Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / July 2005

my tank is starting to cloud up. i am really tempted to buy this. what do
you guys think???
http://www.goldfishconnection.com/articles/details.php?articleId=105&parentId=10

I am new to goldfish. Just bought a 2 foot tank and fish for my 2yr old
daughter's birthday (she loves fish).
I am using an undergravel filter and a powerhead. Do I run the powerhead
24/7? Or can I turn it off for periods (like overnight?).

Two days ago my home had a new roof put on, and the constant noise and
banging was awful.  My cats ran for cover and I noticed my goldfish suddenly
went to the bottom of the tank and huddled together.  They only swam around
when I fed them.  Now, two days later they are still ...

Hi all, I know some of you from the other fish newsgroups on usenet (hi
elaine t, sophie, bettasandgoldfish(?) etc.!). I have come to a fork in the
road for my turtle tank and am planning to convert it to a goldfish tank. It
is a 55 gallon tank. I am thinking of doing this because ...

Is there any difference between bubble wands and air stones as far as
aerating the water is concerned?  I've used air stones in the past,
but switched to bubble wands and the fish seem to like them better -
swimming through them happily, but not sure if these replace air

Is anyone still feeding their GF and koi peas?  There was a lot of talk
about feeding peas a few years back.  I picked up a can and tried to feed
them to my fish.  Only the rosy red minnows and fry would eat them. The
adult GF and koi weren't much interested.  The minnows and fry ...

I have a 20gal tank with a Penguin Bio-wheel 200 power filter. Ammonia has
been rising slightly from 0ppm - .5ppm - 1.0ppm. I did an water change this
morning and the ammonia level has dropped to .5ppm. Now if I got the Emperor
400 with 400gph. Will it harm the fish?

Are baby gold fish coloured or are they all bronze from when they hatch
until several months of age ?
As compared to Koi which can be coloured from the time they hatch .
Any advice is appreciated

I may be headed for trouble here!  I have a 100 gallon aquarium I got from a
friend.  It has been in use for about 18 months without a hitch.  I have a
bunch of goldfish in it ranging from 2 inches to 8 inches.
I noticed water on the stand at one corner of the tank (oh yeah the ...

I just set up a 2 gallon freshwater aquarium and I'm wondering how much
wildlife it can support and what other kinds of creatures I can place in
it that will get along with the existing inhabitants.  I want a lot of
variety, but without running the risk of overstocking it.

We have a normally very active Sturgeon, it's probably around 18" long.
Since last night it seems to have become very lethargic, to the point
today where it was just lying on it's back, we even thought it was dead.
 This evening it seems to have perked up a bit but not to it's ...

After finally getting my tank under control, no more green murky water, I am
now getting a brown film on the glass.  What causes this, is it an algae,
and is there any product I can use to prevent it?
Thanks in advance for any inpupt.

One of my goldfish died from dropsy within 18 hours of being moved to a
hospital tank.  Hindsight is 20/20 and I should have recognized the symptoms
weeks earlier... damn.
Should I do anything to the hospital tank and the items in it (including the

Since my GF seem to like any plants, even the ones they aren't supposed to.
I'd like to add something they would enjoy, but is tough enough/fast growing
to keep up with them. The theory is that it will distract them enough to
stop them tearing up the salad bar just for the hell ...

Here's to my beautiful little orange/white lionhead goldfish (named
"Bubbles") who went to Rainbow Bridge yesterday evening (San Jose, CA,
June 29, 2005). Bought at a Petsmart store 5-1/2 years ago, she had such
a cute face that I had to buy her for $13 despite a shortened/fungus ...