Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / March 2004

If anyone has seen Finding Nemo, they know roughly what i'm after .. a small
coloured underwater lights for effect.. The LFS has something similar, but
its not for sale .. basically they have a setup of a large high plastic
display piece, which is hollow, and rock like, with a ...

Silly question, but asking seriously - how does one determine the gender of
a 4 yr old comet goldfish?

I need help getting an aquarium going.   This is our first aquarium,
and we've been struggling with it for a couple of months at least.
The problem started when the kids called from a visit to the
grandparents to tell us that grand dad would buy them each a gold fish

I have 3 goldfish in a 30L tank (sorry I dont know how much it means
in gallons and yes I know that this is realy not enough for the 3 of
them). I ve noticed smthing weird : one of them is swimming not really
verticaly, I think with an angle of 15-20 degrees with the vertical.

2-10-2004 MartinOsirius wrote:

quarantine

Lately I've been feeding mashed green peas to my goldfish. They don't seem
to be able to see the rather large pieces of mashed peas. They forage around
the bottom of the tank picking up pebbles and spitting them out as usual. If
they do pick up a piece of the pea, they will swallow ...

I bought three 3-3.5 inch orandas about a month ago, and since then they've
been developing white spots on their hoods. They are in a 29 gallon tank
with an undergravel filter along with one other 2 inch black moor. I am
quite new to goldfish keeping so I am not sure what this ...

No, this isn't celebrity spam- last night when I came home, Cher the
shubunkin had a volcano on her side, spewing white yuck. It didn't inhibite
her usual piggy feeding. This AM, the volcano is still visible as a
swelling, but it is no longer spewing. It's the only spot on her, the ...

Whats the general strategy for goldfish bullying others?
I've got 2 goldfish .. one a white fantail, the other an orange fantail.
The orange fish is new to the tank (also has 4 zebra danios), and is about
half the size of the white one .. The white one has always been a pretty

I'd like to know what is the growth rate of goldfish.
Is there a good website to determine the exact type
of goldfish ?
Is there a way to determine the actual age, by size ?

I drop my beloved oranda 30 minutes ago. It fall about 4 feet to hardwood
floor. The fish is about 4 inch long without tail and it is fat. It is
swimming in the tank now and I am wondering what I can do to save it or it
is a gonner soon. Help :-(

Hi,got a 10 gallon hex tank in which I had 3 goldfish.
Noticed one of them had a small swelling on his flank.
Yesterday all 3 had white spot,so I treated them for it.
Did a 50% water change,treated the water with anti ammonia

I'm thinking about buying a used 125 gallon which comes complete with lighting
and 2 Fluval 304s.
Anyone ever buy a used tank before...if so did it work out okay? (by that I
mean your fish didn't get sick, etc.)

Anyone had any experience using these?  Can recommend a brand?  Know what
the ideal O2 levels are for goldfish?
I've been toying with the idea of using real plants, so I would have to stop
using my air pump at least during the day.  But I still want to make sure

You've probably heard and answered this question a thousand times, but here
goes...How do you get rid of algae? At first I tried chemicals, then putting
plants in to compete with it, but it wins every time. I have the light on
for 8-12 hours a day. I have a 40ltr tank with 3 ...