| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
|
| Bottom Feeder | 7/6/2008 | David St |
Q: I have a 50 gallon aquarium with 2 African Cichlids and a bottom feeder. The Cichlids are about 4 ...
A: Bottom feeders were never meant to clean your entire tank... you are going to have to clean up some ...
|
| fish infections | 7/5/2008 | David St |
Q: my fish has this white like bumps all over his body. I have not noticed theses before and believe ...
A: It sounds like ICH... which is called "the white spot disease" It kind of looks like someone ...
|
| Fish swimming to top and nasty bug | 7/5/2008 | David St |
Q: I'm brand new to owning an aquarium. It's a 20 gallon freshwater with hornwart plants. I have had it ...
A: It sounds like you have been doing the right thing... the fish were suffering from toxemia which ...
|
| Found some sort of insect in my tank | 7/5/2008 | Nick |
Q: I'm brand new to owning an aquarium. It's a 20 gallon freshwater with hornwart plants. I have had it ...
A: You recycled the tank. When washing out your filter, you must wash out little pieces of it in tank ...
|
| disease? | 7/5/2008 | David St |
Q: my molly fish(s) (i had two) were fine for a few days and then they started swimming upside down and ...
A: sometimes when you buy fish in a pet store and bring them home... they experience symptoms like you ...
|
| Angel Fish | 7/5/2008 | Nicole Putnam |
Q: You recently replied to my question about my Angel fish on her side. I could not figure out how to ...
A: I am so sorry to hear about Betty. I again would like to emphasize that you did a lovely job caring ...
|
| Angel Fish on her side | 7/5/2008 | David St |
Q: I have a pair of Angel fish that I have had for about six years. I do not know their sex. For the ...
A: I am sorry Betty has passed on... I know losing fish can be hard. Her partner will be fine for ...
|
| catfish disease | 7/5/2008 | Rachel |
Q: i have been keeping fish for several years and this is the first time ive had a disease in the tanks ...
A: This sounds very much like a fungus. I suggest getting a fungus only treatment and trying that. ...
|
| red water | 7/5/2008 | Nick |
Q: hey there, i just aquired a 46 gallon bow faced tank. i have balas, mollies a 4.5 inch tri color ...
A: Tannins. They leach from the wood into the water. You can boil your wood to remove some of the ...
|
| Well my female platy died :( | 7/5/2008 | David St |
Q: I am treating the tank with primafix, and melafix. I am also treating my beta(diff. tank), because I ...
A: If the other fish in the tank did not become infected then I would still wait about a week to let ...
|
| Stressed Chinese Algae Eater? | 7/4/2008 | David St |
Q: Well this might seem like a retarded question. But I asked about my CAE's behavior and a bunch of ...
A: There is nothing wrong with you Chinese Algae Eater. That is what they do... If anything ... he is ...
|
| angel fish | 7/4/2008 | Nick |
Q: i have a 90 gallon freshwater tank about a year old and my water is perfect in all ways and i have ...
A: Likely nitrate build up and dead spots, caused by infrequent water changes. You must do 25% water ...
|
| mickey mouse fish | 7/4/2008 | Nicole Putnam |
Q: My Mickey mouse fish had babies and she looks like she is about to have some more. I was wanted to ...
A: Sorry it took a little while to get back to you. Depending on a few environmental factors, such as ...
|
| filter | 7/4/2008 | Nick |
Q: do I really need a filter for my goldfish,because thier so expensive!
A: Yes, all tanks need filters. If you can't afford to pay $20 for a filter reconsider the hobby you ...
|
| goldfish pond | 7/4/2008 | David St |
Q: pondI live in Fairbanks, Alaska and have a 55 gallon outside pond and waterfall. We laid in a ...
A: well this is very simple then. Just take out the goldfish that are alive and give them away. the ...
|
| large sore on honey gourami | 7/4/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: I have an Eclipse System 6 tank that has been set up for a little over 1 year. There are 2 Honey ...
A: It could be a bacterial infection or could even be cancerous. I would treat with Maracyn-Two, an ...
|
| goldfish pond | 7/4/2008 | David St |
Q: pondI live in Fairbanks, Alaska and have a 55 gallon outside pond and waterfall. We laid in a ...
A: how new is the pond? What do you think caused the goldfish to die? does the pond have a filter???? ...
|
| Fancy tail goldfish | 7/4/2008 | Christy |
Q: I have 2 fancy tail goldfish in my platy tank right now, and they are going to be given to my ...
A: You're welcome :) To breed mollies and platies....add water and add fish. That's about it really ...
|
| Betta/Pleco Compatibility | 7/4/2008 | Nick |
Q: I have a male betta & a albino pleco in a fully filtered & heated 5-gallon tank. When I first ...
A: Ahh! See, this is why I think we should I push for scientific names used more frequently. There are ...
|
| Eggs | 7/3/2008 | Nick |
Q: My julii cory (female) has been digging uder rock for the past few days and staying there for about ...
A: All fish have different personalities. That isn't just my opinion, it is scientific fact. Some fish ...
|
| Eggs | 7/3/2008 | Nick |
Q: My julii cory (female) has been digging uder rock for the past few days and staying there for about ...
A: Ah, the problem comes into focus. Cories are schooling fish, and should be kept in schools of ...
|
| Goldfish Disease | 7/3/2008 | David St |
Q: I recently purchased a black moor goldfish from petco and I'm not sure if something is wrong with ...
A: Usually goldfish and other fish will show signs of clamped fins is when the water quality is poor. ...
|
| new tank | 7/3/2008 | Nick |
Q: Let me start off by saying that i am new at this aquarium thing. I inherited 20 platy fish from ...
A: I'm nodding along as I read your post, sounds like you've got everything right on! I would take out ...
|
| Stress in the tank | 7/3/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: we have a six foot aquarium with several species of tropicals...we did a water change and my husband ...
A: It could just be shock or a reaction to the new water, or too much water was replaced. All tanks ...
|
| Betta/Pleco Compatibility | 7/3/2008 | Nick |
Q: I have a male betta & a albino pleco in a fully filtered & heated 5-gallon tank. When I first ...
A: No worries, the pleco should be able to stand up for himself. However, I believe that is the least ...
|
| ropefish eggs | 7/3/2008 | David St |
Q: i recently got a 20 gallon tank with a ropefish and two small young sharks in the catfish family i ...
A: The rope fish lays her eggs and then the male fertilized them. I doubt that your rope fish roe are ...
|
| power outage | 7/3/2008 | Chris Robbins |
Q: How do I cool down my freshwater tank. It is a little warm usually but during this power outage it ...
A: The warmer water itself isn't a problem but it does cause lower oxygen levels in the tank water. ...
|
| Cloudy Eyes | 7/3/2008 | Christy |
Q: I recently brought home two fish (who both passed away soon after I got them), my water has been ...
A: First, don't add anymore fish to the tank for awhile. In fact, it might be best to return the fish ...
|
| Fungus | 7/3/2008 | Rachel |
Q: My axelotl has a whitish coating on its body that it is scratching off, i'm not sure if it is a ...
A: I am assuming you mean Axolotls? These are salamanders and require rather different care than normal ...
|
| Severum Hiding, not swimming | 7/3/2008 | David St |
Q: I've a new tank. It's 122lts, set up over the past week. Has a waterfall filter, with carbon, ...
A: New tanks often encounter spikes in water chemistry that are toxic to fish. I would invest in a ...
|
| pangasius catfish | 7/2/2008 | David St |
Q: I have a 46 gallon tank. I have 1 chinese algae eater, 3 giant danios, 3 long finned rosy barbs, 3 ...
A: Fish need about 8-10 hours of light per day... so your normal fish should have that... the catfish ...
|
| Eggs | 7/2/2008 | Nick |
Q: My julii cory (female) has been digging uder rock for the past few days and staying there for about ...
A: Is probably scared and looking for a place to hide. Cories do not like bright lights, and they need ...
|
| things floating in my tank | 7/2/2008 | Christy |
Q: I have a tank with guppies in it, and we have 1 fry in a breeder tank and we noticed these little ...
A: Sorry, but I have no clue what those are.....Are you sure they're not baby snails? They do look a ...
|
| My Goldfish are hiding | 7/2/2008 | David St |
Q: My tank is 75 gallons. I have 14 goldfish, all over 5" in length, 2 Black Moors also very large, and ...
A: Goldfish can grow to be quite large. I have seen them around 20 inches including their tail. They ...
|
| pangasius catfish | 7/2/2008 | David St |
Q: I have a 46 gallon tank. I have 1 chinese algae eater, 3 giant danios, 3 long finned rosy barbs, 3 ...
A: Catfish are nocturnal so they lay on the bottom of the tank during the day and are more active at ...
|
| fresh water fish- red spots | 7/2/2008 | David St |
Q: my small goldfish has got red spots appearing all over his body he is still eating and swimming and ...
A: I was just giving you general information about goldfish and their care because the amount of ...
|
| My Goldfish are hiding | 7/2/2008 | David St |
Q: My tank is 75 gallons. I have 14 goldfish, all over 5" in length, 2 Black Moors also very large, and ...
A: Your husband needs to get another hobby... hitting the tank causes great pain to your fish. They ...
|
| fresh water fish- red spots | 7/2/2008 | David St |
Q: my small goldfish has got red spots appearing all over his body he is still eating and swimming and ...
A: You have described a disease called specimecia. It is usually caused by poor water quality. ...
|
| batta fish | 7/2/2008 | Michael Mulcahy |
Q: how often should you change the water and do you let the new water sit a little and how often do you ...
A: Change the water in the bowl when it starts to look cloudy, about once a week. Let the water age at ...
|
| red bottom | 7/2/2008 | Rachel |
Q: I have a 36 gallon tank, for some reason it seems to be taken over by some sort of algea or rust all ...
A: You are right, this is algae. You need to completely clean the tank. You can try to get a hold of it ...
|
