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Mar 25th, 2008 at 2:59 am
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Mar 30th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Hi,
I’m looking for some advice about keeping my tank water cleaner for longer.
I have a 120 liter tank with 5 goldfish that are each about 4 inches long.
I have 2 internal filters in the tank but I still have to replace most of the tank water every week. The filters suck water through sponges which get filled up pretty quickly. I don’t have an air pump as the fish don’t seem to need one.
Do I have too many fish?
I’ve seen a biological filter called AquaClear, will putting one of these in help?
Thanks,
Jim
Dec 26th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Hi Jim,
AquaClear filters are ones I’ve been using for years they work great. They come in a variety of sizes suitable for any aquarium you may have. In my book the more filtartion you have in your tank the better. Instead of getting a smaller filter then does your size tank why not go a size up. This will help maintain excellent water quality and will help reduce your maintenance. Anothe roption you can think is cannister filters. They work great and can easily be hidden away if. You can also backwash your filter cleaning out any debris. Works great!
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Jamie Boyle
The Goldfish Guy
Apr 8th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
I have two fantail goldfish one of them has white stuff coming out of it’s body. The other day it was coming out right above it’s eye I was wondering what it is and what I need to do. THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE Richard
Aug 7th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Hello myy name is cecelia pitts and how can you tell if your goldfish is a boy or a girl. :0
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Aug 25th, 2009 at 11:59 am
can you please tell me how many gold fish would be recommended for a 33gallon tank its 24ins x24×18. the fish would be 2/3 ins.
Nov 13th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Why is my fish always upside down in a corner? She sometimes eats upside down is that normal
Nov 19th, 2009 at 11:36 am
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Dec 9th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Hi Jamie,
HELP! One of the goldfish in my care (it actually belongs to my 6 yr old nephew, or the 4 yr old, Im not sure which is which!- nonetheless, this goldfish is the bigger of the two. They live in a much too SMALL bowl with each other. (I just read how/why bowls are quite bad for the fish) The bigger goldfish, who has been ‘bottom heavy’ since they got it– bulgy, etc in the body area– has been exhibiting really strange behavior. It frequently swims upside down- does rolls, or seems to just.. roll inadvertently to the side/almost upside down. It also seems to float to the top of the bowl without trying, as if it cannot keep itself down/in the middle of the bowl. The last weird thing it does, literally, it will rest itself for alarmingly long periods of time on the top of the bowl, just motionless, with the top half of his/her(?)body poking out of the water. As if it’s exhausted or something. Most recently (as of this AM, matter of fact) the latest thing I noticed were these weird cloud/cotton like tufts floating in the bowl and attached to its tail. (what the WHAT??) I am very worried about all this, and I am certain this is NOT the normal behavior of a healthy goldfish. I would HATE to see anything happen to it (or the other one) Besides MY being sad, my young nephew would most likely be a bit freaked.
Any advice you might provide would be greatly appreciated,
Best, Susan L.
Dec 30th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Our goldfish seems to have blood pooling in it’s belly. My son (it’s his fish) said he noticed a small red spot on his belly about 5 days ago. We left for vacation and when we got back, his whole underbelly looks like it’s bleeding. The fish is acting fine, eating, swimming normally, etc. What could this be and how do we fix it - if possible.
Mar 4th, 2010 at 7:46 am
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Apr 24th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Why do they kill each other and how can I prevent further murders of their own.
May 12th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Im glad that I read this. Im a massive fan of all things to do with both fresh and saltwater aquariums and this post was useful to me. Thank you once again. I will keep reading your blog with interest.
May 28th, 2010 at 10:51 am
Our gold fish is getting too large for our tank. He is a big fish. Is it possible to put the goldfish in a creek or lake somewhere?
Jun 15th, 2010 at 9:34 am
My concerned is the same as Monica Schreiber’s: Our goldfish seems to have blood pooling in it’s belly. I noticed a small red spot on his belly and about it’s gills around its underfins, both fish underbellies looks like they’re bleeding. The fish is eating, and swimming normally, but both are spending more time staying stationary at the bottom of the acquarium something they have not done before. What could this be and how do we fix it - if possible.
Jul 25th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
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Aug 14th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
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Sep 12th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
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Nov 4th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Dear Webmaster of Goldfish Care Guide,
I would like to know how big would my feeder goldfish would grow into if they(8 common/comet goldfish) are in a 10 gallon. I know that it is too small for them. But will they still grow or stay at the same size. They are about 3-4 inches now.
Nov 9th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
hi There i have just adopted a fan tail goldfish, but it has worryingly adopted being upside down , do they rest like this on the base, when moved delicately it begins to swim normally, this is all new to me, as i adopted this fish out a duty of care, please if you have some advise, thanks, but please please make contact Harpa.
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Jan 6th, 2011 at 12:41 am
I m having a 50 gallon tank. i have 6 goldfish. in that 2 of them are fantail goldfish about 4 inches long, 2 black moor goldfish about 2 inches and 2 lionhead goldfish about 3 inches. for the past 6 days, both of my lionhead goldfish are staying at the bottom of the tank without any movement at all. its not swimming or moving around. remaining all other fishes are looking absolutely normal. And water quality also good. i dont know whats wrong with these 2 goldfish for the past 1 week. its in the same condition staying in the bottom of the tank except during feeding times its looking perfectly normal and moving around very well for taking the food coming to the top of the tank. but after feeding time its again going to the bottom of the tank and settles down without any movement. i feed them once a day only. i dont have any idea of the problem with them. out of that 2, 1 is moving around for atleast 20 mins a day but the other is even worse. its moving only during feeding time. please help me i dont know whats the problem with them. Before they are not like this, they are active but they are behaving like this for the past 1 week. so please help me with your best answer please. im waiting thanks.
Jan 25th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
I am getting a fantail goldfish and it is going to be my first fish ever. How do I clean the tank water correctly? I have read a lot but I still don’t understand.
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Mar 17th, 2011 at 1:40 am
Madison,
To keep the tank water clean and healthy involves regular maintenace. This is done through regular water changes and a good operating filter system.
- Regular water changes
- Clean aquarium gravel
- clean filter media
- use brush clean aquarium glass
- always add conditioner when doing water changes
Through a little research you’ll know all there is to goldfish care.
http://www.goldfishcareinformation.com/2010/08/how-to-keep-goldfish-tank-clean-and.html
Best of luck Madison and feel free to stop by my goldfish blog.
Sincerely,
Jamie Boyle
Mar 29th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
hey is it normal for a goldfish 2 be turning black all over?please reply 2 me in a email thanx….(:
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Oct 12th, 2011 at 5:57 pm
Hello,
My son brought home a ‘goldfish’ from the Florida State Fair in Feb, 2010. He named him Bob. He was already 2″ long, but from previous experience, I did not expect him to thrive. Fast forward to now: Most people who come to visit me now see “Bob” in his 55 gal tank, and say “HOLY CR^P!” Bob is at least 12″ from lips to tail, and seems happy enough, but seems to be nose down a lot of the time. I bought ‘him’ a girlfriend about 6 months ago, and I think she may grow to Bobs size as well, In addition, there are 2 Picasimus and 3 much smaller fish sharing the 55 gallons. WHY does Bob “nose down, tail up”? Scales look healthy, local Pet-store tests and says water is fine………
Oct 28th, 2011 at 2:36 pm
I had 4 fantails, 1 just died & the other 3 are on the bottom not looking well. My sucker died 6 weeks ago & I had to clean out the tank replacing the water gradually over the week as it had disintegrated in the tank before I knew it was gone.Could they have caught something from the dead fish?.o or I have had them since 2000 so could they all just be dying of old age?
Nov 1st, 2011 at 5:43 am
Hi,
I stumbled across your website and am absolutely floored at how great a resource this is. My 3-year old son recently discovered he liked goldfish (after seeing one IN A BOWL on TV) and promptly requested for one or two. My local pet store here in Sydney recommended a large enough bowl to easily accommodate 2 fantail goldfish plus some pebbles and an air pump. Have to say I myself have grown quite attached to these 2 which prompted me to go have a look and do more research.
In retrospect I probably should have done that before we went out to buy said fish but oh well.
Anyway, I just wanted to drop a line and say thanks for this site. It’s quite informative and has certainly further sparked mine (and ultimately my son’s) interest in the fantails.
Jan 9th, 2012 at 11:33 pm
I got me a fantail goldfish from my local petco the other day and I noticed it had 2 white protusions coming out from under its scales. I didn’t think much of it and bought him anyways. Today, there are alot more of them. The only description I can think of is wormlike. What can I do? And also, the fish never grew a tail and I didn’t know if maybe that’s the issue. Please help. Those things don’t look comfortable and id really like my fish to be better
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