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Aquarium Maintenance
An aquarium of fish makes a fascinating focal point in homes, businesses, and offices. Keeping them operating and the fish healthy is a challenge that can lead to a lot of questions. For answers, ask your questions here.
287 Questions
Is a fish cold blooded or warm blooded?
It depends on the fish. Most fish are cold blooded, but a few are not. Several species of tuna, for example, are able to maintain their body temperature within large range but above the temperature of the water around them.
Well Actually, bluefin Tuna and some other species are neither warmblooded nor coldblooded. They are species in between, meaning that they selectively warm parts of their body.
Also the Tuna does not spend energy to keep warm like warm blooded animals, it just has two specific sets of thin blood vessels that work as heat exchangers. One close to the brain and one close to the tail. The tail heat exchanger warms the blood coming cold from the gills, by passing it next to the warm blood, going from the hot tail swimming muscle to the gills.
Almost all fish are cold blooded. However, some species of Tuna are able to maintain a body temperature above the ambient seawater temperature using a special organ called the 'rete mirable'.
How do you know if your fish is sleeping on the bottom of the tank or not?
Well, it depends on the type you have... I'm no expert, but I do know that fish don't actually 'sleep'. Half their brains shut down at a time in order for them to get oxygen and keep themselves from getting in trouble. I also heard that a fish has to move to keep in their intake of oxygen, so of course, this helps prove the 'half the brain sleeping at a time' factor. In fact, fish are a lot like dolphins and whales which do the same thing... I mean, if you have an algae-eater, like I do, it might sit at the bottom of the tank without moving for like 20 minutes... I have to repeatedly tap the side to make sure it's not dead. However, I'm not too sure if your fish can 'sleep at the bottom of the tank'... if it doesnt move, or start turning upside down, then it's probably dead... you can tell by their eyes, too (which would be glazed).
Does an airstone have to be installed to anything?
An airstone needs to be attached to an airline which is connected to an air pump.
In a freshwater aquarium, air wands, stones or discs are important as they add oxygen to the water; this is even more important in a tropical tank as warmer water contains less oxygen.
What do you use to clean the pump or motor of a fish tank?
To clean the pump or motor of your fish tank, just rinse with water. If you use chemicals or soaps it will most likely kill the fish or damage it tremendously. just rinse it well with water and you will have a nice and clean pump for your fish tank.
What type of monitor can live in a 70 gallon tank?
70 gallons means nothing - it's the physical dimensionsthat are more important. The lizard needs at least the length of its body (at adult size) for the longest side of the tank. You also have to take into consideration whether the monitor is an arboreal species (and would therefore need a high enclosure)
Incidentally - old fish-tanks do NOT make good vivaria for reptiles. Being of all glass construction - they do not hold the temperature generated by the heating system - and the thermostat (and heat source) have to 'work overtime' in order to maintain the desired range. 90% of heat generated will be lost through the glass - as opposed to around 5% in a purpose-built wooden vivarium.
More precise it is as if he is filled with air or even more accurately gas. Sounds like he has developed a gas bubble. While it is possible to eliminate this through inserting a sterilized needle into the bubble region to relieve this pressure and then treating with antibiotics to prevent infection, this procedure can cause complications and possibly kill your fish.
Carbon filters need to be changed out on a monthly basis as they will begin to break down.
Contrary to belief, you don't actually need carbon in your filtration unless you are trying to remove medicine from the water for a recent illness, or if your water has a tannin colour from adding driftwood that was not boiled to remove the excess tannins.
You can use substrat, biomax, sponge and/or filter floss to do the job.
Why is my red platy starting to have white gills and breathing heavily?
This could be due to the quality of tank water
Where can one play fish tank games online?
Some great examples of sites offering those Fish Tank online games include "Pet Games", "Armorgames", "Gamesloon", "AmpGames", "LuckyGamez" or "BigFishGames".
What does fin rot look like on fancy guppies?
You will usually notice a grey, torn look at the tip of the fin (it will spread as the fin rot progresses).
How long does it take for a platy fish to give birth-?
It takes around 3 - 4 weeks for a platy fish to give birth.
Induced breeding is an optimal effort to produce fish fry without considering the season. This technique is used to produce fry of fish species that have or potentially have great economic significance for aquaculture, which do not reproduces spontaneously in captivity.
What is the average lifespan of a golden orfe in a home aquarium?
The average lifespan of the the golden orfe is about fourteen years. I have heard they can live from twenty-five to thirty years.
What can kill a female Betta fish?
Any other Betta can kill a female. Bettas are so agressive that they will even kill their babies if they wanter to. Also, larger predators can kill.
Your fishpond has plenty of white bubbles please explain cause?
This could be many things. You could have an aeration unit that provides too much gas into the system. This would not be a problem. On the other hand, you might have high amounts of minerals in your pond and these minerals may be gathering at the surface as the water evaporates. I would do a water change if you haven't done one in a while. If you have then I would look into aeration and filtration units. Most aeration units built for systems of that size are adjustable so it might make sense to look into the functionality of the systems you have regulating the pond.
Will 10 Neon Tetras 10 Zebra Danios 2 Peppered Corys and 5 Ghost Shrimp be okay in a 29 gallon tank?
They will go fine - try to use a fine gravel so that the cories can root around nicely - maybe even consider adding a few more cories? bring it up to 5 - they will be much happier. Keep the PH at 6.5 - 7 and make sure the ghost shrimp get enough food - they can starve. Good luck
A yard of gravel is the amount of gravel that will fill a container whose inside dimension is 1 yard by 1 yard by 1 yard. It's a cubic yard of gravel. The metric equivalent is .9144 meters by .9144 meters by .9144 meters.
