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| Subject | Date Asked |
| My blue circhlid seems ill | 2/9/2012 |
| Q: I have a blue circhlid (1-1/2 years old). For months now he has been less energetic as he used to. ... A: You really should be cleaning your tank more often than that. I highly recommend changing 25% of ... | |
| apistogramma cacatuoides at petstore | 1/29/2012 |
| Q: at one of my local fishstore i found three one inch fish label apistogramma cacatuoides. but these ... A: They could be Apistogramma cacatuoides (I cannot guarantee it). Keep in mind that cichlids are able ... | |
| Flowerhorn cichlids | 1/29/2012 |
| Q: Where can I go to get info. I understand that there are 4 main breeds: zhen zhu, golden monkey, ... A: First, you need to know that flowerhorns are manmade fishes, so there really are as many kinds as ... | |
| Afican cichlids/ co | 1/29/2012 |
| Q: I have a 35 gallon I had a 3 1/2 inch plecostomas and a 3 inch Bala shark. I just bought a 1 inch ... A: The pleoc will probably be fine but never count on a pleco to clean a tank. You should be cleaning ... | |
| Bubbles on Beta | 1/26/2012 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could explain why our beta would be covered with tiny bubbles after having ... A: Hmm... my guess is that the bubbles have disappeared by now?? What might have happened is that if ... | |
| Cichlid compatibility question | 1/26/2012 |
| Q: I recently purchased a zebra obliquidens, I believe it's a female but its a juvenile at this time so ... A: When the fish is young you shouldn't have much trouble. However, as it starts to mature, say when it ... | |
| Cichlids selection | 1/24/2012 |
| Q: Heyya. I have a cichlids tank. all are around 2.5 inches. a pair of red devils,a pair of mono ... A: Once the oscars grow, they will eat all the other fish. That is what oscars do and they are very ... | |
| lesions on betta fish | 1/24/2012 |
| Q: MY beta has what looks to me like white lesions. I have just one in a large fish bowl. I use water ... A: First, it is important to treat the water before you put it in the bowl. It is also important to ... | |
| URGENT! Oscar acting weak | 1/20/2012 |
| Q: Hey Ron sorry for the hassle but I just purchased an Oscar, about 10cm/4". The place I got him from ... A: Sudden water changes of any kind (temperature, pH, even nitrates) are not good. You need to change ... | |
| Fish "waste" problem. Is it serious? | 1/14/2012 |
| Q: I have 1 Green Terror and 1 Jack Dempsey in a 55 gallon tank. Both are about 1'5 in long. Little ... A: The fact that a fish is always pooping is not a problem, in fact it is a good thing. BUT, the fact ... | |
| breeding oscar | 1/13/2012 |
| Q: I have 3 Oscars and i i believe one of them is about to lay eggs. They cleared a spot on the bottom ... A: Actually you do not need to do anything. Let them do their thing. You only need to provide food for ... | |
| Oscar body scraped trouble swimming | 1/9/2012 |
| Q: I haven't asked a question in awhile. I have an 8 yr old oscar in a 55 gallon alone. I'm setting up ... A: The tank is not enormous but it is not tiny either, i.e., it should be large enough for him provided ... | |
| Oscar body scraped trouble swimming | 1/7/2012 |
| Q: I haven't asked a question in awhile. I have an 8 yr old oscar in a 55 gallon alone. I'm setting up ... A: I would not be overly concerned about the white. It appears that he just "scraped" himself, ... | |
| gender of blood parrot cichlids | 12/25/2011 |
| Q: How can you tell the difference between male and female on blood parrot cichlids? We have 3 and ... A: The challenge with blood parrot cichlids is that they are a man-made hybrid fish. Males and females ... | |
| Siamese fighting fish has weird white growth | 12/24/2011 |
| Q: Siamese fighting fish has weird white growth it looks like it is getting progressively worse.. and ... A: It appears to be some sort of fungus. There are various medications that you can get at a pet store ... | |
| fish breeding | 12/19/2011 |
| Q: I have recently started up a freshwater tank in my home with 5 Zebra Danios and 3 Black Neon Tetras ... A: Zebra danios are not too hard to breed. They lay eggs that drop to the bottom of the tank. The trick ... | |
| Goldfish respiration | 12/13/2011 |
| Q: How fast do goldfish normally breath A: To be honest, I have never watched and counted that. When a fish is feeling normal you really don't ... | |
| Ocellaris clownfish | 12/12/2011 |
| Q: I have some questions about buying Ocellaris clownfish. Would I be able to buy 2 Ocellaris clownfish ... A: I have not kept clownfish in a long time, but I can tell you the following. You can keep clownfish ... | |
| Purple Cichlid | 12/9/2011 |
| Q: I want to get a purple Cichlid but cannot find one! I saw a picture of one but they said it was ... A: There are some cichlids from Lake Malawi (East Africa) that are purple in color; however, it is ... | |
| gold fish paralysis | 12/8/2011 |
| Q: my golfish was favoring his right side so i changed the water in the tank... in the process of ... A: The most common problems would be moving the fish between two containers of water where the water is ... | |
| Cichlid compatibility | 12/6/2011 |
| Q: My brother and I recently set up a 55 gallon aquarium. Right now we have a 5 inch plecostamus in it ... A: For now, things should be fine. As the cichlids get larger, you may have problems. The pleco will ... | |
| gold fish paralysis | 12/6/2011 |
| Q: my golfish was favoring his right side so i changed the water in the tank... in the process of ... A: She could be in shock from the water change, but not from the loss of her tank mate. When cleaning ... | |
| Cichlids | 12/4/2011 |
| Q: We have 5 Jack Dempsey cichlids in a 55 galllon aquarium.Is that too many?The largest one is 6 ... A: The key is whether you have a lot of "structure" in the tank or not. They will be more likely to ... | |
| Cichlids food | 12/3/2011 |
| Q: Does Frozen blood worms and ordinary dry worms enhance the colour of the cichlids? Suggest me some ... A: You can try spinach. I would try it raw first and see if they will eat it. Be careful not to let ... | |
| Cichlids aggression | 12/2/2011 |
| Q: The Cichlids are very aggressive and are not sparing if i introduce any new inmates. What must i do. ... A: Yes, cichlids will tend to be aggressive. You need to introduce many more hiding spots, not just a ... | |
| flower horn | 11/30/2011 |
| Q: how to know flowerhorn male or female ANSWER: Hi Sridhar, Actually the only absolutely for sure ... A: Please read my first answer -- you cannot tell for sure just by looking at the fish. Anyone who ... | |
| Peacock colouration | 11/30/2011 |
| Q: I have a cichlid tank. All the cichlids are of size 3 inch. All these have beautiful and bright ... A: Unfortunately it is really hard for me to know what is available to you. Here, in the United ... | |
| Fish | 11/28/2011 |
| Q: My Molly has a fin sticking out of his back side. I took it to the fish store and they said it was ... A: There really isn't anything you can do. Hopefully the fish will push out the baby. I do not suggest ... | |
| flower horn | 11/27/2011 |
| Q: how to know flowerhorn male or female A: Actually the only absolutely for sure way to know is to see them spawning. At that time, the ... | |
| Peacock colouration | 11/26/2011 |
| Q: I have a cichlid tank. All the cichlids are of size 3 inch. All these have beautiful and bright ... A: As I said previously, cichlids display colors for many reasons, typically to indicate their status ... | |
| Swollen Nostrils on cherry barb nasal passages | 11/25/2011 |
| Q: My oldest female cherry barb is still only an inch long and I recently noticed her nasal passages ... A: I have never kept cherry barbs but I would be cautious about treating this. It is possibly just a ... | |
| sick Betta | 11/22/2011 |
| Q: My male Betta looks like pictures I've seen of Dropsy, except that his scales don't seem to stick ... A: Dropsy isn't an actual disease, it is a set of symptons. For example, "runny nose" is a symptom of ... | |
| sick Betta | 11/22/2011 |
| Q: My male Betta looks like pictures I've seen of Dropsy, except that his scales don't seem to stick ... A: Could he be getting old? Bettas typically only live a little over a year. Also, be sure that the ... | |
| New Oscar | 11/19/2011 |
| Q: now i have a 55 gallon tank with a mated pair of Electric Blue Jack Dempseys ( which i have only had ... A: I doubt if they will make good tankmates in the long run. I have never met an oscar that didn't try ... | |
| Peacock cichlids | 11/16/2011 |
| Q: 3 weeks ago ive introduce two pair of peacocks wer in 2 are female. one is an ob peacock male ... A: Cichlids change color for all sorts of reasons. They use color to demonstrate their territoriality ... | |
| Regarding Flower Horn | 11/15/2011 |
| Q: I am from India, very new in this field. I bought 100 flower horn babies for rising. Tank Size is 48 ... A: Neutral water would be best. You must not have chlorine in the water so if there is chlorine in the ... | |
| breeding green terrors | 11/11/2011 |
| Q: hey im adam, ive got 2 green torrors that are breeding in my tank at home. i want to know when i ... A: You don't have to remove the parents. If you leave them in the tank, they will likely take care of ... | |
| pregnant female betta with no male | 11/10/2011 |
| Q: 2 years ago I bought 2 bettas a male and a female...they were in separate tanks facing each other ... A: Hmm... female bettas don't build bubble nests. Only male bettas blow bubbles so Tippy Toes is almost ... | |
| Blood parrot cichlids suddenly terrified | 11/7/2011 |
| Q: Good morning. I have a 30 gallon aquarium which houses two large (4 - 5 inch) blood parrot ... A: I suspect the "seaweed" is sort of "slimy"??? If so, you are likely overfeeding a little and the ... | |
| food | 11/7/2011 |
| Q: i have brought a flower horn of 4" size about 6 months and 10 days ago. the growth of his body is ... A: I am not familiar with "C.P fish pellets". Most commercially available pellets are a pretty balanced ... | |
| Blood parrot cichlids suddenly terrified | 11/6/2011 |
| Q: Good morning. I have a 30 gallon aquarium which houses two large (4 - 5 inch) blood parrot ... A: Sometimes a gradual buildup of nitrogen products (ammonia, etc) in the tank can cause fish to become ... | |
| horn size | 11/6/2011 |
| Q: i have brought a flower horn of 4" size about 6 months and 10 days ago. the growth of his body is ... A: The horn is something that male flowerhorns get when they are fully mature and interested in mating. ... | |
| cold water fish dieing | 11/5/2011 |
| Q: please could you give me a bit of advise on cold water fish.in a matter of days i have had five o my ... A: Unfortunately that is really hard for me to say. I assume from your message that you have an air ... | |
| cichilids and sea angels | 11/4/2011 |
| Q: Long tym. :) i am maintaining cichilids in my aquarium for th past 9 months. and i have learnt a lot ... A: Many cichlids do look their best when they reach adult size. I am not sure what you mean by ... | |
| Goldfish are dying | 11/4/2011 |
| Q: I'm hoping that you will be able to help me. My daughter has a 20 litre aquarium with two goldfish. ... A: It is possible that the fish were poisoned, but that might not be it either. Was there ALOT of ... | |
| molly fish with ick | 10/26/2011 |
| Q: i have a 25 gallon tank with a 30-40 gallon filtration system. i have 13 molly fish and 3 ghost ... A: Your best bet is to do more frequent water changes. You should be changing 25% of the water once a ... | |
| angelfish | 10/19/2011 |
| Q: i have a 20 gal freshwater tank-4 angelfish 1 golden & 3 marble-unsure of sex however the golden is ... A: Sorry but that is not mating. You need to either remove her from the tank, or add a lot more ... | |
| electric yellow | 10/1/2011 |
| Q: my 2 electric yellow cichlids always bite my pleco, they bite his eyes, body fins? why do they do ... A: You need to provide more hiding places for your plecostomus so that he can stay out of sight. Either ... | |
| Lighting | 9/29/2011 |
| Q: I currently have a planted freshwater 16 gallon tank. I have low light plants like Java Ferns and ... A: Unfortunately I am not a good person to ask for that. Because I keep mostly cichlids, and they eat ... | |
| pike | 9/29/2011 |
| Q: i have a fresh water 4" Pike I can put him in 1 of 2 tanks 75 gallon with 4 Oscars 4-8" or 30 gallon ... A: By "pike" I assume you mean a native North American pike, i.e., Esox lucius. I can see you having ... | |
| A strange couple | 9/24/2011 |
| Q: So I know this is really really weird but I have a molly and a male beta and a little guppy and they ... A: Very interesting! I have never heard of that one before. Don't worry -- they cannot produce ... | |
| Please Help!!!! | 9/24/2011 |
| Q: I woke up this morning only to find that my blood parrot's nose is swollen. It looks like she ... A: Sadly I do not have any idea what you can do. It is most likely some kind of inflammation in the ... | |
| Baby Sunset Platy Premature Fry | 9/22/2011 |
| Q: I have a question. Last night (9/21/11) my female sunset/sunburst (not sure which is correct) had ... A: For the first few days they will survive off of the yolk they are carrying. After that, they will ... | |
| Green Terror won't eat | 9/21/2011 |
| Q: Well, I got a small(1 1/2in.) Green Terror last Saturday along with a smaller Jack Dempsey. And ... A: I suspect that the green terror will start eating soon, if he already hasn't. Moving a fish can be ... | |
| New Cichlids | 9/19/2011 |
| Q: I recently purchased 2 Turquoise Severum Cichlids and one Red Blood Parrot (hybrid) Cichlid. I have ... A: In many cases a stable pH is more important than the actual level that it is at. Also, be wary of ... | |
| techniques for breeding flower horn | 9/13/2011 |
| Q: sir give me some techniques to breed red dragon flower horns! or at least give me some best ... A: Like any large cichlasomine type cichlid, you need a large tank with some hard spawning surfaces. ... | |
| How can I find a flower is male or female | 9/12/2011 |
| Q: Sir please help us how can we identify a flower is male or female ... A: There is no fool-proof method, but in general the body shape is subtly different. Females carry more ... | |
| Male Crowntail Betta Fish | 9/11/2011 |
| Q: I just bought a male crown tail beta from Petco a few days ago. His body is only about 1 inch long ... A: I have no way of knowing how old he is. The size of a fish is a function of his age, but also a ... | |
| Goldfish erratic behaviour | 9/10/2011 |
| Q: I just started keeping goldfish as a pet. After two days running my aquarium, I went to the pet ... A: There are a few possible problems. First, keep in mind that many of the goldfish that are sold in ... | |
| injured beta | 9/6/2011 |
| Q: I just bought a female beta and put it in the tank with my male beta, not knowing that this was not ... A: Separating the two was the right thing to do. Now the male needs time to heal. There really isn't ... | |
| Suggest my flowerhorn.... | 9/4/2011 |
| Q: i am having a floower horn about 6 inches and i am not able to know its a male or what? ... A: You cannot tell the sex of a flowerhorn just by looking at a photo. Anyone who tells you that you ... | |
| Parrot fish | 9/3/2011 |
| Q: I have a dozen cichlids...electric blue and yellow lab pink, convicts... all are good. aggressive ... A: If you put a pair of parrot cichlids in there and they start breeding, it is likely that they will ... | |
| Goldfish laying at the bottom | 9/3/2011 |
| Q: I have a fish tank about 2 months ago, I've % Goldfish, 4 i've bought not long after i got the tank ... A: Sadly it doesn't look good for the fish displaying the "alien" behavior. That usually indicates a ... | |
| Peacocks | 9/3/2011 |
| Q: i would just like to know what i would need to set up a all-male peacock tank? what rocks, substrate ... A: The exact kind of rocks doesn't matter much and is going to depend a lot on what you can get ... | |
| My sick oscar fish | 9/2/2011 |
| Q: I have a twenty gallon tank with an oscar and three glow fish and some fish i dont know the name of ... A: It is hard for me to answer that question since I am not there. In general, I would not use those ... | |
| Green Severum | 8/29/2011 |
| Q: I have a very large green severum, I've had him about 3yrs he was quite small at the start but is ... A: What does "on a regular basis" mean for water changes? As a general rule, if in doubt, do a 25% ... | |
| green terror eggs | 8/29/2011 |
| Q: I have a male and female green terror that have laid eggs they are clear and i can see a little ... A: That is exactly what they should look like. Over the next few days the dark part will grow larger -- ... | |
| Oscar fish | 8/28/2011 |
| Q: We fed our 3 year old Oscar a very small saltwater crab and he collapsed to the bottom of the tank. ... A: I don't see that there is anything you can or should do now, other than never feed a crab to an ... | |
| Injured Groumie | 8/27/2011 |
| Q: We have a 10 gal tank that had two groumies, one powder blue and one red. The red has eaten the ... A: There isn't really anything you can do for him. Separating him was the right thing to do. He may be ... | |
| 37 Gallon | 8/23/2011 |
| Q: I want to start up a 37 gallon starter tank that I’ve seen at petsmart. Now the tank is a kit it ... A: The choice is yours. You only need chemicals is your water has chloramine in it. Most municipal ... | |
| Aggressive tetra behaviour... | 8/22/2011 |
| Q: I have a baby Panda moor (1-2 inch), which is living at the moment in a 22 litre tank, with a filter ... A: Hmmmm... in general I would not mix those fish. Moors are cold water fish while tetras are tropical ... | |
| Parrot Fish & Tin Foil Barb | 8/21/2011 |
| Q: we have a rio 450 (5tf ) fish tank and currently only have one parrot fish (approx 4"),one tin foil ... A: How large is the tank? That will determine the number and size of fish that are possible. As for ... | |
| The Diseased Gold | 8/18/2011 |
| Q: Hey... I recently added some 4 pairs of gold wer in a pair is ryukin gold...the other is thai ... A: Unfortunately I have never had to deal with that. It sounds like your fish have some form of anchor ... | |
| paradise fish not eating | 8/17/2011 |
| Q: we've had our paradise fish for about a month or so and recently he's begun to take a bite or two of ... A: Taking food into the mouth and spitting it out is how a fish "tastes" new food. He doesn't know if ... | |
| My beta pair | 8/17/2011 |
| Q: I'm manish...recently Ive started breeding a pain of Siamese fighting fish(betas) in a 8inch ... A: It does take a lot of effort for the male to build and maintain the bubble nest. I do not ... | |
| High nitrates? | 8/17/2011 |
| Q: I have 2 dwarf puffers in a 10 gallon tank and I just added new gravel. I didnt do anything to the ... A: A fish swimming up and down the side of the tank is not unusual at all and does not indicate that he ... | |
| Oscar losing scales! | 8/16/2011 |
| Q: We just recently rescued an Oscar and a Plecostamus from an abandoned house, renters left them ... A: It is very likely that the plecostomus is doing the damage to the oscar. Are you feeding the ... | |
| Crabs | 8/15/2011 |
| Q: Are there any freshwater crabs thhat do not require land, or brackish water? A: That is a good question. I am not a crab expert but in general I think you will find that most ... | |
| request for fellowship | 8/14/2011 |
| Q: Hope you’re fine and having a nice time there. I am Amtyaz candidate from Pakistan. I have completed ... A: Unfortunately our program does not include PhD students. We have a Master's program, but no PhD ... | |
| Flowerhorn baby | 8/13/2011 |
| Q: hey my flowerhorn pair lay eggs,and yesterday fry are spawn , but when ever that pair give fry is ... A: The genetics of color in cichlids such as flowerhorns is very complex. Furthermore, they can and ... | |
| betta fish | 8/12/2011 |
| Q: I have had my betta fish for over a year now. Today I went to clean his bowl and noticed he has a ... A: Unfortunately there isn't really anything you can do about this. Bettas typically only live about a ... | |
| water change problem | 8/11/2011 |
| Q: hey hi sir, I have breeding pair of flowerhorn fish , yesterday babies(fry) spawn and ... A: I use a siphon hose to remove water for a water change. If you are careful, you can do the same ... | |
| plecostomus | 8/10/2011 |
| Q: I moved in with my sister in '08 and she has a fish tank, 120 gallon, and one of the fish is a ... A: It can be very difficult to tell the sex of typical plecostomus and worse yet, two males will often ... | |
| my oscars | 7/19/2011 |
| Q: I bought an oscar fish and one he/she began to thrive well in the tank i got a mate for it. The ... A: It is absolutely essential that you have some hiding places in your tank so that the weaker oscar ... | |
| My Betta Fish; Sir Paulanca the 2nd. | 7/18/2011 |
| Q: I've had Paulanca for a bit over a year, maybe more and it's started moving towards the side of the ... A: Sadly, I suspect that Sir Paulanca is just getting old. Bettas do not live very long. It is ... | |
| plecostomus disease | 7/17/2011 |
| Q: I have a Pleco in a 15 gal tank. The fish is approx 6 inches long. It has recently developed what ... A: It could be that the fish is hanging from the heater. Does it have a nice piece of wood to hang ... | |
| Tank Size | 7/16/2011 |
| Q: My question is what is the largest tank an unsupported upstairs floor can handle safely? I want to ... A: That is an excellent question. You would really need to consult an architect or structural ... | |
| What kind of fish is this? | 7/13/2011 |
| Q: If you could please help me figure out what kind of fish this is. My mom bought them and I wanted to ... A: Did you mean to attach a photo? If so, I didn't receive it, so it is really hard for me to answer. ... | |
| pale fish and flashing | 7/10/2011 |
| Q: my jack dempsey 7inchs has been pale for the last month and sometimes is flahing fins are not ... A: That is hard to say, but when a fish gets skittish there are usually one of a few things going on. ... | |
| emergency with black belt cichlid, please help fast if you can | 7/10/2011 |
| Q: I have about a year old black belt cichlid. She has always been very calm and healthy, never any ... A: I am very sorry to hear what has happened. I have seen this sort of thing but very rarely. It can ... | |
| geophaugs popeye? | 7/10/2011 |
| Q: i think my geophagus has popeye, i have 7 geophagus in my tank and 2 of them have one eye which is ... A: Popeye is a nasty condition. I have had very little success treating it over the years. It can be ... | |
| glofish | 7/9/2011 |
| Q: how can I tell if my glofish a male or a female. A: Glofish are modified zebra danios. There is no REALLY obvious way to tell males from females, but ... | |
| Fish | 7/7/2011 |
| Q: Can I cross Breed Two Diffrent Fish A: In some cases you can, but why would you want to? Each species of fish has its own interesting ... | |
| Arowana breeding | 7/7/2011 |
| Q: how to breed them? what the whole process exactly? is there any risk to die 1 arowana in them? tell ... A: I have never kept or tried to breed arowanas. I do know that they are not easy to breed, partly ... | |
| What kind of fish is this? | 7/6/2011 |
| Q: I have had this fish for about 7 years. I am looking to get another one of the opposite sex and a ... A: It is definitely a gourami. Exactly which kind of gourami is hard to say, as is the sex. Most ... | |
| Kissing Gourami's | 7/6/2011 |
| Q: I have two pink kissing gourami's for quite some time, three days ago, I noticed that one of them ... A: Hmm.... it sounds like he has (or had) some sort of internal parasite, likely a worm of some sort, ... | |
| EBJD | 7/4/2011 |
| Q: I have a 10 galon tank for now for my babys right now i have a young tire track eel and a black ... A: The speed at which your electric blue jack dempsey grows is a function of several things. It mostly ... | |
| Red Tiger Oscar | 7/1/2011 |
| Q: I have a red tiger oscar which has white things at the ends of his fins and his face. What do I do? A: When you say "white things" do you mean cottony growths, or do you mean more like stringy things? ... | |
| filter for my new 46g tank | 5/18/2011 |
| Q: i want to keep four red blood parrot cichlid and a rubber lip pleco in my new 46g bowfront tank and ... A: That seems reasonable. It will of course depend on how large the parrot cichlids are. As the parrot ... | |
| gourami | 5/18/2011 |
| Q: My gourami is pregnant i dono wat to do ? Will gourami lay eggs or give youngones directely ? . A: Gouramis do not get pregnant as such. They are egg layers, so you will need a male present to ... | |
| Hurt Angel fish | 5/17/2011 |
| Q: I am very new at owning a fish tank so please bear with me. I set up a 29 gallon tank in January. I ... A: I am glad that your boyfriend is okay -- you need to be very careful when working around an aquarium ... | |
| Gold fish Pineconing | 5/14/2011 |
| Q: 2 orandas in a 20 gallon tank that i keep at 68 degrees. one of them has pineconed scales but is ... A: Unfortunately I do not know of any magic bullet. I suggest you keep trying. Be sure that he has ... | |
| Oscar Fish | 5/13/2011 |
| Q: I have a young Oscar who tried to escape. He hit the glass top of his tank and got a nasty wound on ... A: It sounds like he damaged one of his nerves. There is nothing you can do about this -- it may ... | |
| Tiger Oscar | 5/7/2011 |
| Q: I have a Black and Orange (Tiger) Oscar and an yellow and orange or Lemon Oscar,they share a 55gal ... A: That hole is no doubt the result of bites by the other oscar. Assuming that you cannot separate the ... | |
| Oscar color | 5/6/2011 |
| Q: hes in a 55 gallon tank with another oscar.i heard there color reflects there mood is that true?if ... A: Yes oscars use color to indicate mood and this can change minute by minute. Part of the joy of ... | |
| oscar laying on its said | 4/20/2011 |
| Q: oscar looks ok but lays on said swims ok and only dose this some times A: Believe or not, this is just a thing that oscars do from time to time. Some people think that this ... | |
| molly | 4/19/2011 |
| Q: my molly is very fat. i got her today. she is a balloon molly. when i look at her straight on she ... A: It is very hard to tell if a balloon molly is gravid. It won't hurt her to be in the breeders net ... | |
| Poor lil' black moor unable to maintain balance - please help her! | 4/15/2011 |
| Q: Please help my poor female Black Moor. She has been unwell for 4 days now. All the signs of ... A: First please understand that "swimbladder" is not a disease, it is a part of a fish. They have a ... | |
| Betta Fish Depression | 4/12/2011 |
| Q: I need your help. My betta is only a couple months old. I fear that he is depressed. I purchased ... A: You should be changing 25% of the water in his tank once a week, every week. That is far better than ... | |
| Aggressive pleco | 4/11/2011 |
| Q: my goldspot pleco has become very aggressive toward my other fish? he lives in a 70 gallon tank with ... A: This is very normal for goldspot plecos. They are a rather aggressive fish. Be sure that he has ... | |
| FlowerHorn Behaviour | 4/7/2011 |
| Q: I have a ZZ flowerhorn, its about 5 inchs,recently have observed whenever anyone comes near the ... A: This is a little unusual and often indicates that your water quality is getting worse. You need to ... | |
| tail bites | 4/7/2011 |
| Q: so I have a pink jellybean cichlid in a 46 gall tank with angel fish puffer fish black fin shark ... A: It is impossible for me to say who is biting who in that tank. At this moment it could be any of the ... | |
| jack demp babies | 4/6/2011 |
| Q: i planned on breeding and eventually over time making it back lol. i started collecting fish back in ... A: First, when to move them. I keep the kids with the parents for 2 to 3 weeks, at which point, it is ... | |
| Please help identify these... | 4/6/2011 |
| Q: I am VERY new to African Cichlids. I have been trying to educate myself on these beautiful ... A: The problem with identifying these cichlids is that while they are clearly from Lake Malawi, there ... | |
| crossbreeding/true strains/diluting genetics | 4/5/2011 |
| Q: where I live fish breeders and shops basically refuse to sell female endlers only the males,I was ... A: You can never do what you propose to do. Once a fish has been crossbred, it forever remains a ... | |
| making my male convict cichlid less agressive | 4/3/2011 |
| Q: i recently purchased a green terror cichlid (2.5in) and a female convict cichlid(1in) and i placed ... A: This is pretty normal for a convict. One way you can reduce the aggression is by adding a lot of ... | |
| Freshwater Eel | 4/3/2011 |
| Q: Hey, I'm currently doing a new world cichlid and oscar tank, and right now I'm thinking about adding ... A: Unfortunately if you put an eel of any kind in with an oscar, I can pretty much guarantee that the ... | |
| Oscar eye problems | 4/3/2011 |
| Q: My Oscar, Sushi, is in a tank with Sake, another Oscar (30 gallons). Yes, they are too large for ... A: The eye problems are likely caused by the same thing that caused the hole in the head, namely poor ... | |
| goldfish | 4/1/2011 |
| Q: my goldfish has a string hanging from its belly what does this mean i have a lot of gold fish 2 ... A: Do you mean a whitish string? If so, that indicates that the goldfish has intestinal parasites and ... | |
| pleco fish | 4/1/2011 |
| Q: my pleco fish is black which pleco is he . ANSWER: Hi Natasha, There are over 500 species of ... A: Unfortunately it isn't that simple. Most of them are dark brown/blackish. There is no simple way to ... | |
| Free ciclid/injured gill cover | 3/31/2011 |
| Q: my local petstore has an Electric yellow ciclid, is that the proper name? This fish has been in a ... A: The last line is the most critical to your question. Electric yellow cichlids come from Lake Malawi ... | |
| Stargazer Pike Cichlid | 3/30/2011 |
| Q: my names is Dylan and I have owned a Stargazer pike cichlid for a little over a year. He is about 6 ... A: I have not kept that particular pike but I have kept others and one thing is common to most of them, ... | |
| pleco fish | 3/29/2011 |
| Q: my pleco fish is black which pleco is he . A: There are over 500 species of plecostomus catfishes and many of them look very similar so ... | |
| Krebensis | 3/28/2011 |
| Q: ....but the new female keeps chasing my other one. well the settle or the they kill each other??? A: Female kribensis are VERY prone to fight other females so the odds are good that the more dominant ... | |
| African Cichlids | 3/23/2011 |
| Q: I recently started an african cichlid tank. My tank is 46 gallons. I have 3 demasoni's in it right ... A: It is really hard to say. I have seen people keep 40 fish in a tank like that, but only with a TON ... | |
| black of my cichlids | 3/23/2011 |
| Q: Some of my cichlids are developing a black on them and i was wondering if you know what it may be - ... A: Do you mean that the whole body is going black, parts of it, or just little spots? If it is little ... | |
| African Cichlids | 3/23/2011 |
| Q: I recently started an african cichlid tank. My tank is 46 gallons. I have 3 demasoni's in it right ... A: Those additions sound okay but it is really important that you have lots of rock structure in that ... | |
| yellow spots | 3/22/2011 |
| Q: Well I wont waste time I have a 10 gal tank with 2 sm kissing fish, a couple of crabs (red-claw i ... A: Hmm.... yellow spots are very unusual on fishes. Usually I hear about white spots. Or small white ... | |
| flower horn bloated | 3/21/2011 |
| Q: My name is Mahesh from India, My flower horn bloated he is not eating food from past 5 day. 3 day ... A: It sounds like your fish has an intestinal problem. The medications for white spot, slime and ... | |
| elephant nosed fish | 3/21/2011 |
| Q: do elephant nosed and puffer fish go together and if so what other fish go with them im setting up a ... A: It is important to understand what elephant nose fish are. They are in the family Mormyridae and ... | |
| flowerhorn cichlid | 3/20/2011 |
| Q: We were gifted an approx. 6" flowerhorn cichlid, he is young. We've had him for 3 wks. Up until ... A: First, 85 is too warm. The temperature should be around 80oF. If he does not eat his food right ... | |
| elephant nosed fish | 3/17/2011 |
| Q: do elephant nosed and puffer fish go together and if so what other fish go with them im setting up a ... A: I strongly suggest that you do not mix these fish. I suspect that the puffer fish will quickly kill ... | |
| Our cichlid is alive but cant swim?! | 3/16/2011 |
| Q: Our cichlid jumped out of the tank. It was out no longer than a minute at most (30secs maybe) and ... A: Being out of the water for 30 seconds is not a problem for a cichlid. Most cichlids can be out of ... | |
| African Cilchlid | 3/15/2011 |
| Q: I have an African Cilchlid, i got it from the pet store today. I noticed, once i got her or he into ... A: Brown poop is good. That means the fish is eating well. The fish cannot be "expecting" because ... | |
| Nitrite | 3/15/2011 |
| Q: I have 4 mollies and a albino bottom feeder. The bottom feeder died ( don't know how) and the ... A: You should continue to do water changes and switch pet stores. There is no reason to not do a water ... | |
| Jewel fish EGGS | 3/14/2011 |
| Q: My jewel fish have trid to raise their young....but failed...as the young wer eaten by other ... A: You can put the eggs in another fish bowl but you need to put an airstone near them to provide ... | |
| Hi, I am afraid if I don't get help soon, my fish will die | 3/13/2011 |
| Q: it's me again. I wasn't allowed to ask anymore follow up questions, so I started a new one haha. I ... A: A functioning heater should raise the tank temperature in a few hours at most. I can't tell if ... | |
| cross breed | 3/13/2011 |
| Q: I want to cross breed with flowerhorn and oscar fish we can do this??and second quetion is how to ... A: I have never heard of anyone trying this, nor do I see a reason to do so. As for changing water ... | |
| Identify disease | 3/12/2011 |
| Q: Hi i have a festivum cichlid which has 5 white fluffy spots around its head and eyes and a large one ... A: Is there another fish in the tank that may be attacking this fish? It sounds like those are wounds ... | |
| Danios and Blue Ram Killing Neon Tetras | 3/11/2011 |
| Q: Ron Coleman My Tank size is 30 Gallon Planted and I have 3 Blue Rams, 2 Clown Loach, 1 YoYo Loach, 1 ... A: Unfortunately neon tetras are very small and delicate. I seriously doubt if you can keep them alive ... | |
| female black convict loosing its colors | 3/10/2011 |
| Q: Good day, I had 2 couples of convicts in my aquarium: a black couple and a pink one (very ... A: You need to separate that female. As well, in the main tank, you need to add a lot of structure ... | |
| Have never owned ciclids, would like to | 3/6/2011 |
| Q: I have a few questions if you don't mind. First of all, can I put coincides in a tank with a ... A: I am not sure what "coincides" are? Do you mean cichlids? If so, yes you can put them in such a ... | |
| my fish's behavior | 3/6/2011 |
| Q: I have a small fish and i've had it for quite a while . I used distilled water for a month and a ... A: Hmm... it could be the water, but it could be a coincidence. It is important if you are using tap ... | |
| blood parrott has lost it color | 3/4/2011 |
| Q: I have a blood parrot that has lost it color and does not want to eat ... it stays away from the ... A: The problem with blood parrot cichlids is that they are a man-made hybrid so a lot of the time they ... | |
| Breeding Piranhas? | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: my names is Dylan and I have owned 5 red belly piranhas for about 2 years now. About 2 weeks ago I ... A: I have never kept nor bred red belly piranhas, but I know some people that have -- it is rather ... | |
| Cichlid death | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: I have been fighting my 75 gal fish tank for about 5 months. I have had several African cichlids ... A: This is all very peculiar. Just to be sure, I assume that you are not using any soaps, or any other ... | |
| blood parrott has lost it color | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: I have a blood parrot that has lost it color and does not want to eat ... it stays away from the ... A: I cannot say for sure because I can't see what is going on. The color change doesn't mean much ... | |
| My 2 new babies | 2/28/2011 |
| Q: I have 2 new tiger Oscars in a 55-60 gallon tank. Since I brought them which has only been three ... A: This is actually very normal behavior for new oscars. It will take them some time (days, possibly a ... | |
| Cichlids being scared, | 2/28/2011 |
| Q: I have a 60 gallon rectangular tank with primarily South American cichlids. Recently the fish ... A: Do you have bright lights on the tank? That will do it. It can also be that they are just ... | |
| blood parrott has lost it color | 2/28/2011 |
| Q: I have a blood parrot that has lost it color and does not want to eat ... it stays away from the ... A: My guess is that the other fish are bullying that fish. Is there anyway that you can separate it? ... | |
| Cichlid death | 2/26/2011 |
| Q: I have been fighting my 75 gal fish tank for about 5 months. I have had several African cichlids ... A: I never use chemicals to deal with algae. Algae grows because of an excess of food in the water and ... | |
| Aulonocara sp dragon blood cichlid | 2/26/2011 |
| Q: i was wondering if these fish are aggressive? and can i keep them with my geophagus altifrons? and ... A: Aulonacaras can be aggressive but it depends a lot on how large they are relative to the other fish ... | |
| Cichlids being scared, | 2/25/2011 |
| Q: I have a 60 gallon rectangular tank with primarily South American cichlids. Recently the fish ... A: Have you been keeping up with your weekly water changes? One of the first indications that nitrogen ... | |
| how to tell if fish preg | 2/22/2011 |
| Q: i have a tropical aquarium with 2 algae eating sucker fish recently one of them is getting really ... A: Plecostomus catfish (what you are called sucker fish) do not get pregnant as such. They lay eggs. ... | |
| oscar scrapped side of body | 1/30/2011 |
| Q: Long time guess I'm not having many problems these days. My tank cover fell in the aquarium when I ... A: I've done that (drop the cover in the tank). Personally I would just let him heal. I would not add ... | |
| geophagus | 1/26/2011 |
| Q: can you please tell me how to sex geophagus surinamensis/red striped eartheater when they are ... A: As far as I know, you cannot sex them at that size. In fact, geophagus can be very challenging to ... | |
| sick red devil | 1/23/2011 |
| Q: I have a sick red devil, her name is peaches. she has been floating butt up for over a week now ... A: "Swim bladder" is not a disease, it is part of the fish. In other words, a red devil has a swim ... | |
| cichild | 1/23/2011 |
| Q: All my fish were the same color, then there were 3 yellow and 4 blue. The yellow have out grown the ... A: The "kissing" you see, is really lip-locking and it is how cichlids fight. Taking out the large ... | |
| Baby Cichlids | 1/20/2011 |
| Q: This is Anna (: I came back from school today and checked on the fish and to my surprise, saw our ... A: Sorry for the delay in answering; I was out of the country (actually, I was in Costa Rica, studying ... | |
| Parrot Cichlid ill | 1/18/2011 |
| Q: I have two parrot cichilds and one of them is currently sick. I noticed that my biggest cichild has ... A: I am unclear about what the "bubbles" might be, other than air bubbles. If they were growths or ... | |
| Identify my cichlid | 1/18/2011 |
| Q: Hi im having a problem identifying this cichlid could you please help it is grey with 2 tinge of ... A: It looks like one of the "panda" types of Apistogramma (dwarf cichlids from South America). There ... | |
| Odd Oscar Behavior (tail twitching) | 1/18/2011 |
| Q: Today I bought my Oscar two new plants for his aquarium for I think he's been getting bored. I ... A: I strongly suspect that the "twitching" has nothing to do with how clean the plants are. Cichlids ... | |
| my oscar wont eat | 1/15/2011 |
| Q: We just transferred our 4inch long Oscar into a bigger tank as it was too small for its old one. ... A: The dropping to the floor is probably not significant. Oscars take a long time to get used to new ... | |
| Leeches? | 1/14/2011 |
| Q: My name is Chloe and in my tank I've found somthing that looks like a leech.It is half a centemetere ... A: Those invertebrates were likely on the plant that you put in the tank. Most are not a problem, ... | |
| Betta Fish Sickness | 1/13/2011 |
| Q: My Beta fish has currently been getting weird flakes on top of the water in his cage. The flakes are ... A: How often are you changing his water? You need to change some of the water every week. Also, be ... | |
| Cichlid fish | 1/11/2011 |
| Q: We have a tank with 7 cichlid fish - one has developed a bulging eye but seems perfectly happy - ... A: You need to do more frequent water changes. I highly recommend that you change 25% of the water ... | |
| What to do with my fish? ): | 1/11/2011 |
| Q: it's my first time using this site, so I'm kind of doubtful that you'll answer my question in less ... A: 1. Your fish is called a blood parrot cichlid. It is a manmade hybrid cichlid. 2. I think most ... | |
| Is my fish dying? | 1/10/2011 |
| Q: Me my mom and dad just bought two fish today for my first pet. When we got home, we cleaned out our ... A: Unfortunately goldfish are seldom very healthy and I strongly recommend that people avoid them. They ... | |
| Cichlid in a community tank? | 1/10/2011 |
| Q: I was wondering if it is okay to have a cichlid in a small community tank and/or what kind. I was ... A: That really depends on exactly which other fish you have in the tank. You might consider a cichlid ... | |
| Severum Breeding | 1/9/2011 |
| Q: How are you? This is Rizwan. I need some guidance from you, I have 2 pairs of Severum (green & ... A: I have bred severums by putting a large piece of slate leaning up against the side of the tank. ... | |
| ich/ick | 1/9/2011 |
| Q: i have a 100 gallon tank with 2 Satanoperca leucosticta,1 Geophagus Dicrozoster,8 German blue rams,8 ... A: Eating an infected fish is probably really bad because it puts the parasites inside the larger fish. ... | |
| Is my fish dying? | 1/8/2011 |
| Q: Me my mom and dad just bought two fish today for my first pet. When we got home, we cleaned out our ... A: Hmm.. something is very wrong here. First, did you use any soap or cleaners when you cleaned the ... | |
| ich/ick | 1/8/2011 |
| Q: i have a 100 gallon tank with 2 Satanoperca leucosticta,1 Geophagus Dicrozoster,8 German blue rams,8 ... A: It could have been the Geophagus that ate the tetras. That would not be that unusual. As for the ... | |
| my new ciclids | 1/4/2011 |
| Q: ok well there was a accident and all my fishes in the 30 gallon died my girlfriend said that she was ... A: The fish will be fine for now but as they get larger you are going to have problems. An adult midas ... | |
| dalmation fish vs. angelfish ? | 1/3/2011 |
| Q: Me and my wife purchased some new fish for our 75 gallon tank. The pet shop employee told us that ... A: Keep in mind that each fish is an individual so there is no guarantee about how it will behave no ... | |
| Dying Koi | 1/2/2011 |
| Q: Two days ago one of our largest Koi was attacked by a crane and ended up outside of the water on the ... A: That sounds like a good plan. I wish you and him best of luck. As you probably know, a large fish ... | |
| Dying Koi | 1/1/2011 |
| Q: Two days ago one of our largest Koi was attacked by a crane and ended up outside of the water on the ... A: Sadly there isn't a lot you can do for the koi other than making his life as easy as possible and ... | |
| my red parrot cichlid laid eggs | 12/31/2010 |
| Q: i have a 30 gallon tank 2 feeder goldfish a convict , a bumblebee , a jackdempsy , orange-bloch and ... A: It is not uncommon for female cichlids to lay eggs even if there is no male present. Because there ... | |
| parrot head | 12/30/2010 |
| Q: I have 2 large orange parrotheads, 1 blue and 1 yellow african cichlid (both smaller), 1 albino frog ... A: It is hard to say whether the fish was sick first and then the blue cichlid started attacking it or ... | |
| PH and KH | 12/30/2010 |
| Q: Salvador Perez I have a 200 gallon tank with a pleco and featherfin cat fish. I recently bought 2 ... A: Hmm.... if anything, oscars prefer acidic water so I'm not sure what is going on. Also, if you ... | |
| angel fish eggs dying | 12/29/2010 |
| Q: I have a breeding pair of angelfish. The first three or four times they produced eggs were ... A: It sounds like the male might not be doing his thing, hence the eggs are not being fertilized, so ... | |
| Chicilid tank | 12/29/2010 |
| Q: I have a 150 gal. african chicilid tank and all of my fish have been dying lately. I had a bacterial ... A: The green (algae) in the water is not a problem for the fish at all. In fact, many fish eat the ... | |
| Red and Tiger Oscar | 12/26/2010 |
| Q: I first bought a Red Oscar about a month ago, around 3 inches long, in a 8 gallon tank. Yesterday, I ... A: Unfortunately that is much too small of a tank for an oscar, let alone two of them. Left as is, one ... | |
| Tongue Fish and Aquarium snails | 12/26/2010 |
| Q: I would like to know if I can keep a couple of Tongue fish in a big aquarium with my peaceful ... A: Unfortunately tongue fish can refer to many very different kinds of fishes. The kind that I am ... | |
| Cichlid | 12/24/2010 |
| Q: Chanchito can it go in a thirty two gallon with two firemouth, two convicts, and maybe a terror if ... A: That should be okay for now but will get harder as the green terror gets larger and starts to claim ... | |
| external parasites on betta | 12/23/2010 |
| Q: we are new to owning a betta. It seemed to be doing well, only a couple weeks here at the house. ... A: I doubt if it is an external parasite. That would be highly unusual. Are you sure that that isn't ... | |
| Discus and Co2 | 12/22/2010 |
| Q: I am an avid freshwater fish-keeper and I'm about to set up a 60 gallon tank that I'll use for ... A: I am not quite sure by what you mean when you say "before I begin breeding, I'll have a school of ... | |
| Fish Care | 12/21/2010 |
| Q: 1 minnow, 6 skirt tetras, 3 bleeding heart tetras and 1 pleco we will have an a small cave like ... A: Hmm.... the key to keeping a fish like an elephant nose is that it needs a lot of places to hide. ... | |
| sick betta | 12/16/2010 |
| Q: "I have a 1 year old betta female named Fiona(after the girl ogre in Shrek)) and she is like my ... A: The trouble with ick is that it is a rather intense disease. Basically the little white spots are ... | |
| AFFECTS OF PROPANE STOVE ON BETA | 12/16/2010 |
| Q: This sounds like a bit of a shell game but I will try to keep it simple. I had a wonderful crown ... A: Unfortunately the photos didn't get attached. It is HIGHLY unlikely that the propane has anything ... | |
| African Cichlid with swollen anus | 12/16/2010 |
| Q: I have what I believe is a Maylandia estherae (red zebra) ciclid with a swollen anus. The fish is ... A: It could be a female that has just laid eggs, but if that was the case, she would have a mouthful of ... | |
| fishes | 12/15/2010 |
| Q: i just want to ask you, Ihave 25 gallon,it's finish cycle i have about 6 fises in there, bloodfin ... A: I strongly recommend that you get and use a gravel vacuum. 24 is a great temperature. You ... | |
| Goldfish dying | 12/13/2010 |
| Q: I have a large outdoor above ground pond. It is about 70 gallons in size. We have had it for ... A: Green water just means that the water is full of algae. Algae itself is of no harm to fish (in ... | |
| pink convicts with ich | 12/13/2010 |
| Q: While I am treating my convicts for ich, should I remove the carbon filter from the filtration ... A: You really need to use a proper ich cure (something with copper in it). Salt alone won't really do ... | |
| flowernhorn with weird eye fungus | 12/12/2010 |
| Q: well it was around a week back that my flowerhorns condition was bad he had fin and tail rot wit eye ... A: A six gallon tank is much too small for a 4 inch fish. While medicines are sometimes useful, in ... | |
| my 30 gallon | 12/9/2010 |
| Q: i have a 30 gallon tank with 1 angelfish, 1 rainbow shark, 1 cherry barb, 1 zebra barb, 2 killie ... A: If you put two firemouths or two convicts in a tank, assuming you have one of each sex, then the ... | |
| Sick Blood Parrot Emergency!! | 12/9/2010 |
| Q: I have a well established 55 gallon tank with 5 BP and 1 Leopard Pleco. I have had all of these guys ... A: Unfortunately it just might be that he is getting old... particularly if none of the other fish ... | |
| Gold Fish keep on dying | 12/7/2010 |
| Q: i have an almost 300l fish tank which i keep about 20 gold fish, however i changed the water after 2 ... A: When you say you "changed the water", did you change all the water? You should really only change ... | |
| Cichlid Parents adopting | 12/7/2010 |
| Q: I know this might be an odd question, but have you ever tried switching the fry between two ... A: There have been experiments to that effect. The answer is that "it depends". In general, parents ... | |
| hornfish | 12/6/2010 |
| Q: I have 4 goldfish in my tank . If i put a couple of horn fish will the goldfishes tolerate them A: If by "hornfish" you mean flowerhorns, the problem will be that the flowerhorns will likely kill ... | |
| sick oscar | 12/6/2010 |
| Q: i hav 2 oscars and 2 japanese koi in a 200 litre tank dimensions 1.2mx600mm. the oscars are 8 years ... A: Unfortunately it doesn't sound good for your oscar. I strongly suggest that you do more water ... | |
| My Jewel Cichlid | 12/5/2010 |
| Q: I have a 4-5" Jewel Cichlid (don't know the breed), a 6-7" Jack Dempsey (not sure breed), and a 8-9" ... A: The shaking is a sign of courtship and/or aggression. It is often how a male cichlid attempts to ... | |
| my 30 gallon | 12/5/2010 |
| Q: i have a 30 gallon tank with 1 angelfish, 1 rainbow shark, 1 cherry barb, 1 zebra barb, 2 killie ... A: I don't think a knife fish would do well in there. They need a LOT of cover and many, many places to ... | |
| A few Questions | 12/2/2010 |
| Q: Sorry for the extensive message, i am doing this for an Honors Biology Project at Hilliard Darby ... A: You can answer #1 by looking at fish food containers. They all differ. #2. There is really no ... | |
| cichlid | 12/2/2010 |
| Q: ..we have a cichlid that has stopped eating...and he is being very aggressive with our ... A: There are lots of possible reasons, ranging from the water is not in the best of shape to the ... | |
| fish | 12/1/2010 |
| Q: i want to you, i have airstone in the fish tank, everyday my aquarium bulb is soak with water from ... A: I do not understand what is going on. Is your airstone bubbling too violently? An airstone is ... | |
| red devil hyper? | 11/29/2010 |
| Q: I recently bought a red devil cichlid from a local pet store and brought him home to a brand new ... A: Digging is perfectly normal for your fish. That is a good sign. He will eat when he feels hungry. ... | |
| Apisto Cacatuoides Orange Flash | 11/29/2010 |
| Q: i have a question. My apsito cacatuoides females spawn Tuesday and im pretty sure they hatch because ... A: When cichlids hatch, they turn into "wrigglers". Wrigglers cannot swim. They feed off their yolk ... | |
| cloudy tank... Oscar scales patchy and white | 11/29/2010 |
| Q: I have two Oscars (about in long each), 2 gouramis (about 4 in long each), 2 placos/algae eaters (6 ... A: I think something got messed up in your message because it says that your oscars are an inch long. ... | |
| Tiger Oscar chilid | 11/28/2010 |
| Q: I have a tiger Oscar chilid that has 2 bottom fins both damaged by a very aggressive sicklet. I have ... A: The fins MIGHT grow back. It depends on how extensive the damage was. If just the frilly material of ... | |
| feeding tiger and albino oscars | 11/23/2010 |
| Q: I just got 2 tiger and 1 albino oscar. I have them in a 55 gallon tank. My question is since i have ... A: Guppies would make excellent oscar food, but only if they are healthy (as they would be if you raise ... | |
| Kribensis | 11/23/2010 |
| Q: I finally got it right that my kribs spawned and now has fry in a 10 gallon tank. I want to move the ... A: Personally I hate snails so I wouldn't use them. They are very difficult to get rid of once they ... | |
| cichlid oscars | 11/22/2010 |
| Q: i have two new jevy oscars and my tiger one has stopped eating and has had long white poo hanging ... A: I have never heard of a "jevy" oscar. In any case, white stringy feces are a very bad sign. They ... | |
| JELLYBEAN CICHLID | 11/21/2010 |
| Q: I have a 37 gallon tank with a variety of fish. I have had a "jellybean" cichlid for about 3 years ... A: Hmm... that is really hard to say. It could be an age related thing. It could also be a ... | |
| A Catfish I purchased. | 11/21/2010 |
| Q: I purchased a catfish yesterday and want to learn more about it's diet, habitat, and background ... A: One of the really cool things about catfishes is that there are so many kinds (3000+ species). ... | |
| Glofish | 11/20/2010 |
| Q: I've had my 10 gallon tank set up for 5 days before I put in 6 glofish. I had the water tested and ... A: That is really hard to diagnose. You are right that the one probably died and then got stuck (that ... | |
| fish | 11/20/2010 |
| Q: i have aqua clear 50 filter in my 25 gallon aquarium. Iam thinking about getting a airstone in my ... A: Personally, I would purchase the larger air pump. You can never have too much air in a fish tank, ... | |
| Does this setup look ok for a beginner? | 11/16/2010 |
| Q: I used to have a small fish tank (15 gallons) 20 years ago. I'm getting a strong urge to get back ... A: That tank looks to be about a 20 gallon tank, though it might be a 29 gallon. The cichlid appears ... | |
| Is My Molly Pregnant?????? | 11/15/2010 |
| Q: there is another Molly in the just like it. I don't know if it is a girl or not how do I tell the ... A: It is very possible that she gave birth. The good news is that she will get pregnant again (mollies ... | |
| Guppy explosion | 11/15/2010 |
| Q: I just bought an Aquatic plant(Lotus like) and as i live in the tropics thought it was a good idea ... A: Your guppies are doing what guppies do best, namely breed. There really isn't anything you can do ... | |
| Jack Dempsey | 11/15/2010 |
| Q: (about 2" long) and put it with a large Severum and a large blood Parrot (both about 5") in a 36G ... A: Be sure that your tank has lots of "structure", namely wood, rocks, plants etc such that the Jack ... | |
| black convicts | 11/14/2010 |
| Q: two of my fish have been floating around the tank nose down. Other than that they act fine. What can ... A: Hmm... that doesn't sound good. They could have been attacked by other fish. Alternatively, it ... | |
| eating habbits | 11/14/2010 |
| Q: if got a blood parrot, malawi chilid and 4 tiger barbs.the pet store said to feed them floating ... A: Definitely feed them during the day. Fishes like the blood parrot and Malawi cichlids will sleep at ... | |
| Is My Molly Pregnant?????? | 11/11/2010 |
| Q: there is another Molly in the just like it. I don't know if it is a girl or not how do I tell the ... A: One way is to buy what is known as a fish "breeder trap". The female goes in the top and when the ... | |
| I bought a fresh water fish ? | 11/10/2010 |
| Q: I bought a fiah and was told it was a cichlid for my 35 gallon Tru Vu tank. I have a piguin 200 for ... A: Fish like firemouth cichlids in general do not get along well with other fish, particularly in a ... | |
| Neon tetras getting sick. | 11/9/2010 |
| Q: I've wanted to ask this question for some time now as I never seem to be able to find the answer. I ... A: That is a puzzler. Like you I would have assumed that it would be soft and therefore was a fungus. ... | |
| Blood Parrot Cichild | 11/7/2010 |
| Q: I have 3 blood parrot fish; the ages are 4,3,2. Ordinarily, they are active swimmers and hearty ... A: Hmm... You should be cleaning the tank more often than once in 3 weeks. In fact, you should be ... | |
| Is My Molly Pregnant?????? | 11/3/2010 |
| Q: there is another Molly in the just like it. I don't know if it is a girl or not how do I tell the ... A: She very well may be pregnant. It is impossible to tell for sure. As for how long it will take for ... | |
| Titanium Flower Horn | 11/2/2010 |
| Q: My flower horn has been having constipation ever since I got it, about 6 months ago! I have to feed ... A: That feeding problem is rather unusual. You might try soaking the food in water first so that it ... | |
| leopard sailfin | 10/31/2010 |
| Q: i was wondering whether a leopard sailfin would suck on other fish? because i have heard that some ... A: Most plecos will suck on other fish if the the pleco is starving. This happens because people think ... | |
| MY FLOWER HORN IS NOT WELL.. :-( | 10/30/2010 |
| Q: MY FLOWER HORN IS NOT WELL FROM 1 MONTH HE IS NOT EATING ANY THING AND HIS STOMACH IS GROWING BIGGER ... A: Unfortunately that does not sound good. It sounds like he has some sort of intestinal blockage. ... | |
| feeding problems | 10/28/2010 |
| Q: i recently bought a female borelli's dwarf cichlid but it wouldnt eat!i tried dried ... A: Give the fish some time. Moving a fish can be very traumatic and many fish respond by not eating ... | |
| white sots on the surface of the water? | 10/27/2010 |
| Q: i am very concerned with these white dots on the surface of my water and it seems to also have this ... A: Is your filter working correctly? The filter should move the water in the tank so that the surface ... | |
| Electric Blue Johanni Cichlids | 10/26/2010 |
| Q: I bought 2 Electric Blue Johanni Cichlids and after doing some research, I had thought I knew how to ... A: The problem is that there are several fish sold as electric blue johanni. The true johanni, namely ... | |
| parrotfish | 10/25/2010 |
| Q: i would like to know if you could help me i have parrot fish and the one fish has got black spots ... A: Often those spots are the results of fighting. They are in essence "bruises". Do you see any ... | |
| dawf jelly bean convict fish | 10/25/2010 |
| Q: I have the undyed jelly Bean fish and one has just given birth. seeing I didn't see this happen, Do ... A: Jelly Bean parrot cichlids are egg layers. People dye them all sorts of colors. Take a look here: ... | |
| Paratilapia polleni, swim bladder | 10/23/2010 |
| Q: I hope you can help me and my show fish, Bo. I have owned this polleni for over 3 years and have ... A: It is really hard to say what is going on. He might simply not like the change from his traditional ... | |
| Blood Parrot Cichilids | 10/22/2010 |
| Q: I have 8 Blood Parrot Cichilids and once i got them they were so energetic and colorful, but now ... A: Those black spots are likely "bruises" and are the result of fighting. Also, are you doing lots of ... | |
| new Apistogramma cacacatoids sp? | 10/21/2010 |
| Q: I'm very new about having these little fellas. But have got the bug about having them. I bought ... A: I think the fish you have is Apistogramma cacutoides. It comes from South America. Unfortunately ... | |
| Midas Cichlid questions | 10/20/2010 |
| Q: I have a 90 gallon bow front tank. It is already cycled and has been up for about a year with ... A: A midas will be perfectly happy by himself. A pleco will also go well in there. He can definitely ... | |
| Tiger Oscar behaviour | 10/20/2010 |
| Q: 1 large tiger 20cm, 3 smaller around 8 cm and 1 large pleco 25cm, we moved them all into the larger ... A: Yes, it is "normal" but it also suggests that life is not going to be calm in that tank. By the ... | |
| oranda | 10/17/2010 |
| Q: i purchased a large oranda today at a fish shop. originally i bought it to put in my pond, which i ... A: He has probably started eating by now. At first, after a fish has been moved, they are often very ... | |
| pop eye and swollen belly gold severum | 10/14/2010 |
| Q: my 5" gold severum has developed abnormally swollen belly for past one week. Now it has stopped ... A: That seems very peculiar given the extent of cleaning and filtration that you are doing. Are there ... | |
| badly injured severum | 10/12/2010 |
| Q: I have a 50 gallon cichlid aquarium. Two weeks ago, I added a pair of Green Terror. They are not ... A: You need to keep that severum separated for a while. In many cases, if you catch it early enough, ... | |
| Parrot head injuryed by tank decoration | 10/11/2010 |
| Q: Our 6 year old 9 inch parrot head fish was injured by accident while moving a large tank decoration. ... A: Actually I do not recommend doing anything. Fish are very good at healing themselves. The most ... | |
| fish indentification | 10/11/2010 |
| Q: i just want to know if u can tell me what Kind of fish this is, i got two from walmart and i know ... A: They are called blood parrot cichlids. Cichlids are a large family of freshwater fishes found in ... | |
| My cichlid isn't himself | 10/6/2010 |
| Q: My cichlid used to rule the tank and now he stopped eating and barely does anything. I have not ... A: Hmm... by any chance does he have a swollen mouth, i.e., does it look like he has something in his ... | |
| My Tanks | 10/5/2010 |
| Q: Hullo! (was that British? lol) Umm... I am goin to be getting a 20 gallon tank and a 50, 55 or 60 ... A: I think the new combinations sound pretty good. You can probably put some zebra danios in the 20 ... | |
| 5 Year Old Female Oscar Large Lump On Each Side Trouble Breathing | 10/5/2010 |
| Q: I have a very sweet Oscar mates in a 125g Tank. My Female has has a very large Lump on her Side(s). ... A: If it is a clogged ovary there is nothing you can do about it. If it is a clogged intestine, the one ... | |
| Lump On Oscar's Side(s) | 10/5/2010 |
| Q: The Live in 125g Tank. I had this bid Ideal to Save money and bought a roll of the Filter rap for my ... A: The lump COULD be from loose gravel -- oscars will eat lots of things -- but I would be surprised if ... | |
| bristlenose | 10/3/2010 |
| Q: i have two bristlenoses(male and female) the female is larger than the male and keeps on chasing him ... A: Chasing is perfectly normal. Like many fish, bristlenoses can be territorial. You can't really stop ... | |
| My Tanks | 10/3/2010 |
| Q: Hullo! (was that British? lol) Umm... I am goin to be getting a 20 gallon tank and a 50, 55 or 60 ... A: You have to be careful which fishes you put together. For example, if you put tiger barbs in with ... | |
| LOSING FISH HELP!! | 10/1/2010 |
| Q: Hey Ron, its me again and i'm having some serious problems!!! Yesterday I lost 3 fish one was killed ... A: It is more likely aggression than a parasite. Also, when a fish dies, and particularly a large ... | |
| oscars | 9/30/2010 |
| Q: I just bought 2 oscars and i was wondering if they could be tankmates with my 2 plecos A: That depends entirely on their relative size. If the oscars are large and the plecos are small, the ... | |
| Flowerhorn | 9/29/2010 |
| Q: I bought this magnificent Flowerhorn at Mumbai, India three days back. It was very active and used ... A: Bhattacharjee, It sounds like he gave himself a concussion. It is impossible for me to say if he ... | |
| convicts in a 10 gallon tank | 9/28/2010 |
| Q: can i have convicts in a 10 gallon tank. i already have 2 female convicts in a 65 gallon tank, but i ... A: In general the darker one is the more dominant, if by darker you mean that the black markings are ... | |
| Kenyi Cichlids | 9/28/2010 |
| Q: I have just recently set up a 29 gallon tank with 4 decorations and 6 plants. I have two Kenyi ... A: The digging is perfectly normal. That is what cichlids do. The color change is also normal. A ... | |
| Red tiger oscar | 9/27/2010 |
| Q: I just bought a red tiger oscar for my new 55 gallon tank. I have had him about 2 days and he has ... A: That is hard to say, assuming you have a proper filter and heater running on the tank. Hopefully he ... | |
| Green Terror | 9/26/2010 |
| Q: I will try cutting the feedings down. All of the fish are about 3-4 inches, the Jack Dempsey being ... A: You can feed them that often, but you have to give them only a little bit each time, otherwise they ... | |
| Green Terror | 9/26/2010 |
| Q: Not too long ago I set up a new tank, and put in a Green Terror, Tiger Oscar, and Jack Dempsey ... A: The food type sounds okay. A few pellets 2 or 3 times a day can add up to quite a bit of food. How ... | |
| Green Terror | 9/26/2010 |
| Q: Not too long ago I set up a new tank, and put in a Green Terror, Tiger Oscar, and Jack Dempsey ... A: There are many possible causes of a swollen belly and anus. It could simply be that your fish is ... | |
| Oscar eggs | 9/25/2010 |
| Q: I recently discovered I have a breedng pair. This is the second time eggs have been laid. No ... A: The fungus attacks dead eggs. Most likely the eggs were not fertilized correctly. This could occur ... | |
| Convict feeders? | 9/24/2010 |
| Q: Hey Ron, my name is Dylan and I keep many aggressive fish from red bellied piranhas to tiger shovel ... A: You have to be very careful using a cichlid as a feeder fish. The problem is that cichlids have ... | |
| Parrot fish | 9/22/2010 |
| Q: I have a 75 gallon tank with 5 parrot fish (was 6) and a school of 6 Giant Danios and some bottom ... A: Unfortunately I can't really answer what to do because I am unsure what is causing the problem. Is ... | |
| african cichlids | 9/21/2010 |
| Q: I want to start my first aquarium. Most people that I have spoken to suggest African cichlids b/c ... A: If you keep East African cichlids in a tank, then you should not put in fish like parrot cichlids ... | |
| Sick fish | 9/19/2010 |
| Q: I have 2 sucker fish, 2 catfish and one fantail goldfish in a 20 gal tank. Just this past day, they ... A: When you "clean" the tank, are you doing a partial water change? You should be changing about 25% ... | |
| Kribensis cichlid | 9/17/2010 |
| Q: I want to breed kribs,but i need to know the basics.Can you please tell me the basics? Thanks A: Kribensis are easy and fun to breed. You need one male and one female kribensis and an aquarium ... | |
| what is the difference between a male and a female flowerhorn fish? | 9/17/2010 |
| Q: i would like to ask you how to know the difference between a female and a male flowerhorn from its ... A: Actually you likely cannot tell the difference between male and female flowerhorns at that size. ... | |
| apistogramma cacatuoids | 9/14/2010 |
| Q: i wanted to know how big a tank would i need for a pair of cockatoo cichlids/apistogramma ... A: In that case I would go to a 15 or a 20 gallon long tank. Any cichlid is going to bother catfish ... | |
| red devil | 9/13/2010 |
| Q: my 3 year old red devil recently started losing colour, gulping and she lost her appetite.we were ... A: Unfortunately it is pretty much impossible for me to say what happened. I can tell you that unless ... | |
| my pretty red betta fish | 9/13/2010 |
| Q: I need to know what fruits/veggies I can feed to my little betta fish, Ruby Rose. I'd like to give ... A: She really doesn't need/want fruits and/or vegetables. She probably cannot digest those anyway. So, ... | |
| floating bits in tank | 9/12/2010 |
| Q: i'm new to keeping fish and recently bought a tank from a friend. when i bought it my friend told me ... A: Can you describe to me the kind of filter that you have (there are many, many kinds)? For example, ... | |
| geophagus surinamensis | 9/11/2010 |
| Q: are these peaceful? can i feed them floating pellets and will they eat zucchini that i feed my ... A: You should have wood in the tank for the bristlenoses to hide around so they should be fine. If you ... | |
| geophagus surinamensis | 9/11/2010 |
| Q: are these peaceful? can i feed them floating pellets and will they eat zucchini that i feed my ... A: "Peaceful" is a relative term. They can get up to 6" or larger so they are not going to live well ... | |
| sexing bolivian rams | 9/9/2010 |
| Q: i have 3 bolivian rams in my tank and i would like to know how to tell them apart. i dont know if ... A: While there are differences between the sexes, they are pretty subtle and you need to have looked at ... | |
| salvini cichilds killing other fish | 9/9/2010 |
| Q: i need some advice on what to do with my salvini cichlids. i was in pets at home and i asked the ... A: I would not put salvini in with ANY so-called community fish. Salvini are interesting fish but they ... | |
| parrot fish | 9/8/2010 |
| Q: i have some blue gouriami's, corys,mollies, can i put some parrot fish in with them, sense the ... A: I suspect the parrot cichlids will be okay when they are small, but they can get quite a bit larger ... | |
| sexing salvini cichlids | 9/8/2010 |
| Q: how do you tell the difference between male and female salvini cichlids? 1 have 3, one is about 3" ... A: In general, the one with the black spot is typically a female. Other than that, there are few ... | |
| Bristlenose | 9/7/2010 |
| Q: I have a 10cm male green terror and 3 bristlenoses. The green terror always eats whatever i give the ... A: Have you tried putting in sinking algae wafers? Also, keep in mind that catfish like bristlenoses ... | |
| What can I do to eradicate fin rot | 9/6/2010 |
| Q: I hope you can help me. I have an 11 gallon tank tropical tank. The temperature is at 24 degrees ... A: Re: the loach. When a fish "goes over the wall" the fins often dry out and fall off. Fortunately, ... | |
| What can I do to eradicate fin rot | 9/4/2010 |
| Q: I hope you can help me. I have an 11 gallon tank tropical tank. The temperature is at 24 degrees ... A: Hmmm... in my experience, most cases of "fin rot" are not fin rot at all, but rather the result of ... | |
| O2 issues? | 9/1/2010 |
| Q: I have a Jellybean Cichlid and he is about 8-9 years old. He has lived in almost every type of ... A: That sounds like a fish in a tank without sufficient air in the water (even though you say the new ... | |
| Chiclids | 8/30/2010 |
| Q: I recently started a 55 gallon tank and have 4 midas chiclids in it. I was not properely informed ... A: Midas cichlids are wonderfully interesting fish but they are highly territorial, particularly as ... | |
| stocking levels | 8/26/2010 |
| Q: I have been keeping aquariums for awhile now and wanted to get some texas cichlids. I was wondering ... A: The challenge with Central American cichlids, like the convict and Texas cichlids, comes when they ... | |
| green terror not eating | 8/25/2010 |
| Q: I have a 50 gallon cichlid aquarium. Two weeks ago, I added a pair of Green Terror. They are not ... A: When the gravel is too thick, it creates a real problem in the tank because food and waste gets down ... | |
| Carp | 8/25/2010 |
| Q: A friend gave me two fishes from a nearby industrially polluted canal.( in China)they look like a ... A: I would keep trying the fish food pellets. When a fish encounters a new food type, they "taste" it ... | |
| beta not eating but producing bubbles | 8/24/2010 |
| Q: I have 2 male betas in a beta buddies bowl. 1 eats good but doesn't flair much when the divider is ... A: The bubbles is an excellent sign. A male betta makes a bubble nest to entice a female to spawn. If ... | |
| hiding fish | 8/23/2010 |
| Q: we have had our 29 gallon aquarium for several months. We only have 2 parrot fish. Last week they ... A: A fish suddenly becoming shy is often a sign of deteriorating water conditions. When you say the ... | |
| stocking | 8/23/2010 |
| Q: ..i have recently been very keen to keep African cichlids..so far i have 6 1'' yellow lab cichlids. ... A: There are hundreds of species of blue East African cichlids that you could keep with the yellow ... | |
| My fantail goldfish keep dying | 8/22/2010 |
| Q: Ok..I bought my 11yr old daughter a 5 gallon tank and live plants for her fish..they died withing ... A: Where are you buying these goldfish? Unfortunately, unknown to most people are two key facts about ... | |
| Blood Parrot Cichlid UPSIDE DOWN for over TWO WEEKS! HELP!! | 8/21/2010 |
| Q: My 4 yr old Blood Parrot cichlid was swimming upside down for over a week in her main tank. She had ... A: There are a few possible things going on here. There is also some confusion out there on the ... | |
| Large Oscar Not Eating | 8/20/2010 |
| Q: I was given a 10 inch oscar a week ago along with a large pleco. I moved both of them into a 90 ... A: Give him time. Oscars are VERY sensitive to being moved and to new food. A 10 inch oscar can go ... | |
| green terror not eating | 8/19/2010 |
| Q: I have a 50 gallon cichlid aquarium. Two weeks ago, I added a pair of Green Terror. They are not ... A: Give them time. Cichlids often don't eat when moved to a new tank. They can go many weeks on ... | |
| Question about vibrant plastic plants with my discus | 8/17/2010 |
| Q: I have 5 discus in a small tropical community 46 gallon bow front. These are my first discus and I'm ... A: I don't think the colorburst plants will matter one bit to the discus. The tie fighter, however... ... | |
| lump in cichlid | 8/14/2010 |
| Q: I have an Oscar that is about 4 yrs. old and about 7-8 inches long and has been completely happy ... A: It could be several things, sadly, none of them are good. It could be a tumor. It could be a ... | |
| hey | 8/12/2010 |
| Q: i have an oscar in a 20 gallon tank. He has been fine up till a few days ago. He isn't eating and he ... A: I have no idea why the "pet store lady" would tell you such garbage. The larger the tank you can ... | |
| red devil swim bladder | 8/12/2010 |
| Q: I am hoping you may be able to help us with our Red Devil. He is about 7 years old and we got him ... A: It is really challenging to restrain a large cichlid. Basically you have to use a lot of force. They ... | |
| Filter too strong??? | 8/11/2010 |
| Q: I realise you are not an expert on goldfish but really this is more about their living conditions. ... A: Hmmm... that is really hard to say. Like I said before, goldfish are often not healthy to begin ... | |
| red devil swim bladder | 8/11/2010 |
| Q: I am hoping you may be able to help us with our Red Devil. He is about 7 years old and we got him ... A: Sadly it definitely sounds like he has a problem with his swim bladder and worse yet, there really ... | |
| hey | 8/11/2010 |
| Q: i have an oscar in a 20 gallon tank. He has been fine up till a few days ago. He isn't eating and he ... A: Are you doing regular weekly partial water changes? You need to be changing 25% of his water once a ... | |
| Filter too strong??? | 8/10/2010 |
| Q: I realise you are not an expert on goldfish but really this is more about their living conditions. ... A: Could you use the filter from the goldfish bowl? It is highly unusual for a filter to be "too ... | |
| white tail and fin spots then they split | 8/10/2010 |
| Q: geen severums,sharks ,plecks. I have two large filters .water quality is perfect nitate 0 etc But ... A: Actually those are exactly the signs of biting. You will see white patches long before you see ... | |
| hurt goldfish | 8/10/2010 |
| Q: I have 2 long fin goldfish and 2 small red heads, last night before going to bed i saw all in ... A: I suspect that one of the other fish might have hurt him. Keep an eye on things. If possible, ... | |
| Jack Dempseys | 8/9/2010 |
| Q: I sent my ? in on 8/5/10 I got an email back that I had an answer but could find it, here it is ... A: Here is what I wrote: Hi Debbie, Whether you move them or not depends on what your goal is. If ... | |
| Cichlid Fish | 8/9/2010 |
| Q: I have a 30 gallon tank and i wanted to have come green terrors and cobalt blue zebra fish but i ... A: There are over 2300 different species of cichlids and hundreds of them would fit the bill. ... | |
| bristlenose | 8/8/2010 |
| Q: my bristlenose is scared to come out of his hiding spot because i have a green terror about 4 inches ... A: He needs a lot more than one hiding spot. He should have more like five hiding spots, if not more. ... | |
| bristlenose | 8/8/2010 |
| Q: i have one 2 1/2 inch bristlenose in my tank with a green terror and the bristlenose hides and is ... A: I don't think adding more bristlenoses is going to solve the problem. Bristlenose catfish, like most ... | |
| help my phishie! | 8/8/2010 |
| Q: i have a male betta phish (yes with a "ph") name spike:) i left to visit my dad for a few days and ... A: I suggest you replace some of his water. When you do a water change, you should not change all the ... | |
| Green Terror Unable to swim well, and with a strange red pimple. Please help! | 8/7/2010 |
| Q: I hope you are just fine. I am having a swimming problem with my green terror, I hope you can help ... A: That is really challenging. I am not sure that the two problems are related. The swimming ... | |
| Fish | 8/6/2010 |
| Q: I was just wondering if a jaguar cichlid and a clown knife fish could live together? If so how big ... A: That depends entirely on how large the individuals are. They are most likely to survive together if ... | |
| parrot cichlid | 8/3/2010 |
| Q: ! my daughter has two orange parrot cichlids and has had couple of years !! i am pet sitting and ... A: Hmmm... it is hard to say without seeing them, but it is very possible that the female has some eggs ... | |
| normal platy waste? | 8/3/2010 |
| Q: 2 of my platy fish (sunburst %26 marigold) expel their waste in VERY long strands often as long as ... A: Unfortunately, if the waste is very white you definitely need to be concerned. It is a clear ... | |
| normal platy waste? | 8/2/2010 |
| Q: 2 of my platy fish (sunburst %26 marigold) expel their waste in VERY long strands often as long as ... A: As long as the feces are brown, then it is all good and shows that they are eating and digesting ... | |
| Housing Cichlids | 8/2/2010 |
| Q: Can a single Convict or Firemouth cichlid be kept in a 10 gallon aquarium? Does the "one fish per ... A: Yes a single convict or firemouth can be successful in a 10 gallon tank. Either is equally easy to ... | |
| my jack dempsey | 8/2/2010 |
| Q: i have a jack dempsey and he is about 6 inches big. i have had him for a long time now. but recently ... A: Are you doing regular weekly partial water changes? Usually this kind of behavior indicates ... | |
| poorly oscar!! | 8/1/2010 |
| Q: ! I was 'donated' what i've been informed is a bronzed oscar by my local fish store, though they ... A: If he has ick (white spot), the key is to treat him with one of the medications and hope for the ... | |
| black spot on my parrot fish | 8/1/2010 |
| Q: Recently(2 weeks back) , i treated white spot(ich) disease afflicted to one of my parrot fish( used ... A: There can be a number of causes for black spots on a fish. Some are caused by parasites, while most ... | |
| Swollen Gill on Jewel Cichlid | 8/1/2010 |
| Q: I have a 3 year old Jewel Cichlid that has a large growth on the right gill. It has gradually ... A: Unfortunately I do not know what is causing that or how to treat it. It is definitely not ick and ... | |
| why do my fish keep dying | 7/31/2010 |
| Q: i bought 2 fish for my daughters i had them about 5 days then they died i then bought a new tank ... A: Goldfish are actually very difficult fish to keep alive. Most of them are sick to begin with. ... | |
| white tail and fin spots then they split | 7/29/2010 |
| Q: geen severums,sharks ,plecks. I have two large filters .water quality is perfect nitate 0 etc But ... A: It sounds like they are biting each other. That is the most common reason for fin damage and is ... | |
| the last question | 7/28/2010 |
| Q: also when i read that the females establish a pecking order i thought i would start letting the ... A: There is no really easy foolproof way when they are young, that is why they get mixed up. Females ... | |
| Elephant Fish | 7/28/2010 |
| Q: my wife bought an Elephant Fish from the pet. when she opened the bag to put the fish into the tank ... A: Unfortunately that does not sound good at all. That usually results from the fish being improperly ... | |
| 30 gallon cichlid tank. | 7/28/2010 |
| Q: green terror and jack Dempsey cichlid in the same tank they get along fine there about an inch each ... A: I do not agree with the folks at Petsmart. Imagine that each of your fish is 8-10 inches long -- ... | |
| the last question | 7/26/2010 |
| Q: also when i read that the females establish a pecking order i thought i would start letting the ... A: Hmm.... in general female bettas do not fight. I have kept lots of females together in a 10 gallon ... | |
| brackish water | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: ok so iv started a brackish water aquarium (37 US gallons) .... i have a fiddler crab with a small ... A: Unfortunately I have never tried to keep brackish water fish. I can tell you that the plecostomus ... | |
| sucker fish | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: I have lost a sucker fish in my tank since yesterday and he is nowhere to be found. Do goldfish or ... A: Actually, most any fish will eat another fish given the chance. There are some common ... | |
| Cichlid Floating | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: I have a very sick looking fish, Im pretty sure it's a madagascan pollini. A few weeks ago it had a ... A: Hmm... unfortunately that does not sound good. It sounds like it has a serious swim bladder ... | |
| best food | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: whats the best food to feed cichlids and whats good to bring out there colors? A: I feed TetraMin flake food to my cichlids. Large cichlids get TetraCichlid sticks. I have a lot of ... | |
| Dying catfish. | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: I just went fishing recently with my dad at Suson park. We were walking to our usual spot when my ... A: It is hard for me to say without seeing the situation but a likely cause for such a thing would be a ... | |
| Goldfish have large lumps upon them... | 7/22/2010 |
| Q: I have about twenty fish in an outdoor formal pond in England. I recently noticed one of the smaller ... A: That is hard to say. The fact that multiple fish have it suggests that it may be some sort of ... | |
| breeding | 7/22/2010 |
| Q: Hey I have a flowerhorn that just breed with my red terror my red terror had laid her eggs on a ... A: They will remain wrigglers for about 4 to 5 days, then they will be free-swimming. It is only once ... | |
| HELP! My betta fish won't eat, has popeye, swims sporadically and more... | 7/21/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering what I could possibly do for my betta fish. He's had popeye for a couple of weeks ... A: The best way to clean a fish tank is with a gravel siphon. That cleans the stuff off the bottom ... | |
| big eyed fish | 7/21/2010 |
| Q: Hey you see i really want to get a big eyed fish for my son But i don't know a good fish that would ... A: Hmmm... that is an unusual request. Let's see. The challenge is that most fishes that have really ... | |
| lilpockus@tmail.com | 7/21/2010 |
| Q: My female red terror had breed with my flowerhorn she laid her eggs on a brick that place in the ... A: The white eggs are dead -- they probably were not fertilized properly by the male. The female could ... | |
| my betta fish has two small lumps on his side | 7/21/2010 |
| Q: i just got my betta fish about two weeks ago. I put him in a 6.6 planted aquarium and he has a good ... A: It is hard to say what is causing those bumps, but whatever it is, it is highly unlikely you can do ... | |
| HELP! My betta fish won't eat, has popeye, swims sporadically and more... | 7/21/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering what I could possibly do for my betta fish. He's had popeye for a couple of weeks ... A: Sadly I don't know of anything you can do. In general, you should keep up the 25% water changes. ... | |
| Breeding | 7/21/2010 |
| Q: hello my name is Devon and i was wondering how do i tell if my fish are male or female because read ... A: Telling whether a fish is male or female is not simple. In some species the two sexes look ... | |
| Angel Fish Problem? | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: I have a 6 litre bi-orb tropical fish tank and have currently 6 fish in it, 1 black molly, 1 ... A: The infection can be brief or it can be long lasting or it can be fatal. If the fish is not showing ... | |
| Angel Fish Problem? | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: I have a 6 litre bi-orb tropical fish tank and have currently 6 fish in it, 1 black molly, 1 ... A: Unfortunately your angelfish has a serious intestinal infection. There are various medications ... | |
| oscar possible fighting | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: Coleman, I have had my Oscar for going on ten years. She use to have a mate. I know this cause ... A: The trouble with putting adult cichlids together is that fighting and courting look exactly the ... | |
| New bettas | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: I adopted 2 female crowntail bettas from my local Petco Sunday and put them in a 2 gallon Betta ... A: First, are you sure that they are females? Most bettas sold are males. If they are males, then you ... | |
| the last question | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: also when i read that the females establish a pecking order i thought i would start letting the ... A: Sorry for the delay in responding. Breeding bettas is technically not that hard. You put a male in ... | |
| Puffers | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: Hey, I bought "red eyed puffer at the local pet store. All of the informationm on line especially ... A: Unfortunately I am not that familiar with puffers. Keep in mind that many fish can change colors ... | |
| black fin shark | 7/19/2010 |
| Q: We have 2 black fin sharks, about 2 inches long each. They do not go to the bottom, but stay at the ... A: First, keep in mind that even a 5.5 gallon tank is very small for that kind of fish. You really ... | |
| common name | 7/19/2010 |
| Q: may i know what is the common name of the mbumba sp. msobo? A: Sorry for the delay in getting back on this one. The proper name is Metriaclima sp. Msobo, but I do ... | |
| floating fish | 7/18/2010 |
| Q: i have just got a gold fish it looks sick and keeps floating up to the top can you help thanks wayne ... A: Actually just about any other kind of fish would be better than a goldfish. There are hundreds of ... | |
| floating fish | 7/18/2010 |
| Q: i have just got a gold fish it looks sick and keeps floating up to the top can you help thanks wayne A: Unfortunately it very likely is sick (goldfish are notorious for carrying all sorts of diseases) but ... | |
| Floating Oscar | 7/18/2010 |
| Q: I own an Oscar(not sure of his type or age since he belonged to someone else before he was mine) in ... A: It definitely sounds like a swim bladder infection. Either that or somehow he has a bunch of air ... | |
| Constipated fan tail fish | 7/15/2010 |
| Q: In the past few days I have noticed that my Fan Tail fish has developed a swollen stomach. It's swim ... A: Actually those two remedies are the ones I most often hear of, so I would go with them. Of course, ... | |
| How many fish in a tank | 7/15/2010 |
| Q: As the subject says, I need help with trying to shift my fish to a different tank but not sure if ... A: Counting lots of fish is not trivial. Catching them and putting them in a bucket will give you an ... | |
| Jack Dempsey Cichlid | 7/14/2010 |
| Q: I have a 60 gallon tank. I had South American Cichlids. I had the following fish, black/white ... A: Fish seldom get "lonely" so that is not likely the issue. Do you have other places in the tank for ... | |
| After a Fish Dies | 7/14/2010 |
| Q: We currently have a 10gal. tank with an "up-to-20gal" filter. We established this tank approximate. ... A: The tank is cloudy because it is a newly established tank and the bacteria population has not yet ... | |
| Green Terror Cichlid | 7/14/2010 |
| Q: i have some green terror fry that are in a tank of there own and they are about 1 inch. the water in ... A: It is highly unlikely that the water being brown has any direct relationship with the green terror ... | |
| Zebrafish Breeding | 7/12/2010 |
| Q: I am interested in breeding Zebra Danio. I have done some research online about different ways to ... A: I have bred them pretty much exactly the way you describe, except that I used a 10 gallon tank and ... | |
| My fish is bullied? Another sick? And another losing it's color! | 7/12/2010 |
| Q: My fish Swimmy is about 3 inches. He was the first fish I ever got and I love him. But lately I have ... A: Sadly, yes you need to be worried. Once a fish is swimming on its back, things are really bad, and ... | |
| fish wont swim around | 7/12/2010 |
| Q: I have a Gourami, Mollie Balloon, a fighter fish and 7 Tetra Neon’s. For a while now (coming up to ... A: There are lots of fishes you could put in there but almost all of them will not go well with the ... | |
| Female Betta Fish | 7/11/2010 |
| Q: How do I know if my Female Betta is ready to mate? And, how big is a female Betta supposed to be? ... A: It sounds like your female may be large enough to breed. The only way to know for sure is to put ... | |
| how do you tell male from female in sunburst wags. | 7/11/2010 |
| Q: I have three sunburst wags and i got them at petsmart and i just wanted to know how to tell male ... A: I assume that you mean wag swordtails? In that case, the male has a modified anal fin (the fin on ... | |
| Oscar fish | 7/10/2010 |
| Q: I have and oscar fish that we have had for about three years last week we cleaned the tank replaced ... A: There are many medications available for ick. I use one called Rid-Ick. Follow the directions ... | |
| Oscar fish | 7/10/2010 |
| Q: I have and oscar fish that we have had for about three years last week we cleaned the tank replaced ... A: Hmm... the white film is very bad. That typically indicates a bad reaction to the water and maybe ... | |
| Schooling freshwater aquarium fish | 7/9/2010 |
| Q: Mr Coleman: In your opinion, what freshwater community fish has the "tightest" schooling habit? ... A: Danios are pretty tight schoolers if you put them in a large tank. Keep in mind that schooling is a ... | |
| pike cichlid | 7/9/2010 |
| Q: Hey Ron, I was wondering if you would be able to give me some information about the Star Gazer. You ... A: I have tried "star gazer" pikes a few times but never had them thrive. I suggest that you might try ... | |
| sick beta | 7/8/2010 |
| Q: I have had my pet beta for almost a year now. He got progressively sicker and now won't even eat. He ... A: Do you have a heater in the tank and 2hat temperature is the tank at? It should be up around 80oF. ... | |
| King the beta fish | 7/8/2010 |
| Q: I have a male beta fish named king. He lives in a large vase with a large, tall plant in the center. ... A: The problem is that he is living in a vase. He really needs to live in proper aquarium. I suggest ... | |
| Testing Aquarium Water | 7/8/2010 |
| Q: I recently lost my dear 6 year old fancy goldfish ( who acted more like a dog than a fish) which I ... A: Actually, I have 140 aquariums and I NEVER test the water. I haven't done so in twenty years. The ... | |
| fish wont swim around | 7/7/2010 |
| Q: I have a Gourami, Mollie Balloon, a fighter fish and 7 Tetra Neon’s. For a while now (coming up to ... A: Your water change schedule sounds good (once a week) as does the rest of your fish keeping routine. ... | |
| new fish | 7/7/2010 |
| Q: before I ask I am aware that you are not an expert on goldfish but all the other experts are on ... A: Goldfish are a type of minnow (family Cyprinidae) and almost all minnows like to school, i.e., given ... | |
| Severum is Sick | 7/7/2010 |
| Q: 2 white spots. Now the white spots faded but its right gill has a pimple-sized red spot. What ... A: Hmmm.. the most important question is what caused this? Is the fish being attacked by another fish ... | |
| Blood Heart Molly | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: I have blood heart molly babies, or fry, and they're about 4 months old now but none of them are ... A: Fish growth is dependent on many things, including water temperature, the kind, amount of food, ... | |
| Mollies | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: I recently bought 2 blood red sailfin mollies and 2 balloon mollies for my tank. I also have 2 white ... A: I seriously doubt that the plants themselves could have anything to do with it. The plants might ... | |
| My Two GoldFishes | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: I'm wondering why one of my goldfishes tail is white at the tip? it wasn't like that when i bought ... A: Sorry but I cannot tell you which is which sex. As for the white tip, that could be a little ... | |
| Betta Fish Breeding? | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: I have always had a love for betta fish. I recently decided to try to breed a pair. I have a ... A: Hmmm.. I do not understand why you have a styrofoam cup in there. He will make a bubble nest on the ... | |
| 120 semi aggressive fish tank! | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: I have a few live bearers in their but wanted to have a semi aggressive tank. Do u have anything ... A: Choosing fish is a pretty personal thing. My preference is for cichlids so that doesn't really suit ... | |
| sick betta | 7/5/2010 |
| Q: My betta has been ill for most of his life (before he was even given to me) Currently, he has red ... A: A betta absolutely needs a heater. They are tropical fish and should be kept around 80oF. Low ... | |
| white cotton fungal infection getting worse with medication | 7/5/2010 |
| Q: i am very new to the aquarium world. This is my first aquarium that i have ever owned by myself. It ... A: The fungus attacks a fish wound. It will not spread to other fish. The fungus is always present in ... | |
| Betta Fry | 7/5/2010 |
| Q: I have a question about raising Betta Fry. I'm using a average size fishbowl, with a plant in it. ... A: You can try crushed flake food but that will likely be too large. One of the best foods is "green ... | |
| silver sharks | 7/4/2010 |
| Q: I have recently bought 3 silver sharks and and after a couple of hours or so one of them started ... A: That sounds like something is very wrong with the water but I cannot tell you what from here. It may ... | |
| tetra | 7/3/2010 |
| Q: "Plz give me details of pregnancy and symptoms of Tetra,Gold fish and pepper Gold.I will be glad If ... A: Actually none of those fish (tetras or goldfish) get pregnant as such. They are all egg layers, ... | |
| flowerhorn | 7/3/2010 |
| Q: how to develope flowerhorn hump and how to make active A: The hump gets larger as a male gets older and becomes sexually mature. A fish is active if you feed ... | |
| fish | 7/3/2010 |
| Q: how do you when a jack dempsey about to lay her eggs A: Like many of the Central American cichlids, the pair will start cleaning a spot in the tank, often a ... | |
| My zebra danio fry | 7/2/2010 |
| Q: I own a lot of zebra danio fry which some of them are a month old and already getting their stripes. ... A: The issue with selling young fish really comes down to who is willing to buy them. Most pet stores ... | |
| baby fish in my cichlid tank | 7/2/2010 |
| Q: Now that you say that, my wife and I have noticed our orange african cichlid shaking its fins like ... A: Shaking is courtship for many cichlids. So is the "kissing". It sounds like you might be having ... | |
| my flowerhorn sex | 7/2/2010 |
| Q: can you please tell me the sex of my flower horn, will it develop a good head and what type my ... A: If either of the fish is much larger than the other, there is a good chance that it will attack and ... | |
| pike cichlid | 7/1/2010 |
| Q: Hey Ron, i would like to thank you for the help with my flowerhorn and my red devil, but i got a ... A: You will need to be patient with him. I have had those before. It may take him a week or so to ... | |
| Ich | 7/1/2010 |
| Q: I have a 240 gallon tank with 4 Gulper Catfish all around 8 to 9 inches with 3 Wolf fish around 16 ... A: Ich is an interesting parasite. It has several phases to its life history. There is a ... | |
| fish nipping | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: ok i have a cichlid tank its only 10 gallons theres 5 cichlids in the tank but there different kinds ... A: The problem is that you have too many fish in too small of a tank. There isn't really any solutions ... | |
| RAMS - FEW QUERIES | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: I have 2 tanks with rams in them. In the first tank - a 3 foot tank I have 4 rams (Papiliochromis ... A: White fluffy stuff is usually a fungus and that is not good. Most often it results when another ... | |
| Jelly bean & Blood Parrots reproduction | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: my family and I are new to the aquatic pet field. We have just stepped into freshwater tanks and ... A: Jellybean cichlids are a hybrid but many are able to reproduce anyways, which appears to be what has ... | |
| Lake Fish | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: I don't know for sure if you would know anything about lake fish. We have two blue gill and a small ... A: I strongly recommend you put a filter in there. As for feeding the bluegills, you can feed them ... | |
| Overall aquariam health | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: Good evening. We are new fish enthusiasts that have recently aquired a 20 gallon tank with ... A: The key to keeping oscars happy and healthy is regular weekly partial water changes. You must ... | |
| Beta | 6/29/2010 |
| Q: I own a female beta and she has strange murky marks on her right side. My stepfather says it's just ... A: There really shouldn't be air bubbles stuck on your fish. That said, it is not unusual for bettas ... | |
| Goldfish | 6/29/2010 |
| Q: My 2 goldfish are at the surface of their tank and gasping really fast. They acting fine earlier. ... A: 84 is very hot for goldfish. Consider putting ice cubes in a plastic bag and floating that in the ... | |
| fish | 6/28/2010 |
| Q: i have fed my fish properly and it has been fine up until the afternoon it was just lieing there ... A: Separating the weak fish is good. I would take out the "extra" fish and leave the weak fish alone ... | |
| Betta | 6/28/2010 |
| Q: Hoping you can help me. I have bought a betta and I'm scared it's going to die. When I first bought ... A: It is perfectly normal for a betta to remain motionless near the top of the tank. Spitting out ... | |
| what is compatible with firemouth and jewel cichlids | 6/28/2010 |
| Q: I have a 4in firemouth and a 3in jewel cichlid. and i want to know what other cichlids i could have. ... A: You are welcome to your own opinion, but I have 30 years of doing actual scientific research with ... | |
| feeding | 6/27/2010 |
| Q: If you put raw beans in water (aquarium or sea/lake) will the fish eat them and if so is this good ... A: That depends a lot on which kind of fish you are talking about. Some fish will eat them and they ... | |
| Fish | 6/27/2010 |
| Q: I have 3 piranhas and a pleck in a tank and unfortunetly the biggest piranha has bit one of the ... A: Unfortunately that is what piranhas do, namely bite the tails off other fishes, including other ... | |
| weather loach fish | 6/27/2010 |
| Q: Just got a weather loach from my neighbor that is moving. It has big bump on his back. Kind of ... A: The hump looks like some kind of tumor. There is nothing you can do about it. Evidentally the fish ... | |
| goldfish behavior | 6/26/2010 |
| Q: I have had my goldfish the last 9 yrs, I was told he was a comet fish at the carnival I won him at. ... A: Can you lower the water level a little? Sometimes fish will beat themselves against the top of the ... | |
| my flowerhorn sex and type | 6/26/2010 |
| Q: can you please tell me the sex of my flower horn, will it develop a good head and what type my ... A: In most cases, you cannot tell the sex of a flowerhorn just by looking at a single photo of it. If I ... | |
| betta fish behavior | 6/26/2010 |
| Q: My daughter has a male betta,we've had him for over a year.i moved him from upstairs to the living ... A: Sadly it could be that he is getting old. Most bettas only live around a year or so, though some do ... | |
| baby fish in my tank | 6/26/2010 |
| Q: recently i discovered 15 to 20 baby fish in my tank. I have 3 oscars, 2 jack dempseys, 4 other ... A: While they could be Jack Dempseys, you would typically see the parents guarding and there would be a ... | |
| Ick & mag-float labs ICK-EASE | 6/24/2010 |
| Q: I recently added a new fish to my tank,a convict chiclid,and now they are starting to scratch them ... A: You need to add the stuff everyday and it will take about a week for you to really see a difference. ... | |
| blue rams. | 6/24/2010 |
| Q: i have a question on blue rams. i had 6 blue rams to start off with and a few tetras species in a ... A: It is hard for me to say from here, but my guess is that it is a wound from fighting. External ... | |
| Betta | 6/23/2010 |
| Q: I feed my betta twice a day like it says on the food lable. He eats all plus more! If I give him ... A: I recommend feeding your fish only once a day and not very much at that. Keep in mind how tiny his ... | |
| Sick Flowerhorn Cichlid | 6/23/2010 |
| Q: We have a 3 year old flowerhorn cichlid. We used to feed her goldfish (we didn't know and the pet ... A: It sounds like she has an internal infection. These are tricky to diagnose and cure. The choice is ... | |
| Bettas | 6/23/2010 |
| Q: I have some Tiger Barbs,Black Mollies, Red Platys,and a Gourami. I was wondering if i could get a ... A: A male betta might be able to survive though I would be concerned that the tiger barbs might nip the ... | |
| Zebra Barb and Goldfish (HELP PLEASE) | 6/22/2010 |
| Q: I just got a zebra barb fish today and i was wondering if I put it in my goldfish bowl with my 1 ... A: Hmmm... I am not a fan of having any fish in a goldfish bowl. Goldfish bowls are really too small ... | |
| what is wrong with my goldfish? | 6/22/2010 |
| Q: I HAVE A NEIGHBOR WHO RAISES GOLDFISH.ONE DAY SHE FOUND A GOLDFISH THAT WAS VERY FAT ESPECIALLY AT ... A: That is very hard to diagnose. It could be that the goldfish has some sort of internal infection ... | |
| 29g cichlid tank too full? | 6/21/2010 |
| Q: I have a 29gal tank which houses African Cichlids. Currently I have : 2 cobalt blue zebras, 1 ... A: I would not add more fish to that tank, but as is, it is possible that they will be okay together. ... | |
| Ill Guppy | 6/21/2010 |
| Q: I will try to be as descriptive as possible. Three weeks ago I purchased two female guppies to add ... A: Sorry for not answering sooner... I am out of the country and email is sporadic. Sadly it is ... | |
| Swollen mouth and lumps | 6/21/2010 |
| Q: My goldfish has developed lumps and swollen lips, and is having a hard time eating. Do you happen to ... A: Is there something sharp in his tank that he might be chewing? Alternatively, is there another fish ... | |
| Parrot Fish | 6/19/2010 |
| Q: we have two of the bright orange blood parrots who are close to ten years old and are living in a 55 ... A: Cichlids, such as parrot cichlids, get very used to their environment so when you changed their ... | |
| transport | 6/18/2010 |
| Q: We will be moving soon and we will be driving for 2 days. Please advise the best way to move our ... A: They can stay in the rubbermaid tub for weeks if need be. It is really just an ugly aquarium as far ... | |
| hiding molly | 6/17/2010 |
| Q: I bought 3 Mollies yesterday..my question is why is one of them hiding in the big rocks i have in my ... A: It is very likely that the other two fish are bothering it. It may take it some time to feel ... | |
| transport | 6/16/2010 |
| Q: We will be moving soon and we will be driving for 2 days. Please advise the best way to move our ... A: That sounds like an excellent plan. The air pump is not 100% necessary, but would be a really good ... | |
| My fish tank | 6/16/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering why when i went to change the water in the tank i found a worm wriggling, it was ... A: A single worm is nothing to worry about. If you have a bunch of worms, then you should be ... | |
| common name | 6/14/2010 |
| Q: may i know what is the common name of the apistogramma sp. steel blue ANSWER: Hi Sasuke, Sorry, ... A: I don't keep rams, but the key to sexing them has to do with the height of the dorsal fin (males ... | |
| common name | 6/14/2010 |
| Q: may i know what is the common name of the apistogramma sp. steel blue ANSWER: Hi Sasuke, Sorry, ... A: If you put plants in the tank, over time a few leaves will die and break down and that will lower ... | |
| EMERGENCY | 6/13/2010 |
| Q: My goldfish is 5 years old and living in a one gallon fish bowl. I know it is not the best home but ... A: Unfortunately that doesn't sound good. As you say, a one gallon bowl is a pretty tough place for a ... | |
| dalmation molly being bullied. | 6/12/2010 |
| Q: my dalmation molly has just had babies, i have just taken her out of the floating breeding trap and ... A: You can put her in one of those plastic "breeding trap" devices. Another alternative that is more ... | |
| Fatty stomach | 6/12/2010 |
| Q: I have a pair of Green Terror for almost 4 months, i am not aware of the sex, but they had been ... A: The white feces are a bad sign and indicate that she has an intestinal infection. Unfortunately ... | |
| severum breeding | 6/12/2010 |
| Q: i own a pair of golden severum.they are a breeding pair.recently i came to know that if the fry is ... A: It isn't quite as strict a timetable as you portray, but the principle is true, i.e., if you remove ... | |
| My fish tank | 6/12/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering why in my water there are these little string like things floating aorund ... A: Look very closely at them. Do they wiggle a little? I suspect that they are small white worms and ... | |
| breeding | 6/12/2010 |
| Q: I have a Sucking Loach and it is very fat could the Sucking Loach be pregnant and if so how long is ... A: Unfortunately your "sucking loach" is not pregnant. I assume that by "sucking loach" you mean a ... | |
| gourami | 6/12/2010 |
| Q: I have a 3ft tank and one of my paradise gouramis is sick it is laying on it side on the bottom of ... A: Hmmm.. that is really hard to say. It is very possible that the fish is just old. It is also ... | |
| Green Terror Cichlid | 6/11/2010 |
| Q: i was wondering why my female green terror is hiding in a corner of the tank and losing her ... A: Have you been doing your regular weekly 25% water changes? You should be changing 25% of the water ... | |
| betta problem | 6/11/2010 |
| Q: I have a betta fish{maile} for tree years in One gallon round Aquarium with artificial ... A: First, three years is a long time for a betta. That said, making a bubble nest is a sign of a ... | |
| amonia level out of control | 6/11/2010 |
| Q: I will begin by giving a quick history of my tank. It is a 29 gallon fresh water tank approx 3 and ... A: The problem is that when a pleco dies, it really pollutes the water. I have had one dead pleco kill ... | |
| Beta Meals | 6/10/2010 |
| Q: I'm Deborah and i have a pet beta~ my fish tends to act hungry very often and i don't know if i ... A: It is good if he acts hungry, but do not feed him any more. A fish should always be a little ... | |
| flowerhorn disease(swollen stomach) | 6/10/2010 |
| Q: I have a small king kamfa flowerhorn about 2 inches. Its stomach is getting swollen day by day. I ... A: It sounds like you might be overfeeding your fish. I feed my fish only once a day. Keep in mind how ... | |
| fish setup | 6/10/2010 |
| Q: so my tank with a huge pacu and pagasius was in mid cycle, when i stupidly cleaned gravel and ... A: Actually there is no problem in cleaning the gravel and filters at any time. That isn't what caused ... | |
| servum fry | 6/10/2010 |
| Q: i have to servum chilids that had a bunch of fry there about a week and a couple days old i need to ... A: I like to leave the fry in with the parents for at least 2 to 3 weeks. The fry do much better with ... | |
| Black moor trouble | 6/9/2010 |
| Q: my black moor got stuck in the tube that sucks in the water to filter the water. luckily i was ... A: I am confused. As far as I know, the Aqua-tech filter has a plastic tube that goes down into the ... | |
| cichlasoma salvini | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: Sorry to sound foolish, but i was wondering if you could i.d a cichlid for me. I was sold it as a ... A: That fish certainly looks like a salvini to me. Keep in mind that salvinis from different rivers ... | |
| black moors | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: My larger moor seems to chase my other moor quite often. Im not quite sure if this is a sign that my ... A: I would not trust any such general "rules" about which fish can live successfully with other fish. ... | |
| oscar with big belly | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: We have a pair of tiger oscars. They have been together for 2 years. One is 8 inches long, one is 6 ... A: Hmmm... that is very unusual. I often hear about sick fish (ones that float). And, I hear about ... | |
| gill and body flukes | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: My large green severum has flukes, I have treated with a medication for this condition over a period ... A: If he is covered in white spots then it is definitely ick and you should treat it as such. You need ... | |
| Sailfin Molly | 6/7/2010 |
| Q: Coleman, I was wondering if you know what the highest salinity level, that your common pet store ... A: I find them in Costa Rica in puddles right next to the ocean. I suspect that water is almost pure ... | |
| gold fish | 6/7/2010 |
| Q: I have a 30 gallon tank with 4 gold fish they all seem to stay in one place in tank left side of ... A: Feed them only what they can eat in a minute or two. Never give them food to "eat later". Do ... | |
| Dalmation Fish | 6/7/2010 |
| Q: I had never had an aquarium before but when my husband set his up (with nothing but Oscars) I ... A: That's good on both accounts. I wouldn't worry about the color change at this point, but keep an ... | |
| black moors | 6/7/2010 |
| Q: My larger moor seems to chase my other moor quite often. Im not quite sure if this is a sign that my ... A: This is almost certainly not a sign of mating and much more likely a sign that the one fish is ... | |
| Mollies died/ squiggly white very thin worms | 6/7/2010 |
| Q: Okay so we had 2 fish 1 male Molly and 1 male Guorami and 2 snails; I know Gourami's are ... A: The white worms are a dead giveaway about what is wrong with the tank. You need to do more frequent ... | |
| gill and body flukes | 6/6/2010 |
| Q: My large green severum has flukes, I have treated with a medication for this condition over a period ... A: Hmm... why do you think that he has flukes? Flukes are extremely rare on a fish like a green ... | |
| Flowerhorn problems | 6/5/2010 |
| Q: it's me again I just had another question about my Flowerhorn cichlid. He's about 5 inches and is ... A: That is a tough one. I could not guarantee that he would be okay with the piranhas. He MIGHT be, ... | |
| Feeding Red Devil | 6/5/2010 |
| Q: I have a Red Devil cichlid about 10.5 inches and I was wondering if feeding him meal worms/wax worms ... A: Meal worms should be okay. Crickets are great. P.S. No relation to Ronnie Coleman :) I don't ... | |
| Betta- Swim Bladder, etc. | 6/4/2010 |
| Q: I've had my male betta for 8 mos with no problems.. very healthy and happy (with young-like ... A: Sadly it sounds like he is getting old. Bettas often only live a year or so and when they get near ... | |
| Dalmation Fish | 6/3/2010 |
| Q: I had never had an aquarium before but when my husband set his up (with nothing but Oscars) I ... A: Fish can change color for lots of reasons, so it is hard to say what caused this particular change. ... | |
| oscar with big belly | 6/2/2010 |
| Q: We have a pair of tiger oscars. They have been together for 2 years. One is 8 inches long, one is 6 ... A: That small round thing is her ovipositor (egg laying tube) and it strongly indicates that she is ... | |
| Goldfish | 6/1/2010 |
| Q: We have a fish tank in our office, which consists of 4 fancy tail goldfish, 2 algae eaters and 1 ... A: It is not easy to tell a boy goldfish from a girl goldfish but it certainly sounds like you have ... | |
| red devils | 6/1/2010 |
| Q: i have recently placed 2 red devils in a 125 gallon tank that with a 15 inch pelco they have been in ... A: Most likely those are "bruises" that will go away after several days. That certainly does not sound ... | |
| Convicts not growing? | 5/31/2010 |
| Q: I have 2 baby convicts in a 29 gallon tank. I've had them almost six months and they are still ... A: How often are you doing water changes? You need to be changing 25% of the water once a week, every ... | |
| mandarin dragon fish | 5/31/2010 |
| Q: How does the mandarin dragon fish maintain its nuetral bouyancy? A: Do you mean that mandarin dragonet? If so, that is an excellent question. As far as I know, all ... | |
| Query on my silver arowana | 5/31/2010 |
| Q: After a month of cycling my new tank, I have bought 2 baby silver arowanas (6-7inch) yesterday and ... A: I really doubt if this is mating behavior. They need to be three times that size at least before ... | |
| puffer fish with a dragon goby.. | 5/30/2010 |
| Q: I have 5 puffer fish. One figure 8 and 3 green spotted, and one that looks like the green spotted, ... A: I can't say for sure what kind of puffer that is. There are many kinds. I would not get a ... | |
| hurt fish | 5/30/2010 |
| Q: I have a jackdempsey the size of my hand and a suckerfish about 7 to 8 inches long. The suckerfish ... A: You need to separate those fish to give the Jack Dempsey a chance to heal. The more important ... | |
| fish help | 5/30/2010 |
| Q: I have this betta named egg I'm in 5th grade(class pet)and he eats ALOT!! when he's hungry, he looks ... A: Only feed your betta once a day, and then, only a few pellets or flakes. Just because he says he ... | |
| Swollen side, scales seem to be sticking straight up | 5/30/2010 |
| Q: I know you're not an expert on goldfish, but I believe this applies to many fish, maybe even those ... A: Touching the fish will not cause any problems. Your fish has what is often called "dropsy", which ... | |
| my fresh water fish tank | 5/30/2010 |
| Q: I have a 50 gal fresh water tank that has been set up for about 6 to eight weeks. I have a peguin ... A: You should be changing 25% of the water once a week, every week. That more than anything will help ... | |
| betta sickness | 5/30/2010 |
| Q: my male betta live in a 2.5g tank with a filter and a heater set at 76*F. both of his eyes have a ... A: He does not need the salt. That kind of a thing typically indicates that there is something in the ... | |
| BROKEN BACK | 5/29/2010 |
| Q: I recently noticed that my beta has been having a really hard time keeping herself right side up and ... A: I don't see that there is anything that you can do for her. Unfortunately bettas do not live very ... | |
| Strange "mold" in my tank! | 5/29/2010 |
| Q: I have two very large Oscars in a 25 gallon tank; I transferred them to this tank about three weeks ... A: What are you feeding your oscars? By the way, two adult oscars in a 25 gallon tank is a recipe ... | |
| Red Jewel Breeding | 5/21/2010 |
| Q: My question is that on 1st May'2010 My jewel cichlid give fry's in my 75 gallon cichlid community ... A: Actually several things could have happened. One of the parents could have eaten the eggs. This is ... | |
| HELP !!! | 5/20/2010 |
| Q: I have a telescope fish, and i had a ornage goldfish, untill it died... Its been about 2 weeks that ... A: Unfortunately it is unlikely to be a friendly thing. You should probably try to separate those two ... | |
| Female Beta swimming nose down | 5/20/2010 |
| Q: I have a female beta in a 1 1/2 gal filtered tank. She was eating healthy and very playful. I was ... A: Doing a complete water change is not better than doing a 25% water change, in fact, it can be much ... | |
| Betta fish food | 5/19/2010 |
| Q: I have 2 Betta fish and went to the pet shop to get some more food recently and the lady recommended ... A: Hmm... that seems like an odd choice for bettas. They are surface dwelling fish so the last thing I ... | |
| Female Beta swimming nose down | 5/18/2010 |
| Q: I have a female beta in a 1 1/2 gal filtered tank. She was eating healthy and very playful. I was ... A: Do you normally do regular partial water changes on her tank? You need to change 25% of the water ... | |
| My betta | 5/17/2010 |
| Q: This shows some white stuff under neath. So i am just wondering what happened thanks. ANSWER: Hi ... A: Have you been changing his water? You should change 25% of his water once a week, every week, to ... | |
| swordtails & chiclids | 5/16/2010 |
| Q: I was at a pet store and their chart said swordtails and west African chiclids will go together. my ... A: It depends on EXACTLY which west African cichlids you are talking about. If it is butterfly ... | |
| Pregnant platy? | 5/15/2010 |
| Q: I know I keep on emailing but I'm impatient, sorry. One of my platy females has a rather large ... A: I do not know of any way to tell exactly when a platy will give birth. Basically, they get really ... | |
| is my molly ready for giving birth | 5/14/2010 |
| Q: i have one pair of mollies. my female is orange with loads of black spot marking's. she gave birth ... A: I cannot say exactly when a molly will give birth. It is definitely possible that she is due again. ... | |
| oscars & black ghost | 5/14/2010 |
| Q: can my oscars coexist with black ghost knife fish? A: Very briefly. Most likely the oscars will eat the knife fish unless it is MUCH larger than the ... | |
| Redcap Oranda | 5/13/2010 |
| Q: I have two young redcaps that live in a tank with three other goldfish and a snail. Recently they ... A: Any time a fish is belly up is cause for great concern. Is it possible that the other fish are ... | |
| Convict pregnancy | 5/12/2010 |
| Q: I recently bought 2 convicts. A male and female and the female was pregnant. They quickly nested ... A: Convicts do not get pregnant as such. They are eggs layers. The female lays the eggs and the male ... | |
| how ro determine sex of a flower horn? | 5/12/2010 |
| Q: my query is how to determine the sex of a flower horn? they say that generally flower horn females ... A: The black mark does not work reliably for flowerhorns. It will be true in some cases, but not true ... | |
| Pregnant platy? | 5/11/2010 |
| Q: I have 3 female platies and 1 male. I've noticed that the females are constantly having large ... A: Basically female platies can be pregnant all the time. Once a platy mates, she can store sperm for ... | |
| Fish Dying in Cycled Tank | 5/10/2010 |
| Q: Help, I am desperate! I have had my fish tanks for going on 3 years now (ranging from 10 gal Betta ... A: I have never kept clown loaches but the behavior you describe, namely "napping" is exactly what I am ... | |
| Cichlids (Blood Parrots and Angelfish) Advice | 5/10/2010 |
| Q: Last week, my friends tore down their 55 gal tank due to a move. I now have the tank back (it was ... A: It definitely sounds like the two are trying to mate. As you say, often the eggs are infertile when ... | |
| oddly behaving black moor | 5/10/2010 |
| Q: I have a black moor that for the past three/four days has been floating up on his side. He has ... A: It sounds like he was being attacked by the larger fish. As such, putting him back in with the big ... | |
| Sick Siamese Fighting Fish | 5/9/2010 |
| Q: I have a male Siamese Fighting Fish whom I've had for a few months. I've recently noticed he was ... A: Sadly I think Skippy is getting old. These are the classic signs of a betta starting to age (which ... | |
| My Fish Won't Eat!? | 5/8/2010 |
| Q: Yesterday i got two normal walmart goldfish. I figured they fed them that day so i waited until ... A: The fish can go many days without eating. Often fish will not eat for several days after they have ... | |
| Mysterious Deaths | 5/8/2010 |
| Q: I have an established tank that had 3 platys in. I had had them for about a month when one gave ... A: You should not clean the whole tank out, but you should definitely do a 25% water change after any ... | |
| can I add a oscar to my fish tank | 5/7/2010 |
| Q: 2 jewel cichlids,a silver dollar and a yellow bullhead catfish. do you think i could get a Oscar ... A: Are you doing regular weekly partial water changes? You should be changing 25% of the water once a ... | |
| Parrot fish | 5/6/2010 |
| Q: My six inch female parrot fish has just laid numerous eggs, after being placed into a tank with a ... A: They might hatch. If they do, it would be in about 4 days, depending on temperature. They would ... | |
| Cichlids (Blood Parrots and Angelfish) Advice | 5/5/2010 |
| Q: Last week, my friends tore down their 55 gal tank due to a move. I now have the tank back (it was ... A: I don't think the tank is too far into the overstocked zone, but the bigger problem may be the ... | |
| Fish Dying in Cycled Tank | 5/5/2010 |
| Q: Help, I am desperate! I have had my fish tanks for going on 3 years now (ranging from 10 gal Betta ... A: You sound like a very conscientious fish keeper and I cannot see anything that you are doing wrong. ... | |
| fish behavoir | 5/4/2010 |
| Q: we have had three fish for about a month in a 29 gal.a jack dempsey female, a convict male a 3rd her ... A: Female convicts have orange on the lower sides of the belly. As far as Jack Dempseys and severums, ... | |
| Ahli Cichlid | 5/3/2010 |
| Q: Why is my Electric Blue Ahli Cichlid turning white? He's practically lost all his pigmentation. We ... A: Stress can absolutely make him loose his color. Adding more structure (wood, plants, rock) to break ... | |
| Betta Fish Vase | 5/3/2010 |
| Q: Mr. Coleman Over the pastt 2 weeks I have been caring for a roommate's two betta fish in individual ... A: Seems like you have ended up in the middle of something. Sorry to hear that. In general, I highly ... | |
| Upside-down Dempsey | 5/3/2010 |
| Q: I have 2 Jack Dempsey Cichlids that are about 5 years old. The larger of the 2 has become ... A: As you have most likely found out by now, once a fish goes upside down the end is pretty near and ... | |
| Sick Turquoise Severum Cichlid | 5/2/2010 |
| Q: I have a 55 gallon fish tank with several cichlids in it which all seem to be healthy. I have a ... A: Unfortunately that is typically a sign of an intestinal infection. That sort of thing is very ... | |
| fish behavoir | 5/2/2010 |
| Q: we have had three fish for about a month in a 29 gal.a jack dempsey female, a convict male a 3rd her ... A: It could be that the convict and the severum are trying to mate. This shouldn't normally happen, ... | |
| convict | 5/1/2010 |
| Q: Ron Hello I have seven Convict Chichlids about 10days old in a 30gallon tank with a 2in Pleco. Do ... A: The trouble with plecostomus is that they hunt mostly at night, whem most cichlids, particularly ... | |
| parenting | 5/1/2010 |
| Q: A: I suggest you leave both parents in with the fry, but keep an eye on things in case one of the ... | |
| yellow lab cicilids | 5/1/2010 |
| Q: i was wondering how you can tell the difference between a male cicilid and a female. i have 2 yellow ... A: There are no hard and fast rules that cover all cichlids. In fact, the way to tell the sexes is ... | |
| zebra danio | 4/29/2010 |
| Q: i'm a newbie in breeding danios and i have a 5 gallon aquarium and a 1 gallon fish bowl....i know ... A: You do not need to separate the adult males and females. They are fine together. You can place the ... | |
| green terror eggs | 4/28/2010 |
| Q: my female green terror has just laid eggs but i have no male to fertilize them. should i remove the ... A: You can just leave the eggs in there. After a few days they will go white (with fungus) and either ... | |
| small black and silver Angel fish | 4/28/2010 |
| Q: My small black and silver angel fish has some kind of growth completely around its mouth area which ... A: Sadly I have seen this, but I do not know of anything you can do about it. Essentially it is a ... | |
| Payara and Peacock Bass and Tiger Shovelnose | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: I know these fish grow two feet or more I read online they are found in the same location in the ... A: There is no way to know if they will be compatible for sure. It depends on many, many things ... | |
| Sick Guppy | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: I have a male flamingo guppy that is sick. He is in my 25 gallon fish tank that currently is ... A: It is pretty difficult for me to say exactly what is wrong with your guppy or your swordtail, but I ... | |
| Platies | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: I have a 25 gallon tank with 2 black mollies, 2 silver mollies, 2 swordtails, one guppy(which I will ... A: You can keep the fry in the little tank for now, but you should strongly consider getting something ... | |
| goldfish dying | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: we had great success in a little plastic fishtank with filter, so when i was given an 80litre glass ... A: Sadly many of the goldfish that are sold carry all sorts of diseases due to the way that they are ... | |
| fish pregnancy | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: This is Steven. I wanted to know if my fish was pregnant. It is a goldfish. There is also another ... A: Goldfish are egg layers and cannot get pregnant as such. A female will get fatter as she loads up ... | |
| Bala Shark | 4/26/2010 |
| Q: I have unfortunately just lost one of my Bala Sharks, I had two Bala Sharks originally (bought a ... A: It sounds like he was a little weaker from the start and that only got worse over time. No doubt the ... | |
| Sucked into Filter? | 4/26/2010 |
| Q: I'm a brand new aquarium owner (never had one before.) I really enjoyed the look of the Biorb 8 ... A: In almost all cases, the fish dies (or gets very weak) and then gets pulled into the filter. In ... | |
| fish | 4/26/2010 |
| Q: why dose my goldfish likes dirty water and when i change it my fish stays at the bottom if the tank A: When you change the water, it is important that you only change some of it at a time. I recommend ... | |
| Flowerhorn Cichlid | 4/25/2010 |
| Q: I am looking for information for my brother he has just noticed that his flowerhorn has a swollen ... A: It might get better, but I would suggest separating them. The fact that you don't see them fight ... | |
| A curious matter | 4/25/2010 |
| Q: Coleman, I have been keeping fish for a long time now, but I keep hearing this argument about tank ... A: There are many issues involved in captive versus wild caught. Are you asking "which is better?" If ... | |
| Pregnant Platy | 4/25/2010 |
| Q: I own a 25 gallon fish tank with 2 swordtails, 1 male guppy(I have to get another one because the ... A: You really can't predict exactly when she will give birth. If you are concerned, put her in the box ... | |
| theres a lumps on my beta fish's chest | 4/24/2010 |
| Q: my beta fish has a huge lump on it's chest and you can see his insides. That are black and his ... A: It doesn't sound good for your betta. There really isn't anything you can do about this. Keep in ... | |
| red jewel cichlid died and turned white | 4/24/2010 |
| Q: I had 2 red jewels and yesterday i realized that they had grown and had beautiful flowing fins. ... A: Unfortunately it is very likely that the jewel that died was either a younger male or a female and ... | |
| fantail goldfish | 4/22/2010 |
| Q: from the same shop at the same time, one has blown up to twice its size it also has a large growth ... A: Unfortunately because of the way goldfish are produced, they tend to get all sors of weird and ... | |
| need your help | 4/22/2010 |
| Q: my friend has a 4 inch flowerhorn who is suffering from gill disease his gills have gone dark red in ... A: Do you have an airstone working in the tank? Gill disease is extremely rare in cichlids; red gills ... | |
| Pregnant Gourami | 4/22/2010 |
| Q: I have three gouramis in a 90 gallon tank among other fish. Two of the gouramis are blue and one is ... A: Gouramis are egg layers and so they cannot become pregnant as such. A female will often get ... | |
| Blood parrot | 4/21/2010 |
| Q: my orange blood parrot has recently (1 week now) decided to hide next to a drift wood and defend it ... A: Hmmm... it could be that your fish is trying to spawn. When parrot cichlids try to spawn they ... | |
| Overfed Betta | 4/20/2010 |
| Q: Ron, I think my 12 yo daughter may have overfed (3 times/day) the betta she bought on Sunday. I ... A: If it is survived to now, it is probably out of the danger zone. Your action to change the water was ... | |
| What kind of african cichlid is this? | 4/19/2010 |
| Q: I bought this african cichlid in one of those tanks just marked african cichlids. I've been trying ... A: Unfortuantely I am not good at identifying Malawi cichlids. The other trouble is that many of the ... | |
| breeding tropical fish | 4/19/2010 |
| Q: I have two gourami's one is blue and one is gold. The gold one is a female, and the blue gourami is ... A: I believe you have two different species of gouramis so it is unlikely that they would breed ... | |
| starting a Tropheus Duboisi tank | 4/19/2010 |
| Q: hey there Ron, ive been looking around for what type of cichlid i would like to start keeping. Ive ... A: 28 is a little hot for Tropheus but I don't see that there is much you can do about that. The key ... | |
| Nitrates and Kribensis | 4/19/2010 |
| Q: I have two tanks one is a 36gal and the other is a 55 gal.I do weekly water changes of 25% with the ... A: The best nitrate remover is water changing. I am not a fan of other devices that claim to do the ... | |
| Possible Outbreak of Columnaris--Need Help Fast! | 4/19/2010 |
| Q: I’m fighting a vigorous battle in my freshwater 55 gallon tank with what I believe to be Columnaris. ... A: Hmm.... the spikes sticking out of the head sounds more like columnaris than does the white fuzzy ... | |
| Fuzzy Eyes | 4/18/2010 |
| Q: My question has to do with my little buddy Raoul, a sail-fin molly. First, I find it most ... A: While it could be a disease, I strongly suspect that the problem is that one of your new fish, the ... | |
| Nitrates and Kribensis | 4/18/2010 |
| Q: I have two tanks one is a 36gal and the other is a 55 gal.I do weekly water changes of 25% with the ... A: The fish that was hurt in the bag was likely attacked by the other fish in the bag. The nitrate ... | |
| sick/dying african cichlids | 4/17/2010 |
| Q: We have an african cichlid who is not eating and has red spots on his fins.he also seems to have ... A: Hmmm... I have never put African clawed frogs with fish so I don't know how they will interact. It ... | |
| sick/dying african cichlids | 4/17/2010 |
| Q: We have an african cichlid who is not eating and has red spots on his fins.he also seems to have ... A: Is he alone in the tank or are there other fish in the tank? If there are other fish, those ... | |
| Lump on Molly fish chest | 4/15/2010 |
| Q: I have a male molly that has developed a lump just under his head on his chest. I have read that he ... A: I do not think it necessary to separate him. The fact that he has a lump does not even necessarily ... | |
| Mollies generally and specifically | 4/15/2010 |
| Q: I'm glad to see that not everyone who will answer molly questions is on vacation! I've been keeping ... A: You cannot do water changes too often. You could change some water every day and that would be ... | |
| fish | 4/14/2010 |
| Q: I got some driftwood from a friend i started a new aquarium put driftwood in my tank it came out of ... A: Unfortunately hair algae is EXTREMELY difficult to get rid of it. I have it in one of my tanks and ... | |
| Betta Fish | 4/14/2010 |
| Q: Yesterday after hasting changing my betta fish's water, I forgot to put the conditioner before ... A: I suspect his is dead unfortunately. Dead fish only start to float after they have been dead for ... | |
| Betta Fish | 4/14/2010 |
| Q: Yesterday after hasting changing my betta fish's water, I forgot to put the conditioner before ... A: That does not sound good. You must always add the conditioner to the water before you put it in the ... | |
| can I add a oscar to my fish tank | 4/14/2010 |
| Q: 2 jewel cichlids,a silver dollar and a yellow bullhead catfish. do you think i could get a Oscar A: If you add an oscar, he will sooner or later, eat all the other fish, possibly including the ... | |
| Big Blister on Goldfish | 4/12/2010 |
| Q: I have had the same goldfish for over 7 years. We have had several different fish in the same tank ... A: That is really hard to say without seeing the fish directly and even then, it might not be obvious. ... | |
| fish problems | 4/12/2010 |
| Q: my molly after a couple of days could not swim right and when ever he went through our bubble decor ... A: The first thing you should know is that those little test kits that people use are not very ... | |
| siamese fighting fish | 4/12/2010 |
| Q: my Siamese fighting fish aka Oscar hasn't been feeding well he has been eating his food but spiting ... A: Did you get your fish relatively recently? Often when a fish encounters new food the fish will ... | |
| Goldfish | 4/11/2010 |
| Q: Recently I moved my 5" goldfish, (Puff Puff, whom we have had for 3.5 yrs) to a 10 gallon tank ... A: A 10 gallon tank is way too small for a 5" fish. He needs a much larger tank than that. You cannot ... | |
| Green Terror Cichlids | 4/10/2010 |
| Q: We have 2 Green Terror Cichlids. The Male "Jack" is 10-12 inches. The Female "Jill" is about 4 ... A: Very sorry about mixing up Yellowknife and Whitehorse. I should know better -- I guess I have been ... | |
| Lump on Molly fish chest | 4/10/2010 |
| Q: I have a male molly that has developed a lump just under his head on his chest. I have read that he ... A: A swim bladder is a part of a fish, like a kidney, so your fish cannot "have swim bladder" as if ... | |
| Female betta picks on my neon tetras | 4/9/2010 |
| Q: I have a ten gallon tank with two juvenile iredescent sharks a small pleco and four neon tetras. I ... A: Are you sure that it is a female betta and not a male? Does it have long fins? If so, it is most ... | |
| betta fish breeding | 4/9/2010 |
| Q: can you mate any type of betta fish for example [crowntail male and double tail female] A: Crowntail and double tail bettas are all just varieties of the same species. In fact they were all ... | |
| paralyzed guppy | 4/8/2010 |
| Q: Is there any cure for a paralyzed guppy? High ph levels may have been the culprit. I had the same ... A: There is nothing wrong with that pH, but you have a lot of nitrate. Are you doing regular weekly ... | |
| dwarf gouramis | 4/7/2010 |
| Q: My dwarf gouramis- I have four and one is twirling in circles and one other one looks a little ... A: The water should not smell musty. In addition to topping off the tank,it is essential to actually ... | |
| Fish | 4/6/2010 |
| Q: Do fighter fish lose there tails? Or is another fish eating it? I felt sorry for it in that tiny ... A: A fish's tail can shrink either because of disease or because of attacks by another fish. The latter ... | |
| All my fish are dying!! | 4/6/2010 |
| Q: It all started with one of our guppies, started to look like it had bloat! This morning I found him ... A: What is happening is that as one fish dies, it pollutes the water. This makes the water more toxic ... | |
| Breeding Green Terrors | 4/5/2010 |
| Q: I have bought a pair of Green Terror (GT) of 4" last month. Last few days, i find that male GT is ... A: They might be a male and female but you can never be entirely sure. The shaking and tail wagging ... | |
| Green Terror Cichlids | 4/5/2010 |
| Q: We have 2 Green Terror Cichlids. The Male "Jack" is 10-12 inches. The Female "Jill" is about 4 ... A: I don't get too many emails from the Yukon. It is certainly challenging to be a fish keeper up ... | |
| pregnant | 4/5/2010 |
| Q: how long are mountine minnows pregnant for? ive placed her in a breeding tank where the aggs drop to ... A: White Cloud Mountain minnows do not get pregnant as such. They are egg layers. The male has to ... | |
| please help my baby trimac cichlid | 4/5/2010 |
| Q: I am having a very strange problem with my baby trimac cichlid.He was fine when i bought him.But now ... A: Is there chlorine in your water? If so, that will easily kill him. You have to add the chlorine ... | |
| Dalmatian Molly | 4/4/2010 |
| Q: I have just got two dalmatian molly's and they seem to be acting a little weird, eg the smaller one ... A: My guess is that the smaller one is a male and the larger one is a female. In these species, males ... | |
| molly with flexibacter | 4/3/2010 |
| Q: 14 gallon tank, kept clean with frequent water changes.24 hours ago i noticed white matter on one ... A: Hmmm... that doesn't sound good but never give up on a fish. They can overcome some pretty nasty ... | |
| What sex are my Jack Dempsey's? | 4/3/2010 |
| Q: Good morning MR. Coleman. I have a couple of Jack Dempseys and am trying to figure out what sex ... A: Jack Dempseys are one of those cichlids where males and females look a lot alike. Females carry ... | |
| goldfish | 4/3/2010 |
| Q: why do goldfish going after one another A: Like any animal, goldfish can be territorial which will cause one to chase away another. ... | |
| Cichlids | 4/2/2010 |
| Q: Are peacock bass, jaguar cichlids, and tiger oscars compatible if given a good size tank and fed ... A: That depends on what you mean by a "good size tank". If you want those fish together in a tank, ... | |
| lost cory cat | 4/2/2010 |
| Q: i was trying to vacuum my tank for the first time and not having much success i am treating my fish ... A: I have never heard of a cory cat jumping. They can be pretty good at hiding, though it is unlikely ... | |
| Tank aeriation | 4/1/2010 |
| Q: I have a mature 55 Gallon Malawi Cichlid Setup. I have kind of a controlled crowded set up. Several ... A: Your best bet is to get an airpump and a good airstone. That will provide the best aeration. Your ... | |
| Fish | 4/1/2010 |
| Q: This is really sad. My biggest fish swallowed a smaller fish. But now it's stuck in his mouth. I can ... A: Unfortunately it isn't that simple. If you can get the small fish out easily, I would do that. The ... | |
| african cyclid | 4/1/2010 |
| Q: Yellow african cyclid, 4-5 years old, first when it would go to bottom of tank would go ... A: Sadly it doesn't sound good. When a cichlid starts to bloat there is very little you can do about ... | |
| Pregnant platy? Red gills & medicine | 3/31/2010 |
| Q: I havent been keeping fish long but I have a 100x50cm tank with 3 platys, 2 algae eaters (bought 3 ... A: Hmm... I'll try to answer your various questions First, platys and other livebearers can often ... | |
| betta fish companions | 3/31/2010 |
| Q: My betta fish is a male, but he seems lonely. I've looked on other sites for good examples of betta ... A: A betta does not need a companion. They are perfectly happy to be alone. If you want him to have a ... | |
| Compatibility | 3/30/2010 |
| Q: I have a 100gal acrylic aquarium and I was wondering if the mixture of fish in my tank are ... A: Male frontosa are heavier built and have a larger nuchal hump. Also, you should be able to "vent" ... | |
| Persistent swim bladder/constipation problem | 3/30/2010 |
| Q: For the past week or so, my betta has been floating at the top of his tank. I'm pretty sure it's ... A: Good quality fish flakes are actually fine for bettas -- that is what I feed my bettas and they ... | |
| Compatibility | 3/30/2010 |
| Q: I have a 100gal acrylic aquarium and I was wondering if the mixture of fish in my tank are ... A: I think that you are going to find that most of those fish are too aggressive for your frontosa. ... | |
| discus | 3/28/2010 |
| Q: I have another question for you. My discus that I have had some months now are acting strange. They ... A: I think you are a bit of a glutton for punishment by getting more discus, considering your water :) ... | |
| Green terror Fry | 3/28/2010 |
| Q: what should the ph be for green terror fry and what should i be feeding them when they are still ... A: The speed of development depends entirely on temperature. The numbers I gave you were for 80oF. If ... | |
| Flowerhorn | 3/28/2010 |
| Q: How to find the breed of the flowerhorn ? How to find its male or female ? A: There is no easy way to tell males from females. Females carry more of their weight in the belly ... | |
| Jack Demsey and Parrot Fish | 3/28/2010 |
| Q: .we have a 4 1/2 inch parrot fish and a 5 1/2 to 6 inch jack demsey. Jack always follows her/him ... A: That is hard to say. It could be that the parrot cichlid and the Jack Dempsey are forming a pair, ... | |
| Cichlid issue | 3/27/2010 |
| Q: I have a male Yellow Lab Cichlid that is constantly harrassing a female yellow lab to the point that ... A: A 10 gallon tank is not much space for Malawi cichlids. As soon as they start getting any larger ... | |
| my fish | 3/27/2010 |
| Q: i have a red bellied oscar and a red latino oscar. they seem to be moving alot of gravel around ... A: , It sounds like they are thinking about laying eggs. That is why they are moving all that ... | |
| Green terror Fry | 3/27/2010 |
| Q: what should the ph be for green terror fry and what should i be feeding them when they are still ... A: The pH should be roughly neutral. You do not feed them when they are wrigglers. When they are ... | |
| cichlid ca/sa | 3/26/2010 |
| Q: was wondering if you could tell me what kind of fish this is supposedly its from ca/sa A: It is definitely a new world cichlid but it could be one of many different species ranging from one ... | |
| Hardness | 3/26/2010 |
| Q: I live in an area with hard water when I test the water with the water testing kits it reads 300 and ... A: Hardness is not about heavy metals. Heavy metals are things like iron and lead that can poison your ... | |
| Compatibility | 3/26/2010 |
| Q: I have a 100gal acrylic aquarium and I was wondering if the mixture of fish in my tank are ... A: I have no idea what a chilean nicaraguense is -- Hypsophrys (or Cichlasoma) nicaraguense comes from ... | |
| Betta bleeding | 3/25/2010 |
| Q: I got my first Betta during this past summer, and I recently got another one about three months ago. ... A: That is very peculiar. Perhaps he bashed it on something? Unfortunately I don't know of anything ... | |
| mixing African and American cichlids in a 90 gallon tank | 3/24/2010 |
| Q: I have a 90 gallon fish tank and already have four small assorted africans in there and wanna ... A: I do not recommend mixing African and American cichlids. In general, African and American cichlids ... | |
| betta with beginnings of fungus.. | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: My betta Mercutio has what I finally realized 2 days ago is a fungus. I have since done some reading ... A: The most important thing you can do for a fish is give him good clean water. That means putting him ... | |
| is my tank over crowded? | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: i have a, i think, 55g tank and the other week we bought five green puffers, 2 black fin sharks, and ... A: Your problem is not so much about over-crowding as about the particular fish you have. Puffers do ... | |
| mean hostile fish | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: i own one female cockatoo dwarf cichlid and a pair of agassiz's dwarf cichlid,one female and one ... A: Add a lot more caves and structure in the tank so that the weaker fish have a place to hide. Then ... | |
| Jack Dempsey | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: Now he is about 2.5/3" and his color is more or a light tan or brown. And I have been feeding him ... A: Is it possible that the place that you got him from had a bunch of Jack Dempseys? In that case, your ... | |
| my male betta | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: I have a male betta whom is all red his name is razz =) he has always been super active and has ... A: Sadly I think that razz is getting old. Bettas do not live very long and when bettas get old they ... | |
| pregnant for a long time | 3/22/2010 |
| Q: i have 2 young black mollies (from original birth) and i think they have been pregnant, for a looong ... A: Just as with any animal that gives birth, it doesn't always work correctly. Hopefully it will go ... | |
| Green terror fry | 3/22/2010 |
| Q: What temperature should the water be for my green terror fry? ANSWER: HI Brendon, About 80oF is ... A: It takes 3-4 days until the eggs hatch into wrigglers. They will be wrigglers (which can't swim) for ... | |
| another two sick fish | 3/22/2010 |
| Q: My angelfish got sick two weeks ago, I started maracyn 2 one week ago. Although they look much ... A: Judging from the stringy white feces that I see in the photo, I suspect that your fish has an ... | |
| Cichlid issue | 3/22/2010 |
| Q: I have a male Yellow Lab Cichlid that is constantly harrassing a female yellow lab to the point that ... A: You need to add much more structure (wood, rock, plants, etc) to the tank to give the female many ... | |
| discus | 3/21/2010 |
| Q: I have another question for you. My discus that I have had some months now are acting strange. They ... A: Hmm.. that doesn't sound good. Discus have a way of slowly deteriorating and unfortunately the two ... | |
| Dalmation Lyretail Behavior | 3/21/2010 |
| Q: I have a female Dalmatian lyretail Molly who has just given birth, @ 2 days ago. I removed her from ... A: Hmm... I'm sorry to hear that. Clearly something went very wrong, likely during the birthing ... | |
| tiger oscar | 3/21/2010 |
| Q: i have an oscar it is in a 35 gallon for now it is about 3" i just got it 2 days ago and we have an ... A: Give him time. Oscars really do not like being moved from one tank to another and it may be days or ... | |
| Water | 3/21/2010 |
| Q: I have a question about cement tanks. I have them and they are over 20 years old. I get my water for ... A: Hmm.. you are fighting nature. Cement is alkaline and no matter how old it is, it will constantly ... | |
| Black moors | 3/21/2010 |
| Q: I have two black moorsand I have a feeling I might behaving moresoon. They actreal weird they have a ... A: The eggs are small spheres about 1 mm in diameter and basically clear. They are not laid in a ... | |
| Pregnant Balloon Molly | 3/20/2010 |
| Q: This balloon molly has been this large for just about 2 months, is she pregnant? I assume so. I ... A: It is pretty hard to tell with balloon mollies because they were bred to look like that, i.e., ... | |
| advice on algae eaters | 3/20/2010 |
| Q: I have a 20 gallon tank with 3 black skirt tetras, 3 red minors, and 3 peppered cory cats. I also ... A: You could go with either, but do not expect the fish to completely "take care of" algae. Every ... | |
| Dwarf Gourami | 3/20/2010 |
| Q: I have a question regarding my Dwarf Gourami. I have recently done a 50% water change in my fish ... A: It could be old age, but it also could be the tiger barb attacking the gourami. It is doubtful if ... | |
| HELP! | 3/18/2010 |
| Q: I have a tank that’s about 4 weeks old. I set it up a week before adding fish and had my water ... A: I would not put so many fish in a tank of that size. Stay with just one or two fish. Also be very ... | |
| Catfish Information | 3/18/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering if you may be able to identify this type of catfish. A family fisherman said he ... A: He is not a sturgeon but I cannot tell you which kind of catfish he is. There are almost 3000 ... | |
| Fish Identification and Information | 3/18/2010 |
| Q: We recently got some fish from a friend who no longer cared to keep his fish. We have been trying to ... A: He is a cichlid fish from Central America. He is often called a jaguar cichlid. His scientific name ... | |
| Green terror | 3/18/2010 |
| Q: What are the breeding behaviours of green terrors? A: They will court by brightening in color and locking lips. This might happen on and off for weeks. ... | |
| Air pumps | 3/18/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering how would you set up an air pump to go in with an airstone and how to put in the ... A: You attach a piece of airline tubing about a foot long to the pump, attach the other end to the ... | |
| cycling | 3/17/2010 |
| Q: I have a 75 gallon aquarium that has been cycled for a long time. I filter with a rena xp3 and a ... A: Moving gravel and water from an established tank is how we often quick-start new tanks, i.e., yes, ... | |
| flowerhorn 2 mnths old | 3/17/2010 |
| Q: I have a 2 mnths old flower horn fish,am feeding it with red floweerhorn fish food for"baby" it ... A: You need to be patient. Eventually it will eat. Personally, I use TetraMin flake food and ... | |
| Fungus in aquarium filter and in tank | 3/16/2010 |
| Q: I have a 29 gallon fresh water fish tank with angel fish, bala sharks, and black skirts. I have had ... A: You can't "get rid of it" by putting some chemical in the tank or something like that. All you can ... | |
| oscars | 3/16/2010 |
| Q: i have 2 Oscars. one about 5", the other about 6". they twitch their bodies, vibrate their tails, ... A: They are courting. If it goes well, they might lay eggs. They typically lay the eggs on a hard ... | |
| pregnant platy or fat platy | 3/16/2010 |
| Q: my platy is fat she has been that way for a month and a half is she pregnant?how long can a platy be ... A: She can be pregnant for many months. During that time, she might actually give birth to a few kids ... | |
| Oscar Rejecting Food | 3/15/2010 |
| Q: Hey Ron, I recently purchased two Oscars. One is a Tiger Oscar and the other is a white one. I ... A: Give him time. When he takes it in then spits it out, he is "tasting it". So far, he has decided ... | |
| Filter | 3/15/2010 |
| Q: i am intrested in keeping aquarium plant in my aquarium.iam having 6 oscars and the plant that i ... A: You can't really argue whether biosponges are better or worse than bioballs. It depends on the ... | |
| tuberculosis | 3/15/2010 |
| Q: I think my 30 gal. tank has tb I cleaned it as best i could with out totaly shutting it down. I have ... A: Why would you think that it has tuberculosis? That is very rare. There are many reasons why fish ... | |
| Green terror | 3/15/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering why has my female green terror turned very dark and is lip locking with the male? Is ... A: It sounds like courtship behavior. Keep an eye on things because sometimes courtship results in ... | |
| Tiger Barb Breeding | 3/15/2010 |
| Q: Coleman, I currently have a well established 30 gallon freshwater tank with a 55 on the way. In it ... A: If she is carrying eggs, there is nothing you can do to make her lay them. That is entirely up to ... | |
| convict fish | 3/14/2010 |
| Q: someone told me that female convicts can turn male and male convicts can turn female anytime to have ... A: There is a very slight possibility that this might happen in extremely rare cases, but in general, ... | |
| rainbow cichlid fry | 3/14/2010 |
| Q: my pair of rainbow cichlids have managed to lay eggs and they are all hatched now wiggling in the ... A: You can move them anytime. I move fry by sucking them up with a clean (never used) turkey baster. ... | |
| tetra | 3/14/2010 |
| Q: I just got a new tank and have 5 neon tetra's and 2 glowlight tetra's. One of the glowlight is ... A: I suggest you add more structure (rocks, plants, wood) to the tank, to help break up the space. This ... | |
| red tiger oscarfish | 3/14/2010 |
| Q: We moved our oscar two nights ago from a 30 gal. tank back into a 55 gal.tank which until recently ... A: pH isn't typically the problem with a fish like an oscar. Dissolved waste in the water can be a ... | |
| Betta Fish | 3/13/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering if betta fish can eat raw meat. I heard they can but I want to be sure and how do I ... A: I see no reason whatsoever to feed a betta with raw meat of any kind. Why would you want to do ... | |
| Help? | 3/13/2010 |
| Q: I have some tequila sunrise guppies. I am no expert on fish, but this morning I have realized there ... A: "Bubbles" can be caused by bruising (typically the result of bites by another fish) or they can be ... | |
| water softener and fish | 3/13/2010 |
| Q: Until a week ago, I filled my 55 gal freshwater tank from a hose connected to a sink and mix ... A: It is hard for me to say exactly what your water is like from here, but it sounds like you've got ... | |
| red claw crab | 3/13/2010 |
| Q: i bouught a fluval aquarium a week ago and added a few fish and a crab. i just noticed as the crab ... A: Unfortunately I have never kept crabs so I really don't know what the bubble is. It certainly could ... | |
| mysterious spots on fish | 3/13/2010 |
| Q: I had 2 red-eye tetras that are dead and dying. The one who is dead, had a red "pimple" or "bump" on ... A: It sounds like you need to pay much more attention to water quality. You should be changing 25% of ... | |
| 7yr old goldfish with ich | 3/12/2010 |
| Q: I have been treating my 7yr old common goldfish for ich the past 9 days with rid ich+, I have ... A: It takes a while to treat ich. Ich is a parasite that goes through a weeklong or so life cycle and ... | |
| Distressed fish after water change | 3/12/2010 |
| Q: Mr. Coleman, I understand that this question may not fall under your expertise, but it appears the ... A: I do not understand the part where you say "...when introduced to the aquarium". This suggests to ... | |
| jack demspey cichlid | 3/12/2010 |
| Q: 55gallon tank, 1jack dempsey7-8", 1black convict5", 1crawfish, 1pleco8". NO live food. Penquin ... A: Each kind of filter has its pros and cons. In my largest tanks (150 gallons+), I use MarineLand ... | |
| breeding gouramis | 3/12/2010 |
| Q: I just bought my son three gouramis, one is a pink kissing, one is a blue, and one is a dwarf. ... A: I'm sorry to hear that. It could have been any of the other fish. The idea that some fish are ... | |
| Green terror cichlids | 3/12/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering why does my female green terrors gold edged fins fade a litle bit they dont look ... A: Cichlids change colors depending on many factors, including health and breeding status. So, for ... | |
| hi, please tell me how to sexing cichlids | 3/11/2010 |
| Q: ok...i was wondering how come some female cichlids have egg spot on their lower back fin too and how ... A: Many male cichlids from East Africa have egg spots on the anal fin. Rarely females will have these, ... | |
| My Columbian Catfish | 3/11/2010 |
| Q: I've had my sharks for about 2 months now. They are about 3' each and housed in a 60g tank. The tank ... A: I think you need to do more water changes. In general, I recommend that you change 25% of the water ... | |
| Arowana | 3/11/2010 |
| Q: Can you put a Silver Arowana and a Jardini Arowana together in a same tank if it is large enough and ... A: I see no reason why you could not keep two arrawanas together other than that you would need a very ... | |
| Fungus in aquarium filter and in tank | 3/10/2010 |
| Q: I have a 29 gallon fresh water fish tank with angel fish, bala sharks, and black skirts. I have had ... A: You should always use a gravel siphon when doing a water change. When you say a "fungus", is it ... | |
| ph fungus | 3/10/2010 |
| Q: i have a 32ltr hood tank and my ph is at 7.4 in the morning and goes up during the day and is back ... A: Is the tank in direct sunlight? If so, that could affect water chemistry. I do not see any ... | |
| elephant nose fish | 3/10/2010 |
| Q: I have 4 elephant nose fish in a 40 gallon tank.They're all about 2" long.Trouble is, one will not ... A: You need to put a lot more structure in the tank. For instance, if you are going to have four ... | |
| My Betta | 3/9/2010 |
| Q: Hello i just got my fish yesterday and hes face is up to the surface and hes not eating much maybe ... A: No there is nothing wrong with him. Many fish do not eat for several days or even a week or more ... | |
| my oscar fish; choking | 3/9/2010 |
| Q: My oscar fish just ate a feeder fish tail first and is now acting like he is dieing, what should I ... A: Hopefully he will be able to cough it up. You could try pulling it out, but you risk seriously ... | |
| My goldfish | 3/9/2010 |
| Q: Is it possible for my goldfish to get lonely? I have a quite large tank and I used to have 7 ... A: It is possible for some fish and goldfish are likely one of those. They prefer to be in groups. ... | |
| jack demspey cichlid | 3/8/2010 |
| Q: 55gallon tank, 1jack dempsey7-8", 1black convict5", 1crawfish, 1pleco8". NO live food. Penquin ... A: I assume that the wood was from a pet store and not just something that you collected in a local ... | |
| Convict Fries | 3/8/2010 |
| Q: Ron This is Rizwan from Egypt. I have a set pair of convict cichlid, 15 days before this pair laid ... A: Convicts are egg layers with external fertilization, meaning that the male has to be present when ... | |
| electric yellow cichlids | 3/7/2010 |
| Q: I have started a freshwater tank with 2 electric yellow cichlids. Do I need a bottom feeder? if so, ... A: You do not need to have a bottom feeder. There are catfish called synodontis catfish that come from ... | |
| Corydoras | 3/7/2010 |
| Q: Our Cory's keep laying eggs, first bunch we removed from the tank, and put them in a littler one- ... A: If they have a little dot inside, then it sounds like they are developing. They should hatch in the ... | |
| swollen stomach | 3/7/2010 |
| Q: my mbuma's got a really swollen up stomach after stop eating for about a week. A: Unfortunately this is a condition known as "bloat". Bloat is not a specific disease but rather a ... | |
| White Substance | 3/6/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering what is this clear type substance at the surfce of my tank and is it dangerous to my ... A: There should not be a substance on the surface of your tank. Yes it is dangerous to your fish and ... | |
| stocking a 55 gallon | 3/6/2010 |
| Q: I am in the process of restocking my 55 gallon tank after a heater malfunctioned and cooked my ... A: A blood parrot would not be a good idea. They get large and heavy bodied and that will ultimately be ... | |
| Convict Fries | 3/5/2010 |
| Q: Ron This is Rizwan from Egypt. I have a set pair of convict cichlid, 15 days before this pair laid ... A: They will breed again. What were you feeding the babies? You need to feed the babies once they ... | |
| HIGH nitrites-reddish gills | 3/5/2010 |
| Q: I just did water test my nitrites are off the charts im doing a water change now....this must be why ... A: High nitrates can cause damage but there is nothing you can treat him with to fix that. All you can ... | |
| MURALIDHARAN K FROM INDIA | 3/5/2010 |
| Q: Now i found that my flowerhorn colour is fading.The fish loses its black patches at the center and ... A: Keep in mind that flowerhorns will naturally change color as they get older. The hump changes size ... | |
| Green terror cichlids | 3/5/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering how i know if my green terror has enough oxygen in the tank and if they are ... A: When a fish breathes heavily you can see its gills moving in and out and often the fish will be ... | |
| Jack Dempsey Fish | 3/4/2010 |
| Q: I have a large Jack Dempsey alone in a 55 gallon tank. Periodically he will start rolling over and ... A: That is unlikely to be playing. Those symptoms are often a sign of deteriorating water quality. Are ... | |
| Airstones | 3/3/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering what does an airstone do and where can i buy them? ANSWER: Hi Brendon, An ... A: They might push it around. I used to have a large wolf cichlid that would get really angry at the ... | |
| Male / Female | 3/2/2010 |
| Q: My mum has given me her 3 pink parrot fish and they are gorgeous, but we don't know how to tell if ... A: There are no simple ways to tell the sexes of parrot cichlids. In general, the males will be a ... | |
| Airstones | 3/2/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering what does an airstone do and where can i buy them? A: An airstone puts a fine stream of bubbles into the water. This allows the air to dissolve into the ... | |
| Molly Fish - Chasing...? | 3/1/2010 |
| Q: I'm not sure if you know much about mollies, but I thought I'd giv'er a shot. I'm a beginner molly ... A: Probably the best thing you can do is put a lot more plants and/or wood in the tank. That will break ... | |
| Sex of my Jack | 3/1/2010 |
| Q: My Jack is about 7inches now I have had two different answers as to the sex of my Jack. Could you ... A: Jack Dempseys do not have any obvious sexual differences so it is not trivial to tell the sex. If I ... | |
| My fish in my freshwater tank keep dying? | 3/1/2010 |
| Q: I wanted to make sure my fish was properly cycled before adding new fish in, or at least on the way ... A: The fact that your water is cloudy coming out of the tank is not very encouraging (do you drink that ... | |
| Green terror Cichlids | 3/1/2010 |
| Q: My male green terror seems to have some sort of twitch when he is near the female what is it? ... A: Java moss would be great for the fry to hide in. As for providing oxygen, I wouldn't say yes or ... | |
| Cichlid compatibility | 3/1/2010 |
| Q: I am trying to re-setup my tank. Earlier I had guppies and mollies, but now I want to try out ... A: All cichlids are definitely NOT compatible with each other. I generally only put East African with ... | |
| My fish in my freshwater tank keep dying? | 2/28/2010 |
| Q: I wanted to make sure my fish was properly cycled before adding new fish in, or at least on the way ... A: They all don't have to be infected originally to cause a problem. If one of them is infected, the ... | |
| fish loss | 2/28/2010 |
| Q: I bought a 17 gallon hexagon aquarium one week ago. I set it up exactly the way the pet shop ... A: I am surprised that the pet store let you buy that many fish at the start. That is very ... | |
| Green terror Cichlids | 2/28/2010 |
| Q: My male green terror seems to have some sort of twitch when he is near the female what is it? ... A: That is up to you. Catfish can be a problem, but usually the parents can fend them off. Personally, ... | |
| oscars | 2/28/2010 |
| Q: I have 2 oscars that are about 6 inches long and today was the first time ive every seen them have ... A: In cichlids like oscars, courting and fighting look exactly the same. The only difference is the ... | |
| Lump now Hole...? | 2/28/2010 |
| Q: I currently have three 2" red-bellied piranhas. All are active, eating, and have been provided ... A: If it was a parasite, it has come out now so there likely isn't any need to "cure" him. The big ... | |
| Behaviour | 2/27/2010 |
| Q: I have two fish, I've had them for about ten months now, and one of them has been acting strangely ... A: That is very hard to say, e.g., you didn't tell me what kind of fish it is. In general, though, I ... | |
| Green terror Cichlids | 2/27/2010 |
| Q: My male green terror cichlid is always attacking my female green terror. She is smaller than him and ... A: You need to add a lot of structure to the tank, i.e., things like wood, rock and/or plants to break ... | |
| Lump now Hole...? | 2/26/2010 |
| Q: I currently have three 2" red-bellied piranhas. All are active, eating, and have been provided ... A: That is hard to say. It could have been some sort of parasite that has emerged, or one of the other ... | |
| Sick Green Spotted Puffer fish | 2/26/2010 |
| Q: I just got my Green Spotted Puffer fish about 5 days ago. My puffer is in a 3 gallon tank and i put ... A: You need to give him time. It is very normal for a fish not to eat anything for days or even weeks ... | |
| oscar fish | 2/25/2010 |
| Q: But one of the two is starting to get black developing on all of the fins. I was just wondering if ... A: It could be normal color change or it could indicate a little bit of damage due to abrasion. I ... | |
| Growth on side of Parrot Fish | 2/25/2010 |
| Q: I noticed two weeks ago my parrot fish has a very large bump almost looks as if it's a tumor on his ... A: If it is a tumor (which is very likely) I do not see how Pimafix can do anything about it. Tumors ... | |
| Are my Molly's Fighting or Playing? | 2/24/2010 |
| Q: I recently got my first aquarium, it is a 10-gallon. I did some research beforehand so I set up the ... A: Putting two male mollies in a small tank is pretty much asking them to fight, which is what is ... | |
| goldfish question | 2/24/2010 |
| Q: My name is Jose, I came up on your website combing the internet about fish diseases. I have a ... A: It looks like a tumor, i.e., a cancerous growth. This isn't likely contagious but there really isn't ... | |
| Platy fish being pregnant | 2/23/2010 |
| Q: My fish is a female platy and we have got 2 males in our tank. She has a really round shaped belly ... A: They don't give you any clear indication. They just give birth. As for what you should do, that ... | |
| Problem with electric yellow | 2/23/2010 |
| Q: Im wondering if you could help me with what may be wrong with my female electric yellow. Over the ... A: After the fish died, did you do a lot of water changes? If not, you should. I would change 25% of ... | |
| Sick Dovii Fish | 2/23/2010 |
| Q: I need help with my Dovii Cichlid. He shows signs of sickness which looks like mouth fungus,rag tail ... A: Sadly, the most likely cause of those symptoms displayed by your dovii would be attacks by one of ... | |
| Bristlenose Catfish Fighting Injuries | 2/22/2010 |
| Q: I have a very successful breeding tank after only 12 months of setup. I currently have a large male ... A: Personally, I would not put any medications in with young catfish. Catfish are extraordinarily ... | |
| Sudden Death | 2/22/2010 |
| Q: Have two tanks. One 4ft and one 20inch.Both have thorough weekly changes of one third of the volume ... A: I would not count out the angelfish as attacking other fish. A male angelfish can be quite ... | |
| Mystery Deaths | 2/22/2010 |
| Q: Lately, I've have lost a large number of my fish. I can't find the cause. I have a 15 gallon tank ... A: Unfortunately that is really hard to diagnose. If it were me, I would slow down on the feeding -- ... | |
| Molly Fish - Chasing...? | 2/22/2010 |
| Q: I'm not sure if you know much about mollies, but I thought I'd giv'er a shot. I'm a beginner molly ... A: The problem is that male mollies want to mate. Ideally they want to mate with a female molly. But ... | |
| Blue Lobster or Crayfish | 2/22/2010 |
| Q: I have just got my first Blue Lobster. I have a 20 gallon long tank. I have looked on line to see ... A: They live completely under the water, i.e., they do not need any land to crawl out on. In fact, they ... | |
| oscar fishes? | 2/22/2010 |
| Q: I have this female Oscar that is just laying at the bottom of the tank and the male is not wanting ... A: I am curious how you know that the one is a female and the other a male? Oscars have no visible ... | |
| Fish will no teat | 2/21/2010 |
| Q: I have a 2 and a half year old female platy which I raised from fry that had stopped eating and is ... A: The stringy poop strongly suggests that she has an intestinal infection. There are medications that ... | |
| My fish in my freshwater tank keep dying? | 2/20/2010 |
| Q: I wanted to make sure my fish was properly cycled before adding new fish in, or at least on the way ... A: The stickers aren't the problem. You do not need to add the "Stability" stuff everyday. You add it ... | |
| Chasing male platys | 2/20/2010 |
| Q: Is this normal? I think I have a pregnant female platy in my tank but we only have 1 female and 2 ... A: This is perfectly normal. The last things a male platy wants to see in HIS tank, is another male ... | |
| Please help! | 2/20/2010 |
| Q: I have a 10 month old Oscar ("Bluto"), that started showing the sores associated with HITHD about 2 ... A: The regular weekly water changes are a very good way to go. I don't know about the "natural foods" ... | |
| My fancy golfish | 2/20/2010 |
| Q: I have a 40 gallon freshwater fishtank, and I have 4 fancy faintail goldfish. The one that is sick ... A: Sadly he doesn't sound like a very healthy little fellow and that is unlikely to improve. Yes it is ... | |
| jack Dempsey | 2/20/2010 |
| Q: How often does the Jack Dempsey lay eggs A: A female Jack Dempsey CAN lay eggs every three weeks or so if she wants. Whether she will do that or ... | |
| african mbuna | 2/19/2010 |
| Q: I have a 37 gallon cube aquarium, 24 wide by 18 deep by 20 tall, I would really like to do a mbuna ... A: You can put mbuna in there, the number is going to depend on how much structure you have in the ... | |
| Flicking | 2/19/2010 |
| Q: I have a Convict Cichlid, 2 Jack Dempsey Cichlids And two firemouth Cichlids. A while back i noticed ... A: Fish will "flick" a little without there being anything wrong, i.e. if a fish does it once or twice ... | |
| Bristlenose catfish | 2/19/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering what would i need in my tank if i decided to buy some bristlenose catfish? And what ... A: Pieces of driftwood would make a bristlenose catfish feel right at home. You can feed them sinking ... | |
| green terrors | 2/19/2010 |
| Q: Hey how u doin im wordering why my green terrors arent breed i gave them a tank by there self i ... A: Lip locking between two fish can mean many things. If it is a male and female, it is a form a ... | |
| Leopard Crabs | 2/19/2010 |
| Q: Im currently looking at getting one from the store but I want to know a little bit more information ... A: Sorry but I have absolutely no experience with leopard crabs. Sorry. I would be cautious because ... | |
| pH Drops with Water Changes | 2/18/2010 |
| Q: I have two tanks. A 42 gal hex with a Penquin 200 bio filter and a 12 gal Eclipse. Both tanks have ... A: Hmmm... that is mysterious. I am unsure as to why you are adding salt to the tank. Neither the ... | |
| My fish keep dying!! | 2/17/2010 |
| Q: So heres the thing: I wanted to make sure my fish was properly cycled before adding new fish in, or ... A: I am sorry for the delay in responding; I was out of the country. The key to a fish tank is not ... | |
| Gormi Fish | 2/17/2010 |
| Q: the Platty fish that I have has eaten on the big Gormi fish what do I need to treat the gormi fish ... A: I suspect you mean "gourami"? The best thing you can do is to separate the fish (as you said you ... | |
| plants | 2/17/2010 |
| Q: i am intrested in keeping aquarium plant in my aquarium.iam having 6 oscars and the plant that i ... A: I doubt if you will be successful if you try to put Amazon sword plants in with oscars. Oscars will ... | |
| Strange Behavior | 2/17/2010 |
| Q: I have a young Jack Dempsey cichlid who has been acting strange over the past few days. He is ... A: Erratic swimming is often one of the first signs of deteriorating water quality. Have you been doing ... | |
| Black Moor Goldfish | 2/15/2010 |
| Q: I've had a Black Moor Goldfish for about 4-5 months now, and I've been keeping him in an ... A: Actually I did see that paragraph. My answer still applies. The trouble is that when a fish is in a ... | |
| Flower Horn is Critical | 2/15/2010 |
| Q: I have a 6 inch female Red Dragon Flower Horn. she is alone in 40 Gallon Tank with canister filter. ... A: Have you been doing regular weekly water changes? You need to change 25% of the water once a week, ... | |
| Goldfish | 2/15/2010 |
| Q: My fantail goldfish is kept in a 10 gallon tank with four other goldfish but now she is being lazy ... A: It could be that she is getting older, but it could also be that one of the other fish has been ... | |
| black fin shark | 2/15/2010 |
| Q: ok we have a problem we bought this fish a few days ago and the store owners did not inform us how ... A: A black fin shark is not really a shark at all, but actually it is a type of barb. They come from ... | |
| Jack Dempsey? | 2/14/2010 |
| Q: I have a fish that I bought over a year ago, which I at the time believed to be a Jack Dempsey. ... A: From that picture, he could be a young Jack Dempsey. Keep in mind that there are many Central ... | |
| fresh water aquarium problem | 2/14/2010 |
| Q: I have a 46 gallon freshwater tank with about 20 fish, mostly neon's, tetra's and barb's. After ... A: You are vastly overfeeding the tank. There should not be any flakes lying on the bottom ever. Only ... | |
| gold piranha | 2/14/2010 |
| Q: i have a 4" gold piranha in a 20G tank i want to find a tank mate for him but every tank mate that i ... A: That is why they are called piranhas. They don't play well with others. I can't think of anything ... | |
| Black Moor Goldfish | 2/14/2010 |
| Q: I've had a Black Moor Goldfish for about 4-5 months now, and I've been keeping him in an ... A: That is really too small of a home for your fish. While he might be just fine for a while, ... | |
| Pacu | 2/13/2010 |
| Q: I got a 300 gallon tank with 3 Peacock Bass and 2 Red Belly Pacus I was wondering about the red ... A: Fish color is a product of many things, including age, diet and how the fish feels. For instance, ... | |
| Goldfish On Bottom Of Tank | 2/12/2010 |
| Q: I have two goldfish, a Black Moor and a Calico Telescope, and up until about 2 days ago they have ... A: Unfortunately that doesn't look good. You said you did a 25% water change -- I assume that you do ... | |
| Distressed gourami | 2/12/2010 |
| Q: saw your profile and don't know if you can answer since it looks like you deal with cichlid fish ... A: Unfortunately that is really hard to say. Doing the water changes is good. BTW, I never use ... | |
| South American-Red Tiger Cichlid/Oscar | 2/12/2010 |
| Q: I've had (Mr.Peabody)for soon one year! he has a 60liter Tetra Aqua Art Aquarium we live in Sweden. ... A: The good news is that he will likely heal, given time. It is important to change the water in ... | |
| swollen stomach | 2/12/2010 |
| Q: i had a pulse spotted flower horn no he is turned in white and his stomach is swollen and from week ... A: What did you feed him before the problem? Also, are you doing regular weekly water changes? ... | |
| White Sand | 2/11/2010 |
| Q: Hey Ron, Its too cool that you and others with such knowledge help us hobby guys the way you do, its ... A: The biggest problem with really fine sand is that it can get compacted. That creates problems ... | |
| garbage bags? | 2/11/2010 |
| Q: just a quick question. if i had to make a quick fix aquarium, say is one of mine started leaking, ... A: I always keep a Rubbermaid tub around, just in case. Get a new one, and rinse it a bunch of times ... | |
| white cotton on Oscar fin | 2/10/2010 |
| Q: Im a long time person of questions on Experts. You have helped me many times. I have a 7 yr old ... A: You could try the Maracyn. I notice also that he has some hole in the head. Be careful that you ... | |
| black moor goldfish | 2/10/2010 |
| Q: I recently got 2 black moor females. They seem very happy and healthy but it looks like they are ... A: A fish should never "shed". This is often a sign of ick. Ick is treatable. There are many ... | |
| Feeding | 2/9/2010 |
| Q: I have had an albino tiger Oscar for a little over a year and he eats like a monster. I recently got ... A: Are you doing regular weekly partial water changes? You should be changing 25% of the water once a ... | |
| identification | 2/9/2010 |
| Q: my sons science teacher sent home 2 fish. one i know is a guppy, who was pregnant...the other i have ... A: Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it), there are thousands of different ... | |
| Sick Beta | 2/9/2010 |
| Q: This is our first Beta fish and I have grown quite attached to the guy! We've had him about 5 ... A: That is hard to say. Moving him to larger quarters was a good idea. You didn't by any chance use ... | |
| white cotton on Oscar fin | 2/8/2010 |
| Q: Im a long time person of questions on Experts. You have helped me many times. I have a 7 yr old ... A: From the photo, it appears to be a very small amount of damage. Personally I would not treat it and ... | |
| blood parrots just laid eggs! dont know what to do | 2/8/2010 |
| Q: i have a 55 gallon tank with 2 blood parrots, 9 tetras and an algea eater. i thought my bps were ... A: Actually, if they hatch, the parents will become very protective and I would worry more about the ... | |
| Oscar cloudy inside eye | 2/8/2010 |
| Q: Ron Sorry I just asked you a question about one of my oscars. I have a question on the other. They ... A: Given that he is the only fish in the tank, banging his eye on something is a very likely ... | |
| white cotton on Oscar fin | 2/8/2010 |
| Q: Im a long time person of questions on Experts. You have helped me many times. I have a 7 yr old ... A: It sounds like a fungus. Could he have bashed himself against something? I would try one of the ... | |
| blood parrots just laid eggs! dont know what to do | 2/7/2010 |
| Q: i have a 55 gallon tank with 2 blood parrots, 9 tetras and an algea eater. i thought my bps were ... A: The one with the larger breeding tube is most likely the female. The good news is that you do not ... | |
| Green Severum | 2/7/2010 |
| Q: I have a very large green severum whom I've had for a approx two years, he has always eaten very ... A: When you say "10% on a regular basis", how regular is that? Ideally you would be changing 25% of ... | |
| sick catfish, angel fish are fine | 2/7/2010 |
| Q: I have just transferred my 3 angelfish, and my three catfish into a larger tank. (1 week ago). The ... A: That is hard to say but my first guess would be to suggest that maybe the angelfish attacked the ... | |
| how to recognize flower horn is male or female | 2/5/2010 |
| Q: how to recognize flower horn is male or female. plsss i want 2 know wether my fh is male or female ... A: There is no perfect way to tell male from female flowerhorns. Males are going to be more robust and ... | |
| Breeding Platy | 2/5/2010 |
| Q: I have a 10 Gallon tank with about 5 platy's and 3 tetras with a good amount of live plants. I ... A: Putting her in the 3 gallon tank is a good idea. Putting the tank in the dark is not necessary, nor ... | |
| can a suckerfish go with goldfish | 2/5/2010 |
| Q: CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF A SUCKERFISH GO IN A TANK WITH GOLDFISH PLEASE...... A: Yes and no. There is no physical reason why not, but keep in mind that suckerfish (I assume you ... | |
| High nitrates, excessive algea | 2/4/2010 |
| Q: I have a 55 gl aquarium with 9 cichlids (all are about 3"-4"), 2 clown loaches, and a bristlenose ... A: I don't have a good answer for you. In general, you can really reduce algae growth by simply ... | |
| Pregnant Molly Fish | 2/3/2010 |
| Q: I apologize if this question is no appropriate for you. I didn't see anyone else available until the ... A: Here's the cool thing about many livebearers: you don't need a male present! Many of them can store ... | |
| african cichilds are dying!! | 2/3/2010 |
| Q: For the past two weeks my african cichilds have been dying off. This is the third one that has died ... A: Is one of the other fish chasing the smaller fish incessantly? Also, have you been doing regular ... | |
| Feeding | 2/1/2010 |
| Q: I have had an albino tiger Oscar for a little over a year and he eats like a monster. I recently got ... A: Drop in a bunch of algae wafers when the light is off on the tank. The pleco can easily smell them ... | |
| angel fish | 2/1/2010 |
| Q: Can I keep tiger barbs with two angelfish? What is a good tank mate for angel fish? also can I keep ... A: Angelfish are cichlids. They are cichlids that come from South America. Personally, I would not ... | |
| goldfish | 2/1/2010 |
| Q: my daughter bought 3 fancy gold fish a week ago we believe one is caring eggs will theses eggs hatch ... A: Goldfish do not mate internally. A female is always carrying eggs in some stage, but she only lays ... | |
| Ich | 1/31/2010 |
| Q: .. I've been looking through info on Ich and can't find what I need to know anywhere. My question ... A: There are no obvious signs that the treatment is working. Many people make the mistake of seeing a ... | |
| goldfish | 1/31/2010 |
| Q: my daughter bought 3 fancy gold fish a week ago we believe one is caring eggs will theses eggs hatch ... A: Goldfish are egg layers. That means that the female lays the eggs (often on plants or on the gravel) ... | |
| Maintaining My Tank | 1/31/2010 |
| Q: I would like to know some pointers on how to maintain my fish tank of 20 gallons.First I just ... A: The most important thing to do is regular weekly partial water changes. You should be changing 25% ... | |
| tankmates | 1/31/2010 |
| Q: i have a 55 gal with 2 blood parrots and i just got 2 yellow african cichlids. is that ok? i was ... A: One can never say for sure, but in general, I do not mix Central/South American cichlids with East ... | |
| Green terror cichlid | 1/29/2010 |
| Q: i have two green terror cichlids that have just spawned and the babies have hatched two days ago and ... A: I wouldn't count them out until it has been at least a week that you haven't seen them. The parents ... | |
| Green terror cichlid | 1/29/2010 |
| Q: i have two green terror cichlids that have just spawned and the babies have hatched two days ago and ... A: The parents will often move the kids from one pit to another, sometimes several times a day. Yes, ... | |
| /////////////////////URGENT HELP NEEDED!///////////////////// | 1/29/2010 |
| Q: help me. my new male guppy came with 3 others and one of them was found on the bottom of the tank ... A: Do you know what the disease called "ick" looks like? It could be that. If so, there are various ... | |
| /////////////////////URGENT HELP NEEDED!///////////////////// | 1/28/2010 |
| Q: help me. my new male guppy came with 3 others and one of them was found on the bottom of the tank ... A: It sounds like one of your fish is attacking the others but it is hard to say which. Are you ... | |
| fish spots on tail | 1/28/2010 |
| Q: i have a 100 gallon tank with cichlid fish and some of the fish have white spots on their tails can ... A: Are you referring to the large white dots on the anal fin (the fin on the bottom rear) or the ... | |
| african ciclid injury | 1/27/2010 |
| Q: I have a male Frontrosa african ciclid that was beat pretty bad by another fish the lump in his head ... A: Time will tell. Removing him was a good thing to do. Cichlids are pretty tough and can recover ... | |
| Green terror cichlid | 1/26/2010 |
| Q: i have two green terror cichlids that have just spawned and the babies have hatched two days ago and ... A: Once they hatch, they become "wrigglers". Wrigglers cannot swim. The parents will often hide these ... | |
| sleeping fish | 1/26/2010 |
| Q: I know your not a goldfish expert but my fish is NOT sick just strange. Is it normal for a fish to ... A: It would be best if you did water changes before it gets to that point. You should be changing 25% ... | |
| CATFISH | 1/26/2010 |
| Q: .. My shark catfish has some white fluffy growth on its body. The area near its gills was red one ... A: I am unclear about what you are saying. You saw white cotton growth on the fish food pellets and ... | |
| stinky snail problem | 1/26/2010 |
| Q: Okay so we're all 10th graders in chemistry. We had have to do an experiement with snails and ... A: Unfortunately I do not have any experience with snails so there really isn't anything I can offer to ... | |
| tiger oscars | 1/26/2010 |
| Q: ANSWER: Hi Kim, Are you doing regular water changes? You should be changing 25% of the water ... A: When you do the water changes, be sure that you are using a gravel siphon to vaccuum the gravel. ... | |
| breeding | 1/26/2010 |
| Q: can a female dovii breed with a male jack dempsey A: Most Central American cichlids CAN breed with each other, particularly if proper mates are not ... | |
| treating new tank syndrome-- move fish out? | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: I have done a lot of online research for two days and haven't been able to find a specific reference ... A: When you start up a fish tank it takes a while (about 6 weeks to be exact) for the tank to balance ... | |
| bettas | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: I got a male betta for christmas. I feed him and change his water. I just changed his water last ... A: When you change his water it is important that you only change 25% at a time and that the water you ... | |
| water | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: I have a freshwater aquarium tank. i wanted to know can i add water in my tank without using water ... A: It depends entirely on what is in your water in the first place. For example, in the United States, ... | |
| Bristlenose male | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: My mother's bristle nose pleco has an extremely swollen belly and seems to have red dots/splotches ... A: It does sound like it is sick, however, there is very little you can do about it. Catfish are very ... | |
| tiger oscars | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: hi would like to know what causes my oscars to change colour from black to grey i have had all the ... A: Are you doing regular water changes? You should be changing 25% of the water once a week, every ... | |
| acid problem in freshwater aquaria | 1/24/2010 |
| Q: 1) Is there really such a thing, as we've been told, as "old tank syndrome" i.e., tanks that have ... A: I have never heard of the "old tank syndrome" per se. If a tank has plants or wood in it, over time ... | |
| Betta fish tank | 1/24/2010 |
| Q: We unknowingly bought a mirrored 5 gallon tank as a starter kit in the box, after setting it up and ... A: That is an interesting issue. Out here in California we have a store called TAP Plastics that sells ... | |
| Neon Tetras. | 1/24/2010 |
| Q: I am curious about neon tetras. Do they make good beginner fish? Also, where is the best place to ... A: Neon tetras are very pretty but not necessarily the best beginner fishes. If you do go with neons, ... | |
| re : tankmates for acei cichlids | 1/23/2010 |
| Q: I have a tank with a bumblebee cichlid and an acei cichlid. Can i put in my convict? She is in ... A: In general, I do not recommend mixing cichlids from Central America (convicts) with cichlids from ... | |
| Goldfish | 1/22/2010 |
| Q: lately my goldfish has slightly began discolouring around one side of the body, fins and the tails ... A: You need to be doing regular weekly partial water changes. You should be changing 25% of the water ... | |
| Betta with open wound | 1/20/2010 |
| Q: I've had my red betta (Ronin) for the past 1.5 years. Water parameters are good & clean. He's in a ... A: Sadly I don't know what else you can do. Hopefully the Maracyn will help. Keep in mind that 1.5 ... | |
| How's this for stocking? | 1/20/2010 |
| Q: So I have a 55 gallon tank that is currently cycling.It has a peguin 350 filter (75 gallons), one ... A: I wouldn't worry about the cories eating firemouth eggs. It could happen, but it seems highly ... | |
| How's this for stocking? | 1/20/2010 |
| Q: So I have a 55 gallon tank that is currently cycling.It has a peguin 350 filter (75 gallons), one ... A: In terms of number of fishes, that seems okay. Personally I do not mix Asian fish (barbs) with ... | |
| angelfish fry | 1/20/2010 |
| Q: i have a pair of angelfish and they laid some eggs... i totally know how to take care of fish ... A: You can feed them "green water". Take a bucket and put it outside in the sun. Algae will grow in it ... | |
| re :venustus tankmates | 1/20/2010 |
| Q: Can a blood parrot fish and venustus be tank mates. If not, what are the best tankmates for a ... A: A venustus comes from Lake Malawi in East Africa. A blood parrot fish is a manmade cichlid that ... | |
| bloated fish | 1/20/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering if there was some kind of illnes that convicts get that effects their swim bladder ... A: There are various intestinal or swim bladder infections that can cause this. It is a bit unusual for ... | |
| oscar fish pregnancy | 1/19/2010 |
| Q: I have recently acquired 2 large fish, I was told by the previous owner that they are oscars. one ... A: They could be cichlids. An oscar is one type of cichlid. However, cichlids do not get pregnant as ... | |
| Blood Parrot Cichlid | 1/19/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering if a Blood Parrot Cichlid would be a good fish to complete my 40 gallon tank set up. ... A: Are you aware that blood parrot cichlids are manmade hybrids? Personally, I would not put a blood ... | |
| angelfish were killed please help! | 1/19/2010 |
| Q: i have a 55 gallon tank with 2 blood parrots,3 high fin tetras,and 1 angel. today i went out and got ... A: My guess is that the larger blood parrot attacked the newcomers. The parrot cichlid would regard ... | |
| Crowntail Betta | 1/18/2010 |
| Q: I've had regular Betta fish for several years without problems. They seem to last about 3-4years. I ... A: That is really hard to say. It is very possible that he had some disease before you got him. ... | |
| Selling | 1/18/2010 |
| Q: Hey! I was wondering on what people are "into" I'm 14 and I decided to start a little business ... A: The challenge of selling fish is that unlike other things like car parts or stereos, fish can die ... | |
| oscar has bloody tissue in one eye | 1/18/2010 |
| Q: He is in a 50 gallon tank with an angelfish and a crayfish. The water is good. A few months back ... A: That is a tough one. There are many possible causes for a bad eye. The most likely is that he ... | |
| Urgent... Ick problem came back, treatment not working, what now?? | 1/17/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering what was safe to use for Ick in a freshwater tanks? In my aquarium I have two ... A: First you need to understand what ick is. It is a little organism with two stages to its life. In ... | |
| parrot fish eggs | 1/17/2010 |
| Q: hi i was wondering what color are fertilized parrot fish eggs or what color are if they will ... A: Fertilized eggs will start to go dark after a couple of days. They will hatch in about 4 days or ... | |
| Injured tiger cichlid - need help | 1/17/2010 |
| Q: We have a 100 gallon tank, with over 50 pounds of lace rock, which has been housing three Oscars ... A: I suspect that there is more going on here than a fish getting stuck. I suspect he stuck himself to ... | |
| Oscar | 1/16/2010 |
| Q: I am thinking about getting a couple of Oscars but i also want to know if there is any other ... A: The general answer is no, unless you have a really large tank, e.g., 150 gallons. Basically, an ... | |
| Silver Shark has a problem with one of its eyes | 1/16/2010 |
| Q: I have a 180 litre fish tank with three common Plecs 3 Clown loaches and 3 Silver sharks. The tank ... A: It is very likely that he suffered some physical damage to his eye during the ordeal. The good news ... | |
| Beta fish water temp heat source | 1/16/2010 |
| Q: Since the ambient temperature in my home will not bring the water above 65 degrees, I have attached ... A: Most fish do not care a lot about "sleeping". They will sleep if there is no light, but otherwise, ... | |
| white bubles on my betta | 1/16/2010 |
| Q: I just cleaned my fish tank and I put some JUNGLE START RIGHT with Allantoin in there Iwaited ... A: First, you should never clean out a fish tank completely. That disrupts the whole balance of the ... | |
| Sick Blood Parrot Fish | 1/15/2010 |
| Q: One of my parrot fish (Blush) died this week and the other one (Tango) has been laying on the bottom ... A: I am sorry to hear that. The best thing you can do right now is more frequent water changes. It is ... | |
| Listless pleco | 1/15/2010 |
| Q: My pleco is very listless -- lying against the side of the tank rather than sucking on it, not ... A: Sadly that does not sound good. Have you been doing regular weekly partial water changes? You ... | |
| Mollies | 1/15/2010 |
| Q: When i barely started my 10 gal aquarium i started with a betta, silver molly, and i think its ... A: They could be thinking about mating. Fish like mollies do a little courtship "dance" before mating ... | |
| Dieing/Disappearing Snails | 1/14/2010 |
| Q: We had 4 small apple snails in our 10 gallon goldfish tank, which they have thrived in for approx. ... A: Hmmm... that is a bit of a mystery. Unfortunately I do not have any experience with apple snails. ... | |
| Betta Fish | 1/14/2010 |
| Q: My Betta fish has recently had some color changes. he majorily mostly red and pink when i got him, ... A: Bettas can change colors in a couple of ways. They will change color to express mood -- they go ... | |
| oscar ciclid | 1/14/2010 |
| Q: ive had my new family member"Oscar ciclid" for two months almost now.i love him to bits,i have other ... A: It sounds like he or she is thinking about making a nest and that is why your fish is clearing the ... | |
| goldfish blisters | 1/14/2010 |
| Q: I bought a goldfish a month ago, which a week or so ago has got some red spots near its head, which ... A: Air bubbles in the tank are not a problem. I am concerned that your fish is waaaaaay too ... | |
| ventral or pelvic fin | 1/13/2010 |
| Q: I understand you are a chiclid expert and I have a girl betta, so this is not your expertise, but ... A: Hmm.... does your betta have long fins? If so, it is 99% likely to be a male. Females have short ... | |
| Beta fish water temp heat source | 1/13/2010 |
| Q: Since the ambient temperature in my home will not bring the water above 65 degrees, I have attached ... A: You can leave the light on if you want but you would be MUCH better to buy a proper heater. It will ... | |
| information about sucker fish | 1/13/2010 |
| Q: hi i want to ask that sucker fish ... A: Yes, a plecostomus really should have either an airstone in the tank, or a filter which moves the ... | |
| compatibility | 1/13/2010 |
| Q: I love Oscars but the chiclid and the plecostumas are too small to have in a 30 gal tank with these ... A: I am not quite sure what you are asking. An oscar is a type of cichlid, but a 30 gallon tank is too ... | |
| A white color in the edge of the dorsal fin | 1/13/2010 |
| Q: Yesterday, I bought two fishes and I put them directly into my aquarium. unfortunately , I saw after ... A: Most likely this is the result of a little bit of fighting among the fishes. Keep an eye on them to ... | |
| hump head | 1/13/2010 |
| Q: i am having four flowerhorns, each of 4 months old what should i do to get humphead for all 4 ... A: The hump gets largest on males. They get a hump when they are sexually mature. It is not something ... | |
| sharks and oscars | 1/12/2010 |
| Q: Can I put a Blue Torpedo Shark in the same tank as a Tiger Oscar? i have a 55gal tank... how many of ... A: Briefly. If you put anything in with an oscar that will at all fit in his mouth, he will eat it. He ... | |
| Male or Female | 1/12/2010 |
| Q: please clarify whether it is male or female FH. Thanks, Shruthi A: Unfortunately, you cannot tell the sex of a flowerhorn just by looking at it in a photograph. Some ... | |
| goldfish | 1/11/2010 |
| Q: my son has two goldfish and one of them is passing thick white faeces.it doesnt seem ill.we feed ... A: Unfortunately that means that the fish has intestinal parasites. There are various medicines that ... | |
| Sick GoldFish | 1/11/2010 |
| Q: My fish started acting strange and swimming in circles and going mad around the fish tank 3 weeks ... A: I suspect that the fish's problem has nothing to do with the water change. Fish will sometimes get ... | |
| my algae eater | 1/10/2010 |
| Q: in my tank i have one shubumkin fish a Bata and of course an algae eater my tank is 20"L by 10"W by ... A: It is not unusual for algae eaters to hide, in fact, that is quite normal for them. If your ... | |
| plecos | 1/10/2010 |
| Q: Is it alright to have gold fish in the tank with a pleco? And do plecos like light? A: It should be okay to have goldfish and plecos in the same tank. Plecos do not care about light. A ... | |
| jack dempsey and parasites | 1/9/2010 |
| Q: i have 2 6-7in jack dempsey and a juvenile dempsey. They are in a 75 gal tank with 2 carbon filter ... A: It sounds like one of your fish is beating up the other one severely. You really need to separate ... | |
| hump head | 1/9/2010 |
| Q: i am having four flowerhorns, each of 4 months old what should i do to get humphead for all 4 ... A: The best thing you can do is to do lots of water changes to keep the fish happy and healthy. Clean ... | |
| Betta Fish | 1/8/2010 |
| Q: We have 2 1.5 gal. fish bowls with 1 fish in each. How do we keep the water temperature warm? How do ... A: In general fish bowls are too small for keeping fish in permanently. A fish should be in an ... | |
| male/female flowerhorn | 1/8/2010 |
| Q: I have 2 flower horns in my tank and they fight mouth to mouth. Does it mean they both male? Do ... A: Face to face fighting could be between two males, between two females or between a male and a ... | |
| Betta Over-eating | 1/7/2010 |
| Q: I've had a betta for about three months now and he seems to always be hungry. My mom's betta will ... A: No it is not okay. You should only feed him a little and only once a day. Otherwise your betta ... | |
| Flowerhorn Even Worse! | 1/7/2010 |
| Q: I sent an email earlier regarding my Flowerhorn that seems to have some sort of fungus on his lips. ... A: It looks like he has been in a fight with another fish and the other fish has bitten his lips. Yes ... | |
| betta fish | 1/7/2010 |
| Q: One of the experts suggested I buy Daphnia to feed my beloved Betta, which I did. It is in small ... A: Take a cup of tap water and put the cube in there for about 10 minutes. It will dissolve and then ... | |
| Sick Flowerhorn | 1/6/2010 |
| Q: I have a beautiful Flowerhorn which has been in my tank a little over 2 years. He is about 12 inches ... A: To be honest, in all my years of fish keeping, I have never seen that. Sadly that also means I ... | |
| illness? | 1/6/2010 |
| Q: I have a 120ltr aquarium and is working with a filter that contains ceramic and carbon. In this ... A: If they all die, I suggest you take everything out of the tank, and wash the tank in a mild solution ... | |
| How many guppies can fit in a 4 gallon aquarium? | 1/5/2010 |
| Q: I'm planning on getting some guppies. The aquarium they are going to be in is the baby biorb ... A: Two males shouldn't be too much of a problem, though you never know for sure. In general, you ... | |
| illness? | 1/5/2010 |
| Q: I have a 120ltr aquarium and is working with a filter that contains ceramic and carbon. In this ... A: Unfortuantely all you can do is try to treat the fish but the odds are not good. For ick, you use a ... | |
| Sick Parrot Fish | 1/5/2010 |
| Q: I do believe my parrot fish is a type of Cichlid (not 100% sure). It is about 6 years old and ... A: White fuzzy stuff is almost always a fungus. Fungus will often appear as a secondary infection after ... | |
| two oscars | 1/5/2010 |
| Q: allright i have two oscars one tiger and one blue barry and the tiger has a weird looking white ... A: Hmm.. does it look like little white dots on his scales? If so, that is a disease called ick and ... | |
| Tropical Fish. | 1/4/2010 |
| Q: I just cleaned my fish tank today for the first time since I got it for Christmas. It is a 3 gallon ... A: You should only change 25% of the water in a tank at once. You also need to feed a lot less food. ... | |
| Sick Parrot Fish | 1/3/2010 |
| Q: I do believe my parrot fish is a type of Cichlid (not 100% sure). It is about 6 years old and ... A: That growth does not look good. Basically it looks like a prolapsed intestine, i.e., part of the ... | |
| oscars | 1/3/2010 |
| Q: hey there. i have an albino oscar, that just died, and a tiger oscar. they have been great buddies ... A: That is really hard to say. Starting a tank over is seldom a good plan. You are much better to do ... | |
| red devil fish and jack dempsey fish | 1/3/2010 |
| Q: how do you tell the sex of each of these fish? A: These fish can be a bit challenging to sex. There are no 100% obvious signs. Males tend to be ... | |
| Dwarf gouramis and cherry barbs? | 1/2/2010 |
| Q: I have an empty 10 gallon tank (I had 3 baby platies in it but I sold them to a breeder) and I was ... A: In general, fish do not get "lonely". I strongly suspect that barbs might pick on a gourami. ... | |
| my beta is dying? | 1/2/2010 |
| Q: I recently have taken possession of my 5 year old sons beta. Kid liked him for a day and then ... A: Unfortunately it doesn't sound too good for the betta. There really isn't much that you can do for ... | |
| Aquarium Cycling | 1/1/2010 |
| Q: I am new to the hobby so some background. I set up a new 30 gallon freshwater tank on Dec. 25. I ... A: You can probably add the 5 or 6 guppies. Just be sure not to feed them too much and do not let ... | |
| unknown fish | 1/1/2010 |
| Q: I recently inherited 2 convicts,2 Oscars,2 jack dempseys and an unknown fish to me.The fish is about ... A: Unfortunately, that description could fit thousands of fish species so it is really hard for me to ... | |
| I think my fish is dieing!Please help! | 12/31/2009 |
| Q: ok, so, i have 2 canary yellow goldfish, and they were both in this pretty big tank. After awhile ... A: Sorry for the delay in responding; I am actually out of the country right now. That said, there ... | |
| Betta on side | 12/30/2009 |
| Q: I have a betta who is about 6 months old named Portka. He has never had any issues, always been very ... A: Sadly, it is very possible that Portka is just getting old. Bettas typically do not live very long. ... | |
| black pests inside my fish tank. | 12/30/2009 |
| Q: The filter i have is a tetra tech for a 30 gallon tank. Help! My problem and concern with this tank ... A: The problem is nothing to do with your gravel or anything like that. Basically, a kind of fly is ... | |
| Please help my fish!! | 12/30/2009 |
| Q: Well my fish is a crossbreed between a manganese and a Texas cichlid. The incident happened about 18 ... A: As far as I know, neither of those medicines is going to do anything good for that fish. ... | |
| how to get clear water in my tank | 12/29/2009 |
| Q: I have 15 african chiclids in my 55 gallon tank thats been set up for a week. i can't get the water ... A: You have started with way too many fish. It takes 6 weeks for a tank to "cycle". You should start a ... | |
| What fish get along with puffer fish? | 12/29/2009 |
| Q: I might get another fish tank for my birthday. I want to know what fish get along with puffer fish. ... A: The problem is that a puffer will eat most anything you put in the tank with it, possibly including ... | |
| Lake malawi cichlids | 12/29/2009 |
| Q: quick question,can i put mainganos,eureka red peacocks,and golden mbunas in one 100gal,i have lots ... A: That seems possible, though there are no guarantees with cichlids. I would only put in a single ... | |
| Ich Again?? | 12/29/2009 |
| Q: I'm hoping you can help me! I have a 75 gal w/4 Blood Parrot Cichlids, 4 Cory's, & 4 Black Skirt ... A: If it is ick, you need to use Rid-ick or something like it. Salt only helps a little. The ... | |
| Please help my fish!! | 12/28/2009 |
| Q: Well my fish is a crossbreed between a manganese and a Texas cichlid. The incident happened about 18 ... A: Give him time. He can actually go a couple of weeks without eating and trying to force feed him ... | |
| Best Fish Choice | 12/27/2009 |
| Q: Ron, I am just got a 30 gallon BiOrb Fish tank for christmas and i was wondering what are some of ... A: That's really impossible for me to say. There are over 28,000 species of fishes and I like them all! ... | |
| Small Strange Bubbles | 12/27/2009 |
| Q: i have a 55 gallon fish tank and it is occupied by a tiger oscar and pleco. i had another oscar and ... A: First, you need to be doing much more frequent water changes. You should be changing 25% of the ... | |
| New Tank | 12/27/2009 |
| Q: I have a 32 gallon tank that I was using to house a few gouramis, angels, etc. but I recently moved ... A: If you go with pufferfish, you can have basically one. You also cannot typically put any other fish ... | |
| fish | 12/25/2009 |
| Q: what are these creatures in my 55 gallon fresh water oscar fish tank.they are highly populated in my ... A: Hmmm.. it is hard to say from the photograph what those things are. It is very unlikely that they ... | |
| How can I touch my cichlids? | 12/24/2009 |
| Q: A: If you touch your cichlids, be absolutely sure that your hands are wet. Dry hands or fingers will ... | |
| cichlid questions | 12/21/2009 |
| Q: I have what i think is a flower pot cichlid, and when i bought her she had spit one fry out at the ... A: I think it is probably okay for now but in the long run you are going to have troubles. As the ... | |
| cichlid breeding and oyther cichlid questions | 12/21/2009 |
| Q: I have what i think is a flower pot cichlid, and when i bought her she had spit one fry out at the ... A: Do you mean a flowerhorn cichlid? Hmmm... that can't be right because flowerhorns are not mouth ... | |
| my parot cichild fish | 12/21/2009 |
| Q: why is my parrot cichild fish killing all my other fish in my aquirum. i,ve had him and all other ... A: As fish get larger and mature, they start to think about breeding and that often means establishing ... | |
| algae eater | 12/21/2009 |
| Q: I have a algae eater that we have had only a couple of years. he is about 8 in long and about 2 or 3 ... A: I suspect that you have a plecostomus catfish. I have seen what you refer to and sadly I do not know ... | |
| mbuna cichlids | 12/20/2009 |
| Q: how many mbuna cichlids can i keep in a 20g tank? is it better to keep one or two? or overstock? ... A: The answer depends on which kind of mbuna. If you have one of the smaller species, such as some of ... | |
| Long Tailed Zebra Danio | 12/19/2009 |
| Q: I have a 5 gallon tank with 5 zebra long-finned danios and 1 cory albino bottomfeeder. One of the ... A: Hmm... that is really hard to say. It is true that old fish often get bent spines but I can't say ... | |
| my fishes are acting really wierd | 12/19/2009 |
| Q: i have a 20 gallon tank and all my cichlids look like they're have seizures and there all together ... A: That can be either a good thing or a bad thing. If they have little white speckles on them, it is a ... | |
| sick oscar | 12/18/2009 |
| Q: i have a 60 gallon tank with 3 oscars, 2 jack dempseys, 2 firemouths. all juveniles. the ph is at ... A: It is more likely that one of the other cichlids was attacking your oscar. Oscars are funny. When ... | |
| Water tempature & changes Betta fish | 12/17/2009 |
| Q: We have 2 Beta fish each in a 1.5 gal. tank. How do we keep the water warm %26 when making a water ... A: When you put new water in the tank, put in water the same temperature as the water already in the ... | |
| Sick cichlid | 12/15/2009 |
| Q: We got this medication for her;Name:Mardel Maracyn Plus antibacteria for mouth fungus popeye dropsy ... A: Unfortunately that sounds like a very sick fish and I don't know that there is anything you can do ... | |
| DRAGON GOBY | 12/15/2009 |
| Q: I just bought 2 silver tipped sharks,(columbian sharks) the pet store said they grow to 12 inches ... A: The "columbian shark" is a catfish of the genus Arias. They do grow very large (possibly a couple ... | |
| newborn fry stuck together | 12/15/2009 |
| Q: I purchased a pair of Flowerhorn/Blood Parrots, and they began spawning as soon as I got them home. ... A: Sorry for the delay in responding. No doubt the situation is resolved now. The best thing to do is ... | |
| Ich | 12/15/2009 |
| Q: I'm hoping you can help me! I have a 75 gal w/4 Blood Parrot Cichlids, 4 Cory's, & 4 Black Skirt ... A: Part of the problem is that treatments for ich often contain copper which is very hard on ... | |
| My betta fish | 12/13/2009 |
| Q: Is my betta fish ok? He thrashes around the tank I have, then gently drifts down to the botten, ... A: Have you been changing his water regularly? You need to change 25% of his water once a week, every ... | |
| alge eater | 12/11/2009 |
| Q: 12/10/09 I lost an alge eater today. He was fine yeaterday eating, etc. The tank is just over 6 mos ... A: That is really hard to say. He could have been attacked by one of the other fish. Were you putting ... | |
| Ich | 12/10/2009 |
| Q: I'm hoping you can help me! I have a 75 gal w/4 Blood Parrot Cichlids, 4 Cory's, & 4 Black Skirt ... A: Ick doesn't appear as one or two white spots. It appears as dozens or hundreds of spots. It is ... | |
| please help my fish! :( | 12/9/2009 |
| Q: I am sorry to bug (this is my 3rd question) BUT... I have 3 goldfish and 1 suckerfish for over a ... A: I do not recommend that you buy fish from Walmart. I encourage you to buy your fish from a fish ... | |
| Red Belly Pacus | 12/9/2009 |
| Q: I have a similar question...I have 2 Red Belly Pacus and 2 Oscars,is it okay to give my red bellies ... A: I never feed any of my fish with feeder fish. Feeder fish all too often carry various parasites ... | |
| Can damsels live w/True Percula Clownfish | 12/8/2009 |
| Q: I am the one with the mantis shrimp in my tank. I bought a true percula clownfish today and my ... A: Whether two fish can live together is not a simple matter if what species they are. It also depends ... | |
| my goldfish | 12/7/2009 |
| Q: I asked about my fish floating vertically and you answered back that I should be changing 25% of the ... A: That depends on the condition of your tap water. For many people, their tap water has had chlorine ... | |
| My beta fish | 12/5/2009 |
| Q: My beta fish,{Red}his eyes started turning white the other day. But the white that was on his eyes ... A: Unfortunately that sounds pretty bad. It sounds like he is either getting very sick or he is ... | |
| goldfish pregnancy | 12/4/2009 |
| Q: do goldfish change shape at the back end in any way when their pregnant A: Actually goldfish do not get pregnant as such. They are egg layers. A female will get larger in the ... | |
| oscar | 12/2/2009 |
| Q: I HAVE TWO OSCARS IN A 100 GAL TANK. THEY ARE ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS OLD. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS ONE OF ... A: First, you should never feed anything with live goldfish. They are notorious for carrying all sorts ... | |
| Bredding German Blue Rams | 12/1/2009 |
| Q: I just have a couple of questions regarding my current water condition for German Blue Rams. A few ... A: It sounds like you are doing a good job trying to maintain a good environment for the fry (i.e, all ... | |
| Sick Pleco | 12/1/2009 |
| Q: Coleman, I wondering if you could help me identify what disease my pleco has. I believe it is ... A: I cannot say for certain, but I would suspect some kind of bacterial infection. The trouble is that ... | |
| fish that dont get on | 12/1/2009 |
| Q: recently put three male guppies in my 45 gallon tank but one of them always picks on the other two ... A: You need to add more structure (plants, wood, rock) to the tank to break up the space. Like most ... | |
| water cloudy & murky | 12/1/2009 |
| Q: Ron, can the nitrogen cycle be started over again in an established aquarium after large water ... A: Even a large water change will not get rid of all the various bacteria in a tank, unless you ... | |
| Tankmates for my Rasboras | 11/30/2009 |
| Q: I just got 4 Harlequin Rasboras for my 5 gallon tank. It has a power filter labeled 10 - 20 gallons ... A: Even a new tank should never be foamy. You absolutely need to do those weekly water changes or I ... | |
| Oranda emergency | 11/30/2009 |
| Q: I've come home and my Oranda fish is now upside down, breathing heavy. I went to the pet store ... A: Unfortunately I don't know of anything else you can do either. I assume that you have a proper ... | |
| what are they eating? | 11/29/2009 |
| Q: It's a 4 ft 55 gallon that 's been set up for 9 years. I keep african cichlids(mbunas). The ph was ... A: I would never put bacteria in an established tank. It won't do anything other than cost you money. ... | |
| what are they eating? | 11/29/2009 |
| Q: It's a 4 ft 55 gallon that 's been set up for 9 years. I keep african cichlids(mbunas). The ph was ... A: You can't do water changes too frequently, however, you can change too much water at once. I ... | |
| Angel fish with large growth | 11/27/2009 |
| Q: ..I had an angelfish that I had for about 5 years and all of the sudden it developed a large growth ... A: It's really hard to say in this case. It sounds like some sort of tumor. You could try cutting it ... | |
| blue catfish | 11/27/2009 |
| Q: i have two blue catfish in a ten gal tank. with other feeder fish. i think one of the catfish is ... A: Catfish are egg layers and do not get pregnant as such. It could be that it is a female that is ... | |
| clouded eye | 11/27/2009 |
| Q: I have 3 oscars (1 year old). One has a clouded eye and it seems he can't see out of it. The others ... A: Most likely his clouded eye is the result of biting by one or both of the other oscars. A clouded ... | |
| lobster | 11/27/2009 |
| Q: My granddaughter has a blue lobster and, today, I noticed that it has a fungus, like cotton, on one ... A: To be honest, I don't know of anything that would be effective, but does not contain copper. You can ... | |
| compatability | 11/26/2009 |
| Q: im setting up my 30 gallon tropical tank, aand i think i have fianlly figured out what fish i want ... A: I would keep an eye on the ram and hopefully that will go away. Most cases of "fin rot" on cichlids ... | |
| oscar cichlid | 11/26/2009 |
| Q: I have a 3 month old Oscar in a 35 gallon tank and all was well until I changed the lighting from ... A: It could easily be the lighting. Tropical fish in general do not like bright light. It makes them ... | |
| Ammonia Poisoning | 11/26/2009 |
| Q: Coleman, Thank you so much for answering my question, my poor guppies are in need of serious help! ... A: It is largely a myth that you can cycle a tank without fish, unless you know exactly what you are ... | |
| Tankmates for my Rasboras | 11/25/2009 |
| Q: I just got 4 Harlequin Rasboras for my 5 gallon tank. It has a power filter labeled 10 - 20 gallons ... A: Hmmm... your tank should never be foamy. Have you been doing regular weekly partial water changes? ... | |
| what are they eating? | 11/24/2009 |
| Q: It's a 4 ft 55 gallon that 's been set up for 9 years. I keep african cichlids(mbunas). The ph was ... A: Are all your fishes accounted for? In other words, could there be a dead body somewhere in the back ... | |
| Compatible fish | 11/24/2009 |
| Q: I just bout a 55 gallon Aquarium and an eheim canister filter. I would like to have 2 Blood Parrots ... A: Yes that tank would be large enough. The issue with blood parrot cichlids is that they are not a ... | |
| Swim Bladder Disorder possibility? | 11/24/2009 |
| Q: I think my betta fish has swim bladder disease caused by constipation. He has all the symptoms. He ... A: That's a tough one. It doesn't sound good but at this point you might as well try the Maracyn. ... | |
| Jack Dempsey | 11/24/2009 |
| Q: My Jack Dempsey is acting more unusual than in the past. I have been out of town for about a month ... A: That kind of behavior is often a sign of deteriorating water conditions. You need to change 25% of ... | |
| Malawi cichlid Advice needed ! | 11/23/2009 |
| Q: i Have 2 Yellow lab malawi cichlids that are holding eggs , i was wondering what the next steps ... A: You have a choice. You can let the cichlids release their kids in the main tank, in which case a ... | |
| Black Blotches | 11/23/2009 |
| Q: I have a Blood Parrot fish in a 55 Gallon tank (running for over a year now) along with a few ... A: Fish produce ammonia every time you feed them. You need to be changing 25% of the water once a ... | |
| HI i need help! | 11/23/2009 |
| Q: Hey i have a fish tank with tiger fish or tiger barbs, the ones you get at WALMART And she looks ... A: Those would be tiger barbs (which are very different than tiger fish). Tiger barbs are egg layers, ... | |
| Oscar's | 11/23/2009 |
| Q: Helly i was wondering if my oscar is about to lay eggs 2 like hang out together and they have been ... A: You don't need to do anything. If she hasn't already spawned, she will likely do so in the next few ... | |
| Africans | 11/23/2009 |
| Q: We just replaced our side filter with a canister type and all of our africans are dying. Please ... A: It isn't the type of filter per se that is the problem, i.e., lots of people keep African cichlids ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| lobster | 11/21/2009 |
| Q: My granddaughter has a blue lobster and, today, I noticed that it has a fungus, like cotton, on one ... A: That is a tough question. The medicines that one typically uses to treat fungus typically contain ... | |
| compatability | 11/21/2009 |
| Q: im setting up my 30 gallon tropical tank, aand i think i have fianlly figured out what fish i want ... A: Gold and blue rams are just color varieties of the same fish so there is no problem in mixing them. ... | |
| saltwater aquarium fish | 11/21/2009 |
| Q: i have a clown trigger fish that has severe pop eye from a secondary infection after recovering from ... A: The problem with things like popeye is that it can be the result of many different things. That is ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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? ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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, ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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? ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 -- ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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, ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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, ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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? ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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, ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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, ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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, ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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, ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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, ... | |
| 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, ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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. ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |