Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / February 2004

Question - and sorry for sounding clueless. That's because when it comes to
fish, I am.
However - I am wondering whether dirt that has escaped from my potted
aqautic plants onto the sand floor of the pond, can be harmful to the fish,

PH crashed in my 33gal three days ago.
stats were ammo 0, Nitrite 0, nitrate <10
but PH crashed to 6.0, KH was 0, kaput, nonexistant.
GH was very very low like 10. My Pleco died.

Last weekend, we bought a large bay shaped tank which holds 150 litres of
water.
It has an under gravel filter with two "bubble chambers" (don't know the
correct terminology) -- one on either side at the rear of the tank.  In the

Yesterday I noticed a previously active and precocious white+yellow
Oranda was feeling punk.  I measured some basic chemistry and was
astounded to see +0.5 nitrites and > 80ppm nitrates, but ammonia
still zeroish.  This was 6 days since my last PWC (according to

Have a 50 gal with a few goldfish - previously had an ?ich outbreak or
something and used quick cure for 5 days- fed antibiotic food - and used
spectrogram antibiiotic in the water - but only 1 or 2 doses
Anyway - the previous fish died and now have new fish.

Here's a softball question:
I bought a second hand tank that's 48"x18"x12". The guy that had it
thought it was 55g. I come up with just under 45g.
It seems odd to me that he would off by 10g. Not that it matters a

I just got a 15 gallon high tank and I'm currently running it with a
aquaclear mini filter.  I was wondering if it is big enough to handle 3
goldfish (lionheads).
Phil..

I have a large fancy goldfish (oranda). I have had him for a couple of years
with two other fancy goldfish in 40 gallon tank. He appears perfectly
healthy very energetic and feds well. However over the last few weeks a
growth has developed on his fin. It is in the form of a couple ...

came home from class tonight. looked in the aquarium and yea.......my comet
looks like ET........its definitely popeye......he is starting to look like
a hammerhead shark.......and now theres the whiteness around the eye like i
have seen in photos.........

Prior to this weekend I had 2 orandas (each about 6in) and one black moor
(also about 6in). I added a new, small black moor and now the two of them
are picking on the weaker oranda - he's stuck at the top, but otherwise
healthy. I've never seen this behavior before. Why is this ...

I feed my Oranda once per day, in the morning, and they are happy to see
me -- when I turn on the light they rush to the surface.  They eat for a
good five minutes or so, then spend a big part of the day searching for
leftover tidbits they might have missed, kissing the sides of the ...

Hi i have a 24" tank with a power head and a under gravel filter , do i also
need to have a normal filter like a flavel 2 , thanks

Gandalf died this morning. She was a large comet, with the most beautiful
tail. She was called Gandalf because she was a survivor - she survived all
our ignorance, and thing like the dogs playing in her murky tank - I didn't
even know she was in there - which was becasue the kids  ...

I have a large Oranda (at least I think he is, large orange head).  He has
what looks like a blister on the inside of one of his gills.  It's swollen
on the inside, and a bubble has formed that sticks out of the gill cavity.
I see no signs of blood in it, and it looks totally clear ...

Here's to my longtime pet goldfish I bought from an Albertson's market
(simply called "Fishy") who went to the Rainbow Bridge February 09, 2004
after a 2 week battle with dropsy. Despite being permanently disabled by
"swimbladder" problems a few years ago. I took special care of ...