Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / January 2007

I have a 55 gallon / 220 L freshwater tank with 12 goldfish in it (mixture
of blackmores, shubunkins and comets). Recently they started dying at the
rate of 1 per week, so we end up replacing 4 a month. The oldest are 2 years
old.

Hi, I am new to this group. It is cool to know that there is a group
out there like this. Anyway, I have a question about my comet
goldfish. He seems to be having issues getting to the bottom of the
tank, like he has to work extra hard to get down there. As a result he

Does anyone know when my 2 - 3  month old fantails will get some colour,
they are all a greyish bronze colour at the moment.
Thanks
Pat

Just found this group, so I'm a real newbie here and pretty much new to
goldfish keeping. Got into goldfish by accident thanks to my darling
daughter-she brought home some fish used for decorations at her high school
prom and after 4 of 6 died in the little fish bowl she found I ...

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Yet another question.  A lot of pet shops in our area sell feeder fish, they
say they are rosy barbs.  But when I look up rosy barbs, that's definitely
not what they are.  These fish look a bit like tiger barbs, but without the
reddish colouring.

So what's the general consensus on using undergravel filters?  Are they good
or bad?
Jen

I have had my goldfish about 2 years now and i keep them in a 6 gallon tank.
I have just recently changed the gravel in the tank and the water still hasnt
cleared up, its still murky even thought i have a filter in tank and also
have an air stone in tank. I only did a 50/50 water ...

I have a 10 gallon tank. I keep 1 goldfish. Now, I would also like to
keep guppies with them. How many guppies should I put in there with the
goldfish?

A few months ago we applied a 'pond sealer' as our concrete based pond had
sprung a leak.
Since then all has been fine with the fish & no leaking. They have even
spawned & we have young goldfish (fanatails & shebunkins) thriving in a

Hi guys in the time i have never seen this happen so wondered if it wer
normal !?
One of my goldfish had noticable missing parts of both its caudal an
dorsal fin however when i checked his progress a couple of days late

Hi i have a 3' x 1'  x 1' aquarium which is currently housing coldwater
goldfish however i am ready for the next step and having found new
homes for my goldfish i wish to refurbish my aquarium into a tropical
aquarium.