Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / October 2004

i was wondering if goldfish like sleeping at the top ot the tank
sometimes...mine do this every now and agin adn are very healthy..

Are they stones that have air in them and let it out slowly or are they
something complatelt different ?
thanks and bye
 Doc

I have a black moor that has no problems except that he has something that
looks like a whitish/clear film on his eyes.  They don't look damaged, it
just looks like he has cataracts or something.  Is this a sign of a more
serious problem?  Anything I can do to help the fish out?  ...

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with Flex geo Liquid for
GFs and Koi?
I found it perks up the fish alot..
What do you think?

I moved and cannot put up the permanent tank right away. The tank has just about
one inch of water in it so it can be moved, etc...
because the filter has not been running and the water is basically
stagnant, should I start from scratch with new gravel, filters, etc

I was wondering if there was a way to convert a normal UGF into a reverse
ugf? I have an internal bio filter..do i hook up the outlet to the ugf's
uplift tube? If so...do i hook them both up and how do i go about doing
this?

can anyone out there advise me on , how to maintenance a Biofilter.
Do  I've to wash those those filters , corals , bio rings?
Pls advise me.
Thanks.

Does this news group deal with Koi in outside ponds?

I found this product, reducing Nitrite,Nitrate, Ammonia from fresh water
aquarium, NITRA-ZORB.
Only $4. Rather than water changes, this pouch will reduce Nitrate, Nitrite,
in a 20 gallon tank 20ppm or .5 ppm in 24-48 hours. Than recharge it and use

I am going to Hong Kong soon and obviously my visit will include the Tung  
Choi street where there are tons of fishshops.  From what I've been  
reading this should be truly remarkeble.  So, I cannot stop thinking that  
I will find the most wonderfull goldfish from there and want ...

I read in my book that as well as peas I can feed my fantails on small bits
of potato, breadcrumbs, tiny bits of beef, breakfast cereals, chopped
spinach, bits of chicken and liver.
Is this true? as I'd quite like to stop feeding them flake food and vary

One of the new ryukin is very still and hasnt eaten yet.  he seems to swim
fine, but stays in same place most of the time, hasnt eatien with the others
at all and I've just noticed a small dark spot on his tail and one on his
front fin.  H'es a read and white and not sure if this ...

Well as some of you read a week or so ago I was concerned about my fish
sitting on the bottom
I can unhappily report all of them are now dead with the exception of
one large goldfish which looks to be beyond recover too

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