Search results

Hi everyone: I am postingg this message to get this off my chest. I have a 20G tank with 3 Gold Fish, FanTails, each about 3 inches long and about 3 years old. When I got them they were small and then they grew. They love veggies and get a wide variety of veggies including Spinach, bananas...

Hi everyone: Back here after a long time !!! I hardly even lurk here. Just happy with my 3 Gold FIsh in a 20G tank. Here is what happened today. My carbon filter bag broke loose and all the carbon particles started getting into the tank, slowly. I just noticed it today. I hated cleaning it as...

One of my Gold Fish in a 20G tank is spending a lot of time at the bottom, including the mornings. Been this way for 3 weeks. I do regular water changes, feed well and also ensure not to overfeed. This fish looks really obese fat in the butt region. Also her hind fin a little bit more extended...

I gave one of my friends a 20G tank that I had day before yesterday. Also gave him the tank gravel, some plants, two minnows and a guppy. This has greatly created a lot of breathing space in my living room making it more comfortable. For a long time I didn't admire my fish as keeping them had...

I live in an Apartment Complex. Recently, someone movedout of one of the Apartments. He left two angelfish, very beautiful and pretty inside a small plastic box with water and just enough space for them to have air to breathe. Each fish is about the size of an adult palm !!! The fish seemed to...

I have 3 GF in a 20G Tank. One of them is not eating, staying at the bottom but swimming ok. Please assist. Background info. 1: I had 3 gold fish in a poor tank. No filtration or air, no gravel cleaning as it was planted. Water changes every two weeks. About a two weeks ago they started...

Scientists highlight fish 'intelligence' Fish are socially intelligent creatures who do not deserve their reputation as the dim-wits of the animal kingdom, according to a group of leading scientists. Scientists say fish do not deserve their "dim-witted" reputation Rather than simply being...

Fish Are Smarter Than We Think The Sydney Morning Herald 8-31-03 (PA) -- Fish do not deserve their reputation as the dim- wits of the animal kingdom, a group of British scientists says. Far from being instinct-driven dunces, held back by a three- second memory, fish were cunning, manipulative...

I had placed a 20G tank on a book case. Recently, I noticed that the book ase was slowly giving away. Hence, I moved the 20G tank to a different stand that is more stable. In this process I ahd to change the water. After this, inorder to help my fish cope with the change and make them happy, I...

Sometimes, Cory's come very fast from the bottom to the top, strike the surface and then return back down. It appears almost as if they are trying to jump out ? I wondered about this for a long time. Why do Cory's do this ? :?: Vijay :?: :?

http://www.ny1.com/Living/pets.html

My Oto's are grazing on just one far away corner of my tank for a few weeks now. However, the rest of my tank is filled with algae. Why is this ? Vijay

For sure I know these are Catfish. However, they are creamish Orange colored and about an inch in length. I got them about a month ago from a LFS. Their eyes are also of whitish, redding, orange color. I would appreciate web-site/full details about them. Thanks. Vijay

I heard that chain store Bettas don't live long and several die. Is this true ? If true, why is it so ? I thought all stores got their Bettas from the same overseas breeders. Thanks. Vijay

I have a 10G tank literally flooded with Plants. This tank just has some Guppy fry. Still there is severe dark green algae problem every two weeks on the inner sides of the tank. How is this possible ? I heard that plants will eat all the nutrients and the algae can't thrive. Very confusing...

Will Betta eat: (a) vegetable Pellet (Saw at a local pet shop). (b) cut fine pieces of vegetables Before offering Pellets to Betta, should they be soaked in water ? Can the Betta have constipation ? How can one say this ? How does normal Betta Poop look like ? Thanks. Vijay

The Betta I have is a red/blue, short tail, wild, natural betta. I seem to like this type more. Are these available all the time commonly ? I also saw some Bettas with long tails in another pet shop. However, it appears that their tail is porbably heavy and extra efforts are needed by the Betta...

Planted tanks and gravel are usually not recommended for Gold Fish. However, I have had a planted gold fish tank with Vallisneria, Java Fern and Onion plants for almost 18 months now. The substrate is 2" of gravel. Here is my question. Can I convert this entirely into a planted tank with SOIL...

I have a tank with about 12 Guppy fry about a months old and 3 fry over 3 months. Every now and then a fry is dying in this tank. I don't know why. Sometimes, this also happened after a water change/cleaning. However, this has been consistent. There are no adults in this tank, lots of plants...

Do Bettas eat Peas ? Has anyone here offered them peas ? Please share your experience. I saw on a web-site recently that Bettas ate peas. However, I have heard that Bettas are carnivores. This is very confusing also. Vijay :?

Click on Image for Article.

Bettas breed and produce a lot of fry. If, everyone were to keep Betta in an ideal environment, not many Bettas will have a room. A compromise, such as Hex etc., means several Bettas can live in a home under less than ideal conditions, but they all manage to survive for as long as possible...

Do Ghost Shrimp all kinds of algae or just certain kinds ? How many of them are needed in a tank ? Are they easy to breed ?

Only a long time after I started fish keeping, I realized the charm of Bettas. Bettas come in great shapes/colors. Excellent personality. Easy to keep. Conveniently Priced. However, it appears that they are widely underestimated for some of the same above reasons. Is this true ? Vijay

This is just periodic notes on my tanks. Helps when I look back to keep track of changes. 10G. The last of the two female guppies died a few days ago, last week. Body found decaying among the plants. She looked lonely for quite sometime. It could have been poor aeration or just plain aging...