Recent Aquarium Glass News Items
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas turns 20 - New Orleans Times-Picayune
designed the aquarium's signature wave-like shape and glimmering partial glass facade. In October 1989, Woldenberg Riverfront Park opened to the public, and 11 months later, the aquarium's inaugural day in business ...
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Tips on How to Buy a Cheap Aquarium for Fish - Associated Content
You can also assemble your own aquarium. The glass supplier can cut the glass for you and then you can put it together. This will be even cheaper for you. In this particular case, you should take care to have the ...
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How to setup an aquarium for fish? - Zimbio
The first step is to buy an aquarium for fish. it can be of glass or acrylic. The tank should be large enough to provide the fish with enough space to move around. Now you have to get a suitable substrate for your ...
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Finite Luxury Aquarium – When the Complicated Geometry Meets an Aquarium - Zimbio
This hand-crafted luxury aquarium is designed and produced in the Netherlands. Numerous glass cuts create a very unique and contemporary look. Large enough to hold ten gallons of water, this luxury aquarium is ...
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Aquarium Technologies offers unique option for Midlanders - My West Texas
One such glass aquarium sits in the center of their space off of Highway 191, stretching from floor to ceiling and giving shoppers a view of fish and greenery from every angle. Bill said they're working to offer more ...
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Baltimore's National Aquarium turning 30 - Washington Examiner
The aquarium, featuring exhibits ranging from dolphin shows to a rain forest and an Australian river gorge, opened Aug. 8, 1981 after three years of construction, and its unique angular, glass-clad buildings have ...
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Aquarium offers outdoor experience for kids - HamptonRoads.com
VIRGINIA BEACH -- What happens when children slow down and look in “Discovery Woods,” a summer activity area along the Virginia Aquarium’s Nature Trail ... used a magnifying glass to get a closer look at ants ...
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Starman starfish makes a splash at Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium - Cornish Guardian
A starfish that looks like a little man is proving a big hit with visitors to the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay. The cute ... It was only when he started climbing on the glass at the front of the display that we ...
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Things to do Sept. 5-11: pets, jazz, soul food and more - St. Petersburg Times
hop on the bus bound for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. 9 a.m. St ... Blowers performs pieces from his newly released album Through Glass . 7 p.m. Palm Lake Christian Church, 5401 22nd Ave. N, St. Petersburg.
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Families crack mysteries in Disney's Wii game 'Guilty Party' - AZCentral.com
The Wii remote becomes your magnifying glass, your flashlight, your fingerprint kit and other tools needed to solve ... an aquarium park, a ship, an opera house and a flying dirigible. Once you solve one of the ...
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Open Question: Why is brown algae growing in my fish aquarium?
Brown algae is growing all over the sides of the tank and over the plants and little decorations. I just scrubbed everything in the tank on Sunday to clean it off and the algae is back again.
I have a glass, 29 gal. aquarium and use the florescent light that it came with. The water is about 78-80 degrees and I have two filters in the tank cycling about 330 gph. I change about 20% of the water weekly and last week I changed 50% of the water.
The aquarium is about two months old but I didn't have this problem for the first month and a half but now I can't get rid of it. What should I do to stop the growth of the algae and keep it from coming back? Is their anything I can put in the water to kill the algae so I don't have to scrub everything again? The fish seem perfectly normal but I would like to fix the problem before it affects their health.
Thanks!
moreOpen Question: My Ball Python is constantly hungry...?
My ball python is almost 3 feet in length and I feed him 2 full grown live mice a week. However, every time I even get near his aquarium he comes out from underneath his hide away and strikes the glass. I have only known him to do that when he is hungry, otherwise he usually just stays underneath his hide away even when I change his water bowl or move stuff around in the aquarium.When I give him the mice he attacks them and downs them in about a minute like he's starving to death.This has been ongoing for about a few months now, but has gotten increasingly worse just within the last 2 weeks I have fed him 5 mice. I have never known him to eat this much and he is still striking at me. A fellow ball python owner that I know advised me to start giving him rats instead. Am I doing something wrong? Could he be sick? Should I give him rats instead?
moreOpen Question: how can i get my gerbils water bottle on my glass aquarium?
i've got y gerbils an aquarium but i dont know how to attach there water bottle on to it?
moreOpen Question: Are you an aquarium expert?
Two weeks ago I purchased an aquarium kit from Pet Smart. It came with a filter and water conditioner. I purchased a gold fish, a ghost catfish, (2) glass tetra, a black and white balloon belly molly and a sunburst wag platy. I also bought 4 snails. The following day, i returned to Pet Smart to have my water check to make sure everything was okay. They told me the water was fine. Within the next couple days, the ghost catfish and two glass tetra were dead. The water temp was fine too by the way. A week later I returned to Pet Smart and purchased another Ghost Catfish and two bleeding heart tetras. The next day, the bleeding hearts were dead. I decided to do my own research and found out that my ghost catfish would soon die of loneliness. Why hadnt the Pet Smart people told me this? So today I went back to Pet Smart, returned the dead Bleeding hearts and the ghost catfish so it woudnt be depressed by being alone. I exchanged the 3 fish for a tiger platy, red wag platy and a swordfish danio. Its been about 5 hours and I found my Balloon belly molly on the aquarium floor, upside down, dead. What am I suppose to do? HELP PLEASE
moreOpen Question: Why did all of my neons die?
I have a 44 pentagon gallon aquarium that has been established for 9 months. It has 2 filters, one 40i and another 25-40i (both in tank.) It has 2 bubblers, and a live plant.
I have a blue dwarf gourami (3 inches) 5 guppies (4 fancy tail males 1 female), 4 small glo-fish (about 1.5 in. each) and 6 neon tetras (small 1in.) A couple days ago, I got 2 more small neons and three small glo-fish (all about 1 inch.) Hardness is moderate (120 ppm), Alkalinity 120 ppm, pH 7.2, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 20. All fish that have been were in the tank before the new ones have been in there 5+ months.
I do a 25% water change once a week, treat the new water with aqua safe, stress zyme, and nutrafin cycle (appropriate dosages) and scrape the glass of any algae growing. About once a month I change one of the filter cartridges, changing the opposite one every month. I feed them a variety of foods, alternating each day: flakes, pellets, granules, brine shrimp, blood worms, and krill. All the fish in the tank are healthy with much more vibrant colors than when I first got them. I try not to over-feed and fast them once in a while.
When I got the new fish I floated them in the tank for 30-40 mins. I inspected the tanks at the store to make sure there were no dead fish in with them. When I released them I threw out the aquarium water from the store and put an extra shot of stress zyme and of cycle in the tank.
Everyone is doing really well, except today when I went to do my regular water change, all but 3 of the neons were gone. I pulled out all decorations, did a water change and test and only found one body. Everything tested normal (as noted above.) One of the three neons was swimming funny so I pulled him out and put him in my hospital tank. Why did they all die? they were super happy before and all looked nice and healthy, ate good, etc. I spent about 20 mins on the phone with the pet store aquarist guy asking him questions but he couldn't really answer them. He said to put aquarium salt in my tank. I know you are not supposed to put a lot of salt in the tank if they are not used to it, but that's what he recommended.
Help? I don't want the rest of my fish to catch something and die? I think I'm doing everything right, and even though it sounds like a lot of fish they are all small (except for the gourami) so I don't think the tank is over crowded. Again everything tested normal so I don't know what to do!!! Any advice from any experienced hobbyists out there?Update: now all 8 neons are gone, the three that were left died off one by one. =(
moreOpen Question: Turquoise film in my Freshwater Aquarium?
Something strange has happened to my tank, literally, over night. For weeks and weeks my tanks has been A-OK, I've been watching and checking it and vacuuming/cleaning regularly, watching feedings and nitrate levels, everything by the book. This morning I woke up and my tank is a complete 180 from yesterday - There is this weird, bright neon turquoise / teal splotchy film coating the glass, some of the rocks and the decor in the tank. 3 of my fish were dead, a 4th on it's last leg, it'll probably be dead in the hour, and my plants shed about half their leaves, and the rest that were still in tact to the stalk were basically sludge, and my filter that I had just recently changed was completely overtaken with muck. It has a growth pattern that looks like mold, not a typical algae pattern. It is not cyanobacteria, I've had that plenty times in my tank and it looks completely different - it is a, literal, NEON coloured turquoise, it looks like I painted the tank with some kind of glow-in-the-dark rave paint. And the water itself is still crystal clear - it's only on the surfaces of objects and the glass. Everything was completely fine last night when I check the tank before bed, and this is how it was when I woke this morning to check it again.........I've searched, and searched and searched, I can not find ANY info on turquoise algae or fungus in aquariums, and other people have told me it's Blue-Green algae......but it is not, they have not seen it, I am familiar with that - it is absolutely not Cyna. I have never seen anything like this before. What is it?? What do I do ?? Can I clean it, or do I need to chunk the entire tank, clean, and start over from scratch? Is this some type of fungus or disease I need to eradicate or can I simply medicate/clean and continue on?? I am totally lost here. It was a 10 gal tetra tank with a an orange glow fish, 3 serpae tetras, and 3 black neons.
2 of the black neons died, and one of the Serpaes. The last black neon is the one that's about to die any second. The other Serpaes look a bit pale, and not as active, but otherwise relatively ok.
The glow fish is acting completely normal, happy and healthy.
moreOpen Question: Cheap 10 gallon fish tank.?
So right now at Petco, the glass Aqueon aquariums are one dollar per gallon. So basically, its extremely cheap. I'm thinking about getting one for when my betta passes on while the sale lasts. Should I? And what other fish go well with about 5 neon tetras in a 10 gal. tank? Thanks!
moreResolved Question: You shouldn't have tapped that fine piece of.....?
Glass. At the aquarium....those fish are really P*****
moreResolved Question: Various 20 gallon tank questions?
1. There are these black fuzzy spots on my tank decorations but not the glass, no fish in aquarium yet, will it be harmful to fish? What is it? How can I get rid of it?
2. How do I use a gravel vac?
3. Are there any bottom feeders/algae eaters that would do fine without any more of it's species with guppies in a 20 gallon?
Thanks in advance for any answers!
moreResolved Question: Please help urgent asap immediate?
I have a 28 gallon euro aquarium with marineland stealth pro 150w heater, penguin 150 bio filter, sand substrate, 4 big black stones, glass canopy and 17w strip light.*3 albino cory catfish 1 female betta. Ok so I unplugged my heater filter and light to do a 50 percent water change. I took 50 percent water out. The temp is down from 80 to 76. I use hose water which contains heavy metals, chlorine and chlorame stuff toxic to fish. I don't have a bucket or anything to fill up with water and add conditioner I have to put the hose in my tank and fill it up then add conditioner. It take me about an hour to fill the tank up so can my fish take 1 hour exposed to untreated tap water with heavy metals, chitons, and chlorame? And also I'm cycling so how long can beneficial bacteria be exposed to the toxic substances listed above? And it's not possible for me to use any bucket or any container. What should I do my temp is dropping and I don't know what to do should o just take the fish out and put them in a cup of treated cold water? Or scoop out some tank water put it in 4 cups and put 1 fish in each cup? I'm panicking lol this is my first water change with fish lol! What do I do?
moreResolved Question: Is this safe to put in my aquarium?
I thought it would be a cool idea to have an empty bottle of uv vodka in my new 30 gal. tank for decor/place to hide... I am getting small fish like glo-danio, guppies and tetra and a small 3" pleco (thats max size for its breed). What would I need to do in order to do this, if it is even safe?
Also thinking about using a glass cutter to cut the bottom of bottle out to create tunnel sort of cave...would remove cap either way, and maybe use a cork if top opening of bottle if fish getting stuck in the small opening is possible...
moreVoting Question: which sand for aquarium (freshwater)?
Ok I have a bag of play sand which I was washing last night, I washed about 10lbs over and over and over and over lol (In a pillowcase) and its still cloudy, not dirty but cloudy. I haven't put it in the tank but I but a bit in a glass over night to see if it would clear but its still slightly cloudy. I have a 180 litre tank. Do you think with it filled it would dilute out the cloudiness?
do you think I should stick with this or something else
Any reccomendations for sand that dosent take to long to clean.
caribsea - the non live sand? i have heard that raises ph
Pool filter??
aquarium silica
im at my wits endmaybe i slightly bigger grain but small enough for my khulis??
I would like to buy it today so if you could tell me a specific brand please
moreResolved Question: What type of fish is this? (found in hawaii)?
I found and caught a fish in a tide pool here on oahu and was wondering what type it was
I see it in lots of tide pools, so they're common and they look like gobies (with the huge fan-like fins, tall-ish dorsal fin, and same face shape) and it's sand-colored with a head that's slightly larger than the body. I said it was sand colored, but it's also got dark-ish bands on its body, plus it can make its belly (or the large fin on its belly) stick to the aquarium glass. What is this fish???
moreResolved Question: I have EMERGENCY questions on my new hamster?
She/ he.. (The store owners couldn't tell :/) is a teddy bear hamster.
I have her in a ten gallon aquarium.. With a wheel, a wateer bottle, a hut, and a litter thingy. Oh, and a chewstick... She came right up to my hand in the petstore, and they let you interact with the animals a bit and this one was sweet(: So her water bottle may need replacing, because It fell. I came home after I had put her in her cage and went to the grocery store, and the water bottle had fallen. I put it back up and secured it better, and then as I was watching her for a few minutes she climbed onto the top of the hut. :/ Then she went to the 1-1 1/2 inch space between the water bottle and the top of the cage.. Obbviously she was trying to get out, and she fell and I was scared! And then she did it about 3 more times, and she has been digging at the glass. She was with other hamsters, and when we put her in her new cage, it was almost as if she was looking for them... I KNOW hamsters shouldn't be together. But it looked like she was looking for something. So I moved the water bottle and put tape at the corners to hold the top down and also where the top was a liiiiiitle loose I put a but of extra tape. DON'T WORRY, she can still breathe...
And do you have any ideas in case she still tries to get out? In at least a few weeks, maube later, I will be getting some money and can buy a really good 30 dollar cage that is huuuge(: SO if size is an issue I am already trying to fix that... :/
moreVoting Question: Is my Pink Toed Tarantula dying?
hey guys, so i got a pink toed tarantula on Sunday the 22nd, and bought her a glass aquarium and everything, yesterday i came home to a catastrophie, my cats had knocked over the cage and it shaddered to a million pieces, i looked everywhere for the spider and found her on a lamp, so i put her in another plastic cage for the night, so today when i woke up the cats had goten in the room and loosen the top and again i had to look for her, i found her on one of my books. i put her back in the cage and now shes on the bottom, at one point she was semi-curled up but she walked back up and how she is not moving and made some kind of small web thing under her. is she dying? or is she jusst really stressed?
moreResolved Question: Fish Compatibility Fresh Water Aquarium?
I have two Opal Gouramis, four Zebra Danios, four Neon Tetras, two Red Finned Tetras, one Yoyo, one Pictus Catfish, three Ghost/Glass Catfish, one Sailfin Pleco, and one Spotted Pleco.
I have a 33 gallon tank at the moment, and I keep the temperature at 78/79 degrees.
How hard/soft should my water be? What about PH levels? In the long run will there be any territory issues regarding them?
I am also aware I should increase my tank size in future for size and movement of my fish.
I am also going to get Red Line Torpedo Barbs once I increase in size, will that effect the hard/softness and PH levels required to sustain a good tank?My Tetras are all fully grown, and the Pictus is still rather small, so I don't have to worry about that yet. I do 10% water changes weekly also, but I cleaned out my power filter today, and as the video that came with my tank said, rinsed out my Sponge component of my filter. I soaked it in my aquarium water after, have I harmed the Beneficial Bacterium in my tank in doing so?
moreResolved Question: Black ghost knife with cichlids?
I was over my buddies friends house today who also happens to be a aquarium hobbyist and he had the oddest combination. His 55 gallon tank was mostly cichlids yellows labs, acei's, red zebras, jewels most of them being of adult size. He also had a BGK about 5'' inches. He said he has had them together for a couple months now and for whatever reason they all get along. He said when he first got them they used to nip at each other a bit so he would tap on the glass every time he witnessed it. He said after a couple weeks they all just started swimming together peacefully. I couldn't believe it.. the BGK and an acei were sharing the same rock house. I asked him how the heck he did it and he just said he put them together hoping they would work and it just so happened they did. Is there a method to doing this...I would love to get a BGK, my cichlids seem too aggressive though or was his just kind of a rarity? I would of never believed it if I didn't see it myself.I forgot to add...he said at first he had trouble feeding the BGK as the cichlids would eat everything before it got to the bottom of the tank, so he put the BGK in a small tank and fed him. He said now the BGK is much more aggressive when it comes to competing for food.I'll have to get some pictures to post on that forum...very cool combo. The BGK was very active during the day or at leasy while I was there.
moreResolved Question: can saran wrap replace glass on an aquarium for lizards?
Glass broke on my aquarium on I do not have the money to get a 40$ piece of plexi glass to replace it. can I put on some sort of plastic wrap, shrink wrap, stretch wrap, saran wrap around it PERMANENTLY (im 14 and not getting a job anytime soon parents have non either) I have 10$ to spend to replace the glass what can I use?this is not for the top of the tank lol its for the side my brother hit his head against it and broke the glass (surprisingly not his head)
moreResolved Question: is it ok to put a beta with other fish?
i have a beta in a regular glass bowl without a filter and a freshwater aquarium with ten fish. is it ok if i put the beta with the other fish or will it be aggressive to or attacked by the other fish? Also, will the beta alter the ph and ammonia levels of the tank by having been in a fish bowl without a filter?
moreResolved Question: planning to have a 120 gallon glass aquarium constructed at a glass company. should i use 3/8 or 1/2 glass?
i do prefer the 1/2 inch glass. should i put a brace on the top middle part of the aquarium? and also the bottom part? or no need to have the braces? the aquarium will be 4 feet x 2 feet x 2 feet... also prefer a metal stand compared to a thick wood stand.. do i need to strengthen the middle part of my metal stand? so it could hold the weight of my 120 gallon aquarium. also do i need to brace the metal legs of my aquarium stand? please help me guys & gals... thanks! :-)
moreResolved Question: How do you get scratches off the glass on the inside of a fish aquarium?
moreResolved Question: Aquarium prices in Utah and Arizona?
I'm planning on getting a 15-30 gallon aquarium for two Axolotls, but we're moving to either Utah or Arizona in October. I checked the local Petco and Petsmart, both of their 20 gallons range around $15-$25.
I'm wondering if they're somehow cheaper or more expensive, just in case I should get the glass aquarium here before we move to save a little money or get it in the other state to save a little money.
I currently live in California.I know they're illegal in California, I'm not getting them in California. I'm going to be getting the actual animal in Utah, or Arizona, which as far as my knowledge goes, are perfectly legal in those states.
I was asking what the aquarium tank prices are in Utah and Arizona. Not what I should do to care for them; I already know how to care for them, I spent 3 weeks doing research on how to care for them.
moreResolved Question: Do you like the glass aquarium end tables?
My husband really wants an aquarium table. I wouldn't want to get a coffee table like this but I thought an end table might do. Do you think this will look good next to a beige sectional sofa? Here's a picture of the table:
http://www.opulentitems.com/End-Table-Aquarium_p_251.html?gdftrk=gdfV2921_a_7c119_a_7c307_a_7cIT286
On the other side of the sofa, I planned to put a regular black end table or a magazine table like this:
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Keller-Steel-Magazine-Table/3037790/product.html?rcmndsrc=5
Anyway, how do you think that would look in our living room?
moreResolved Question: Am I caring for my betta fish properly?
I recently (as in 10 minutes ago) got a Betta fish, and I've been reading on how to take care of them. If someone could double-check to make sure everything is in order I would feel so much better, because I've never cared for one of these before.
I have a 1 gallon tank with decorative aquarium pebbles (the glass kind) in the bottom. I have an artificial plant as well. I washed all of them thoroughly with a little bit of mild soap and I'm about to introduce the fish. It is out of the sun, away from any heating or cooling vents, and in a generally stable area light and temperature wise. I have well water, which isn't chlorinated, so I will be using water from my sink to completely replace the tank water once per week. I have freeze dried pellet food, and I will be feeding him 3 times a week (the amount it says on the food package.)
I have a couple questions as well. The tank I have is a little decorative, and the opening is not directly on the top of the bowl, it is off to the side a bit. As in Northwest instead of North if the bowl were a compass. Will that affect the fish? And I was wondering how I would regulate the water temperature, because I've read that it must be warm. Should I get a thermometer to make sure the water is the correct temperature?
Thanks for any help in advance =)
moreResolved Question: Homemade CO2 for aquarium?
I would like to know
what to use to make a co2 system for my 24g nanocube.
Where to place the intake hose and do I need a defuser
All of my plants are in the back left portion of my tank and along the left side of glass due to the fact there is a crayfish that lives on the other side of the tank
moreVoting Question: Dwarf hamster cage help?
Ok so I plan to get a Dwarf hamster. I'm not sure what gender. I'm going to use carefresh natural bedding. I plan to get the SAM Tasmania home, no not the dingo, jackeroo, etc, those are the smaller units I plan to buy the Tasmania which is bigger. Here's the link, I've asked some other questions concerning hamsters and mentioned which cage I'm going to get and a lot of people have said it doesn't have proper ventilation. Is this true? I plan to buy a tube and attach it to one of the upper holes where the bubble cap is and add a nest. Are the cages that bad? Will it really suffocate the hamster? I've read the reviews saying it was amazing! And I've read reviews saying it was terrible. Which is true? They wouldn't sell it if it really kills the hamsters would they? The reason I don't want a bar cage is my sister had one and was killed by the bars. And the reason I don't want a aquarium/glass cage is I have a cat and I want to attach tubes and accessories to the cage. My sister had a superpet bar cage and it died and so did my brother and it died of bar injury as well so I really don't want one of those. Also both my brother and sisters hamsters easily escaped from bother models of superpet cages. I've taken care of my friends SAM cage which was the smallest version and it was easy to clean and I loved it however I couldn't tell if the hamster loved it. I really like the down and under feature my friends hamster made underground tunnels in it. Would removing one of the bubble caps on the top help with ventilation? I'm pretty sure my cat couldn't get it through the top hole but could the hamster escape through a hole that high? Eventually I plan to buy another unit and attach it to the current one.Sorry the links not working here's another one you can try, mog&hl=en&gl=us&client=safari&q=SAM%20Tasmanian%20hamster%20cage#i=1If that link doesn't work please please just google images search "SAM Tasmanian hamster cage"Ok so I read I review saying that if you connect just a small cage to it that is extremely well ventilated such as a carrier or cage with lots of air it helps because they can die from their ammonia in their urine. Is this true and will this help? If so can you suggest one my budget for the cage Aline without bedding food etc. is 50 dollars and the cage is about 35 so 15 dollars
moreVoting Question: What should I do with my guinea pig?
I'm pretty sure they both have a respiratory infection. One has a very runny eye on one side, so bad he can't even open it. They also sneeze quite a lot and when I purchased them they were being kept in a small, glass aquarium type thing which surely couldn't be providing the cage with proper ventilation. They pretty much have all the signs, so what should I do? I got them under fifteen days ago, should I just return both of them to the pet store and avoid a vet visit, and just find better healthy guinea pigs from perhaps a shelter or Craigslist? I know I should've done that in the first place, I feel so dumb, it was just the easiest thing to do at the time. I will definitely remember this. Oh, also, if I DID take them to a vet, how much might it cost and what vet do you recommend or how can I find one near me? I don't have a very strong bond with them or anything yet, returning them might be the easiest thing to do, but I want the opinions of other people.
I'm not very attached to them yet and returning them and getting healthy pigs from a breeder, shelter, or something would be so much easier. But i'm not so cold hearted that i would return them if they were destined for death. well the pet store said they would pay for a checkup from the vet and medicine if needed within the first 15 days of me buying the pet. should i do that to increase their chances of survival and THEN return them? i would rlly rather buy two from a shelter. i feel like and idiot... ;(..... i think taking them to the vet (especially if it's FREE) would be the best thing to do and then i might as well keep them.... i suppose..... but then i think of all the pigs at shelters waiting to be adopted and i just regret the decision i've made... ugh i'm at a real loss right now...
moreResolved Question: Does my guinea pig have a respiratory infection?
I'm pretty sure they do. One has a very runny eye on one side, so bad he can't even open it. They also sneeze quite a lot and when I purchased them they were being kept in a small, glass aquarium type thing which surely couldn't be providing the cage with proper ventilation. They pretty much have all the signs, so what should I do? I got them under fifteen days ago, should I just return both of them to the pet store and avoid a vet visit, and just find better healthy guinea pigs from perhaps a shelter or Craigslist? I know I should've done that in the first place, I feel so dumb, it was just the easiest thing to do at the time. I will definitely remember this. Oh, one more thing, if I DID take them to a vet, how much might it cost and what vet do you recommend or how can I find one near me? I don't have a very strong bond with them or anything yet, returning them might be the easiest thing to do, but I want the opinions of other people.I'm not very attched to them yet and returning them and getting healthy pigs from a breeder, shelter, or something would be so much easier. But i'm not so cold hearted that i would return them if they were destined for death. well the pet store said they would pay for a checkup from the vet and medicine if needed within the first 15 days of me buying the pet. should i do that to increase their chances of survival and THEN return them? i would rlly rather buy two from a shelter. i feel like and idiot... ;(..... i think taking them to the vet (especially if it's FREE) would be the best thing to do and then i might as well keep them.... i suppose..... but then i think of all the pigs at shelters waiting to be adopted and i just regret the decision i've made... ugh i'm at a real loss right now...
moreVoting Question: fiberglass for aquarium?
many people make giant aquariums in there houses with glass only on one side what is that glass called it is thick and made for 1000+ gallon aquariums and were do people buy it
moreResolved Question: which hamster cage for 2 ROBOROVSKI HAMSTERS?
hey, recently i got a pair of robos, to go with my 2 syrians, and i thought that i would get them a "proper" cage for my birthday. well, they are in a large plastic box - they are very happy btw. well ventilated aswell. so i thought...a fishtank...or a proper hamster cage. some pics.
Hagen LivingWorld Small Pet Home Exercise Dome (THE HAMSTER CAGE)
Pros - Very big, similar size to rat cage (my syrians are in one each), looks very nice, not tacky, and comes with accessories, and they can climb the bars. but idunno if they're climbers. maybe more "diggers"...
cons - not sure about wooden floors - may have to give layer or two of non toxic clear paint, so they dont pee straight onto the wood and it would be easier to clean. they are not chewers. they are escape artists lol :L so am worried about bars. it says "suitable for adult dwarf hamsters"...well for a start robos are the smallest of hamsters. secondly they are not the first pair of robos im gonna get in my life. and its not as sturdy and good as a rat cage, yet same price!, price is ridiculous. £50. but if its better for the hamsters...
and of course, a pic of it...
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/rodents/cages/hamster_mouse_cages/hamster_cages/40877#more
Fish Tank (the one i'd buy if i got one)
pros - very easy to see and take photos of them - considering they're robos and i will not be handling them nearly as much as my syrians, easy to clean, impossible to escape out of. i can pile up woodshavings so they can dig and burrow. they love doing that. saves me getting a "digging tower" (by trixie if u dunno what it is)
cons - cannot climb bars - but i dunno if they actually like it, since they've been in a glass tank in pets at home, then bought home and put in a plastic box. hmm... ..... and not as big as the hamster cage. expensive for a fish tank. £33!!! not including the mesh lid which i'll have to buy to keep them in it.... and is heavy. no handles to carry. and more difficult to clean out as is heavy. with the hamster cage the whole like cage lifts up so you just empty the base.
oh, some pics -
http://www.petsathome.com/shop/aquarium-by-clearseal-(available-in-store-only)-36345
if you go on the size select thing its the second one in the list, i think it says 30x15x12. big enough. and i dont wanna go any bigger because its longer - and i've no room at all for any longer!!
So... i'm stuck. i've pros and cons for both!! and yes, i have considered a gerbil cage but bars of gerbil cage way too big for robos and they'd escape. plus gerbil cage even heavier, and i've run out of room lol - 3 cages!!!
please dont say "fish tank" becuz its cheaper, or "hamster cage" cus it says the word "hamster" on it therefore its suitable, and a fishtank is not suitable because its not ddesigned for hamsters, its designed for fish, cus thats not true. and give reasons for your answer :) thanks
oh - an idea of what the finished fish tank would look like... and its the fish tank i would get if i got a fish tank lol...
this.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290464269242&_trksid=p2759.l1259
cool, huh? and yeah, i'm not gonna get that wooden top. they sell mesh ones too :)ok - i haven't made myself clear enough - i have no rats. lol. i have 2 syrian hamsters, they are in a rat cage EACH lol, they've hardly even met XD the 2 robos arre going in the cage :)
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HELP! I LOVE MY FISH!!!!!!!!Sorry about the grammar! I typed it so fast hoping for an answer ASAP.
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THANKS!
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Hey yahoo answers, i have 5 questions i need help on. If you could put some details for each step? thanks
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Please excuse bluntness, and know that my animals’ welfares are #1 in all of this <period>. Money and time will not be considered. You can view the tank here: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v51/elves117711/Fishy/
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Community: 1- Passive Male Betta, 2- Female Dwarf Gauramis (fairly passive), 7 Zebra Danios, and 2 mystery snails. (Please note, my tank is not overstocked -I have had many opinions-none professional claiming it to be overstocked-and researched before implementing; the one gal/inch adult is a *general*, beginner's rule. I did a great deal of research before introducing these fish to each other. I have had no problems with the community what so ever.)
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Plans’ Concern: I have never used API stress coat. Will the salt do just as well? I would prefer to not start using new products.
Lid: Marineland’s Eclipse 1; includes carbon filter.
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but last night i noticed these very very very tiny little white critters moving on the glass on the aquarium (well its plastic..) They don't seem to be affecting the fish, nor are they on him. they're about the size of a grain of sand and there are hundreds of them everywhere!
what are these things and will they be harmful? I did a little research but i'm unsure. I think they might be some type of copepod.
what should i do? i want to change the water out, but i don't want all those little things that i can barely see crawling on my skin and infesting me!
HERE IS THE BEST PICTURE I COULD GET. THOSE TINY WHITE SPECS ARE ACTUALLY MOVING!
http://picasaweb.google.com/s.chaffin47/Byugs#
help!aww maaan. my betta LOVES that wisteria plant. always sleeps in it.
i would hate to get rid of it. i guess i have no choice..?WOULD GHOST SHRIMP OR SOME TYPE OF SMALL CATFISH HELP'?
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