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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / June 2007First gold fish tank
Hi, I'm thinking about trying a tank with gold fish in it for the first time. I dont want to buy some gigantic aquarium or anything, I was thinking about trying to find something acrylic in the 10 to 20 gallon range. Would this be a good enviroment for goldfish? How about fancy goldfish or koi? What kind filtration system should I be looking at? I've heard that goldfish produce a lot of waste so I want to make sure I get a good filter in place. Is an undergravel filter adequate? How about one of those biowheel under the hood things? What kind of fish gravel should I be looking at? Should I get a sucker fish to put in there with them? I want to make sure I get a setup that can meet the needs of the fish and that they wont outgrow. Any information would be great thanks. Bigger is best with goldies. Some of the ornamentlas canbe done ok in a decent sized tank, but make sure yu have a larger than normal filter as they are messy compared to the tropical type fish......Defnately no koi, unless in a month or two yu have apoace to put them. They certainly are ot suited for aquarium confinement. Heck get 2 common 10 cent feeder comets, and when they outgrow it flush em and start again.......thats what most folks do, but really, comets do best in a large tank or outside and not over crowded, and cooler waters.... The small marble sized black moors or such do fair in a decent sized tank, and personally I would go with a 29 gal minimum and they can be hgad relatively cheap ready to go with filter etc, and once you decide yu canalways upgrade the filter if its insufficient. As to what filter, its all a personal choice but bigger is better just ilke with the tank.....A small pair of moors(Marble sized or so) can easily get 3 to 5 years of use out of a 29 gal tank until they get too the pint of needing more room. Have fun .On Sat, 2 Jun 2007 11:22:53 -0700, "newguy62497" <<>>Hi, I'm thinking about trying a tank with gold fish in it for the first <<>>time. I dont want to buy some gigantic aquarium or anything, I was thinking <<>>about trying to find something acrylic in the 10 to 20 gallon range. Would <<>>this be a good enviroment for goldfish? How about fancy goldfish or koi? <<>>What kind filtration system should I be looking at? I've heard that goldfish <<>>produce a lot of waste so I want to make sure I get a good filter in place. <<>>Is an undergravel filter adequate? How about one of those biowheel under the <<>>hood things? What kind of fish gravel should I be looking at? Should I get a <<>>sucker fish to put in there with them? I want to make sure I get a setup <<>>that can meet the needs of the fish and that they wont outgrow. Any <<>>information would be great thanks. <<>> ------- I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know! read that pure gold website should tell ya what ya need go big tank, 2 filters > Hi, I'm thinking about trying a tank with gold fish in it for the first > time. I dont want to buy some gigantic aquarium or anything, I was [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > to make sure I get a setup that can meet the needs of the fish and that > they wont outgrow. Any information would be great thanks. Thanks for all the information folks! I'm googling that website now to try and find it. I didn't think I would need that big of a tank for goldfish. I'm glad I asked before I bought something too small! Thanks! > read that pure gold website > should tell ya what ya need [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> want to make sure I get a setup that can meet the needs of the fish and >> that they wont outgrow. Any information would be great thanks. http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/care/care1.htm#essentials >Hi, I'm thinking about trying a tank with gold fish in it for the first >time. I dont want to buy some gigantic aquarium or anything, I was thinking [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >that can meet the needs of the fish and that they wont outgrow. Any >information would be great thanks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List at http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/ sign up: http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?hl=en&q=puregold&qt_s=Group+lookup www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I receive no compensation for running the Puregold list or Puregold website. I do not run nor receive any money from the ads at the old Puregold site. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zone 5 next to Lake Michigan > Hi, I'm thinking about trying a tank with gold fish in it for the first > time. I dont want to buy some gigantic aquarium or anything, I was thinking [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > that can meet the needs of the fish and that they wont outgrow. Any > information would be great thanks. What you should do, newyguy, is buy yourself a nice big property about the size of a regular dam catchment area, make sure it is replete with non-toxic spring-fed streams, in an area where goldfish or koi or any other sort of carp are native, and go from there. Imprisoning any type of animals should be a criminal offense. Flushing them down the toxic sewer system is even worse. Cruelty to animals is no different from cruelty to any living creature, full stop. Only fucken weirdos get a buzz out of imprisoning free creatures and perving on them day in, day out. You better not let the a.sholes in the rec.ponds.moderated or the other aquaria groups hear you say that. There s a bull Dyke named Gill that will whip your f.cking a.s, as well as a Trans sexual named TYNK and two carpet munchers named Kathy30a and Jan that will f.ck your eyes out with a broom stick.........I bring up al these wanna be women because they are the worst threat, and the so called male members are nothing but a bunch of pansey assed whimps.......who even Gareee and old NICK Cramer could easily whop! <<>>On Jun 3, 4:22 am, "newguy62497" <newguy62...@cox.net> wrote: <<>>> Hi, I'm thinking about trying a tank with gold fish in it for the first <<>>> time. I dont want to buy some gigantic aquarium or anything, I was thinking <<>>> about trying to find something acrylic in the 10 to 20 gallon range. Would <<>>> this be a good enviroment for goldfish? How about fancy goldfish or koi? <<>>> What kind filtration system should I be looking at? I've heard that goldfish <<>>> produce a lot of waste so I want to make sure I get a good filter in place. <<>>> Is an undergravel filter adequate? How about one of those biowheel under the <<>>> hood things? What kind of fish gravel should I be looking at? Should I get a <<>>> sucker fish to put in there with them? I want to make sure I get a setup <<>>> that can meet the needs of the fish and that they wont outgrow. Any <<>>> information would be great thanks. <<>> <<>>What you should do, newyguy, is buy yourself a nice big property about <<>>the size of a regular dam catchment area, make sure it is replete with <<>>non-toxic spring-fed streams, in an area where goldfish or koi or any <<>>other sort of carp are native, and go from there. <<>> <<>>Imprisoning any type of animals should be a criminal offense. Flushing <<>>them down the toxic sewer system is even worse. Cruelty to animals is <<>>no different from cruelty to any living creature, full stop. <<>> <<>>Only fucken weirdos get a buzz out of imprisoning free creatures and <<>>perving on them day in, day out. ------- I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know! This post is great I got a real laugh out of it! =D I guess it is kind of weird to put fish in a tank and stare at them I never really thought about it that way lol. Anyway as one of the fellas on here suggested I've been looking for upwards of a 30 gallon tank so they won't outgrow the thing. I'm still looking at filters and what not too. There are a lot more options now than there was the last time I had an aquarium. >> Hi, I'm thinking about trying a tank with gold fish in it for the first >> time. I dont want to buy some gigantic aquarium or anything, I was [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Only fucken weirdos get a buzz out of imprisoning free creatures and > perving on them day in, day out. >> Hi, I'm thinking about trying a tank with gold fish in it for the first >> time. I dont want to buy some gigantic aquarium or anything, I was [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Only fucken weirdos get a buzz out of imprisoning free creatures and > perving on them day in, day out. This coming from the biggest weirdo out there? Leave the people with harmless hobbys alone, best ta chill wit ya kiwi than stew in court. >> Hi, I'm thinking about trying a tank with gold fish in it for the first >> time. I dont want to buy some gigantic aquarium or anything, I was [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Only fucken weirdos get a buzz out of imprisoning free creatures and > perving on them day in, day out. I think you are the weirdo and are perv. <<>> <<>><franknfurter_franknstein@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message <<>>news:1181514566.289870.55780@g37g2000prf.googlegroups.com... <<>>> On Jun 3, 4:22 am, "newguy62497" <newguy62...@cox.net> wrote: <<>>>> Hi, I'm thinking about trying a tank with gold fish in it for the first <<>>>> time. I dont want to buy some gigantic aquarium or anything, I was <<>>>> thinking <<>>>> about trying to find something acrylic in the 10 to 20 gallon range. <<>>>> Would <<>>>> this be a good enviroment for goldfish? How about fancy goldfish or koi? <<>>>> What kind filtration system should I be looking at? I've heard that <<>>>> goldfish <<>>>> produce a lot of waste so I want to make sure I get a good filter in <<>>>> place. <<>>>> Is an undergravel filter adequate? How about one of those biowheel under <<>>>> the <<>>>> hood things? What kind of fish gravel should I be looking at? Should I <<>>>> get a <<>>>> sucker fish to put in there with them? I want to make sure I get a setup <<>>>> that can meet the needs of the fish and that they wont outgrow. Any <<>>>> information would be great thanks. <<>>> <<>>> What you should do, newyguy, is buy yourself a nice big property about <<>>> the size of a regular dam catchment area, make sure it is replete with <<>>> non-toxic spring-fed streams, in an area where goldfish or koi or any <<>>> other sort of carp are native, and go from there. <<>>> <<>>> Imprisoning any type of animals should be a criminal offense. Flushing <<>>> them down the toxic sewer system is even worse. Cruelty to animals is <<>>> no different from cruelty to any living creature, full stop. <<>>> <<>>> Only fucken weirdos get a buzz out of imprisoning free creatures and <<>>> perving on them day in, day out. <<>>> <<>> <<>>I think you are the weirdo and are perv. <<>> Second th9ught Telstar, stay here and voice your pinin all you want, and add tothe noise level. Mucho appreciated dumbass! ------- I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know! >>> Hi, I'm thinking about trying a tank with gold fish in it for the first >>> time. I dont want to buy some gigantic aquarium or anything, I was [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > I think you are the weirdo and are perv. Telstar you are right on so many levels it's fookin scary. That said it's all a careful troll. Still pretty funny tho, Donny killed your dad kids. LOL |
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