Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / August 2004

was at Petco getting dog food when I overheard a clerk talking to
someone that it
was not "goldfish season"
Is there such a thing?  What was he talking about?

Do i need an internal power filter + pump and air stone or just filter?

anyone have any experience with these? I have had one fo about 6 months, but
it always seems to get quite floaty, none of the others fish have ever been
like this.
thanks in advance

can anyone suggest an aquatic plant that my goldfish wont decimate? i spent
3 months stocking the tank with oxygen weed from a local pet shop, they ate
about 10 bunches a month... now they have plastic plants but i`d like to
have some real ones.

I have read some conflicting numbers for this.  Ive read that people
recommend 28 degrees Celsius on one page and then another has <70f (21
Celsius) as the optimum number.
Any recommendations on where I should attempt to maintain my tank? 20?

Ingrid, I am very impressed by you.  You handle yourself with class.  Your
advice and thoughts are much appreciated.  (two month lurker)

My lionhead recently lost his eye somehow.  He seem to be bouncing
back but today he does not look well all of sudden.  One of his gills
is blood red and he is swimming slightly lopsided kind of drifting
with the current generated with the filter.  He also isnt eating.

I've lost 2 of my 6 common goldfish to what I believe is swim bladder
disease.  The symptom is that the affected fish seem to have a problem
swimming at depth; they float to the surface and then swim back down,
repeatedly.

I have 3 small goldfish in a 70 litre tank. Is that big enough for 3
fish? Plz reply in litres plz, not in gallons!
john

I have recently bought a 15 litre aquarium starter kit from a well known
hardware store.
I have 1 shubunkin in it, is 15l  not really big enough?
Have changed water &  removed undergravel filter as it was pretty useless:

Where does one buy a veiltail?  I live in San Diego with several very large
fish stores that specialize in goldfish and they look at me like I'm from
mars when I ask if they have any veiltails.  Also, many of the websites I've
looked at don't even mention the existance of veiltails ...

I'm not sure where else to ask this so I'm hoping somone can help me
here....
My girlfirend has an Aquaone filter for her tank, but I'm not 100% sure how
the two slide in things should be put in....

Which table scraps should not be fed to goldfish?

We're not talking a small lump either.  It's on the body just behind
the head an is a raised area about 1cm x 1cm.  The scales aren't raised
and the fish seems quite happy.  It's been like it for a couple of
months and doesn't seem to be getting any bigger. I'll try and get a

Hi,got a 15 gallon hex tank.I have 4 goldfish and one
orange platy in it.(the platy was bullying my fish in my
tropical tank,so instead of disposing of it,I put him in with
the goldfish.and yes,he's doing ok)