Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / December 2004

So I had my big fat koi in a tank with insufficient filtration. After
learning how to -correctly- read my ammonia tests, I found that tank had
severely high levels. I got clued into the problem when sores started
appearing on his belly.

I seem to remember that someone had some pictures of wall to wall
goldfish on their website.  The place was somewhere in Asia and was
called "goldfish alley".  Anyone got any idea where this place is?

I have a tank that is 36 inches long by 12 wide(I *think* it's about 25 gal).
The only table I have right now is 32 inches across.  Would there be a problem
with having the tank overlap the edges of the table?  I'm wondering about the
stress on the tank itself...

What special things do i have to do to plants when i bring them home from
the LFS? Do i have to dip them of is washing them fine?

I had 13 lovely gold fish 3 weeks ago and now I am left with 5. They al
started off lying at the bottom off the tank. Then very quickly jus
floating around gasping for air. (gills pulsing rapidly). I put them i
isolation as I dont want them to spread the infection around.

I was wondering if you guys could recommend a probe or meter which tests the
water for the following:
- Nitrite
- Nitrate

One of my orandas has a serious swimbladder disorder. He's pretty new
to the tank -i have 2 orandas in a 70 liter tank- a few months. if i
giv him the staple pellet food (TetraGold Medal:supposed to help
digestion, alot of wheatgerm), he's bloated, if i giv him a chunk of

dont know what im doing wrong
but tank conditions are less than optimal
cuasing the gf to sometimes appear sluggish.
so far no deaths since last christmas when i lost the two gf at the

Been googling but can't come up with an answer.
Ammonia ok (negligable) also nitrites same but ph is very high.
How do I lower this to the recommended 7.6?
Also how do you grow plants in the tank, do you use a small pot or such?

How many GFs can humanely be homed in a 114 US gal aquarium?

How much salt would I add to a 70 liter aquarium during water changes?
Thanku
john

I have three fantails in a 90 litre tank, I know that's a bit on the small
side, but I check the water regularly and the fish have been mostly OK -
except that one of the fantails has become quite aggressive towards the
other too.  She (I am fairly sure it's a she) is quite a bit ...

Dr Solo, when u said "never leave good food sitting out", did u mean
the dried GF food i was talking about or was it the Aquadine u were
talking about? i read that u shudn't store dried food in the fridge or
they'll get damp n go off.

First I'd like to say thank you for all of the helpful information that you
provide.  I've learned a lot over the last 6 months from the newsgroups and
went from losing a goldfish a month to not losing any at all (I think it's
been at least 5 months).  Of course I had to change ...

Got an odd one here.  I have a large fantail that hangs out at the top of my
40 gallon tank.  He looks for all the world like he's floating from a food
problem.  BUT, and I say again, BUT... if I put him in my 12 gallon hospital
tank, he's just fine.  Never floats or anything.  I ...