Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / February 2005

I have some Moors that I need to re-home. They are available in the the south
west of
England. IF anyone can help give these guys a home I would be extremely
grateful.

is it cruel to keep only one gold fish in a tank ? The other one died .

Has any one tried Barley extract made for a pond to control algae? It
is natural and non-chemical which to me sounds good....
Larry

Has anyone else had a fish that had a large lump on their back almost
on their dorsal fin?
My fantail is about 6" and this lump just appeared.  I don't know what
it is.  A tumor??  He's about 6 1/2 yrs old.  He's healthy.  I've also

Does anyone have a favourite technique or link to a site
where siphoning technique is described?  Have googled
and many sites talk of siphoning but I have found none
that actually talk of the technique for siphoning.  For

For emergency help call Jo Ann  251-649-4790 between 9-5 weekdays, or,
can try email put "help sick fish" in subject.  lazulifawn@aol.com
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Our goldfish in our outside fairly large fishpond are dying around 2 per day
theres around 150 fish about 15 are very adult bout 6in long. they have been
fed continuously with pond sticks food up till three days ago and I
understand this has been a mistake as I have been told they ...

I have a 10 gallon tank with a dying plant, one goldfish and two o
those dark algae eater fish.
I noticed my goldfish's tail fin had a few "frayed" like pieces and
scale or two missing on one of his sides.

I have a 4" Calico that went lethargic on me a few days ago.
He kind of pokes around but sinks to the bottom and sits on
the gravel most of the time. The only symptom i noticed was
a red spot on the tip of his tail, and a bit of redness at the base

Hi everyone! ;-)
I have a little question....
My 6ft tank has a very reflective bottom....Is there something i can put on
the bottom (other than gravel rocks or sand) that will darken and stop

I have a black moor that has suddenly become sick.
He is kept with another moor and a few other goldfish in a very large tank.
They have got along fine for months now.
Just today I noticed that he seemed to be "thinner" than the other moor and

I'm going to the pet shop asap to ask them about this bloated fish
problem. I read that it could be dropsy and to treat it with epson
salts. I have isolated it just in case. Does anybody have any other
ideas?

Hi everyone! ;-)
I was just wondering if a fine layer (1cm or less) of coarse dark sand would
be ok for a fish tank.....i just want to provide some contrast with the fish
and to give the tank a natural look without going to heavy with the

Have two fish in a bi-orb.
Today one of them either sinks to bottom motionless or floats listlessly
to top.
Occassionaly he swims about but all fins seem droopy.

Hi all  . I am living in a large mobile home   not motor home  but  mobile
home and am in the process of setting up a 55 gal tank. Ive been giving it
some thought and  I am a bit worried about the weight. I figure  it will
weigh in the neighborhood of 550 lbs or so but I believe ...