Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / July 2003

I have some rocks, plastic plants, and  small flower pot turned
sideways in my tank. I use a gravel cleaner to suck up water and clean
the gravel. But the fact that it disturbs the gravel and therefore let
lighter bit of waste to be sucked up also means that I can't help

I tried to set up an air hose with 2 outlets at the back of my tank. I
tried to bury the hose under the gravel and only leave the sir stone
and the other valve exposed. However, I was not able to do this
successfully. The hose keep wanting to float out of the gravel. I

I have some stone (not sure what kind, it's pinkish and looks stratified)
decorations left over from another fish tank. They were almost completely
covered in algae. The only way I could think to get it off (scrubbing didn't
work) was to put them in a garden fountain I have (I put ...

Over the last day or so the water in my aquarium has started to smell.
Regular water changes are carried out and the water is crystal clear. I have
the correct size filter for the tank and an extra filter running also.
Any advice would be truly received

It was on the TV show rather than the movie. Steve-O swallowed a
goldfish. Then he proceeded to stick his finger down his throat and
puke it back into the goldfish bowl.
The fish was still alive.

I have this small goldfish in a tank by itself for about 10 days. It
acts perfectly normal and happy. It looks normal too except that for
the past three days or so, I noticed that the top of the dorsal fin
has developed a very thin line of black colour. The tip of one of the

What kind adds the most oxygen... between bubble walls, air stones, discs,
etc.?
Also with the stones, is it safe to put them underneath the substrate?
And how many of whichever kind is best would I need for a 29 gallon tank with 2

Today (Saturday) I set up a 29 gallon tank, everything is there but the fish. I
have two Penguin 125s and one Penguin Mini filter going. I've been reading a
little about cycling, so now I wonder when I should buy the fish (was planning
on an Oranda and a Black Moor). I wanted to add ...

any disadvantages to this?  the goldfish and shrimp leave each other alone.

Just to stir up an old argument again,
I thought I'd mention this.  
The current issue of "Aquarium USA 2004",
an annual "buyer's guide" type magazine usually

I've seen some big (4 - 5 inches of body length, 4 inches height, and 2 - 3
inches width) fantails and other goldfish varieties at LFS.  All of them
were slower than molasses.  Is this the future look of my fantails?  Big,
fat-looking, slow-pokes?  Or are these fish too-fat and ...

Hi there group,
I hope that some of you can answer my questions.
I went to the local pet store and bought a 10 gallon tank and a few fish,
two Black Moor goldfish.  The person working the fish department told me

Hi, one of my goldfish seems to be having a few problems. I noticed
yesterday that he had some black flecks on his side. I tested the water
for pH, ammonia, nitrate, nitrites, etc, and the levels were all good.
I did a half water change last night, and just checked him again...

What is the recommended interval for cleaning out the filter
(rinse with dechloribated or used aquarium water of course)
for a;
33gal tank

I am thinking of switching the fish in two aquariums.   Have a goldfish
that needs more room and only a few tropicals (zebra danios and
pristella tetras) in a larger tank.
My question is ... would this be safe to do?   Do I need to worry about