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Teila said:
Yeah, gold fish are probably the ‘messiest’ of pet fish and do require regular filter cleans and ¼ water changes plus complete tank cleans and gravel vacuum etc.

Many moons ago, I used to have 1 x 6 foot tank with large tropicals and 2 x 4 foot tanks, one with gold fish and one with guppies.

I found the maintenance required to keep them healthy and happy was becoming too much when my life changed and I had other, new responsibilities and sadly, I had to make the decision to sell them to someone who had more time.

We did, however, have gold fish in the ponds in Brisbane and found their care in a pond to be much simpler once you have the correct set up. However, once we have finished the ponds this time around, we have decided not to get goldfish and go with something smaller. We are looking at a breed which likes to eat mosquitoes!
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I put black mollies in my pond. They did a good job eating mosquito larvae.
Not trying to pick on you KD, just trying to make you realize that if the water smells so bad in your room you need to do something about it. You can keep it cleaned out or if that is too much work, sell or give them away and get smaller fish that are easier to care for. As for your chickens , only you know if you really want to keep them and care for them. Just decide to do the right thing for both of you. Big hugs ! We do love you. :)
 
@KDOGG331 , I do weekly water changes of up to 90% of their water. I us a gravel vacuum when I do my changes. Your fish shouldn't stink. You need to do some water changes before they die. Tropical fish are just as much maintenance if not more because they are more delicate about water changes and water conditions. I have had the same goldfish since 2003. They need fresh water.
 
Teila said:
Hubby wants to try and get some firetail gudgeons. As we have 3 ponds in the water feature, two large enough to accommodate fishes, I might put the gudgeons in one pond and guppies in the other.
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Gudgeons? Sounds like a combination of dungeons and grunge! Never saw one.
 
drumstick diva said:
Teila you stirred things up, now show us a Gudgeon, okay??
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CapricornFarm said:
Now you need to show us mozzies. Unless they are mosquitoes, we know what they are!
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Tee hee ... yep, mozzie is Australian for mosquito and easier to type and spell :p

Also known as 47 teethers, cos they have 47 teeth!

Quote: A mosquito's proboscis has 47 sharp edges on its tip to help it cut through skin and even protective layers of clothing. Perhaps this is where the rumor of “mosquito teeth” comes from.
 
Teila said:
Tee hee ... yep, mozzie is Australian for mosquito and easier to type and spell :p

Also known as 47 teethers, cos they have 47 teeth!

Quote: A mosquito's proboscis has 47 sharp edges on its tip to help it cut through skin and even protective layers of clothing. Perhaps this is where the rumor of “mosquito teeth” comes from.
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I don't want to think about it! Shivers.
 

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