Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / November 2003

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Hi folks just set up my tanks has 2 black more and 2 fantail using an
under gravel filter with air stone device
Have all my water treatments and my water test kit just wondering about
plants should I or perhaps not for just 4 fish Vikki

Hi there my setup has a tank 1.5 feet in length and 10 inches top to bottom
with an undergravel filter
one tube and air stone plus two inches of gravel one plant and 6 fishes
I also have my ph test kit water ager water conditioning salts plus some bio

I currently feed a mix of sinking pellets, a few floating pellets
(only to one of my common goldfish...he likes grabbing stuff at the
top of the tank), and brine shrimp and chopped peas a few times a
week.

Hi all! I have just set up a new 55 gallon tank. Treated the water, tested
fine and now have put 5 giant danios and 2 zebra danios. Biggest one is
about 1.5" in length. I put these kinds of fish cuz I read they were hearty
and can withstand the spikes that occur during cycling. I ...

any suggestions on live plants that goldfish won't eat?  i had some
different variety of plants in the tank before and had mixed results with
the plants.  i had to re-start my tank, so it's bare now.

How long?
Would a 2" or so fancy goldfish survive in a 5g tank for the length of the
quarantine? (This is the only extra tank I have)

Just in addition to the last posting the tank is more around the 25 to 30
litre mark.

I recently switched to a gravel-free tank for my two pals, and the thing is:
they don't seem too keen on it. Sure, it's poop free, but they look
miserable! They've never hid so much, or generally just moped around. Will
they get used to their new home? It is pretty sparse in there, ...

I lost an Oranda a while back to Dropsy. I had warning signs but didn't
recognize them before the pine coning showed up and he didn't make it.
His tank mate came down sick. She started floating and just started to be a
bit lethargic just before the floating started. I have done a ...

I noticed that my goldfish is a bit lopsided, like it bends to the left
a bit, and one of it's fins doesn't move as much as the other.
Does anyone know whats wrong?
Also I'm feeding flakes, but should I feed other food if its going a bit

hello i just noticed the other day i turned the light on in my 20 gallon
fish tank where my blue lobster is and there where little white worms on the
glass i do not know if they came from him but i had other gold fish in with
him at one time now the goldfish are in my 50 gallon tank ...

I'm a fairly new gf owner, I've had them for 3+ months.  When I set up the
tank, the water remained at a nice stable temperature (79 degrees) without a
heater, so I didn't install a heater.  Now that winter is arriving, the
temperatures are a little lower and I can imagine that ...

How do I tell the difference between a Comet, and a Common goldfish?
Any key characteristic that gives it away?
...Kodiak

I just replaced our incandescent bulb with a flourescent bulb and since it's
brighter, I'm noticing some things about my fish.  One of them is getting a
yellow belly.  Should I be alarmed?  He is a mottled (calico, if you will)
colored fish, I'm sure there is a technical name...  ...