Friday, July 31, 2009
I have 2 fancy tailed guppies and was wondering how to breed them and then tell when the female is pregnant?
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First you need to be sure you have both male and female guppies. The males are usually more colorful than the females. Guppies are like rabbits and will usually breed on there own without any coaxing them at all. Typically you want a few females for each male as the males will pester the heck out of just one female!
You can tell which is male or female by the fin under the stomach. On the male it is pencil shaped pointing toward the tail, on the female fan shaped. Males generally have more color and bigger tails, and females will get larger. Here is some pictures of the males. http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/fishind.
Once the female is pregnant you will see a darker area on the belly -the gravid spot, and it will get bigger over time. The babies are born live, but unfortunately the parents (and any other fish in the tank) will eat them if they can. There are several ways to protect the babies - 1) lots of floating plants where they can hide, 2) a livebearer trap/breeder enclosure that hangs on the inside of the tank - you put the mother in there and after she has them move her back to the tank 3) put her into a separate tank with floating plants then remove her afterwards.
The female can have several batches of babies even if she is only with the male for a short while. Most females at pet stores are already pregnant, so if you are tyring to breed to a certain male to get certain colors, you may not get what you think.
Breeding guppy is not a daunting task, you need to identify whether you are holding a pair of guppy,
Its simple to identify a male a guppy - it will be colorful and slim body whereas female will be bulky and the front portion of the body will be colorless.
I am providing a link to identify male and female guppy respectively:
http://www.aquasia.com/images/fish/fish_.
http://www.aquaworldnet.org/public/galle.
I have 2 blood parrots and a pacu in a 20 gallon tank.. BUT the blood parrots are always in a corner?
what should i do ?
the blood parrots look terrified of the Pacu ?
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First thing is to get a bigger tank. Both of these fish will get too big for a 20 gallon tank. Then set up places to hide and break up the landscape of the tank. How big are the blood parrots in relation to the pacu? They will set up territory, hence the need for a bigger tank and landscaping. I would put some rock caves and artificial driftwood in to give them something to hide behind and set up boundaries for their own space. Get a 75 gallon tank or larger if you can, the bigger the better.
Get rid of the pacus, they shouldn't be sold for aquariums anyway they grow way too large. And get rid of one of the BP's or get at least a 40 gallon tank for the 2 of them.
First off you need to look for a bigger tank(50 gal or bigger) Pacu's get as big as dinner plates and blood parrot get atleast 6 inches each. Blood parrots are very shy fish and like to hide, it's just their nature. They may get use to you soon come out of the corner. You can try offering them a varitiy of foods to try to entice them out, like freeze dried blood worm, krill, brine shrimp ect.
umm either get a second cage, or realize that ur parrots are italian and they're planning a hit on ur pacu. watch out!
Investigate what fish get along with what fish.
Pacu are related to pirahnas. Though they are vegetarian, they can be quite aggressive. BTW pacus grow up to 3 FEET in length. You'd need one huge tank to house a full grown pacu. And it will grow despite it's small quarters now.
Blood parrots will also need a larger tank in the future but they get no where near as large as the pacu.
You either need to get another tank or get rid of the fish you have and find fish that will be able to live comfortably in a 20 gallon for life.
the blood parrots look terrified of the Pacu ?
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First thing is to get a bigger tank. Both of these fish will get too big for a 20 gallon tank. Then set up places to hide and break up the landscape of the tank. How big are the blood parrots in relation to the pacu? They will set up territory, hence the need for a bigger tank and landscaping. I would put some rock caves and artificial driftwood in to give them something to hide behind and set up boundaries for their own space. Get a 75 gallon tank or larger if you can, the bigger the better.
Get rid of the pacus, they shouldn't be sold for aquariums anyway they grow way too large. And get rid of one of the BP's or get at least a 40 gallon tank for the 2 of them.
First off you need to look for a bigger tank(50 gal or bigger) Pacu's get as big as dinner plates and blood parrot get atleast 6 inches each. Blood parrots are very shy fish and like to hide, it's just their nature. They may get use to you soon come out of the corner. You can try offering them a varitiy of foods to try to entice them out, like freeze dried blood worm, krill, brine shrimp ect.
umm either get a second cage, or realize that ur parrots are italian and they're planning a hit on ur pacu. watch out!
Investigate what fish get along with what fish.
Pacu are related to pirahnas. Though they are vegetarian, they can be quite aggressive. BTW pacus grow up to 3 FEET in length. You'd need one huge tank to house a full grown pacu. And it will grow despite it's small quarters now.
Blood parrots will also need a larger tank in the future but they get no where near as large as the pacu.
You either need to get another tank or get rid of the fish you have and find fish that will be able to live comfortably in a 20 gallon for life.
i have 15 fish in a 6 gal. tank?
i have like 15 fish in a 6 gallon bowl. people tell me this is wrong but i dont see anythign bad about it. some of the fish i have are 2 iridescent sharks, a clown loach, mollies, an angelfish, and a sea horse. i have had a lot of fish die, but when one dies, i just buy like two more so the other fish dont get sad. i usually get a new fish like every week or so. i mite get a 10 gallon tank next month. theres nothing wrong with this much fish in the bowl is there?
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I agree with some of the others, how about putting the truth if you would like to ask a question. A sea horse in the same tank with fresh water fish. O.K. What other fish tale do you want to tell us..?
its recommended 1 fish for every gallon otherwise there isnt enough room and or oxygen. they will survive longer if there are less
generally the rule of thumb is one inch of fish per one gallon of tank - so if you have 6 gallons you could have 12 - 1/2 inch fish or 3 - 2 inch fish or 6 - 1 inch fish.
too many fish will over pollute the tank - deplete the oxygen in the water.. and be generally stressed and obviously you will have a higher death rate
no, but u need to take care of proper air circulation and hygiene
You need a life support system, as in filter and air augmentation. Also, "i have had a lot of fish die, but when one dies, i just buy like two more" is a sorry attitude. If you aren't going to care for them properly, you have no right to keep them.
Very wrong! How can you be keeping mollies and angelfish with a sea horse. Sea horses are marine fish and mollies and angelfish are freshwater! If one dies your fish dont get sad, do all the fish a favor and please stop buying more and more.
Liar, Liar, pants on fire!!
Get a Great White to go in there too. That is just what your tank needs, or a Hammer Head. That would be cool.
thats way to many fish in 1 tank seeing on how the tank is way to small for all those fish get a bigger tank before getting any more fish try a 20 gallon or seeing on how u buy a new fish every week try a 100 to a 150 gallon tank and geta filter and make sure the fish can be with each other and make sure they use the same kind of water
Fish should have at least 1 gallon per fish. They have enough room and enough oxygen. If they have more than that gallon per fish, they grow a lot bigger. I currently have two fish in a 20 gallon and they are getting really big.
For the type of fish you have, the tank is too small. The fish are overcrowded. Get a bigger tank! Rule of thumb, 1 fish per gallon. And more space the bigger the fish is.
That is completely wrong. The fish you get are dying so often because, they need room to grow (and fish can kill eachother for it), ammonia and other chemical levles in your tank are most likely high, and LOTS OF OTHER REASONS! to have all those you should at least have 50-100 gallons! 1gallon per every 1/2inch of a fish's body. (remember they grow). Do reaserch. Remove almost all your fish except for 2-3 in a six gallon! OR BUY A HUUUUGGEE ONE! this website might help: http://www.petpiazza.com/articles/detail. please change what your doing
When I started my 10 gallon tank the store told me that the general rule of thumb is 1 gallon for each inch of fish.
you are way over crowding it man those fish like spacious tanks
your going to kill them!!
lol good one
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I agree with some of the others, how about putting the truth if you would like to ask a question. A sea horse in the same tank with fresh water fish. O.K. What other fish tale do you want to tell us..?
its recommended 1 fish for every gallon otherwise there isnt enough room and or oxygen. they will survive longer if there are less
generally the rule of thumb is one inch of fish per one gallon of tank - so if you have 6 gallons you could have 12 - 1/2 inch fish or 3 - 2 inch fish or 6 - 1 inch fish.
too many fish will over pollute the tank - deplete the oxygen in the water.. and be generally stressed and obviously you will have a higher death rate
no, but u need to take care of proper air circulation and hygiene
You need a life support system, as in filter and air augmentation. Also, "i have had a lot of fish die, but when one dies, i just buy like two more" is a sorry attitude. If you aren't going to care for them properly, you have no right to keep them.
Very wrong! How can you be keeping mollies and angelfish with a sea horse. Sea horses are marine fish and mollies and angelfish are freshwater! If one dies your fish dont get sad, do all the fish a favor and please stop buying more and more.
Liar, Liar, pants on fire!!
Get a Great White to go in there too. That is just what your tank needs, or a Hammer Head. That would be cool.
thats way to many fish in 1 tank seeing on how the tank is way to small for all those fish get a bigger tank before getting any more fish try a 20 gallon or seeing on how u buy a new fish every week try a 100 to a 150 gallon tank and geta filter and make sure the fish can be with each other and make sure they use the same kind of water
Fish should have at least 1 gallon per fish. They have enough room and enough oxygen. If they have more than that gallon per fish, they grow a lot bigger. I currently have two fish in a 20 gallon and they are getting really big.
For the type of fish you have, the tank is too small. The fish are overcrowded. Get a bigger tank! Rule of thumb, 1 fish per gallon. And more space the bigger the fish is.
That is completely wrong. The fish you get are dying so often because, they need room to grow (and fish can kill eachother for it), ammonia and other chemical levles in your tank are most likely high, and LOTS OF OTHER REASONS! to have all those you should at least have 50-100 gallons! 1gallon per every 1/2inch of a fish's body. (remember they grow). Do reaserch. Remove almost all your fish except for 2-3 in a six gallon! OR BUY A HUUUUGGEE ONE! this website might help: http://www.petpiazza.com/articles/detail. please change what your doing
When I started my 10 gallon tank the store told me that the general rule of thumb is 1 gallon for each inch of fish.
you are way over crowding it man those fish like spacious tanks
your going to kill them!!
lol good one
I have 130 gallon reef/fish tank and my fish are all getting coudy eye, what can I do?
I have a lion fish, puffer and a rabbit fish that look like they are starting to get coudy eye. The puffer i put in a bucket to try to treat since he seemed to have ich and then got the cloudy eye. He has gotten a little better after almost 2 weeks of being in there (eats now and is more active).
What should i do?
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You have a water quality problem that is weakening your fish and they are now suffering from bacterial problems. Start by changing 10% of the water daily and consider adding a garlic and vitamin supplement to your tank. The fish will start to recover on their own as the improved water quality strengthens them.
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There is a medicine you can use --I can't remember the name, but it comes in tablets and is from the same company that produces Melafix. It cleared up my fish's cloudy eye in two days.
Because marine tanks are so fragile you are going to want to consult an expert. There are medications you can get from a petstore but when it comes to marine tanks they tend to kill your fish and your live rock. Good luck.
There is a tank additive that you can buy at wal-mart (cheaper than pet stores) I can't remember what the name is. You will see the tank treatments there on that isle. Just read the labels, they are all pretty detailed in explanation. Just be sure and read all of the instructions carefully to make sure that the product is safe for your type of fish. You might also want to try a search for " aquarium fish ". Theres no end to the information on this subject.
Get your water tested. Cloudy eye is a general sign that the quality in your water has become poor. I would start conducting water changes.probably about 25%.
What should i do?
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You have a water quality problem that is weakening your fish and they are now suffering from bacterial problems. Start by changing 10% of the water daily and consider adding a garlic and vitamin supplement to your tank. The fish will start to recover on their own as the improved water quality strengthens them.
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There is a medicine you can use --I can't remember the name, but it comes in tablets and is from the same company that produces Melafix. It cleared up my fish's cloudy eye in two days.
Because marine tanks are so fragile you are going to want to consult an expert. There are medications you can get from a petstore but when it comes to marine tanks they tend to kill your fish and your live rock. Good luck.
There is a tank additive that you can buy at wal-mart (cheaper than pet stores) I can't remember what the name is. You will see the tank treatments there on that isle. Just read the labels, they are all pretty detailed in explanation. Just be sure and read all of the instructions carefully to make sure that the product is safe for your type of fish. You might also want to try a search for " aquarium fish ". Theres no end to the information on this subject.
Get your water tested. Cloudy eye is a general sign that the quality in your water has become poor. I would start conducting water changes.probably about 25%.
I had been feeding my Betta ..?
I had been feeding him Freeze Dried Bloodworms. I guess I overfed him because he died of that bladder disease. So how many of those dried strands should I feed a Beta on a daily basis ? Do you recommend a different kind of food ? If so, how often do you feed your Betta .. with which food ?? Thank you ! :)
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A betta's stomach is about as big as one of his eyeballs so feeding portions about that size once or twice a day is best. That equates to about 3-4 pellets or bloodworms per feeding. They do tend to suffer from problems associated with overfeeding more often then a lot of other common hobby fish. These issues may include Swim Bladder Disorder, bloating or constipation.
It's also important to feed a balanced nutritious diet. Bloodworms alone don't contain all the vitamins and minerals needed to keep a fish healthy. Think of them like you would yourself. A variety of foods will ensure they are getting everything they need to stay healthy and strong. Most dry pellet foods made especially for bettas contain the variety that is needed. Not all of these foods are created equal however, so check the ingredients to make sure fish meal, crab meal and other meat products are listed first. Foods that contain wheat meal, rice meal or oats (non-carnivorous foods) are just fillers and not easily digestible. They should rank lower on the list of ingredients. I find Hikari's Bio-Gold to be one of the best and more palatable to the fish and they don't tend to expand as much when they soak up water making it less likely to cause blockages in the betta's gut. Also, just a note that dry pellet and flake food doesn't last long after opening. Once the seal is broken the vitamins begin to dissipate. Toss it after a few months at most.
You can also look into live and frozen foods. Personally, I feed my bettas a variety of bloodworms, mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, frozen daphnia, live black worms and occasionally flake for pellet food to make sure they are getting their vitamins.
Here's more on feeding bettas.
http://www.nippyfish.net/feeding.html.
Best of luck.
i was told by the pet store person to feed Betta's every other day with those little pebble like Betta food..those bloodworms are kind of a "treat" for them..maybe 1 once a week or something like that.
About 1/2 an inch every day. Next time, make sure to change up to 1/2 of the water every week, but don't remove all of the poop when you do so. Constantly shocking the bowl by cleaning it too much is just as bad as not cleaning it at all.
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You could also feed it with live blood worms
I have tried it all with bettas, feeding bloodworms and every kind of pellet and dry food imaginable. I did get a tip from a breeder to feed my betta minnows, and that was the best advice I have ever received. I have had this betta (like #5) for 7 months now.much longer than any of the others, and his color is great, and he is very healthy. It might be worth a shot. Take care!
I don't feed him Freeze Dried Blood Worms. I feed him Tetra BIts instead ( the red granules ) He likes them. I feed him very little, just one granule, once a day. Sometimes I even skip a day.
If you are going to try Tetra Bits with your betta, try to crush the granules into smaller pieces before feeding him, cos he may just spit them out finding them too hard to take in.
Sorry about your previous betta, I hope I've helped in some way.
Well, I've had my betta for almost a year %26 I've only given him betta food (little round pellets). Not sure if that's what you're talking about. Anyways, the directions say 8-9 pcs. 2x a day, but there's no way he'd eat that. I give him 1-2 pcs. 2x a day %26 that seems to be more than enough. There's times he doesn't even eat that. Hope this helps :o)
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A betta's stomach is about as big as one of his eyeballs so feeding portions about that size once or twice a day is best. That equates to about 3-4 pellets or bloodworms per feeding. They do tend to suffer from problems associated with overfeeding more often then a lot of other common hobby fish. These issues may include Swim Bladder Disorder, bloating or constipation.
It's also important to feed a balanced nutritious diet. Bloodworms alone don't contain all the vitamins and minerals needed to keep a fish healthy. Think of them like you would yourself. A variety of foods will ensure they are getting everything they need to stay healthy and strong. Most dry pellet foods made especially for bettas contain the variety that is needed. Not all of these foods are created equal however, so check the ingredients to make sure fish meal, crab meal and other meat products are listed first. Foods that contain wheat meal, rice meal or oats (non-carnivorous foods) are just fillers and not easily digestible. They should rank lower on the list of ingredients. I find Hikari's Bio-Gold to be one of the best and more palatable to the fish and they don't tend to expand as much when they soak up water making it less likely to cause blockages in the betta's gut. Also, just a note that dry pellet and flake food doesn't last long after opening. Once the seal is broken the vitamins begin to dissipate. Toss it after a few months at most.
You can also look into live and frozen foods. Personally, I feed my bettas a variety of bloodworms, mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, frozen daphnia, live black worms and occasionally flake for pellet food to make sure they are getting their vitamins.
Here's more on feeding bettas.
http://www.nippyfish.net/feeding.html.
Best of luck.
i was told by the pet store person to feed Betta's every other day with those little pebble like Betta food..those bloodworms are kind of a "treat" for them..maybe 1 once a week or something like that.
About 1/2 an inch every day. Next time, make sure to change up to 1/2 of the water every week, but don't remove all of the poop when you do so. Constantly shocking the bowl by cleaning it too much is just as bad as not cleaning it at all.
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You could also feed it with live blood worms
I have tried it all with bettas, feeding bloodworms and every kind of pellet and dry food imaginable. I did get a tip from a breeder to feed my betta minnows, and that was the best advice I have ever received. I have had this betta (like #5) for 7 months now.much longer than any of the others, and his color is great, and he is very healthy. It might be worth a shot. Take care!
I don't feed him Freeze Dried Blood Worms. I feed him Tetra BIts instead ( the red granules ) He likes them. I feed him very little, just one granule, once a day. Sometimes I even skip a day.
If you are going to try Tetra Bits with your betta, try to crush the granules into smaller pieces before feeding him, cos he may just spit them out finding them too hard to take in.
Sorry about your previous betta, I hope I've helped in some way.
Well, I've had my betta for almost a year %26 I've only given him betta food (little round pellets). Not sure if that's what you're talking about. Anyways, the directions say 8-9 pcs. 2x a day, but there's no way he'd eat that. I give him 1-2 pcs. 2x a day %26 that seems to be more than enough. There's times he doesn't even eat that. Hope this helps :o)
I had 2 goldfish in an aquarium and they were both orageish like normal color, now one of them is black y?
it was normal color ( ORANGE ) OR ( GOLD ) and now it is BLACK, why is this is it sick? Is it dying?
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Happened to my goldfish.
This is perfectly normal. Goldfish go through a series of color changes as they grow older. You should be happy that their growth has not been stunted or stopped.
i have a gold and silver one and the other one is black with gold and silver specks, they are both 4 1/2 years old
How quickly did it turn black? Is it completely black or spots? Some goldfish will get different colored spots on them and some can change color. Are you sure they are true goldfish? Comets and Koi and in the same family as goldfish and are often mistaken for them, comets and goldfish are mistaken alot because they look almost identical and comets change color often.
I have four gold fish in an aquarium and one of them turned almost white, I was scared too, but the gold fish will reflect any problems with their environment. The pH could be off and he may need some ick guard. They sell the pH tests and the ick guard at Wal-Mart or any pet store. Don't worry, I believe he'll be okay.
When a goldfish turns white or very pale (as per the above answerer's fish) it is because the fish isn't getting enough light and his pigments fade. Believe it or not a fish suffering colour loss will become depressed.
I don't know if a fish can turn black in the same manner, but I would recommend that you have a look at your lighting conditions. Good luck!
try cutting back on the food- one big flake for each fish 2 times a day. if the fish is acting sick then it is sick and it might die. If you don't have a bubbler then get one of those, they might not be getting enough oxygen
Lung cancer. Too much smoking around him.
yeah its dying sorry its decaying that's why
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Happened to my goldfish.
This is perfectly normal. Goldfish go through a series of color changes as they grow older. You should be happy that their growth has not been stunted or stopped.
i have a gold and silver one and the other one is black with gold and silver specks, they are both 4 1/2 years old
How quickly did it turn black? Is it completely black or spots? Some goldfish will get different colored spots on them and some can change color. Are you sure they are true goldfish? Comets and Koi and in the same family as goldfish and are often mistaken for them, comets and goldfish are mistaken alot because they look almost identical and comets change color often.
I have four gold fish in an aquarium and one of them turned almost white, I was scared too, but the gold fish will reflect any problems with their environment. The pH could be off and he may need some ick guard. They sell the pH tests and the ick guard at Wal-Mart or any pet store. Don't worry, I believe he'll be okay.
When a goldfish turns white or very pale (as per the above answerer's fish) it is because the fish isn't getting enough light and his pigments fade. Believe it or not a fish suffering colour loss will become depressed.
I don't know if a fish can turn black in the same manner, but I would recommend that you have a look at your lighting conditions. Good luck!
try cutting back on the food- one big flake for each fish 2 times a day. if the fish is acting sick then it is sick and it might die. If you don't have a bubbler then get one of those, they might not be getting enough oxygen
Lung cancer. Too much smoking around him.
yeah its dying sorry its decaying that's why
I had 13 fish.But now i have only 3 fish left..Why r they dying?
I dont know why they die..
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one mistake people make when they get fish is that they (some, maybe not you) do not read enough about them. You really have got to read extensively. It is much more complicated then it looks. Read everything about you fish and get your tank as perfect as possible, it is well worth it.
-ps----if it is a new tank then you have to wait a month or two before you put any expensive fish in, put one ore two less expensive fish in to get the ecosystm going ( you can speed this up by buying biological boosters in petstores)
Good Luck! :)
fish tank too small
not enought food
killing each other,
didnt clean your tank
wrong type of water
fishys are sick
wrong food,
maybe u should check wat kind of fish are they cuz sometimes they are diffrent fishes that cant be with other that maybe the problem
It might be that you need to put an anti-chlorine treatment in the water. Its cheap, just a few drops neutralize the chlorine thats added to water to kill germs. Unfortunately it also kills fish. Anyway, good luck!
depends. they could have been old when you got them
if you dont have a filter or a heater that keeps it a good temperature the fish might not be able to stand it and pass away :((((((
first it depends on what fish you have. they could be very agressive or they could have a disease named after them like neons. you could also have a bacterial infection in the tank. if they act normally and havent lost or gained any color then they may just be aggressive and killed each other.
It probably is the water. I've been through about 2 dozen goldfish before finding out that temperature and ph lvls of water affect the fish.
And if all the above does not work.. Are you Diabetic? the insulin in your system will kill the fish if you touch the water (or inside of tank).
because they dont have enough oxygen in the tank or its too dirty and the fish become sick in their own waste
dirty tank to much food not enough food to many fish
It largely depends on the fish type. Don't worry, if it's goldfish it's common to make mistakes, I know I made a lot when I inherited my first Goldie in a bowl.
If they are gold fish then maybe:
You Wash tank with soap
Have no filtration.
No aeration
temp not right
ammonia build up
pH level wrong
I think the culprit, if goldfish, might be two many fish in a small enclosure. Goldfish, and every goldfish book and expert says this, need 10 gallons per fish. I have huge Fancy's so they have 20 gallons per fish.
You didn't give much info. Could be anything.
Tank not cycled-ammonia %26 nitrite levels too high
Tank size/too many fish
Water changes not done regularly(more than once a month)
Not treating new water
Disease
Search the following links for cycling a fish tank and caring for fish/fish tank
http://www.aquariacentral.com/
http://www.aquariumboard.com/forums/home.
How long had the 13 been in there? How big is the tank? What kind of biological and mechanical filter do you have on the tank? How often do you do water changes? Was the tank fully cycled?
Too many questions to really answer your question.
YOU MUST CLEAN THE TANK ONCE 4 MONTH [ OTHER WISE THE pH OF WATER MAY INCREASE] , IF U HAVE FISH LIKE MALAVI, FLAWERHORN, IT ISN'T A SURPRISE , YOU MUST AERATE THE TANK, AS YOUR COUNTRY YOU MUST USE A HEATER , AND DON'T BE UPSET THAT'S NATURAL FOR ALL THE FISH OWNERS , AS THE TIME PASSES YOU WILL GAIN YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FISH. KEEP IT UP.
you'll have to give us more info than this if you want us to help you
You probably added all the fish without giving your tank enough time to adjust to the bio-load. Tanks have beneficial bacteria in them that convert fish waste (ammonia) into nitrites, and then into harmless nitrates. You should have added the fish two at a time, and 5 days apart to give you tank time to adjust. Over feeding will also cause a rise in the toxins, slowly killing the fish. You should also be changing 25% of the water once a week with tap water that has been aged 24 hours and warmed to the temp of the tank so you don't stress the fish or bacteria. Since you have a problem with the tank right now, change 50% of the water right away, and 25% in three days, after that, continue with your regular water changin schedule. Take a fresh sample of your tank water to the store for testing each time you buy fish and they can tell you if it is safe to add more fish, or if your tank hasn't adjusted yet (at which point, you do another water change).
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one mistake people make when they get fish is that they (some, maybe not you) do not read enough about them. You really have got to read extensively. It is much more complicated then it looks. Read everything about you fish and get your tank as perfect as possible, it is well worth it.
-ps----if it is a new tank then you have to wait a month or two before you put any expensive fish in, put one ore two less expensive fish in to get the ecosystm going ( you can speed this up by buying biological boosters in petstores)
Good Luck! :)
fish tank too small
not enought food
killing each other,
didnt clean your tank
wrong type of water
fishys are sick
wrong food,
maybe u should check wat kind of fish are they cuz sometimes they are diffrent fishes that cant be with other that maybe the problem
It might be that you need to put an anti-chlorine treatment in the water. Its cheap, just a few drops neutralize the chlorine thats added to water to kill germs. Unfortunately it also kills fish. Anyway, good luck!
depends. they could have been old when you got them
if you dont have a filter or a heater that keeps it a good temperature the fish might not be able to stand it and pass away :((((((
first it depends on what fish you have. they could be very agressive or they could have a disease named after them like neons. you could also have a bacterial infection in the tank. if they act normally and havent lost or gained any color then they may just be aggressive and killed each other.
It probably is the water. I've been through about 2 dozen goldfish before finding out that temperature and ph lvls of water affect the fish.
And if all the above does not work.. Are you Diabetic? the insulin in your system will kill the fish if you touch the water (or inside of tank).
because they dont have enough oxygen in the tank or its too dirty and the fish become sick in their own waste
dirty tank to much food not enough food to many fish
It largely depends on the fish type. Don't worry, if it's goldfish it's common to make mistakes, I know I made a lot when I inherited my first Goldie in a bowl.
If they are gold fish then maybe:
You Wash tank with soap
Have no filtration.
No aeration
temp not right
ammonia build up
pH level wrong
I think the culprit, if goldfish, might be two many fish in a small enclosure. Goldfish, and every goldfish book and expert says this, need 10 gallons per fish. I have huge Fancy's so they have 20 gallons per fish.
You didn't give much info. Could be anything.
Tank not cycled-ammonia %26 nitrite levels too high
Tank size/too many fish
Water changes not done regularly(more than once a month)
Not treating new water
Disease
Search the following links for cycling a fish tank and caring for fish/fish tank
http://www.aquariacentral.com/
http://www.aquariumboard.com/forums/home.
How long had the 13 been in there? How big is the tank? What kind of biological and mechanical filter do you have on the tank? How often do you do water changes? Was the tank fully cycled?
Too many questions to really answer your question.
YOU MUST CLEAN THE TANK ONCE 4 MONTH [ OTHER WISE THE pH OF WATER MAY INCREASE] , IF U HAVE FISH LIKE MALAVI, FLAWERHORN, IT ISN'T A SURPRISE , YOU MUST AERATE THE TANK, AS YOUR COUNTRY YOU MUST USE A HEATER , AND DON'T BE UPSET THAT'S NATURAL FOR ALL THE FISH OWNERS , AS THE TIME PASSES YOU WILL GAIN YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FISH. KEEP IT UP.
you'll have to give us more info than this if you want us to help you
You probably added all the fish without giving your tank enough time to adjust to the bio-load. Tanks have beneficial bacteria in them that convert fish waste (ammonia) into nitrites, and then into harmless nitrates. You should have added the fish two at a time, and 5 days apart to give you tank time to adjust. Over feeding will also cause a rise in the toxins, slowly killing the fish. You should also be changing 25% of the water once a week with tap water that has been aged 24 hours and warmed to the temp of the tank so you don't stress the fish or bacteria. Since you have a problem with the tank right now, change 50% of the water right away, and 25% in three days, after that, continue with your regular water changin schedule. Take a fresh sample of your tank water to the store for testing each time you buy fish and they can tell you if it is safe to add more fish, or if your tank hasn't adjusted yet (at which point, you do another water change).
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