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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / April 2008build up on tank sides
we have two fish in a tank that is 1" x 2" x 1.5 not sure how many gallons it has a filter appropriate to the size of the tank according to the local "pets at home" after a few weeks a greenish scum starts to build up on the sides of the tank. I change the water about once a month. I put tap water conditioner in and allow the temperature to equalize before I put the fish back. Am I doing something wrong. On another note one of the fish is about 8 years old.....the other one about 6 years, how long do these things live. the thing is virtually silver now which I assume is the goldfish equivalent of going grey > we have two fish in a tank that is 1" x 2" x 1.5 not sure how many gallons > it has a filter appropriate to the size of the tank according to the local [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > 6 years, how long do these things live. the thing is virtually silver now > which I assume is the goldfish equivalent of going grey Well by my calculations thats a total of 0.01298701 USG, which IMNSHO is much to small for a fish except perhaps a newly spawned fry. 3 cubic inch tank must be a piece of caKe to do water changes in but hell in keeping water temps within reason. First off you need to make up your water in a separate container, not in the tank itself, and once a month is too long between water changes. ONly a few things that cause algae, over feeding, too long between water changes too much light too high of a bio load. If these are goldfish they are in a tank that is much to small for them and odds are your filtering only to what tropicals need to be filtered toop. Goldies are a whole other ball game and require much more filter power than tropicals do..... > we have two fish in a tank that is 1" x 2" x 1.5 not sure how many gallons > it has a filter appropriate to the size of the tank according to the local [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > 6 years, how long do these things live. the thing is virtually silver now > which I assume is the goldfish equivalent of going grey Are you sure on that measurement? 1" x 2" x 1.5? feet or inches, or did you really goof up on the measurements? sorry should have been more specific....it's feet |
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