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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| dying fish | 12/1/2006 | Chris Robbins |
| Q: My friend bought me a ten gallon tank and four guppies. I already had a beta, so we combined the ... A: Law school! That's awesome! I'm sure you are busy enough without having to worry about your tank ... | ||
| Betta health | 12/1/2006 | Chris Robbins |
| Q: My Betta, Aqua, who has lived happily in the same bowl for 5 months is now hanging out at the ... A: Poor Aqua. Lets see what we can do..... Maybe he needs his bowl to be in a warmer spot? Bettas can ... | ||
| fish ingesting gravel | 11/30/2006 | Ron Coleman |
| Q: I have a healthy appearing Violet Goby (dragon fish). The only problem is that he is ingesting the ... A: I have never kept that particular species of fish but I can say that it is quite common for fish to ... | ||
| algea eater | 11/30/2006 | Ron Coleman |
| Q: my algea eater is not keeping my tank clean and when it uses the bathroom there is this long string ... A: That is perfectly normal. I assume that you have a plecostomus catfish, also known as a suckermouth ... | ||
| violet goby eating gravel! | 11/30/2006 | Paul Hotaling |
| Q: I have a healthy appearing Violet Goby (dragon fish). The only problem is that he is ingesting the ... A: I still do not know much about the topic still. I did find that you need brakish water and that ... | ||
| Fantail gold fish | 11/30/2006 | Paul Hotaling |
| Q: I went to the pet store today and they told me that i needed to add salt to the water with my ... A: Some people use a little sea salt. I am not a fan of this, and I just get the bowl, treat it with ... | ||
| Goldfish Questions | 11/30/2006 | Paul Hotaling |
| Q: Why do goldfish sleep with their eyes open? Why don't goldfish blink? How can a goldfish be a pet ... A: Here are some answers! Goldfish Don't Have eyelids so they can't close their eyes ever! A goldfish ... | ||
| Betta fish Fin problems | 11/30/2006 | Paul Hotaling |
| Q: We have a Betta fish, named Nuno, and we've had him for about a Month now. Everything seemed to have ... A: I already sent the answer to you, but maybee something got screwed up. So I'll answer it again! ... | ||
| brackish water snowflake eel | 11/30/2006 | Ron Coleman |
| Q: i have a 55 gallon brackish water aquarium, specific gravity of 1.005 (last i checked that was a few ... A: That is a tough question for me because I have never kept a snowflake eel and don't know much about ... | ||
| Sick Betta | 11/30/2006 | Paul Hotaling |
| Q: I have a new betta, I have had him for about eleven days. He has a nice home, a 10 gallon tank with ... A: The ph is actually 1 too high so try to get a testing kit that includes Negative ph buffer solution. ... | ||
| No clue what to do. | 11/30/2006 | Paul Hotaling |
| Q: We have a Betta fish, named Nuno, and we've had him for about a Month now. Everything seemed to ... A: Poor Nuno! Ive heard of this only once before. He has clamped fins. This is caused by poor water ... | ||
| dalmation mollies | 11/30/2006 | Chris Robbins |
| Q: I have one male and one female dalmation molly. The male has been biting at her, she hides inside ... A: When the male bites at her it means he is trying to breed. It's hard on a female if she's the only ... | ||
| Strange breeding | 11/30/2006 | Ron Coleman |
| Q: Sorry about that. Here's what I ment to say. I have a single male green terror (Males have the red ... A: Female cichlids will lay eggs even when there is no appropriate male around. I once had a female ... | ||
| Betta fish problem | 11/30/2006 | Amber Worman |
| Q: We have a Betta fish, named Nuno, and we've had him for about a Month now. Everything seemed to ... A: What you are describing sounds like clamped fins. Read here for more info: ... | ||
| Betta fish | 11/29/2006 | Paul Hotaling |
| Q: For the last 3-4 days my betta fish has been acting strange. He has been struggling to swim to the ... A: He may just be old, bettasm usually dont pass 2 years so congrats for making it so far. He may have ... | ||
| Fish Dying!!! | 11/29/2006 | Paul Hotaling |
| Q: My last female just died a few minutes ago. Well, I bought a 1 gallon tank. It came with ... A: One week is too short for the tank to cycle. Im so sorry about your fish. Are you sure it is a 1 ... | ||
| Fish Dying!!! | 11/29/2006 | Paul Hotaling |
| Q: About a week ago I bought 8 fish. I got a sucker fish, betta fish(put him in his own tank), 4 ... A: I may know , but you werrnt specific enough. I assume you have a new tank that wasnt cycled. The ... | ||
| my poor betta | 11/29/2006 | Paul Hotaling |
| Q: my betta fish has some disease im sure because he is swelling up ,staying at the top of the tank,and ... A: Ok, I can;t say for sure since there is not much info you gave me but ill try to answer. He may be ... | ||
| Betta Fish "problemo" | 11/29/2006 | Kyle Lohr |
| Q: We have had a Betta fish, named Nunu, for about a month and a half now and everything seemed to be ... A: What kind sticking of the fins do you mean? Are they Folding over in a way that they look like they ... | ||
| Better improvement | 11/29/2006 | Ron Coleman |
| Q: I just want to know a few things to see if I can better improve my aquarium. I'm kinda new to them, ... A: Actually it sounds like you are doing quite well. The twice a week water changes are an excellent ... | ||
| sick/dying Balloon Molly | 11/29/2006 | Kyle Lohr |
| Q: My Balloon-bellied Molly has been laying on the gravel for 2 days now. She seems to be lethargic ... A: :) It sounds like you do still have new tank syndrome. Many people do not wait long enough for fish. ... | ||
| whats what? | 11/29/2006 | Kyle Lohr |
| Q: i bought 2 convicts a month ago. and isnt sure who's the female. i mean i was told that females have ... A: Your problem is probably that you have 2 males or 2 females. They would have breed already if they ... | ||
| Goldfish illness | 11/29/2006 | Chris Robbins |
| Q: I have a tank with a bubble eye black moor danios tiger barbs etc and sunday i check the water ... A: Ammonia can cause these symptoms so it needs to get under control. Make a 25% water change. Do ... | ||
| GOLDFISH | 11/29/2006 | Kyle Lohr |
| Q: My ordana goldfish is looking MUCH fater then it normally does. I think it is Pregnant. How do I ... A: Well, your ordana could be pregnant IF there is another oranda in the tank with it. There is no way ... | ||
| Gouramis | 11/29/2006 | Chris Robbins |
| Q: i have one gourami a fire bellied one I believe. He is in a 10 gallon tank by himself. I want to add ... A: A platy would be okay but swords and mollies really need a bigger tank, about 20 gallons. They get 3 ... | ||
| Sick Black Moor. Do I euthanise | 11/29/2006 | Amber Worman |
| Q: .. My black moor has been sick for about 3 weeks now. At first he just had a fungus on his eyes and ... A: I'm very sorry to hear about your little guy... :( I can't say I have had any success at treating ... | ||
| puffers problems | 11/29/2006 | Ron Coleman |
| Q: I have a 30 gallon tank with a ram chiclid, a african chiclid,a unknown chiclid and two green ... A: I am surprised that the ram is still alive. Puffers are very cute but they are really impressive ... | ||
| cichlid - growth on lip | 11/29/2006 | Ron Coleman |
| Q: our cichlid has developed a growth on the lower lip that is a slightly smaller than a pencil eraser. ... A: It sounds like the equivalent of a blister, i.e., he has rubbed something (e.g., the glass, a rock, ... | ||
| fish | 11/29/2006 | Kyle Lohr |
| Q: i have a 50 gallon tank, in which i have tetris,sharks,gourmies,silver dollars, catfish are these ... A: Yes, all of those fish are compatible. Well, i think you listed out the bunch of semi-aggressive ... | ||
| 95 gallon tank ?? | 11/29/2006 | Ron Coleman |
| Q: I have a 95 gallon tank with approx 40 chichid in it.I just got them 3 days ago and I have a ... A: You put 40 fish in a brand new tank? Please tell me that isn't right.... You definitely need ... | ||
| sick black molly | 11/29/2006 | Chris Robbins |
| Q: My black molly is behaving strangely. She has over the past few days begun to hover at the top of ... A: Make a 25% water change in her tank and add aquarium salt to help stress and to delay progression of ... | ||
| Stringy stuff | 11/29/2006 | Amber Worman |
| Q: I recently went out of town for four days, and I gave my male betta to a friend for the duration of ... A: This sounds like either columnaris or some type of water fungus. If the strings are attached to your ... | ||
| Betta Not Eating | 11/28/2006 | Ron Coleman |
| Q: My Beta has for the most part quit eating, but he looks pretty healthy. He acts like he's bored with ... A: It is possible that he is bored of the same old food, but more likely, it is something else. Is his ... | ||
| possible parasites in my convict tank? | 11/28/2006 | Ron Coleman |
| Q: I have a 5 gallon tank with one convict in it(approx 3" long) that has worm-like objects floating ... A: Do you have a filter in that tank or is the water very still? If the water is very still, that ... | ||
| Green Terror & Firemouth inter-breeding | 11/28/2006 | Ron Coleman |
| Q: I have my green terror for a year now and I thought it was a male judging by the red border on its ... A: The color on the border of a green terror doesn't tell you the sex. There are actually two ... | ||
| Bettas and neon tetras | 11/28/2006 | Kyle Lohr |
| Q: I am new at this and looking to set up an aquarium. I am trying to decide on a male beta or the ... A: Saldy, no, bettas and neons can not live together despite there butiful colors they display. I have ... | ||
| my balla sharks died within 1day of a normal water change | 11/28/2006 | Kyle Lohr |
| Q: i have a 30 gallon tank , it has been setup for about 8 months . I had 2 tiger oscars , and 2 ballas ... A: The Fish probably have ick. Oscars are very tough fish and have a great immune system to put up with ... | ||
| Fish Is Sideways | 11/28/2006 | Ron Coleman |
| Q: Ok. My goldfish has doing ok then it started swimming sideways and it swims and all but it just ... A: Hmmm... it doesn't sound like everything is right. Have you been doing regular partial water ... | ||
| algea eater | 11/28/2006 | Kyle Lohr |
| Q: i have a large algea eater (bout 9-10 inches) in a 55 gallon tank and hes starting to let go of the ... A: There are 2 things that could be going wrong with your fish. Yes, the water could be too salty. Or, ... | ||
| Feeding peas to beta | 11/28/2006 | Chris Robbins |
| Q: Well, it took quite awhile but he finally recovered. He wouldn't eat at all for almost two weeks, ... A: That is truly excellent news! I would just keep feeding him normal portions. He will fatten up ... | ||
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Ron Coleman
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Expertise
I am an expert on cichlid fishes, particularly New World cichlids. My broader expertise includes the behavior, ecology and reproduction of fishes in general. (I am NOT an expert on Goldfish). Please do not use abbreviations, such as "my GT has a swollen eye" because I don't know what a "GT" is. The more clearly you can explain your question, the better chance I have of understanding what it is that you seek. I keep fishes both as a scientist and as a hobbyist and I currently maintain about 140 aquariums.
Experience
I am an Associate Professor at the California State University, Sacramento in the Department of Biological Sciences, and I run a website, called the Cichlid Research Home Page
Publications
Cichlid News, Tropical Fish Hobbyist, Freshwater and Marine Aquarium, Science, Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, Copeia, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, AUK, Environmental Biology of Fishes
Education/Credentials
PhD (Toronto, 1993) MSc (Simon Fraser, 1986) BSc (British Columbia, 1983)
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