Fish Thread

[Evadig]

I only have a three gallon . Thank you for the advice about the bacteria!

 

[The Confused Chicken]

I only have a three gallon . Thank you for the advice about the bacteria!

Three gallons would definitely be an improvement over a bowl. The problem with 3 gallons is that you'll need to do more work in maintaining parameters and decorating the tank so the fish is comfortable. PetCo does sell 5 gallons for about 20$ when on sale, I recommend one of those. It'll make life better for the fish and aquarium-keeping easier for you. Good luck with your fish, I hope he does better soon!

 

[chicknmania]

We had cichlids for awhile. They did hatch babies a time or two but they were quick to eat them. I like the goldfish because they're easy, though dirty. And I love dojo loaches, they are so full of personality and smart. And Mac, the one that just died, loved to play. One of his favorite things was when he would get new aquarium decorations in the tank that he could explore. I was so sorry I never got a chance to get him a loach friend. He was a natural colored loach. The one we had before him was a golden Dojo loach, Mr. Nibbles. He lived for six or seven years.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

How long did your fish live? I’ve only had him for five months - got him at the pet store on this last Mardi Gras.

I had him for 3 years before he went.

 

[ShrekDawg]

We had cichlids for awhile. They did hatch babies a time or two but they were quick to eat them. I like the goldfish because they're easy, though dirty. And I love dojo loaches, they are so full of personality and smart. And Mac, the one that just died, loved to play. One of his favorite things was when he would get new aquarium decorations in the tank that he could explore. I was so sorry I never got a chance to get him a loach friend. He was a natural colored loach. The one we had before him was a golden Dojo loach, Mr. Nibbles. He lived for six or seven years.

They sound awesome!!! And I like goldfish for the same reason hahah

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Anyone else here keep saltwater?

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This is my royal gramma in front of a few soft corals. Sorry for the poor quality iPhone photography, but it's super hard to take good pictures of saltwater fish because of the blue lighting.

My grandparents have saltwater fish ive always wanted them!
They didnt have good luck at first because they lost all but one fish it was orange and white. He has lived 1 year without a friend. Now he has many friends and they are all thriving!

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

It's important to do weekly testing. If you're changing out all the water weekly, that means that nitrifying bacteria won't have time to develop, resulting in high ammonia. That could be your problem. Putting him in a bigger tank will certainly help with stress, and it'll also keep water parameters more stable. I recommend a 10 gallon, but a 5 gallon should also work just fine.

I tested 2 times weekly. Filled up the glass bottles then added the drops made sure not to mess up waited 5 minutes. Then did what i needed to depending on yhr test.

 

[Evadig]

Charles Carroll in his new home…

He’s doing a bit better, swimming around more and flaring his beautiful tail. I put bottled water in (distilled) and a filter. I also stopped at both PetSmart and Petco but neither store had fishtanks on sale. I will do water testing tomorrow. Thanks y’all for the advice! It hopefully saved my fish !

 

[ShrekDawg]

Charles Carroll in his new home…

He’s doing a bit better, swimming around more and flaring his beautiful tail. I put bottled water in (distilled) and a filter. I also stopped at both PetSmart and Petco but neither store had fishtanks on sale. I will do water testing tomorrow. Thanks y’all for the advice! It hopefully saved my fish !

Hopefully it worked!!

 

[enrgizerbunny]

Not in a tank. Goldfish get very big and messy. I have one out in the pond with the 7 koi. I don't want anymore out there because they will just keep breeding and make hundreds of babies.

I just have away 5 goldfish that are hatched last year that were all 4-6" long. I doubt that they were the only ones in there but maybe I got lucky and the big koi ate those other fry I think I saw. I've been trying to get rid of goldfish for 3-4 years now.

If you treat often with potassium permanganate at 1 ppm it will kill the eggs. You neutralize it with hydrogen peroxide. It also gets rid of the hormones that keep koi from getting bigger.