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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / December 2004Newbie question
Hi all, My sister has bought me a fishtank for Christmas so now comes time to chose the fish to go in it. Can anyone suggest any useful websites which would list fish along with their pictures, how easy they are to keep, what conditions they need etc? TIA! Sb x dontspamme wrote: > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > with their pictures, how easy they are to keep, what conditions they > need etc? http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/ http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/begin.html http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/fish-popular.html http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/care/care1.htm#essentials Thanks for taking time to do your homework ahead of time! It will save both you and your fish a lot of pain. Please note that goldfish are _not_ good beginner fish... (contrary to popular culture...) Happy reading and good luck! -Donald  Signature"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe > dontspamme wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > -Donald Thanks for these Donald! No, i'm definately wanting to have happy fish and am concerned I go about it in the right way. I'm veggie (part vegan) so the idea of bringing fish together who dont like each other etc etc just isnt my idea of fun. Thanks again! Sb x Sb, How big is the tank, or how much does it hold? This will also determine what type of fish you can have. Remember, keeping fish isn't as easy as most think! You have water changes to carry out, treating water, cleaning the gravel and doing filter maintenance. But above all the work, it is very enjoyable. > Sb, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > and > doing filter maintenance. But above all the work, it is very enjoyable. Not sure as i've not actually seen it yet. I dont think its easy at all which is why i'm feeling kinda nervous right now. Dont want to put my lil fishies into water and kill them etc. Trust me I dont think its a case of buy a tank, add water, add fish, fish live happy ever after Sb x >> Sb, >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Sb x It's not as hard as it sounds. Water changes and gravel cleaning are done at the same time and literally take only a few minutes a week. Filter maintenance is done every month or 2 or 3 depending on the filter, how much you feed,etc. No big deal! Just do a bunch of reading before getting started and then ask questions and you'll be fine. Welcome! >>> Sb, >>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >Welcome! Sorry, but got to disagree, the filter clean in our tank is done every week along with a 50 to 80% water change, this is probably due to us having 8 fancies in a 25 gallon tank. I can now imagine the "OMG 3 gallons per fish!!!" comments that are going to appear, but we have only ever lost 2 fish and they were due to finrot, despite treatment. We must be fortunate to live in an area that the water quality is good enough to support this level of population. Howard http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/otters/Fish.htm and you have been diligent about water changes and cleaning. it can be done, but it is not recommended for newbies with their first fish. Ingrid >Sorry, but got to disagree, the filter clean in our tank is done every >week along with a 50 to 80% water change, this is probably due to us [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Howard >http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/otters/Fish.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. > and you have been diligent about water changes and cleaning. it can be done, but it > is not recommended for newbies with their first fish. Ingrid Why? Changing water is not that hard, is it? > It's not as hard as it sounds. Water changes and gravel cleaning are done > at the same time and literally take only a few minutes a week. Filter [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Welcome! Fin rot is typically caused by bad water. 8 fish in a 25? You must be doing daily water changes!! >> It's not as hard as it sounds. Water changes and gravel cleaning are done >> at the same time and literally take only a few minutes a week. Filter [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >daily >water changes!! They aren't particularly large fish, orandas, ryukins, ranchus and a comet and we were originally working to the one gallon per inch of fish rule. Now it looks like we've got about 3" of fish too much but the water parameters are fine and the fish are thriving. Two of our fantails that got too large for the tank were transferred to our pond so it looks like they may be getting some company. Howard http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/otters/Fish.htm One gallon per inch of fish is for Trops, it should be 3 gallons per inch of fish with goldies, or 10 gallons per fish (which ever is greater). Whats your nitrate levels like? >>Sb, >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Sb x Don't be nervious, its easy not hard work. But please don't crowd 8 goldfish in a 25 :( I have 2 goldfsih in a 55 gallon tank and do a 20 percent water change a week, I rinse the filter/sponge and change the carbon every 2 weeks, I only rince the sponge very lightly. and I'll wipe down the front glass. Thats it. If you get a water changer like the python it is even eaiser. If you go with tropical fish, you can have more dependidng on the size and even live plants and aquascaping is so much fun! Kay dontspamme wrote: > I'm veggie (part vegan) so the > idea of bringing fish together who dont like each other etc etc just > isnt my idea of fun. Oh... Some types really like each other... For dinner. One time I bought some brine shrimp to feed my work betta. My coworker looked at me like I was a mass murderer... "You mean you feed Sea MONKEYS to your fish!!!?!!!!" LOL! -Donald Signature"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
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