Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / January 2005

I have 2 shubunkins, 2 common goldfish, and 1 black moor.   I have had them
for several months now and all are growing rapidly except for the black
moor.  He has grown quite a lot since I got him, but not at the rate that
the others have.  At first I didn't think he was getting ...

HELP!!!
My red oranda which has never been sick b4 n the only fish that would
be a big loss to me if it died is in trouble! One of its pectoral fins
is in trouble. at the base of the pectoral fin, it's red and then

How often are you supposed to clean out the filter cartridge box? My
filters need to be changed about every 3-4 weeks, but every time i clean
out the box my water gets cloudy. Otherwise my 2 comets are fine. 2-10"
comets in a 29 gal. tank. one is 5 years old (Blaze) and the other ...

can anyone tell me im not sure i want to make a pond but i dont know if
koi are part goldfish they look alike

I posted last week about the aquarium assembly question.  I fully set
it up Friday w/ gravel and ornament, waited 48 hrs, treated with mucus
and conditioner, put two fish in it, put starter solution in it, and
fed lightly.

One of my fish, a 4" Oranda, lost an eyeball.
What are his chances of survival, will it get
infected? Does this happen often?
..Kodiak

By the way, Im not new to this forum. Im metal skeletal formerly known
as "goldenhordeofjohn@hotmail.com" under "marcos" but signed with
"john". anyways nobody replied to my older post regarding how much
light for plantless tank. So how many hours of lighting shud a

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Hi all, I am hoping  someone out there can help me with a pond problem.
I have a family member with a pond that is about 50x20 ft and goes frome
about 4 feet to about 7 feet in depth . The  pond was looking good but after
digging around the border  for the installation of a ...

I have a black goldfish with a bloated belly. He hangs out on the surface
mosty. I think his stomach is making it difficult for him to swim normally.
Would anyone know what this ailment is and how I can cure him. I really don't
want to flush but his quality of life isn't very good. ...

Hello, again.
Trying to treat my fish's swimbladder problem in  a 129 gallon tank
filled to 125 gallons and trying to raise the temp to 85.
Then, also using epsom salts - 1 tsp to each gallon water.

When i wascleaning my aquaclear 500 sponges, i notices something growing in
them...like bean sprouts or somethnig....
I feed the fish hagen sinking pelets, cooked peas and flake....
Where the HELL would these "sprouts" come from.....i had to rub my eyes a

Can anyone help?  I am a new Koi keeper, I put my first six Koi into my
newly built pond in November.  10 days ago when I wend down to feed
them there were only five Koi and three of my gold fish had also gone.
I have a Heron that comes to the pond every day.  I have tried putting

Hi - I am new to groups, so here goes.
I have a Ryukin with swimbladder problems, I think.
My husband brought him inside from our pond on November 15th. He was
floating on top and my husband didn't want him to die as ice was

I have a Waterhome 5 (5 gallon) plastic aquarium, which is inhabited by a
few Dannios and Tetras.
To increase the water movement a oxygenation I was advised to get an air
pump of sorts. I chose a Hydor Aria pump which sits in the tank and draws