| Subject | Date Asked |
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| size | 5/23/2009 |
Q: what size of an aquariam is require for the 5 pairs of goldfish .
A: 5 pairs? or 5 goldfish? 5 pairs of goldfish would mean that you need a 300 gallon or larger tank ...
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| abt my fishes | 5/23/2009 |
Q: but she gav me itself it had black spots on de,..s tat a breed or sum deffiency on dem.pls temme d ...
A: The best way to help Goldfish grow is to place them in a tank large enough to accomdate them. You ...
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| betta care | 5/22/2009 |
Q: .. i just got a betta fish.. this is the first time i'm taking care of a fish.. and i read all over ...
A: You might want to try moving him into a little bit of a bigger space for awhile and see if that ...
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| goldfish and plecostmus | 5/20/2009 |
Q: I have a 40 gallon tank with 6 different, rather large goldfish, I have added a plecostomus, a large ...
A: You need a much larger tank. Your problem is not the feeding at all. 40 gallons is not even enough ...
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| sick Black Moor | 5/16/2009 |
Q: We just purchased a Black Moor from the pet store. For the first 3 days the fish seemed very ...
A: I hope you are aware that your fish will need a much much larger tank. That single goldfish will ...
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| One tetra down, more to go? | 5/14/2009 |
Q: I have a 10 gallon tank that I've had set up since October. I started with one small goldfish to ...
A: I can tell you right now that the Goldfish needs to be taken out of that tank and eventually will ...
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| fish | 5/11/2009 |
Q: the same tank. i have a 55 gallon tank and i have mollie, guppies, black morres,3 sucker fish, and ...
A: You can put mollies and guppys in the same tank....Yes.... You will most likely need to seperate ...
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| rainbow crabs | 5/11/2009 |
Q: i have 2 cameroon rainbow crabs and one of them has shed its skin and now looks very pale and just ...
A: That should be fine, when they shed they do tend to hide as I would think they are more sensitive at ...
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| When to inject air into tank water | 5/10/2009 |
Q: I'm setting up a 45 gal freshwater tank (Plants & Fish) and am trying to cover all the bases up ...
A: Everything sounds good. ^_^ I would just turn the air pump off at night. It's not a big loss if you ...
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| lyretail mollies | 5/9/2009 |
Q: Just a quick question, I've been doing large fish tanks for about 10yrs. The last 6 or so yrs I've ...
A: Any movement of fish does stress them out. I would give them space in the tank, or find a clear ...
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| my fish | 8/14/2008 |
Q: i am just wanting to know how many day/weeks the female guppies are pregnant for. mine are really, ...
A: Guppies are pregnant for about two weeks. Keep an eye on her, the best thing you can do is move her ...
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| hellloooo | 8/13/2008 |
Q: i use the conditioner the ammonia drops and clean 30% of water ever 1-2 weeks wats wrong with my ...
A: Hellloooo to you too!!! Ok...sometimes Mollies or any fish for that matter just have internal ...
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| oscars | 8/12/2008 |
Q: I would like to get an oscar fish soon, but I would also like to get other types of fish as well. Do ...
A: As long as you have a tank big enough to accommodate an eel. It might not be a problem, then again ...
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| oscars | 8/12/2008 |
Q: I would like to get an oscar fish soon, but I would also like to get other types of fish as well. Do ...
A: Unless you get the other fish at the same size, but the oscar will get a lot bigger it's difficult ...
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| clown fish | 8/10/2008 |
Q: I have a few harliquin fish and 2 guppies can i put 2 small nemo type fish or damsel fish in my tank ...
A: Clownfish and Damsel fish are both salt water fish. They would only live about an hour and 15 ...
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| Freshwater water change, 70 gallon tank | 8/10/2008 |
Q: I have a 70 gallon fresh water tank with approximately 12 fish (or 35 inches of fish), some of these ...
A: You may want to leave it alone for a little and let everything settle, try feeding them. Other than ...
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| PLACOSTUMUS | 8/9/2008 |
Q: what is the coldest water temperature for a placostumus, wondering if it could live in a pond.
A: I've seen them able to withstand ponds at times, as they can acclimate to colder water, but I don't ...
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| New Tank Care | 8/9/2008 |
Q: Firstly let me say this looks like it is a great resource to have for us aspiring Aquarium owners. ...
A: You should to a 15-20 change every two weeks or every week if you want to really keep things clean. ...
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| new fish | 8/8/2008 |
Q: my husband and i recived a free 20 gal fish tank with 15 platies and a pleco who is 6inces all the ...
A: sorry it took me so long to reply. The rule of thumb is an inch of fish per gallon. Depending on ...
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| one of my fish are killing the rest? | 8/6/2008 |
Q: I have had an aquarium now for about 6 monthes, and about a month ago of my fish got in a fight and ...
A: It sounds like the culprit here may be the Iradescent Shark they are classified as aggressive fish. ...
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| placo | 8/5/2008 |
Q: I have a 55 gal. tank with a placo (approx 14 inches) how many algae disks should I be feeding it? ...
A: The best thing you can do for a pleco about that size is give it 4-5 and feed when ever it looks ...
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| Popeye | 8/5/2008 |
Q: My electric yellow appears to have Popeye. The left eye on one of my fish is protruding out of its ...
A: The best thing I've found that works for popeye is a medicine found in most stores called Maracyn ...
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| plants | 8/2/2008 |
Q: Hi krista what kind of plants are the best and how do you take care of that plant?
A: There are many many many plants out there that are all great so I can't really tell you which one is ...
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| bullying | 8/2/2008 |
Q: i recently purchased a tropical,freshwater aquarium and today i bought my fish.i bought a small ...
A: Mollies can generally just be nippers. The best thing you can do is seperate them or try moving some ...
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| cycling | 8/1/2008 |
Q: hey how do i know if the nitrogen cycles done with by just reading the ph, nitrite and ammonia ...
A: The only way to know if your tank is cycled is to test the nitrates that is the biggest part. If you ...
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| Betta Splenden | 8/1/2008 |
Q: I own a male betta and he's been kept in a bowl all his life. I was wondering whether it would be OK ...
A: You can try that, though I never had luck when ever I tried to place a Betta in my 33 gallon tank. ...
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| bio filter | 8/1/2008 |
Q: Two weeks ago we bought a used 10 gal aquar. for a black moor. I didn't know the first thing about ...
A: I think it would be safe to just let it go, as when the fish tank water cycles through the ...
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| hey | 7/31/2008 |
Q: hey I read one of your topics about the Silver-Tipped Sharks and was wondering why my pet store ...
A: The only thing you might want to watch out for is the blue crawfish, that might be a little bit of a ...
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| spots in my tank?? | 7/30/2008 |
Q: hi my friend just got a 100 gallon tank from a friend and she bought 6 neon tetras and 3 guppies for ...
A: Green and Brown spots sounds like algae. Alage isn't harmful it just doesn't look good. The best ...
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| Tank analysis | 7/30/2008 |
Q: I have recently been given a Jewel Vision 180Ltr tank by a friend that has recently moved to ...
A: I don't really know much about the Paronn Shark, I know the Black Ghost Knife fish should be moved ...
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| babys | 7/30/2008 |
Q: I have a 46 gallon tank. I have 1 Chinese algae eater, 3 giant danios, 2 long finned rosy barbs, 3 ...
A: Sorry it took so long to reply my internet was down for awhile. THe best thing you can do is get a ...
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| Angelfish in 55 gallon | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I have a fully cycled 55 gallon that I'm going to begin stocking soon. I want to put angelfish in ...
A: Angel fish are cichlids but they are peaceful cichlids...I have yet to see my adult sized angel turn ...
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| need schooling fish advice | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I have a 270 gallon tank that i got as a gift from my girlfriend. It has 6 jewel fish, 3 bala ...
A: The best thing you could try is tiger barbs, they are semi aggressive and might be able to hold ...
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| should i put plants in my tank | 7/27/2008 |
Q: i have a three gallon plastic tank with two small chinese algae eaters a small house thing for them ...
A: Aquatic plants might work the only thing is they grow rapidly so I would suggest a bigger tank. You ...
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| electric eel? | 7/27/2008 |
Q: I have a somewhat freaky problem... so this friend of mine has this Brazilian electric eel as a pet ...
A: The best thing you can do is set up a new tank and catch it. Doing your best not to touch it. ...
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| Ph levels and missing fish | 7/26/2008 |
Q: My fish keep going missing. No signs of skeleton nothing in matter of five minutes. I have cloudy ...
A: The cloudy water is due to ammonia. The best way to take care of that is water changes, also to keep ...
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| issue with fry getting sucked up in filter | 7/26/2008 |
Q: My female swordtail just had about thirty fry that I was able to save. I put the fry in a ...
A: There is something I was able to use. It was a blue foam. The name escapes me but it's Rite- ...
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| 5 gal.on tank info plz | 7/21/2008 |
Q: i have a 10 gallon tank and want to get some fish for it but shoort on money how much do u think ...
A: Being that you have the tank already...the tank shouldn't cost you anything. A filter usually runs ...
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| My Small Community Tank | 7/17/2008 |
Q: I have a small community tank the residents consist of: 2 Clawed Frogs, sucker fish, about 8 ghost ...
A: Rainbow sharks can be a little on the aggressive side especially since Betta's are territorial,and ...
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| my fish are dying | 7/16/2008 |
Q: whenever i clean my tank i seem to kill 1 or more fish...i lost a pickerel and a shiner....when im ...
A: Your fish could possibly be dieing from 'new tank syndrome' You should never empty out more than ...
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| Mollys; IMPORTANT! | 7/16/2008 |
Q: Okay, I am buying three Mollies today. A female and male Dalmation, and a female Black. I am also ...
A: The best thing you can do is buy a small breeder net/container that you can keep the fry in, these ...
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| Fresh Water fishes | 7/15/2008 |
Q: I would like to know - when you buy a new fish and put in the tank, how long does it take for the ...
A: Well, no matter how big the tank, the cray fish will still hunt for food. I honestly wouldn't trust ...
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| ph issues with my 55 gal tank | 7/11/2008 |
Q: I just set up my 55 gal tank last Friday the fourth. We still do not have any fish in the tank and ...
A: I personally would trust the stick test. If you missed even a half drop on the vile test it can mess ...
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| Fantail Goldfish | 7/10/2008 |
Q: I bought a Dora The Explora fish tank complete with an Elite mini filter. Here's is the link to the ...
A: The biggest problem you have here is that the tank is much too small for the goldfish. Gold fish ...
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| freshwater fish | 7/10/2008 |
Q: i had 2 black ghost fish in my 20 gallon fresh water tank along with one 3 inch discus. one of the ...
A: Black Ghost Knife Fish do not do well with others of their kind. They let off electrical impulses to ...
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| gold fish | 7/8/2008 |
Q: my tank was great 30 gallon 5 fancy gold fish then my neighbor put in 3 cheap gold fish with some ...
A: 1. You can clean well, just bad water and safe for fish medication is alright. Most medications ...
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| Freshwater aquariums | 7/7/2008 |
Q: What types of fish can live in non filtered water other than goldfish and betas?
A: Well...actually goldfish are one of the fish that need filters the most due to the waste they ...
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| fish for my fish tank | 7/7/2008 |
Q: my tank has some stuff in it already like;brown gravel;a plastic plant;
A: You can have up to about 4 african cichlids or a community tank of all different kinds of fish it's ...
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| pleicostanmus | 7/6/2008 |
Q: Not sure of the spelling but how long do these algae eaters live? How big will they get in a 29 ...
A: Plecostomous live for a good long while years and years. They will get a foot long in any sized ...
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| What to add?? | 7/1/2008 |
Q: I have a 10 gallon tank I started a week ago with 2 platies and a blue gourami. I am ready to add ...
A: You can add any thing to the tank. I would stay away from Tiger Barbs and Serpae Tetra other than ...
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| i don't want my goldfishies to die :( | 6/26/2008 |
Q: Hey all, im really sad today. I've been looking at every website i could find to see if my fish are ...
A: Amquel usually needs a filter to work to circulate it through the water. You can feed them every ...
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| algae eaters | 6/23/2008 |
Q: Krista (please if you can respond to my email address as well) My algae eaters keep dying. I do ...
A: The pleco should actually do fine on his own. Having too many algae eaters makes them fight over ...
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| algae eaters | 6/23/2008 |
Q: Krista (please if you can respond to my email address as well) My algae eaters keep dying. I do ...
A: Unless you have a large amount of algae on the glass, or rocks or decorations I would stay away from ...
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| well water | 6/23/2008 |
Q: I see that you guys always advise against spring water for aquariums. What about well water? Our ...
A: Well water should be safe after a few additions there are some things out there to add to the water ...
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| curious about a tank stand | 6/22/2008 |
Q: tank and I'm just curious what you recommend for a stand that will hold the weight? Do you think a ...
A: It is really hard to find a good stand without spending a lot of money maybe if you check sites like ...
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| Compatibility | 6/21/2008 |
Q: i have just introduced 5 sailfin mollies into my tank which previously only had neon tetras and the ...
A: It might settle it might not Mollies sometimes are a bit aggressive. If they don't calm down you ...
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| Pearl Scale Needs Help!! | 6/20/2008 |
Q: As of this morning, my pearl scale goldfish is having a great deal of trouble swimming and ...
A: I'm so sorry it took me so long to get back to you. i lost my internet connection for awhile. The ...
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| what kind to buy | 6/17/2008 |
Q: freshwater tank with 3 baby shubunkins and 4 common feeder goldfish 2years old and 7 white cloud ...
A: Well the common rule of thumb for gold fish is 5 gallons per inch of them. You maybe able to add two ...
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| bottom feeding betta | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I have a new (very small) betta fish in a 10 gallon heated tank with a filter. I put five cherry ...
A: I think the best thing you can do in this situation is to seperate the cherry shrimp from the Betta. ...
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| freshwater nitrate problem | 6/16/2008 |
Q: we have a 75 gallon freshwater aquarium. for the last two weeks i have been struggling to get my ...
A: It may take a few water changes to get rid of the nitrates. I know that must be a pain having 75 ...
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| why are my fish dying and some are gasping for air | 6/16/2008 |
Q: HI we have recently bought an aquariam of course we bought the fish from our neighbour and th fish ...
A: The best thing you can do is get your water levels tested. If the water is white/cloudy at all you ...
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| My Black Molly | 6/15/2008 |
Q: My black molly has been staying at the bottom of the tank for a couple of days now and her belly is ...
A: I think she is pregnant it is very common in Mollies, Black Mollies give birth to 10-60 fry, time ...
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| something killing my fish | 6/15/2008 |
Q: ok, so I inhereted some fish from a friend of mine, i oridinally had two zebra fish a monster 5 inch ...
A: You are very right in guessing that it is the goldfish, gold fish should really only be housed with ...
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| golden wonder panchax | 6/14/2008 |
Q: I recently bought two of the golden panchax and was told at the pet shop that they were ok for a ...
A: Also known as the Golden Wonder Killefish...I'm very ver suprised. Are you sure it isn't another ...
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| Fish in my aquarium | 6/13/2008 |
Q: Hey there I have had my pet fish for 5 months now, I believe its some type of mini looking catfish, ...
A: One of two things happened here, I believe the cat fish you are talking about is an Otocinclus ...
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| fish deaths | 6/13/2008 |
Q: Ok let me give you a little background. i have a 30 us gal tank, tetra whisper 20-40 filter, 2 ...
A: I have known mollies to be somewhat difficult. You are doing the right thing to have salt in there ...
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| jellybean frog? | 6/13/2008 |
Q: I recently bought a frog that lives under water. It is called a blue jellybean frog. I need to know ...
A: I'm really sorry I have never heard of a blue jelly bean frog, I've only heard of the cichlids. But ...
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| rope fish eating habbits | 6/12/2008 |
Q: i bought a rope fish in healthy condition on Friday and it was dead Sunday morning. I housed him in ...
A: It is honestly hard to say what happened there. I know ghost shrimp are some what fragile. Working ...
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| fish deaths | 6/12/2008 |
Q: Ok let me give you a little background. i have a 30 us gal tank, tetra whisper 20-40 filter, 2 ...
A: The only thing I can really think of is those 3 day feeders... Sometimes those can cause a quick ...
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| flowerhorn | 6/12/2008 |
Q: i just got a flower horn and i was just asking what is the lump on there heads and my other question ...
A: The male Flower Horn will have a V shape near its tail , and the female flower horn will will have a ...
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| how can i tell | 1/8/2008 |
Q: My name is Michelle and I'm 14 years old. I just bought 3 community fish but i don't know how to ...
A: I would need to know what kind of fish (species) they are before I can tell you how to tell if they ...
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| nitrtite | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I am starting up an aquarium, it has been running for almost 2 weeks and has no fish in. I have ...
A: It is really hard to determine how that happens as it has puszzled me as well. I can't tell you why. ...
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| goldfish | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I live in costa Rica and have 2 goldfish since a year in a very big bowl,and have always been very ...
A: Goldfish need at least 5 gallons of water per inch of them if they are getting bigger in the bowl ...
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| Upgrade Issues | 1/5/2008 |
Q: I'm not too sure if you can help me, for I am new to this site. I have 3 fish, 2 fantail goldfish, ...
A: The best thing you can do at this point is set up the 10 gallon tank and put them back in it for now ...
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| Betta Fish Help? | 1/5/2008 |
Q: Hey! =3 I don't really know where to start, but I'll just... ramble for a bit about what I've been ...
A: The mollies need a heater and a filter. The best thing you can do is make sure they have heat and ...
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| Betta Fish Help? | 1/3/2008 |
Q: Hey! =3 I don't really know where to start, but I'll just... ramble for a bit about what I've been ...
A: The little cups that they are sold in from Petco are not good for them to stay in forever. Those are ...
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| What type of fish is best to keep for beginner | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I received Christmas gift with 2.5 gallon tank, and 2 baby goldfish, with air pump, filter, and ...
A: The best type of fish you can put in that tank is a Betta. They don't need all the filtration but it ...
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| Baby BiOrb Water Problem | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I received a Baby BiOrb for Christmas and set it up with the gravel provided, as instructed. ...
A: I'm not really sure what you can do about the smell. If the fish is ok I don't think there is a ...
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| Gravel change? | 1/1/2008 |
Q: If you want to change the gravel in a 90 gallon tank 4ft wide 1.5foot deep and 2 feet high.how many ...
A: There is really no best way to change gravel. The best you can do is take it all out save as much ...
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| Snail Deaths | 12/30/2007 |
Q: I have two tanks, I bought two gold mystery snails about 6 days ago and added one to each tank. One ...
A: Sometimes snails are hard to keep in tanks. I know in Petco when we get an order in it's suprising ...
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| Plecostoumus has turned white | 12/28/2007 |
Q: Our Plecostoumus (12 inches and at least 10 years old) has turned white - why? We recently added ...
A: The pleco might be stressed out. Does he look like someone sprinkled salt on him or is his color ...
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| Fresh Water Cycle | 12/28/2007 |
Q: Greetings, I have past long experience with both Fresh and Marine tanks and was able to keep some ...
A: It sounds like you have a little bit of. "New Tank Syndrome" Losing that one fish might not do too ...
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| Calcium growth | 12/27/2007 |
Q: Subject Calcium growth Question We have a 55 gallon tank. There are not many fish, but some ...
A: I have that in my tank as well. Though I'm not sure exactly what it is. I think it's just build up ...
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| upgrading to a bigger tank | 12/27/2007 |
Q: I have a 10 gallon fish tank with 5 glowlight tetras, 1 dwarf gourami, 2 glass fish, and 1 ...
A: The best thing you can do with the gouramis is keep one per tank. They are very territorial fish. ...
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| Texas Chiclid not eating | 12/26/2007 |
Q: i was just wondering if something was wrong with my Texas Chilclid. He has stopped eating and is in ...
A: I'm not very good with cichlids...and from what I read from researching your question it seems the ...
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| Iridescent Shark | 12/22/2007 |
Q: I'm glad to have found your website, but unfortunately i have not found any cases similar to that of ...
A: Usually when fish have cloudy eyes they are suffering from a disease called 'Pop Eye'you may want to ...
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| freshwater planted aquarium...beginner | 12/20/2007 |
Q: I have a 55 gallon freshwater aquarium, with the dimensions of 48" long x 12" wide x 21" high. For ...
A: It's going to take me a little time to research all of this. I'm not the best with CO2 systems. Did ...
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| Freshwater Fish | 12/19/2007 |
Q: I have a 55 gallon tank. I got this set up around June 07. With Gouramis, Tiger Barbs and Silver ...
A: I was in the same position as you for a long time when I got my 33 gallon tank. It seems to me that ...
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| Spider Web? | 12/18/2007 |
Q: We have a new 5 gallon Hex tank with 2 bala sharks and a plecostomus. We added some live plants a ...
A: It is most likely fungus you may want to treat the water. The bala sharks will eventually need a ...
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| Freshwater Fish | 12/18/2007 |
Q: I have a 55 gallon freshwater tank and I only have one Daniel and a Gold Gourami. I would like to ...
A: I have to research what a Daniel is I haven't heard of those. how big is the gourami? Sometimes ...
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| mollie help and tips | 12/17/2007 |
Q: ANSWER: You are very limited with a 1 gallon tank. The molly is the only fish you would be able to ...
A: Not that I know of. There are small Neon Tetra's but they need to be bought in schools which are 5 ...
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| Tank Size | 12/14/2007 |
Q: I am absolutly in love with Koi fish. And I've done a ton of research,I'd love to have one of my ...
A: For a butterfly Koi the bigger the tank the better off you are I would recommend a 55 to 75 Gallon ...
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| red devil | 12/14/2007 |
Q: our 3 yr. old red devil just lays on bottom of the tank, and looks like he's having a hard time ...
A: I've been researching since I read this question and I can't come up with a reason as to why he ...
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| ANGEL FISH | 12/12/2007 |
Q: I RECENTLY PURCHASED 3 ANGEL FISH, 6 NEONS, 3 MOLLIES, AND 3 SHARKS. ONE ANGEL GOT STUCK BETWEEN A ...
A: How long have you had the tank set up? It looks like you might have added too many fish at once. ...
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| nitrites levels too high | 12/10/2007 |
Q: I have a 55 gallon tank with my nitrite levels being so high that they are off the charts. I did a ...
A: The best thing you can do is keep changing partial water. Maybe 50 percent. There are also some ...
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| How many differant colors do Mollys come in? | 12/10/2007 |
Q: Your last reply was very helpful thank you. I'm wondering if there are any other colors for Mollys, ...
A: Unfortunately it is really difficult to come across and green fish besides Glo-Fish which are more ...
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| can i | 12/10/2007 |
Q: can a 25cent feeder fish go in a 10 gallon tank that has a working heater in it
A: Are there any other fish in the tank? If so you may want to watch out. Feeder fish are bred for the ...
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| foggy water | 12/8/2007 |
Q: I have a 75 gallon tank and about 2 weeks ago I noticed that my water started getting cloudy. ...
A: I found your 2 problems...the live plants turning yellow could mean they are close to dieing which ...
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| filter problem | 12/4/2007 |
Q: i have a 10 gal tank with 2 platys and 6 guppies i have lost 2 guppies because they got stuck to the ...
A: Are you sure they died because of being stuck to the filter? what kind of filter is it? What did the ...
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| goldfish | 12/4/2007 |
Q: About four months ago I set up a 200liter tank.I had a few troubles at the begging, but for a while ...
A: The best thing you can do is set up a quarantine tank..put the infected fish in it only medicate ...
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| Hiding in the corner | 12/2/2007 |
Q: I have a fairly big tank, its about 180l tank. I have a veriety of fish in there ranging from angels ...
A: The fish have to feel comfortable to swim around freely. If they are new to the tank it could be ...
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| gold fish - group behavior | 12/2/2007 |
Q: I am wondering; I found that goldfish normally like groups. What i cannot find anywhere is the ...
A: Goldfish are better off alone. The more gold fish the bigger tank you need. One gold fish needs 5 ...
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| Clumbian cat fish | 11/29/2007 |
Q: I have a 55 gallon tank with an Oscar,jackdemcy,and a firemouth. I also have a 45 gallon tank that i ...
A: As long as they haven't hurt him so far you might be fine keeping him in that tank. If they were ...
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| filter choices | 11/28/2007 |
Q: We are new (about 1 year) fish lovers, goldfish in particular. We have learned about how messy they ...
A: It seems like you are doing a good job with your filters. If you try an Under-gravel filter that ...
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| Puh-lease help! Sick fish! | 11/27/2007 |
Q: Please please please help us! I got my crown betta, Dr. Jack, in May of '07. He's never seemed the ...
A: I'm so sorry it took me awhile to get back to you! Unfortunately, it might be near impossible to ...
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| Guppies | 11/26/2007 |
Q: I have 3 guppies and need to know how can I tell if I have a male and female. I think I have 2 ...
A: It is really hard to tell the gender if they are all the same color one thing you could look for is ...
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| balloon platies | 11/25/2007 |
Q: What is a balloon platy and what varieties of them are there? I saw some at pet smart. I thought ...
A: Balloon platys are sort of like balloon mollies named for their body that looks like it is in a ...
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| Bamboo in aquarium | 11/25/2007 |
Q: Do you know, can I put normal Bamboo, from my Garden into a Tropical Freshwater Aquarium. It the ...
A: I don't see that being a problem at all. Live plants are also a benefit to the water. You would need ...
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| spots on my gourami | 11/24/2007 |
Q: i have 2 gouramis in my 10 gal. tank. The smaller of the two has started to develop white spots on ...
A: I'm sorry for the delay. Your question sort of confuses me. Did you have 3 goruami's at one time? 2 ...
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| 55 gallon fish tank and 20 gallon fish tank | 11/22/2007 |
Q: i have 2 fish tankes a 55 gallon and a 20 gallon. right now i have about 17 fish in the 55 gallon ...
A: The rule is usually 1 inch of fish per gallon. You may not want to add many more to the tanks. ...
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| fishtank | 11/21/2007 |
Q: before i had a problem with my water in my tank turning green. i had taken all my fish out and put ...
A: The best thing you can do is water changes. 50%. Every week. The couldiness is ammonia and high ...
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| freshwater salt | 10/9/2007 |
Q: I have some experience in freshwater communities, with stable community fish. I set up a 25 gallon ...
A: The fish specialist at my job uses cleaned play sand from Home Depot in his tank and it has never ...
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| Black Molly dying? | 10/8/2007 |
Q: our only Black Molly is dying , I think. It breaks my heart every day to see him. For about a week ...
A: I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you. It sounds like Fungus rather than ick. If your ...
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| Dead Mollie ~ Was It An "Inside Job"? | 10/8/2007 |
Q: I have a 20 gallon tank just over half a year old, with the following fish: two small bolivian rams ...
A: This is tough to really tell what happened. But from what I'm reading, it seems your Molly might ...
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| cichlids, please - PLEASE help | 10/5/2007 |
Q: I have a 10 gal tank. started with 12 fish, 10 cichlids, and 2 algae eaters - I wasn't advised that ...
A: If the tank is holding so many fish you might have some crazy build up of ammonia that is way too ...
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| HELP! | 10/5/2007 |
Q: my cichlids are dying.. fast! the tank has a recent sprout of what looks like green or brown stuff ...
A: I'm very sorry for the delayed response. The best thing you can do is a water change. That brown and ...
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| breeding platys | 10/3/2007 |
Q: I live in Canada and i am 14 years old, i have 3 platys (2 females, 1 male) and one of the female ...
A: It is really hard to say when the next batch will arrive sometimes it happens during the day at ...
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| ALGAE | 10/2/2007 |
Q: i have serveral different kinds of algae problems 1. blue-green alage bottom of my tank growing on ...
A: I have no idea what that R is...I forget how it got there haha. Sorry it's called Cycle. Your 33 ...
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| ALGAE | 10/1/2007 |
Q: i have serveral different kinds of algae problems 1. blue-green alage bottom of my tank growing on ...
A: I need to know what size tank you have to tell you if it is over stocked. I think you may want to ...
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| Black Moor suddenly not swimming | 10/1/2007 |
Q: I have a small black moor, Mahatma, which used to be the most active fish in the tank. Always had a ...
A: That is normal behavior for a goldfish from what I have heard and seen. If talking about Rainbows ...
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| Protein Skimmer | 9/29/2007 |
Q: Protein skimmers are commonly used in salt water tanks to remove waste materials. Can protein ...
A: Protein skimmers are specially made for saltwater tanks. They're designed to be compatible with ...
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| Fin rot and Mystery Snails | 9/28/2007 |
Q: Recently one of my black golfish, Pedro had the misfortune to see his beautiful long tail slowly ...
A: We recently had an Oscar(Cichlid) returned to us at our store that is pretty banged up. We are ...
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| Fin rot and Mystery Snails | 9/28/2007 |
Q: Recently one of my black golfish, Pedro had the misfortune to see his beautiful long tail slowly ...
A: What size tank do you have the goldfish in and how many do you have right now? I'm sure that ...
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| green water | 9/27/2007 |
Q: About two weeks ago i had an algae bloom it cleared right out and i put in teh meds and filter stuff ...
A: The medication might have killed some algae and it might have stayed in the water which created ...
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| Alkalinity 300 and PH 8.4 | 9/10/2007 |
Q: I am new to this forum and have a question that perhaps you can help me with? I have a 30 gallon ...
A: You want to do water changes that is all you really can do...without putting chemicals in your tank. ...
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| Fish | 9/9/2007 |
Q: I transferred my goldfish out of my tank into a small container so I could clean the tank and now it ...
A: It is probably stressed from the move just give it some time. --- I'm very sorry that your fish ...
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| coral sand | 9/9/2007 |
Q: at present i have a small freshwater aquarium with a variety of fish. i have two heart blood ...
A: You can clean the tank 1/3 water changes every week or two weeks. 50% if it's really bad. As for the ...
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| guppies | 9/8/2007 |
Q: i have three female guppies and one is going to give birth soon because of her large belly. but, i ...
A: 1: There really is no telling. You will just have to keep a close eye on her as she gets larger and ...
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| lighs and filer | 9/8/2007 |
Q: I just bought a 45 gal. What would you recommend for filter system and lighting? I would like some ...
A: I would not recommend an undergravel filter for the sand...that would be sort of pointless all the ...
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| My Goldfish... | 9/7/2007 |
Q: My goldfish has fin rot(im pretty sure). But i need to know what is wrong with his eys. Usually he ...
A: He could have a fungal infection. You should get some medicine and put it in the water to treat him, ...
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| pest, parasite,neither? | 9/6/2007 |
Q: I have noticed small, dark worms approx. the size of mosquito larva crawling above the waterline in ...
A: They could very well be mosquito larvae I'd suggest you do a water change and get rid of the water ...
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| weird creature found in fresh water tank | 9/5/2007 |
Q: never seen before it kinda looks like a centipede but if i try to get it out of the water it ...
A: It sounds like you've got the mix of a scorpion and a centipede in there! You should do your best to ...
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| HELP! | 9/5/2007 |
Q: he is blowing the nest but nothing is happening this is the second time this has happened and its ...
A: There is a good reason for him to be beating up on her. They are fighting fish and can only be put ...
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| My Fish tank | 9/4/2007 |
Q: I have three 2.5in Jack Dempseies, in a 45gal tank. I just started this tank last week, and today ...
A: This could be ammonia build up. What you want to do is have your water tested to see if there are ...
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| My fish keep dying...why?? | 9/4/2007 |
Q: We purchased 6 fish and a sucker fish less then 2weeks ago, we bought a 10G tank along with them we ...
A: Your sucker fish are starving because the food they are being fed is not right for them. Sucker fish ...
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| My fish keep dying...why?? | 9/4/2007 |
Q: We purchased 6 fish and a sucker fish less then 2weeks ago, we bought a 10G tank along with them we ...
A: Your fish are starving to death. 'Sucker Fish' are usually algae eaters and will only eat algae what ...
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| Gold Snails | 9/3/2007 |
Q: I am 11 years oldand I have two questions one: how do you tell a male gold snail frome a female? and ...
A: Unfortunately it is impossible to tell the difference because snails are both male and female. . If ...
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| 1.5 gallon tank | 9/3/2007 |
Q: I purchased a 1.5 gallon tank and just wanted some small fish to go with. 3 died all at once because ...
A: Ooh tough one. As most tropical fish require a gallon per inch of them. Judging from that rule of ...
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| Benifical bacteria | 9/2/2007 |
Q: I have a 55 gallon tank with 3 goldfish, 3 jack dempsy cichlids, 1 plechostomus and, 1 12" Tiger ...
A: Usually cloudiness is a build up of ammonia and nitrates...the best thing you can do is water ...
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| fish | 9/1/2007 |
Q: hay i have a catfish and gold fishes fixed in and 1 catfish died and i wana clean the tank wat do i ...
A: ...Uhh...I hope I have read this right. You have a cat fish and gold fish fixed in as in they are ...
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| fancy guppies, ghost shrimp | 9/1/2007 |
Q: i had a few questions about both of these. I have a 55 gallon fish tank with about 10-25 fancy ...
A: The female guppies most likely get worn out to a point of stress after birth. I've heard of this ...
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| Fish | 8/31/2007 |
Q: i have a 20 gallon tank with 3 danios, 2 platys, 1 algae eater, and 1 dwarf frog. i want to get ...
A: Guppies! Male Guppies are very very colorful, or if you want to chance it try a Gourami. The blue ...
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| my frog | 8/31/2007 |
Q: i have 1 african dwarf frog but this morning he was stuck in the filter i got im out and he was ...
A: He might just be stressed out. He will eventually tire and move to the bottom. Being stuck on the ...
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| Goldfish | 8/31/2007 |
Q: We have just bought a goldfish from an aquatic centre who informed us that we were able to put the ...
A: What size tank did you buy? Gold fish need at least a 5 gallon tank and having two of them you would ...
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| My 20 Gal aquarium is cloudy | 8/30/2007 |
Q: It was going on 10 day to change the h2o in my tank so I removed about 1/2 the h2o and added a ...
A: When I ran into this same problem with my tank...after much experimenting and hours upon hours of ...
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| Black Moor | 8/30/2007 |
Q: It lives in a 5 gallon tank with a Fan Tail. We do water changes about once a week & take out about ...
A: You are doing ok for now. You need to keep an eye on him, and keep in mind you have to take water ...
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| Preparing our aquarium for a turrtle | 8/29/2007 |
Q: My family & I have an already establshied 29-gallon freshwater tank that we cleaned and re-set up a ...
A: The most common aquatic turtle that are kept as pets are called Red Ear Sliders. They are very ...
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| fish dying | 8/29/2007 |
Q: I just got a very small fish tank for my little girl (1 gallon) and we bought a white and red comet ...
A: White and Red comet goldfish need AT LEAST 5 gallons to be able to have a chance of living for ...
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| frogs | 8/29/2007 |
Q: i just got 2 aftican dwarf frogs. i have some questions about them... 1.how often do they loose ...
A: African Dwarf frogs will shed their skin..when ever they grow it will happen ocassionally. It may ...
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| mollies | 8/28/2007 |
Q: I just started a freshwater tank so I only have 2 fish. I had one female silver molly with a male ...
A: The only thing you can do to help the Platy is give him/her a tank ornament and plastic plants. ...
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| pregnant molly | 8/27/2007 |
Q: i have two dalmation mollys and one black molly .they are allways in a group and they get along ...
A: The gestation period for live bearers such as your Molly is 4 weeks. It is hard to tell how far ...
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| stringy slime | 8/27/2007 |
Q: I've had a 10 gallon tank for about two weeks now and I added about 7 new fish yesterday afternoon. ...
A: Is this a new tank or have you had it up and running before? The running rule with fish that I have ...
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| red tail shark | 8/26/2007 |
Q: i just got a red tail shark its black and has a orange red tail in the tank there is no gravel im ...
A: Unfortunately, It is difficult to change a fish's natural colors. If he has an orange tail he is ...
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| Extremely high temperature | 8/26/2007 |
Q: Recently, my family and went on vacation and while we were gone the temperature of our tank was ...
A: Your Mollys are most likely highly stressed out from the water conditions. It is hard to say if they ...
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