ...
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| malawi cichlids | 11/4/2008 |
Q: I want to set up a malawi cichlid tank. My tank is 4 foot by 1 foot and 18 inches deep. It is a ...
A: That is a really difficult thing for me to answer; there are so many wonderful different species ...
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| oscar fish | 11/4/2008 |
Q: this is the second time i have used this help service and i had a good reply from chris robbins but ...
A: That is unlikely to be a pair. When they court, they fight face to face and grab each others' lips. ...
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| aggressive jewel cichlid | 11/2/2008 |
Q: I spoke to you recently about my fish, you may or may not remember. I have a jewel cichlid ...
A: The only way to reduce aggression (short of doing the time-out and/or actually removing a fish) is ...
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| common pleco and african dwarf frogs | 11/2/2008 |
Q: I have a 10 gallon tank that I bought for my 3" pleco. I bought him a new piece of driftwood. I ...
A: How often to change/clean a filter depends on the kind of filter that you have. I use mostly sponge ...
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| discus | 11/2/2008 |
Q: is there any way to make discus less terratorial to new discus added to tank
A: Does the tank have LOTS of structure (wood, rock, plants)? If not, I would strongly consider adding ...
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| common pleco and african dwarf frogs | 11/2/2008 |
Q: I have a 10 gallon tank that I bought for my 3" pleco. I bought him a new piece of driftwood. I ...
A: Boiling the wood will kill any parasites, etc. The discoloration comes from the wood releasing ...
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| Plecostamous Behavior | 11/2/2008 |
Q: My plecostamous seems to be very aggressive. He lives in a 20 high gallon tank with an oranda and a ...
A: Are you feeding the plecostomus? Many people falsely believe that a plecostomus can just eat algae ...
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| cichilds fighting | 11/2/2008 |
Q: I have 3 chilids. thay were all the same size about when i got them. Now two have doubled in size I ...
A: Actually oscars are a type of cichlid. There are many different species of cichlids (over 2300 in ...
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| oscar attempted suicide? | 11/1/2008 |
Q: My oscar, Tigger, is about six months old, and currently in a 35 gal. tank. (I am going to upgrade ...
A: He isn't trying to kill himself and he isn't tired of life -- he just doesn't know that there isn't ...
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| my Flower Horn got scraped. what to do? please reply. | 11/1/2008 |
Q: i'm a newbie in having a FH. I have a 5" 3" and a fry Flower horn. I have a 4ft x 131/2in x 19in ...
A: You don't need to do anything. In most cases, the scrape will heal by itself in a few days. This ...
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| chilids fighting | 10/31/2008 |
Q: I have 3 chilids. thay were all the same size about when i got them. Now two have doubled in size I ...
A: I think you mean "cichlids", right? It is hard for me to say from here, but I suspect that yes, ...
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| striping electric yellow | 10/31/2008 |
Q: aloha ron, I've had a female holding for about 4 weeks and decided it was time to strip her of her ...
A: The swimming up and down rapidly is usually a sign that they are looking for more food. Could that ...
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| Oscar | 10/31/2008 |
Q: Can an oscar fish get brain damage if it is without oxygen for too long? If so is there anything you ...
A: It is very unlikely that he has brain damage. It is possible that he has gill damage. Most likely ...
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| Oscars get scared, size of tank | 10/30/2008 |
Q: Hey i have 2 small oscars like 3.5 In but I've had them for like 2 months now and everytime I clean ...
A: 25 gallons is not going to be large enough for much longer. An adult oscar is 12 to 16 inches long ...
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| striping electric yellow | 10/30/2008 |
Q: aloha ron, I've had a female holding for about 4 weeks and decided it was time to strip her of her ...
A: There is no need to strip her, i.e., she will spit them out at some point if there are more in ...
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| Growth in Tank | 10/29/2008 |
Q: I have a small tank with white (algae) growing up from the gravel. Do not know what it is or how to ...
A: It could be algae, but it could also be fungus. Is there uneaten food on the bottom of the tank? ...
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| My Cichlids | 10/29/2008 |
Q: I have about 5 Cichlids right now in a 10 gal. tank. There were 6 but the biggest one just recently ...
A: My guess is that the "bump" is the ovipositor on one of the females. You can never know for sure if ...
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| Oscar with pits on head | 10/29/2008 |
Q: Ron I have written you before. My 5 yr old (never been sick)oscar has spots pits, in a row on his ...
A: The brown is just algae. It isn't harmful. Algae needs lots of light to grow. If you have the ...
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| feeder fish | 10/28/2008 |
Q: I have 2 female Kenyi Cichlids. I was told that a diet mainly of feeder fish would help them to grow ...
A: Hmmm... I don't know why someone would tell you that. Kenyi are primarly algae grazers. They ...
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| sick flowerhorn | 10/27/2008 |
Q: i have a juvy flowerhorn that has stopped eating,he stays in the corner of the tank. his gut is a ...
A: Some people use a treatment of Epsom salts. I have never done that but a friend did and said that ...
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| silver dollar eye problem | 10/27/2008 |
Q: I have a silver dollar with an eye problem that started about 6 weeks ago. At first it apeared as if ...
A: It sounds like the fish had an eye injury which became infected. The white stuff growing on it now ...
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| jack dempsy | 10/26/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if you might know why my jack dempsys have moved all of their sand around and have ...
A: Good luck trying :) Seriously, my bet is that the female will not let you near them! Jack ...
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| jack dempsy | 10/25/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if you might know why my jack dempsys have moved all of their sand around and have ...
A: The fact that she is almost black now tells me that most likely she has already spawned and the kids ...
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| German Blue Rams | 10/25/2008 |
Q: I know they have other common names, but why are they called "German" Blue Rams? Did a German ...
A: They are called German blue rams because it was a bunch of Germans who took the wild ram and bred it ...
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| jack dempsy | 10/25/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if you might know why my jack dempsys have moved all of their sand around and have ...
A: Almost certainly they are preparing to spawn (if they haven't already). The good news is that you ...
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| Angelfish Dying | 10/24/2008 |
Q: I am from India.I have a community tank of 20 gallons with goldfish, catfish all medium size. I am ...
A: Hmm... that is peculiar. There are several possibilities here: it could be the angelfish are sick ...
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| Oscar ciclids | 10/23/2008 |
Q: I have a 125 gallon tank with a 8" albino oscar, a 5" red oscar, a 3" tiger oscar, a 5" Pike ...
A: It certainly is interesting. Let me know if you ever figure it out because I have never heard (or ...
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| algae | 10/23/2008 |
Q: It seems that most people complain about too much algae. I am trying to find out if algae water is a ...
A: Algae wafers won't really do anything. All you really need is a lot of sunlight plus the waste ...
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| Sick Chiclid: wht stuff on fins - Part 2 | 10/23/2008 |
Q: Coleman, I forgot to tell you that my fishes fins are down and she did not eat today. She is just ...
A: Not eating is not an immediate problem. A fish like a red devil can actually go weeks without food, ...
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| Sick Chiclid: wht stuff on fins | 10/23/2008 |
Q: Coleman, Hello, very glad to see there is a place to ask an expert questions. I have a 'red devil' ...
A: Hmm.... is it possible that there was something in either the new water or maybe the bucket that ...
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| Oscar ciclids | 10/22/2008 |
Q: I have a 125 gallon tank with a 8" albino oscar, a 5" red oscar, a 3" tiger oscar, a 5" Pike ...
A: That is really peculiar. I know of no reason why any cichlid would create a bubble nest, and ...
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| Change of behaviour | 10/22/2008 |
Q: I have 2 pairs of Chiclid Jewel, i have be keeping them since last 1 Month in my office tank. ...
A: Keep the temperature near about 80oF. Jewel cichlid fry are very small and you need to provide them ...
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| cichlid | 10/22/2008 |
Q: I have 4 cichlids in a 45 gl.about a year,1/2 now,the big one called a Schnook stopped eating about ...
A: I think you mean a snook, as in Red Bay Snook, coming from Central America. You did a water ...
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| Cichlids in 8ft | 10/21/2008 |
Q: Morning Ron, Shaun From Australia how are you ? I am about to add Cichlids to my 8ft by 2ft by 2 ...
A: That sounds like quite the setup. As for the fish, you might want to think about your choices. ...
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| Cichlids | 10/20/2008 |
Q: You seem to be the guy with the answers so here we go. I've got 2 plecostomus, 1 catfish, 3 eight ...
A: Unfortuately, eventually you are likely to end up only with oscars in that tank. Oscars are ...
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| fish sickness | 10/20/2008 |
Q: my fish are dying, ive had them a while and everything was going good, recently some of the fish are ...
A: Are you doing regular partial water changes? You should be changing 25% of the water once a week, ...
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| Is my tank too small | 10/19/2008 |
Q: We got a 45 gallon tank with a pleco (6 inches) and 2 blood parrots (6inches and 3 inches). The guy ...
A: You should be okay with that number of fish but the transition from few to many can sometimes be a ...
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| Black mollies | 10/19/2008 |
Q: My husband and I have a 10 gallon freshwater tank. We started with 5 neon tetras, 1 zebra danio, 1 ...
A: It is possible that they were getting old. It is also possible that your tank conditions are not ...
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| Pregnant Tiger Barbs | 10/19/2008 |
Q: About 2 Days ago my husband and I went and bought 6 tiger barbs and 3 Golden Gurami for our 55 ...
A: Actually, she cannot be pregnant. Tiger barbs are egg layers and the eggs are fertilized outside ...
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| pacostamas | 10/18/2008 |
Q: i have 9 african chilids they just ate my pacostamas how do i prevent this or can i the pacostamas ...
A: It is very likely that the plecostomus died and then they ate it, rather than the other way around. ...
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| competion | 10/17/2008 |
Q:
A: Do you mean a photo competition, as in a competition where you send in photographs of your fish ...
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| cichlids | 10/17/2008 |
Q: We have a fish that is holding eggs in her mouth. Should we take a seperate her from the rest of the ...
A: Yes each egg only contains one baby. "African" could actually be many, many different species. ...
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| electric blue hanging out at top of tank | 10/17/2008 |
Q: The past few days my electric blue cichlid has been hanging out at the top corner of my tank, right ...
A: I guess the problem comes with the term "a lot" of rocks. To me, when a tank has "a lot" of rocks, ...
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| BETTA | 10/16/2008 |
Q: I've had my Betta named Pearl or over 2 years and I'm noticing his/her fins are either like ripping ...
A: Are you doing regular weekly partial water changes? You should be changing 25% of his water once a ...
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| Please help my Cichlid | 10/16/2008 |
Q: I feel so bad, I had a fire in my house and My cichlid survived but is now in a 20 gallon tank. The ...
A: Oh dear... I'm sorry to hear about the fire. Do a 25% water change on the water and then keep ...
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| cichlids | 10/16/2008 |
Q: We have a fish that is holding eggs in her mouth. Should we take a seperate her from the rest of the ...
A: She won't have some eggs in her mouth and some still on the ground. She will either pick them up or ...
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| could my betta have internal parasites and velvet? how to treat? | 10/16/2008 |
Q: i got a betta at a friend's wedding almost 3 weeks ago. brought him home, set him up in a 3 gal ...
A: It sounds like he has some sort of intestinal parasite problem. Do not use Rid-Ich except on ich. ...
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| Red parrot fish | 10/16/2008 |
Q: i`ve had him for over a year now and he has always seemed healthy until this past weekend. He seems ...
A: Unfortunately, it doesn't look good for him. Once a fish starts lying on its side, that is pretty ...
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| Pleco Fish Ilness | 10/15/2008 |
Q: Originally the pleco fish was dark grey/brown almost black with spots (healthy).. recently he has ...
A: Plecos do change color for various reasons. It might not be a disease per se, it could just be ...
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| Change of behaviour | 10/15/2008 |
Q: I have 2 pairs of Chiclid Jewel, i have be keeping them since last 1 Month in my office tank. ...
A: Anytime you move a fish to a new tank situation it takes the fish time to figure out who is in ...
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| Sick Male Vail Angel | 10/15/2008 |
Q: I have a big black male vail angel and all of a sudden it has these white fuzzy looking wormslike ...
A: Hole in the head is literally little pits in the head so this does not sound like hole in the head. ...
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| fin injury | 10/15/2008 |
Q: Several years ago me moved into a new home, and on the lanai we found an aquarium with 3 goldfish ...
A: Most likely the fin was broken (maybe by the fish jamming into something). There really isn't ...
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| I think my betta is sick:( | 10/14/2008 |
Q: Hey Ron, Maybe you will remember me from acouple of days ago telling you about my male betta with a ...
A: You really should have a heater in there. Bettas need the water to be up around 80oF. If he is ...
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| cichlids | 10/14/2008 |
Q: We have a fish that is holding eggs in her mouth. Should we take a seperate her from the rest of the ...
A: Once the babies are out of her mouth you will never catch them. So, if you want many of them to ...
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| a cichlid fell into my lap... | 10/14/2008 |
Q: The Backstory: So I just bought a tank from my land lady. The tank itself measures 20" wide x 19" ...
A: 1. The tankmates depend a lot on which kind of cichlid your resident fish is. If you email me a ...
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| i think my fish is starving itself | 10/13/2008 |
Q: i have 2 green spotted puffers. they eat flakes and shrimp pellets...well one does. one is very fat ...
A: I think you need to separate it. My guess is that the other puffer is intimidating it. You might ...
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| Is my convict cichlid sick | 10/13/2008 |
Q: My female convict cichlid is acting very strange. She is hanging at the bottom of our tank, a lot in ...
A: Unfortunately it is very hard to say what caused that behavior. Did she have any missing scales ...
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| coloring fish bowl | 10/12/2008 |
Q: i'm having a party w/beta fish as a table display and wanted to know if i could add a drop or two of ...
A: A fish is a living organism, not a table display. It deserves to be treated with respect. Please ...
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| Help, fish may be dieing! | 10/11/2008 |
Q: I have a Texas Green Cichlid, which I believe to be about 2 years old, he is 10 inches long, about 2 ...
A: It sounds like he has ick. Ick looks like a fine dusting of icing sugar on the fish and is ...
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| Is my convict cichlid sick | 10/11/2008 |
Q: My female convict cichlid is acting very strange. She is hanging at the bottom of our tank, a lot in ...
A: A fish not eating for one day is not really something to worry about. If she doesn't eat for a week, ...
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| fry | 10/10/2008 |
Q: I have a 45 gallon tank with live bearers in it(guppies,platties,2mollies). There were three mollys ...
A: I would not worry about the water parameters. People spend far too much time and money worrying ...
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| INJURED OSCAR | 10/9/2008 |
Q: I have a tank w/ several cichlids and 2 Oscars. One Oscar has been attacked and has lost all his ...
A: Loosing a lot of scales is very serious. Fortunately oscars are pretty tough and he might pull ...
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| my betta | 10/9/2008 |
Q: hey Ron, I've had my male betta for about 1 yr. Recently I have noticed a transparent blotch on his ...
A: I don't recognize the transparent blotch as anything I know. Keep an eye on it. Fin rot is ...
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| Fish! | 10/9/2008 |
Q: Hey There I have 4 cories,5 harlequins and 6 glowlights. The cories have spawned and I have found ...
A: You could try moving the eggs to a small container with an airstone bubbling in it. Which fish ...
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| parrot fish | 10/8/2008 |
Q: I have a fish in my tank that is going under the gills of the large parrot fish. The parrot fish ...
A: Is this a marine tank or a freshwater tank? (i.e., is this a marine parrot fish or a freshwater ...
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| Angel fish | 10/8/2008 |
Q: Hey Ron I have a question how do I tell male and female angel fish apart?
A: The difference is not obvious and you need several angel fish to look at. If you look at the fish, ...
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| FANCY GOLDFISH VERY ILL ! | 10/8/2008 |
Q: COLEMAN, WE HAVE A FANCY GOLDFISH THAT WAS SWIMMING/FLOATING UPSIDE-DOWN IN THE TANK. SO THAT HE ...
A: It is important to treat only the potential causes. So for example, using fungicide won't help ...
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| Tiger oscar and electric blue | 10/8/2008 |
Q: i have a tiger oscar in a 400 litre tank - with limestone caves - the pair of electric blue & pair ...
A: Unfortunately that situation is not likely to continue. The oscar should rapidly get larger and ...
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| Platy Fry Basic Care | 10/7/2008 |
Q: My Red-Wag Platy gave birth to 40 or so fry just two days ago in my 10gal maternity tank. I have ...
A: Bubbles should not be a problem. The biggest hurdle is getting them to eat. Try frozen baby brine ...
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| cichlids | 10/7/2008 |
Q: We were give two cichlids awhile back. The tank is about 8-10 gallons w/out a filter.We use tap ...
A: Many cichlids do not really want a friend, particularly in a smaller tank like that. Many cichlids ...
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| re convict breeding with a dwarf cichlid | 10/7/2008 |
Q: . as my dwarf has laid eggs and is very protective over them... please help im stuck.. could send ...
A: It is possible, though not overly likely. Please send me photos of the dwarf cichlid so I can see ...
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| Tiger Barbs | 10/7/2008 |
Q: i have 3 tiger barbs and 2 albino barbs. They always rub against each other. One of each kind, bump ...
A: "Courting" is the word we use to describe behavior prior to mating. Basically they are checking each ...
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| Oscars | 10/6/2008 |
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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| Blood Parrot Fish | 10/6/2008 |
Q: I have had a blood parrot fish for about 2 years now, over the past couple of weeks it seems to have ...
A: Hmmm. unfortunately that could indicate an intestinal problem, basically part of the lower intestine ...
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| African Cichlids | 10/6/2008 |
Q: I just recently upgraded from a 20g to a 45g tank. I have had fish off and on for the last 15 ...
A: The answer to how many fish you can put in such a tank depends entirely on how much structure (wood, ...
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| puffer fish | 10/6/2008 |
Q: we have one green puffer fish.( spotted) in a 10 gallon brackish water tank. has heater, filter. he ...
A: Please check to make sure that the heater is actually working and that the temperature in the tank ...
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| Tiger Barbs | 10/5/2008 |
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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| Angelfish | 10/4/2008 |
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 |
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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| Foggy Fish Tank | 10/3/2008 |
Q: We just got a sucker fish for a small 5 gallon tank. (we have 3 goldfish in it). Tank was getting ...
A: It is never a good idea to totally clean out a fish tank. That destroys all the good bacteria as ...
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| sex type | 10/3/2008 |
Q: Hey Ron I have a couple of fish and I'd like to know how to tell them apart{like wich are males and ...
A: It is fine for any fish to eat the algae chips/wafers. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you how to ...
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| Stressed Red Devil | 10/3/2008 |
Q: i have a 55 gallon tank with 1 Red Devil and a plocosumas.i have an Aquq Tech 30-60 filter along ...
A: The biggest cause of algae is too much light and too many nutrients in the water, usually the result ...
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| Please help | 10/3/2008 |
Q: My parrot fish has a large lump in between her front fins and like the butt. It just sprouted out in ...
A: Unfortunately that sounds like an intestinal problem. If she is still eating, try to feed her some ...
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| Angelfish | 10/2/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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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| KOI FISH? | 10/1/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Stocking a 55 gal. with African cichlids | 10/1/2008 |
Q: Coleman. My questions are in regard to stocking a 55 gallon tank with African cichlids. Naturally I ...
A: You have identified one of the challenges of keeping African cichlids. There are not very many ...
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| Fish died after moving to a new tank. | 9/30/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| gold fish | 9/29/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| oscar | 9/28/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Pacu Stressing | 9/27/2008 |
Q: Please help me, my pacu that I have had for about four years seems to be going through a lot of ...
A: In general you shouldn't change all the water at once. It is far better to do regular partial water ...
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| oscars very inactive | 9/27/2008 |
Q: i have 2 4-5 inch Oscars in a 70 gallon tank the ammonia,pH,nitrates,nitrites are all good the temp ...
A: How long have you had these fish? If it is less than a month, I wouldn't be worried at all. Oscars ...
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| Sick Jack Dempsey | 9/26/2008 |
Q: My 8 year old Dempsey has been in the tank nose down for the past 24 -48 hours. His eyes are still ...
A: It is possible that he is getting old. The ice method would be a very humane way to kill him. ...
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| Angelfish | 9/26/2008 |
Q: What is the best (most distinguishable) way to determine sex in angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare? ...
A: The best way to sex angelfish is to look at how the anal fin (the one on the bottom) joins the body. ...
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| Siamese Fighting Fish | 9/25/2008 |
Q: I have a Male Siamese Fighting Fish in a 40 litre tank along with 5 cherry bulbs, 3 neon tetra's and ...
A: It sounds like he has a swimbladder infection of some kind. The swim bladder is the organ that some ...
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| sick fish | 9/25/2008 |
Q: I have a sick beta fish I have had him about 4 months. He was fine. Then about a 2 weeks ago he ...
A: Do you have a heater in the tank? As the weather turns cooler, a lot of people don't realize that ...
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| Oscar | 9/25/2008 |
Q: I have a 55gl freshwater tank, 1 Tire Track Eel,(he's over a foot long) 1 Dinosaur Eel, 1Peach ...
A: It certainly sounds like someone has been attacking him. That would explain both the bite marks as ...
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| flowrehorn mating habits | 9/24/2008 |
Q: what happens when the female lays the eggs but the male doesn,t do his part is he to young or steril ...
A: If the eggs are not fertilized they will likely last a few days and then fungus over and the female ...
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| Tiger Barbs | 9/24/2008 |
Q: i just bought 2 tiger barbs about 2 days ago. My male fish always hide out in the dark corner of the ...
A: Hmm.. that could be many things and not all of them are bad. There isn't really anything you can do ...
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| salmon or sea trout | 9/24/2008 |
Q: i caught this fish a few weeks ago in my local loch,(loch lomond)in scotland can you tell me if it ...
A: I am very sorry for not answering sooner. Unfortunately I am not at all familiar with the fishes ...
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| fighting fish | 9/24/2008 |
Q: i bought him a female to see if this would help but he isn't interested in her. all my other fish ...
A: White speckles are almost always a sign of a disease called ick. This can be treated, but you need ...
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| What Kind Of Fish Is This? | 9/23/2008 |
Q: I've Had this fish for 3 months I didn't know it was so aggressive and I bought some other fish like ...
A: It looks like a sleeper goby, which is the family Eleotridae. If you send more pictures, send them ...
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| parrot cichlid | 9/23/2008 |
Q: I am the third owner of now a well maintained 60 gallon tank with a very large over the top whisper ...
A: BTW, There is no such thing as black ick. Ick is white and looks like you dusted the fish with ...
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| Please help | 9/23/2008 |
Q: I have a really important question. I'm not sure if you even still check this, but I wanted to ask. ...
A: Clearly the little one is pretty good at surviving. Yes, it is possible that it will be safe in the ...
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| odd behavior? | 9/22/2008 |
Q: When they are not there, they are still pretty low in the tank and just seem to wiggle/swim in ...
A: Have you been doing regular weekly water changes? You should be changing 25% of the water once a ...
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| New tank, various questions | 9/22/2008 |
Q: my name is Pedro and I would like to ask you some questions about my 3 weeks old 15 gallon. I have 3 ...
A: When you say that your betta has white spots, do you mean ick? Ick looks like a dusting of icing ...
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| cichlids and other fish | 9/22/2008 |
Q: Hey. I was wondering if there are any easy to breed Cichlids that can go with Mollies and possible ...
A: There are lots of cichlids that would "go with mollies and guppies" but the trouble is that the ...
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| Green Spotted Puffer | 9/21/2008 |
Q: I've only had my puffer less than a week, but he seems to be thriving and I am enjoying his company. ...
A: That is pretty normal for puffers. Also, as you see from yours, they don't live well with others ...
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| methlene blue and flowerhorn eggs | 9/21/2008 |
Q: could you tell me what approx. the dose of methlene blue would be for a 55 gallon tank to help save ...
A: Methylene blue will only help slow the spread of the Saprolegnia water mold, however, it won't help ...
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| my betta Moose | 9/21/2008 |
Q: I have a bright red betta. His name is Moose. Ha. Yesterday I bought him a one gallon tank with some ...
A: It takes time (weeks) for a fish to get used to a new tank, so give him time. It is unlikely ...
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| Blood Parrot Lump | 9/21/2008 |
Q: I've had my blood parrot for about a year now and when I first go it, it was a bright color ...
A: How often are you changing water in the tank? You should be changing 25% of the water once a week, ...
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| betta tank 25% water change each time | 9/21/2008 |
Q: I have a further question regarding changing 25% of the tank's water each week. If I'm just ...
A: It is always a good idea to use a gravel vaccuum when you are removing water from the tank during a ...
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| betta fish with mouth fungus? | 9/20/2008 |
Q: I have a betta fish that seems to have developed mouth fungus. Yesterday he was completely fine, and ...
A: It is very hard to get rid of infections in a fish tank once they are introduced, so the best thing ...
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| fighting convicts | 9/20/2008 |
Q: I have a pair of black convicts they are big and one day they started to fight each other around a ...
A: As long as they are going at it face to face, everything is perfectly fine. They may damage each ...
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| is my betta dying?? | 9/20/2008 |
Q: My little betta is probably an old man now i've had him for about a year and a half. I recently ...
A: Unfortunately you should never use soap around fish. The soap dissolves the protective mucous on ...
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| fighting convicts | 9/20/2008 |
Q: I have a pair of black convicts they are big and one day they started to fight each other around a ...
A: It is normal for a male and female to do some courtship fighting before spawning. If they remain ...
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| Fighting Gouramis | 9/19/2008 |
Q: We have a tank containing amongst others 2 dwarf gouramis, one a flame dwarf gourami, the other a ...
A: Rearranging might help but you have to have a bunch of stuff in there to rearrange. In other words, ...
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| Cycle tank and sanitizing plastic gravel | 9/19/2008 |
Q: I recently had a betta die of illness and I want to clean it up for a new betta. I found the answer ...
A: You can wash the gravel under hot water, though just washing it under a lot of water of any ...
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| breeding fish (colors?) | 9/19/2008 |
Q: I hope you can help with this, it said you knew about breeding and everyone else was maxed out/on ...
A: First, are you sure that you have a female? I am asking because many people think that they have a ...
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| sick Koi? | 9/19/2008 |
Q: About 6 months ago I bought this new house and it came with a Koi pond and some Koi fish and a bunch ...
A: It does sound like he is very sick and unfortunately I doubt if there is anything you can do about ...
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| flower horn is seek | 9/19/2008 |
Q: my flower horn is seek last 10 days . now his is eating some food . i gave hime a teramicine and ...
A: Have you been doing regular water changes? You should be changing 25% of his water once a week, ...
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| Oscar, our oscar :( | 9/19/2008 |
Q: I recently noticed what i'm pretty certain is Hole in the Head disease, i've searched alot of ...
A: Unfortunately you have a sick oscar. The white stuff indicates that he has an intestinal infection. ...
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| African Butterfly Fish or ???? | 9/18/2008 |
Q: I have a 50 gallon tank with 15 khuli loach, 6 neon tetras, 6 silver tetras, 5 black phantom tetras, ...
A: You can consider an African butterfly fish. Keep in mind that a butterflyfish will remain at the ...
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| Severum Fry | 9/18/2008 |
Q: I had 3 Green Severum (2 Male, 1 Female) in a 30 Gal Hex Tank. A male and female final pared and ...
A: It sounds like you have a good handle on things. In terms of your questions, you cannot change too ...
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| algae fish death! | 9/18/2008 |
Q: My sucker fish died recently. I was just wondering was it old age! or something we did wrong? He was ...
A: It is very hard for me to say with that information. It could be old age. What was done to the ...
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| flower horn fungus | 9/17/2008 |
Q: I have a flower horn from about a year, a few days ago started developing a cotton like ball near ...
A: Unfortunately I don't know exactly what that is. Sorry. I have seen a similar thing very rarely on ...
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| dissappearing fish | 9/17/2008 |
Q: For a few weeks now,my fish have been disappearing ,not floating on top or at bottom,vanished,I had ...
A: Those eel things are loaches and they are not responsible for the disappearing fish. Have you ...
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| mexican freshwater fish | 9/17/2008 |
Q: I am having trouble finding references whith pictures of mexican freshwater species for less than ...
A: As far as I know, Miller's book is the only book of Mexican freshwater fishes, and it only came out ...
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| betta fish with mouth fungus? | 9/17/2008 |
Q: I have a betta fish that seems to have developed mouth fungus. Yesterday he was completely fine, and ...
A: I assume that it isn't ick -- do you know what ick looks like (tiny white spots all over the body)? ...
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| freshwater tank | 9/16/2008 |
Q: I have a tank with 2 tiger barbs, 2 green barbs and 2 rosy barbs. I was wondering if I could add ...
A: In general, I do not recommend putting any fish in with red eared sliders. Firstly, red eared ...
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| oscars sudden aggressiveness | 9/16/2008 |
Q: Was wondering why all of a sudden my oscar has gotten vicious. I have a variety of fish in my tank ...
A: Basically your oscar is maturing. It may be that he or she is thinking about breeding. ...
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| freshwater tank | 9/16/2008 |
Q: I have a tank with 2 tiger barbs, 2 green barbs and 2 rosy barbs. I was wondering if I could add ...
A: I would not recommend doing that unless it is a large tank, e.g., something over 30 gallons and even ...
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| Black Ghost Knife Fish | 9/16/2008 |
Q: i just bought a black ghost knife fish, he's about 10 cm and i have him in a 25 Litre tank, with no ...
A: I think a larger tank would definitely be better. As for companions, that is hard to say. ...
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| my angle fishes r dying | 9/16/2008 |
Q: hai,just now my soward tail gave birth for 70 babays.just i want to know what i can feed and from ...
A: Have you been doing regular partial water changes? You need to be changing 25% of the water once a ...
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| Fish :) | 9/15/2008 |
Q: Hey there :) Any stocking ideas on 29 gallon with: 2 neons 1 black neon 4 cory cats 5 ...
A: There are many (hundreds) of other small tetras that you could add to that tank, e.g., head and ...
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| Male Cichlid Issues | 9/15/2008 |
Q: I have 2 Convict Cichlids, a male and a female. They have bred multiple times, but I have never ...
A: You could either separate them or add a lot of structure to the tank so that the weaker fish (the ...
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| near death oscar | 9/15/2008 |
Q: Ron, My three year old Oscar is near death, on his side in the tank. Two days ago he and the very ...
A: Isolate him and put in some stress coat. Watch for secondary infections (e.g., fungus growing on ...
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| oscars- babies | 9/15/2008 |
Q: i have had my two oscars for about three years now and had notice eggs in the bottom of my tank the ...
A: The good news is that the parents will do all the work. You can help by feeding the kids with ...
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| sucker fish | 9/15/2008 |
Q: My mum has a 4 year old black spotted sucker fish about 6 inches long. Seems very healthy but ...
A: Is there any chance you could send me a photo of the head of your fish? Yes, there are ...
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| Cichlid, Pop eye | 9/15/2008 |
Q: Ron, I have a south american cichlid, about 7 years old, approx. 14" in a 75 Gallon Tank. Friday ...
A: When was the last water change before you did the most recent one? You should ideally be changing ...
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| will my Betta fish fin grow back? | 9/14/2008 |
Q: Okay so i just got this fish and i was showing it to my friends, then i went to put it back inside ...
A: The fin might grow back. If the damage was to the ends of the fin, then it will most likely grow ...
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| Parrot Fish acting funny | 9/14/2008 |
Q: My mom let her 50 gallon aquarium water get pretty dirty- my sister cleaned it really well, ...
A: There really isn't a "test" that is going to tell you anything important. While I appreciate ...
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| Goldfish with white spots developed and swimming on side | 9/14/2008 |
Q: My fish has developed the above symptoms and I am not sure what to do to help. The other fish in ...
A: If they are little white dots that sort of look like icing sugar all over the fish, then your fish ...
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| about my oscar | 9/14/2008 |
Q: My red belly paco bite my oscar lower lip off he still eats what can i do about the problem. ...
A: Size of the tank is only part of the issue. Equally important is how much structure you have in the ...
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| ill blood parrot fish | 9/13/2008 |
Q: I'm sure with your background I deserve a "tisk tisk" for having a blood parrot but I honestly ...
A: Hmm... the little white mounds on her skin is a sign of a disease called columnaris (I might have ...
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| Mollies | 9/13/2008 |
Q: my mollies just ick! I went to walmart and bought some wardleys ick away. Will it work. How fast. I ...
A: You don't need the salt. It is a misconception to treat fish with salt. Use the ick medicine ...
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| After The Guppy Delivery | 9/13/2008 |
Q: After the fry are born i have read that you are supposed to separate the fry from the mother guppy, ...
A: Actually the fry are a lot more robust than you might imagine but there is a risk of squishing them ...
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| sick frontosa and chiclids | 9/12/2008 |
Q: Good day. i am so stressed! I relocated a month ago - i have a 5 feet tank. It is mainly a chiclid ...
A: I wouldn't worry about the pH a whole lot. If you didn't clean the gravel when you moved, that ...
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| sucker fish | 9/12/2008 |
Q: My mum has a 4 year old black spotted sucker fish about 6 inches long. Seems very healthy but ...
A: It is very possible that your "sucker fish" is a bristlenose catfish. Google that on the web and see ...
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| oscar | 9/12/2008 |
Q: I've had this oscar for 2 months who has grown about 3 times bigger now about 5 inches. However ...
A: I am glad he is better. Do the weekly water changes and he will be much happier and healthier in ...
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| Mollies | 9/12/2008 |
Q: do you know what good fish mates for a black sailfin mollie and a normal black mollie would be. and ...
A: Keep in mind that it is important to work on your grammar so that people can understand what you are ...
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| Oscar with pits on head | 9/11/2008 |
Q: Ron I have written you before. My 5 yr old (never been sick)oscar has spots pits, in a row on his ...
A: Hole in the head usually starts when an oscar is exposed to excess nitrogen in the tank. This may be ...
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| Oscar RE: | 9/11/2008 |
Q: this object is not coming out naturally so i have no choice but to do it myself i know you would not ...
A: The best anaesthetic for fish is called MS-222 but this is a cancer-causing substance and you ...
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| Black Molly | 9/11/2008 |
Q: I got an aquarium about three weeks ago. I got two black mollies, a few guppies, a couple platys, ...
A: You need to treat any tank that has had a fish that had ick. You need to start right away. Use one ...
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| Angel Fish | 9/10/2008 |
Q: My question is this I have an angel in another tank that I've had for awhile he is getting pretty ...
A: I have never kept peacock eels but I suspect that most cichlids would find the eels rather tempting ...
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| sick frontosa and chiclids | 9/10/2008 |
Q: Good day. i am so stressed! I relocated a month ago - i have a 5 feet tank. It is mainly a chiclid ...
A: Did you change the gravel when you moved? Did you clean the old gravel or just move it? Also, ...
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| red devil | 9/10/2008 |
Q: My son gave me a Red Devil because it was attacking his other fish. I love the fish because he's ...
A: He will quickly outgrow the 25 gallon tank. He would be much happier in 50 gallons or more. You ...
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| fish | 9/9/2008 |
Q: I have 7 neon tetras that my mom got for me at pet smart. one of them is bigger than the rest. they ...
A: Neon tetras are very, very difficult to sex. They also pretty much never breed in captivity so ...
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| oscar | 9/8/2008 |
Q: I've had this oscar for 2 months who has grown about 3 times bigger now about 5 inches. However ...
A: Have you been doing regular weekly water changes? You need to be changing 25% of the water once a ...
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| oscar EMERGENCY | 9/8/2008 |
Q: i have come home to find my 11 inch red oscar has chewed of the cover to my fluval 405 water inlet ...
A: Wow, that is a problem. To be honest, I have never heard of something like this. Is the float ...
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| Sick gold fish! | 9/7/2008 |
Q: Hi my goldfish is really sick i dont want him to die what do i do?
A: What are the symptoms? In general, the best thing you can do for a sick fish is to give it ...
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| chiclids having babies | 9/6/2008 |
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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| pleco | 9/6/2008 |
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 |
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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| mollys dying | 9/5/2008 |
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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| male betta fish | 9/5/2008 |
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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| Dwarf cichlid deaths | 9/5/2008 |
Q: I've asked you about this before but now have some more specific info. Would you mind taking a ...
A: I'm very sorry for the delay in answering. Unfortunately I really don't have anything to add. It ...
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| green/turqoise severums | 9/4/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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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| PH difficulty | 9/4/2008 |
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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| Babie convicts | 9/3/2008 |
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 |
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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| betta sick- torn on what to use | 9/2/2008 |
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 |
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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| labyrinth organ evolution | 9/2/2008 |
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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| molly fish | 8/31/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Longnose Gar | 8/30/2008 |
Q: We have a longnose gar in our aqaurium that is about 8 inches long. He has always looked healthy ...
A: It certainly does not sound good. I assume that you have been doing regular water changes. You ...
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| Guppy fishes | 8/30/2008 |
Q: i have six new born fishes and i don't know what to do.how long should i leave them away from the ...
A: When you say "the ten gallon tank", I assume you mean the tank where the parents live?? If so, the ...
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| New Betta Antics | 8/29/2008 |
Q: I just got my first betta after a few long months of proving my responsibility to my parents, and ...
A: He sounds like a normal betta. It will take him some time (weeks) to get used to his new home. ...
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| Betta is sick, but with what?? | 8/29/2008 |
Q: I'm really worried about my betta fish WALL-E. I just got him 2 weeks ago. After a week or so, he ...
A: Normally a betta shouldn't be very active and his gills shouldn't be moving much so up until the ...
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| Convict fish | 8/29/2008 |
Q: I have a female convict fish that won't eat. I have tried giving it Cichlid Gold and they are ...
A: I don't understand why you would get her guppies to eat???? Convicts don't normally eat guppies. ...
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| tank setup selecting fish | 8/27/2008 |
Q: I'm re doing my tank all nice with real plants and bog wood and stuff will these fish be ok together ...
A: All stingrays sting and I would not put one in a tank with other fish. Stingrays are fascinating ...
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| are these fish compatble and how much in a 5 gal tank | 8/27/2008 |
Q: ok I have a 5 gallon tank and right now I just have an African dwarf frog in it but I'm thinking on ...
A: I think the betta would be much happier in the 5 gallon tank than in the bowl. However, 5 gallons ...
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| one day?! | 8/27/2008 |
Q: hey i went to the CA state fair yesterday & i got 3 goldfish there was a big one a medium one & a ...
A: Odds are they were pretty sick to begin with. As a rule, NEVER get a fish at a flea market or a ...
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| Saprolegnia Fungus on fish's eys | 8/27/2008 |
Q: Hey, i notived that about 6 of my 9 cichlids have a cloudy-like growth on their eye. I think i can ...
A: The fungus is a symptom. It results when the eye is damaged, typically because another fish has ...
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| oscars | 8/26/2008 |
Q: according to the pet shop owner it was his own person oscar that had gotten too large for his ...
A: It certainly sounds like they are courting. Keep an eye on them. If they are courting, the next ...
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| Sick Red Devil | 8/26/2008 |
Q: stopped eating, and looked tired in the past 4 days. I gave it some new frozen shrimps to eat prior ...
A: Feeding your red devil shrimp can make it go redder, but that isn't a problem, in fact, that is the ...
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| oscar tank | 8/26/2008 |
Q: I have noticed small white worms on the glass and in the water. The water won't clear and my two ...
A: The problem is actually simple: you need to be doing more frequent water changes. If you do that, ...
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| Help my Beta | 8/26/2008 |
Q: I have a two year old male beta fish. This passed time I was cleaning his tank I forgot to treat the ...
A: Do NOT put the dissolvable food in the tank, that would be disastrous. Those do not put nutrients ...
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| Sick fish | 8/25/2008 |
Q: I have a 20 gallon tank which currently has 4 small angel fish and 1 wag platy. The other day, I ...
A: Yes you should isolate the platy. Isolation will help alot. As for treating her, there are various ...
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| chiclid breeding | 8/25/2008 |
Q: i have a 2.5* 1.5*2 foot tank i hav 3 chichlids 2 sneg hed 2 sharks n 2 big snails along wid many ...
A: Whether it still has fry or not is pretty hard for me to tell. What species of cichlid is it? In ...
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| Dimidiochromis compressiceps | 8/25/2008 |
Q: I have notice that one of them appears to be breathing rapidly and not eating - I have place it in ...
A: If by "brooding" you mean "mouthbrooding", you would notice that its lower jaw would be distended ...
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| Tank cycling and Hap | 8/24/2008 |
Q: Ok two questions how will I know when my tank is done cycling. I also plan on breeding electric ...
A: Cycling takes about 6 weeks. Splitting them up or putting them together won't change that. ...
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| what fish | 8/24/2008 |
Q: green terror,convict,jewel,wheather loach and a blue cobalt what r some good chiclids i should put ...
A: You have a real mixture there. The green terror is from South America, the convict from Central ...
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| outbreak | 8/24/2008 |
Q: I have 2 silver mollys 2 black mollys 1 electric blue hap 1 tiger Oscar and 1 angel fish 7 fish ...
A: You have put a lot of fish into a new tank. A tank takes awhile (about 6 weeks) to cycle so until ...
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| Electric blue hap | 8/23/2008 |
Q: I'm not sure what is the matter with him. He did it one day and stop after a while and now hes doing ...
A: With most ick medicines you need to treat for several days (I typically treat for 7 days). Yes it ...
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| Electric blue hap | 8/23/2008 |
Q: I'm not sure what is the matter with him. He did it one day and stop after a while and now hes doing ...
A: When you treat for ick that doesn't mean that the ick goes away instantly. In fact, it actually ...
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| Electric blue hap | 8/23/2008 |
Q: I'm not sure what is the matter with him. He did it one day and stop after a while and now hes doing ...
A: Scratching on the substrate can often be a first sign of the disease called ick. The next sign is ...
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| help | 8/23/2008 |
Q: Well i have a couple of questions but one is i have a girl and boy swordtail fish. and my girl is ...
A: It is very possible that the females are just eating a lot and they are getting fatter as a result. ...
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| tropical fish | 8/22/2008 |
Q: MY PARROT FISH CHASING OSCAR AROUND TANK. DONT KNOW WHICH IS MALE OR FEMALE IS THIS NATURAL OR ...
A: Is it natural? yes. Is it okay? No. If the one fish keeps chasing the other, sooner or later the ...
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| Jack Dempsey | 8/22/2008 |
Q: Ron, My Jack Dempsey had an incident recently (a few weeks ago) where he was excitedly greeting ...
A: Such an incident can put a little fear into a fish's brain and that would easily explain his changed ...
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| My new Red Parrot fish | 8/21/2008 |
Q: I actually bought my red parrot fish from Walmart. The workers there aren't really educated on how ...
A: Whether you need a separate air pump depends on the kind of filter you have in the tank. A few ...
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| 10 gallon tank | 8/21/2008 |
Q: I'm relatively new to the aquarium scene. My friend bought himself a green terror and I thought it ...
A: I would strongly recommend a minimum of a 20 gallon tank. 20 gallon tanks come in two ...
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| Cichlid sits on bottom of the tank and seems to hiccup | 8/21/2008 |
Q: Ron~ I've been recently asking questions about my sick cichlid. Over the last few weeks my ...
A: It could have a problem with its swim bladder but sadly there is nothing that you can do about that. ...
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| feeder crawfish | 8/19/2008 |
Q: i have a few different types of cichlids all around 1-2 inches in size living in a 10 gallon quite ...
A: The problem isn't the average temperature, the problem is the few times it gets cold. I strongly ...
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| My new Red Parrot fish | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I actually bought my red parrot fish from Walmart. The workers there aren't really educated on how ...
A: Yes it does need a source of oxygen. As far as remaining in the fish bowl, it doesn't really ...
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| My female betta | 8/18/2008 |
Q: My female betta has been carrying her eggs for what seems like over a month, maybe two months. She ...
A: The fact that she is defecating normally suggests that it is not just that she is bloated. I assume ...
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| feeder crawfish | 8/18/2008 |
Q: i have a few different types of cichlids all around 1-2 inches in size living in a 10 gallon quite ...
A: Peacocks and electric yellows are all female mouthbrooders. So, the basic setup is that you need a ...
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| feeder crawfish | 8/18/2008 |
Q: i have a few different types of cichlids all around 1-2 inches in size living in a 10 gallon quite ...
A: Crayfish are fine for them. The crayfish however could pinch one of your fish and do some damage ...
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| movment of a oscar | 8/18/2008 |
Q: i have a 7 inch osca that i have tansport by car on a 42 hr drive. how should i transport it? i ...
A: It can be done. What you need is known as a bait-bucket aerator. You buy this in good fish stores ...
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| tiger oscars | 8/18/2008 |
Q: Is there a way to tell male or female?
A: No. Male and female oscars do not have any distinguishing characteristics. That is not to say that ...
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| Black Moor | 8/17/2008 |
Q: A few days I got a Black Moor - Vivaldi. I am a bit worried about him as he is swimming to the top ...
A: Are you treating your water for chlorine? If not, you probably need to. Do you have an ...
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| Help with my Balloon Molly | 8/17/2008 |
Q: I just bought three Balloon Molly's yesterday at Petland. The woman working there said that they ...
A: Fin rot isn't something that has that effect. Fin rot occurs when a fish rubs its fin on something ...
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| Strange ill-looking behaviour in Oscar Cichlid | 8/17/2008 |
Q: My Oscar is fairly juvenile and is about 2-3 inches long. Recently i found him floating (head ...
A: The fact that you do not see the pearl gourami attack the oscar doesn't mean that he doesn't do it. ...
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| My new Red Parrot fish | 8/17/2008 |
Q: I actually bought my red parrot fish from Walmart. The workers there aren't really educated on how ...
A: Unfortunately a fish bowl is soon going to be way too small for a parrot cichlid. Adult parrot ...
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| cichlid at top of tank | 8/17/2008 |
Q: I recently purchased two yellow cichlids. Today I found one hanging around in the corner at the top ...
A: Unfortunately, most likely the "healthy" one is attacking the other one and that is why it is hiding ...
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| weather loach | 8/16/2008 |
Q: I have a weather loach he's about 5yrs old and has always been in good health,but ...
A: Mouth problems can be caused by several things. First on the list is fighting. Has he been ...
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| Fish! | 8/16/2008 |
Q: I was wondering why my guppies & my other fish are darting at the rectum of my 2 balloon belly ...
A: It is possible that the mollie was giving birth and the other fish were eating the babies -- this is ...
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| fantail guppy | 8/15/2008 |
Q: we have just recently bought 2 fantail guppies one male and one female. when we bought them the pet ...
A: Typically it lasts two to three weeks, but since you don't know when she became pregnant in the ...
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| cichlids fighting | 8/15/2008 |
Q: 2 small firemouths,1 small demon earth eater and some bottom feeders .aka. plecs,loaches i have ...
A: All I can say is that your oscars have not eaten their tankmates YET. They will in the future. That ...
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| Female/Male Betas | 8/15/2008 |
Q: My male beta has taken up hiding in a sunken boat in the 10 gallon tank I have. He is hiding from ...
A: It is very possible that your "female" betta is not a female at all, but rather a young male. Often ...
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| fry | 8/15/2008 |
Q: I have a 45 gallon tank with live bearers in it(guppies,platties,2mollies). There were three mollys ...
A: Personally I would not worry about the carbonate hardness at all -- I never do. The solution to ...
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| oscar fish | 8/15/2008 |
Q: I just had one fish die today that I had for about three months and now my oscar fish is acting a ...
A: 90 degrees is very hot for most fish. If you cannot prevent the tank from getting that hot, the key ...
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| my red oscar fish | 8/15/2008 |
Q: how do i no if i have a boy and girl or 2 boys or girls, and my larger fish keep following the oter ...
A: That is one of the fun things about oscars: the boys and the girls look the same. More exactly, not ...
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| Baby Goldfish | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I have around 24 baby Goldfish in my 250 gallon pond & they're starting to change colors from ...
A: Sorry but I have no idea. I can tell you that it is less likely to depend on absolute age as it ...
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| MY 20 gallon tank | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I have a 20 gallon tank i got for free of craigslist it has five guppys, four platies, four neon ...
A: Do not add any fish until fish stop dieing. Let the tank stabilize for awhile. The heater ...
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| parrot fish | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I was given two (1 gray, 1 orange) to go with my 2 kissing groummi. What should I be feeding them ...
A: Flake food is fine. As they get larger, you might try any of the larger cichlid foods (pellets, ...
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| new aquarium | 8/14/2008 |
Q: i plan on installing 150 gallon tank in my finish basement and would like cichlids as my primary ...
A: In a large tank you can get away with some things that would not be possible in a small tank. So, ...
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| sick Cichlids | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I did not get your reply to my question regarding our sick cichlids. I sent the question to you ...
A: Your best bet is to do lots of partial water changes, e.g., 25% every day for the next several days ...
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| dying angel fish eggs | 8/13/2008 |
Q: I have moved angle fish eggs to a separate tank. I was trying to hatch them but they have turned ...
A: In angelfish, the angle which the fin on the bottom (the anal fin) makes with the body is a pretty ...
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| dying angel fish eggs | 8/13/2008 |
Q: I have moved angle fish eggs to a separate tank. I was trying to hatch them but they have turned ...
A: It is very possible that they are not being fertilized correctly -- that is why they turn white and ...
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| cichlids fighting | 8/13/2008 |
Q: 2 small firemouths,1 small demon earth eater and some bottom feeders .aka. plecs,loaches i have ...
A: You have a potential problem looming in your future. Oscars are wonderfully interesting fish but ...
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| Oscar tank maybe in trouble | 8/13/2008 |
Q: Hey Ron, Matt again from Electric Guitars. Tonight while feeding my Oscars, I happened to notice ...
A: They are worms, but they are not parasites. Basically they feed off excess nutrients in the tank. ...
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| pacu | 8/13/2008 |
Q: i have a large cichlid(Pacu) that i found out from someone may have a swim bladder injury. My fish ...
A: Hmm... a pacu is definitely not a cichlid. A pacu is a large member of the characin family, i.e., ...
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| jack demseys | 8/13/2008 |
Q: I just got a pair of jack demseys. They are suppose to be mates. What other kinds of fish can i put ...
A: I strongly recommend that you not put any other fish in with them. If they are indeed a pair, they ...
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| new aquarium | 8/12/2008 |
Q: i plan on installing 150 gallon tank in my finish basement and would like cichlids as my primary ...
A: A large cichlid tank is great; however, all cichlids definitely do NOT get along together so you ...
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| pregnant fish | 8/12/2008 |
Q: I have learned alot just reading the questions and answers on this site. My question is about a ...
A: It could be that she is pregnant; female platies often are. Pregnant fish often try to stay out of ...
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| fish tank odor | 8/12/2008 |
Q: I have a 30 Gal. & a 60 gal. and they are both smelling fishy. I don't remember them smelling ...
A: How often are you doing water changes? You should be changing 25% of the water once a week, every ...
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| Oscar fish staying on the bottom of tank and has white film on head | 8/12/2008 |
Q: My Oscar has been staying on the bottom of the tank for about a week now. It is only seems to ...
A: Your fish is sick. Changing more water will help but there is no guarantee that it will get better ...
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| Sick Betta | 8/12/2008 |
Q: I hope you can help! My daughter's betta fish has taken quite a turn for the worse this past week. ...
A: The water temp will be about 3-4 degrees cooler than the air temperature. The best way to heat a ...
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| Platy Problem | 8/11/2008 |
| Q: I had three platy fish that I bought from Pet Co |
