Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / December 2005

Reading your e-mails on airstones causing to many bubbles and the fact that
someone said to remember that not all fish are used to turbulent waters,
I have set my local store into action to get me the mentioned valves to
reduce airstone output on this advice

I don't know how many people are reading this NG but will ask anyway.  What
kind of GF are you keeping?  Orandas? Shubunkins and comets?   Which are
your favorites?  How long have you been keeping GF?
Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...

Well, I have two small goldfish in a 5 gallon tank.  I know I know,
thats not enough room but thats all I can afford at the moment.
Anyway, I bought a 15 gallon air pump (i'm looking into getting a
bigger tank) which is attached to a filter, and and airstone.  The

Would it be OK to have a very small (~1.5" long) Ryukin with a much
larger (~3.5-4") Ryukin in a 20 gal long tank?
TIA

One of the larger GF has bloody streaks along his Dorsal fin where it meets
the body. It also has one bloody scale on it's side. My first thought was
Nitrates, but they tested at 10 PPM. Nitrites and Ammonia are zero Yesterday
was water change day.

I recently had a bad bout with velvet in one of my tanks.  2 of the fishies
have died and the 3rd is looking bad, but holding on so far.  He has been
moved to a hospital tank.
1)  Should the home tank be disinfected?

Yep, t'is me again with a neat new problem.
I recently got a new goldfish for the 30 gallon tank. He's been in
quarantine for the last 2 weeks (less one day) when I noticed that he
has a problem in his left eye.