Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / December 2004

It seems  some people think that gravel is not good  for a goldfish tank
and some do think it is good , and I am new at this  would someone please
tell  me  , WHAT SHOULD be used instead of gravel...Thanks.
Ron

I have this issue on my hands where i have already gave up on searching for
an answer.
It all began with addition of neons and goldfish to an aquarium where i have
already had two eels and two arowanas.

After more than 7 years keeping goldfish, it all comes down to this: water
change and sponge filters.
You can put two goldfish in a 20 gallon long tank plus a Marineland
powersponge filter (or a air driven large sponge). Cheange 50% water per

Does that mean that there is too much uranium in the water?

Can anyone out there can give me some tips on ,
how to keep goldfish tank water clear and clean?
I'm using a bio canister filter.
Thxs

Ive just got back from a 3 day trip to find one of my two goldfish
looks almost dead! :(
It's laying at the bottom of the tank, eyes still open, gills slowly
flapping, but looks like it's got absolutely no energy at all. every

Hi  all  My name is Ron and I am back into fish again after a long leave of
absense. There use to be a chatroom but I no longer have the URL (address)
is there anyone that can help. I would appreciate  help in this area  Thanks
Ron  here in the Green Mountains of  Vermont . Happy ...

My sister has bought me a fishtank for Christmas so now comes time to chose
the fish to go in it.
Can anyone suggest any useful websites which would list fish along with
their pictures, how easy they are to keep, what conditions they need etc?

I'm trying the 1:9 peroxide dip for possible flukes. Actually, I only
need dip the area around one of the ventral fins which is the problem
site, so I'm not totally immersing my lionhead. If I need to do this
more than once, how often can the peroxide dip be used safely on my 4

I've seen a few positive reviews for Nitra-Zorb, and since I'll be in
and out of town over the holidays I thought I'd pick one up, just for
extra help.
Thing is, I can't figure out how on earth to set it up.

Just wondering. When talking about swimbladder disorder, Dr Solo said
that RE:foods to feed to affected goldfish, feed it sinking foods,etc
...... or other foods that sink such as "grapenuts, rice or oatmeal".
About the rice, is it boiled/cooked rice? And could foods like the

My new tank is up and running! It's a ~30 gallon (weird shape, hard to
figure out). Right now I've got 1 goldfish in there for cycling, and
I'll add one or two more eventually.
I left it bare bottom, because I'm tired of vacuuming gravel. But I

My 3yr old comet is looking a little worse for wear these days.
Having survived everything I threw at him as a tiddler.
Unfortunately he developed a large tumour on his head about six months
ago.  I've not been too worried as he seems happy and healthy, but

Im finally getting a new tank for my much loved goldies...
I have 12 of them and they will live in a 550L (or a 600L) tank....after
being misinformed that a 200L was enough....i thought it was a wise decision
to make my sweeties happier by getting them more room!

Ok, here's the deal.  We've had a goldfish for about 2 1/2 years or so,
and about 4 months ago we bought an aquatic frog.  The guy at the pet
store said we could keep them in the same tank for a while, but that
when the frog got bigger it might eat the fish.  Well, the frog is not