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Goldfish
Originating in China over a thousand years ago, the goldfish is a popular domesticated pet. They come in many different types of varieties and colors, from the original Common Goldfish to fancy Orandas. Questions relating to the care and behavior of goldfish are welcome here.
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Can goldfish glofish plecos and an algae eater live together?
Yes, unless it is the carnivorous type. Plecos usually are herbivorous and would not eat, or even harm, a goldfish, or other fish in that matter.
The person above me is right...Most plecos get very large though (2 feet!). There are two types that are relitvly small though. The first is a brsitlenose (or is it bristlestone?) and then the rubberlip pleco. The bristlenost gets to only 3 or 4 inches and is not aggressive. The rubberlip gets to about 6-8 inches and can be slightly aggressive when an adult to weaker, smaller fish. So If you get the RLP, i would only keep it with some fancies (lionhead, ryukin, oranda...etc.). I would get some places for the pleco to hide because goldfish like to poke at the pleco. Sometimes plecos will eat the slime coat of goldfish (so agressivly that they put a hole in the stomach) and can kill the goldfish. It just all depends on the fish though.
How do you keep fish from dying in a fish tank?
When starting a new aquarium sometimes it is best that before you put any fish in it that you let it cycle (let the filter and other equipment run) for about a week or two. This helps the good bacteria needed for fish survival to build up so that when your fish is added it doesn't struggle with building it up himself.
Should you put your fish in a bowl or tank?
it depends on how big it is if it is a goldfish or beta it can be in a bowl.If it is one of those big tiger fish or aqarium fish then put it in a big tank. A fish will grow to the size of the tank or bowl. For instance, say a goldfish is in a tank, it will not grow as big as the tank; however it will grow big enough to be able to swim in their environment. The fish will not overgrow the tank. I had a six inch goldfish in a thirty gallon tank.
Where can pictures of pregnant goldfish be shown?
Goldfish do not get pregnant as they are egg bearing fish rather than live birthing
How would i know when a goldfish has laid an egg?
Well, If it was me I would get a bigger tank because each goldfish that you have needs 10 gallons. So like if you had 3 goldfish you would need a 30 galloon fish tank. If you don't want them to die then you might want to get like a 100 galloon tank you can have a lot of goldfish. You can get a fish tank at petco.
Can tropical fish live in 72 degree water?
That would depend on how warm the room temp is don't you think? Do you live in Alaska or Ecuador?
Is it okay to keep a common goldfish in a 1 gallon tank?
Yes, it is okay to keep a small goldfish in a 1 gallon fish tank. But also keep in mind that you should also have a filter in this tiny tank too. Remember that with such a small tank, it is essential to keep the water quality the same from one day to the next. That means keeping the pH and dissolved proteins in check. Yes, it is a goldfish and they are less expensive but they are still fish and would be much happier in a larger aquarium.
Goldfish can breath at the meniscus of the water you are keep it in but they are a type of carp and would be happier on the bottom looking for food. Looking for food in a 1 gallon tank will get pretty old for even the smallest gold fish. Don't be surprised if it stops swimming around looking for food when it learns that the only food is coming from you.
If you got this fish at a fair or someone has given this fish to you and you aren't sure how to keep it happy, it maybe worth it to give it to someone who wants and is ready to take care of a fish.
I say this because a 1 gallon tank is usually used as a "hospital" tank for hatchlings or for a sick fish. It is also used to hatch brine shrimp to feed fish, not to keep fish.
One last thing. If you do decide to keep the goldfish, do not listen to people who want to change the water all the time. You are just shocking the goldfish. With a one gallon tank, replace any evaporated water with distilled water and replace a teacup's worth of water with distilled water, though you can get away with good tap water (depends on where you live). Since it is a small tank, you have to do this everyday though you can get away with missing a day.
All this is on the assumption that you have small gravel on the bottom of this tank. The gravel will be a place that bacteria can grow so it can break down proteins that the goldfish will defecate. Essentially you are creating a septic tank within a tank. The water will turn foggy at first and may take as long as a week to clear but follow what I stated above about water and soon you'll have a stable tank. If it is truly a common goldfish, you will have eventually get it a bigger tank because it will grow out of a 1 gallon tank. It won't be happy but if the water is kept well and you feed it on a regular basis, it will grow.
(Note that this type of answer is my opinion. There is no "rule" on how big or small a tank should be. My opinion is that the smaller the tank, the harder to keep. Bigger the tank, easier to keep.)
A concentration gradient is maintained over a larger gill area.
Why do my goldfish want food all the time?
Goldfish do not have stomachs which means they never feel full, this is why they constantly beg for food- they are always hungry.
How long do goldfish live in a fish bowl?
my goldfish once lived 10 years in my fish bowl.
Ok. So yea, they can live a long time in a bowl. BUT not as long as they should wich is about 20 years. Also, goldfish grow and grow (a single adult goldfish needs 15-20 gallons with another 10 gallons for additional goldfish). They produce massive amounts of waste and need lots of oxygen wich bowls do not provide. Fancy goldfish get about 10" and common goldfish get even larger. Plus, they will get ammonia poisoning and won't live a happy life. People say that since they are in a bowl, they won't grow as big. That's like saying a St. bernard puppy won't grow in an aparment! Keeping them in bowls does stunt their growth and makes it slower (but they do grow what they are supposed to as long as the bowl doesn't kill them first....) and can cause problems with eternal organs. So just say no to "goldfish bowls".
goldfish will not live as long in a bowl as in a filtered tank. With a filter the average is 8 to ten years but without we are looking at around 3 to 5 years.
What temperature should i keep my fish tank for fish eggs?
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(http://www.answers.com/topic/carolus-linnaeus, 1758)For the baked snack crackers, please see http://www.answers.com/topic/goldfish-snack. The goldfish, Carassius auratus, was one of the earliest http://www.answers.com/topic/fish to be http://www.answers.com/topic/domestication-3, and is still one of the most commonly kept http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-freshwater-aquarium-fish-species and http://www.answers.com/topic/water-garden fish. A relatively small member of the http://www.answers.com/topic/cyprinid family, the goldfish is a domesticated version of a dark-gray/brown carp native to http://www.answers.com/topic/east-asia. It was first domesticated in http://www.answers.com/topic/china-13http://www.answers.com/topic/goldfish?cat=health#wp-_note-bristol and introduced to http://www.answers.com/topic/europe in the late 17th century. Goldfish may grow to a maximum length of 23 inches (59 cm) and a maximum weight of 9.9 pounds (4.5 kg), although this is rare; few goldfish reach even half this size. In optimal conditions, goldfish may live more than 20 years, but most household goldfish generally live only six to eight years, due to being kept in bowls.http://www.answers.com/topic/goldfish?cat=health#wp-_note-0 A group of goldfish is known as a troubling.http://www.answers.com/topic/goldfish?cat=health#wp-_note-1 During the http://www.answers.com/topic/tang-dynasty, it was popular to bam the carp in ponds. As the result of a http://www.answers.com/topic/incomplete-dominance genetic http://www.answers.com/topic/mutation, one of these carp displayed gold (actually yellowish orange) rather than silver coloration. People began to breed the gold variety instead of the silver variety, and began to display them in small containers. The fish were not kept in the containers permanently, but would be kept in a larger body of water, such as a pond, and only for special occasions at which guests were expected would they be moved to the much smaller container.http://www.answers.com/topic/goldfish?cat=health#wp-_note-bristol In 1162, the http://www.answers.com/topic/emperor of the http://www.answers.com/topic/song-dynasty-1 ordered the construction of a pond to collect the red and gold variety of those carp. By this time, people outside the royal family were forbidden to keep goldfish of the gold (yellow) variety, yellow being the royal color. This probably is the reason why there are more orange goldfish than yellow goldfish, even though the latter are genetically easier to breed.http://www.answers.com/topic/goldfish?cat=health#wp-_note-2 The occurrence of other colors was first recorded in 1276. The first occurrence of fancy tailed goldfish was recorded in the http://www.answers.com/topic/ming-dynasty-1. In 1502, goldfish were introduced to http://www.answers.com/topic/japan, where the http://www.answers.com/topic/ryukin and Tosakin varieties were developed. In 1854, goldfish were introduced to http://www.answers.com/topic/portugal and from there to other parts of Europe. Goldfish were first introduced to http://www.answers.com/topic/north-america around 1850 and quickly became popular in the http://www.answers.com/topic/united-states.http://www.answers.com/topic/goldfish?cat=health#wp-_note-Brunner The longest goldfish was measured at 47.4 cm (18.7 in) from http://www.answers.com/topic/snout to tail-fin end on March 24, 2003 in Hapert, http://www.answers.com/topic/netherlands. It was owned by Joris Gijsbers.http://www.answers.com/topic/goldfish?cat=health#wp-_note-Guinness http://www.answers.com/topic/selective-breeding over centuries has produced several color variations, some of them far removed from the "http://www.answers.com/topic/gold" color of the originally domesticated fish. Goldfish may also lose their "golden" color, or rather any goldfish color, by being kept in a dark room, this causes the scales to turn white. There are also different body shapes, http://www.answers.com/topic/fin and http://www.answers.com/topic/eye configurations. Some extreme versions of the goldfish need to be kept in an http://www.answers.com/topic/aquarium - they are much less hardy than varieties closer to the "wild" original. However, some variations are hardier, such as the http://www.answers.com/topic/shubunkin. http://www.answers.com/main/Record2?a=NR&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FImage%3ACarassus%2520carassus%2520gold.JPG http://www.answers.com/main/Record2?a=NR&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FImage%3ACarassus%2520carassus%2520gold.JPG
A http://www.answers.com/topic/crucian-carp-1 carrying a http://www.answers.com/topic/mutation for yellow http://www.answers.com/topic/pigment. Some of the first goldfish may have looked like this. Please note that fish should not be touched. It removes the slime coat that protects the fish.
The main goldfish varieties are: * http://www.answers.com/topic/black-moor * http://www.answers.com/topic/bubble-eye * http://www.answers.com/topic/butterfly-tail * http://www.answers.com/topic/calico-goldfish * http://www.answers.com/topic/celestial-eye * http://www.answers.com/topic/comet-goldfish * http://www.answers.com/topic/common-goldfish * http://www.answers.com/topic/fantail-goldfish * http://www.answers.com/topic/lionchu * http://www.answers.com/topic/lionhead * http://www.answers.com/topic/oranda * http://www.answers.com/topic/panda-moor * http://www.answers.com/topic/pearlscale * http://www.answers.com/topic/pompom-goldfish * http://www.answers.com/topic/ranchu * http://www.answers.com/topic/ryukin * http://www.answers.com/topic/shubunkin * http://www.answers.com/topic/telescope-eye * http://www.answers.com/topic/veiltail In Chinese goldfish keeping, goldfish are classified into 4 main types, which are not commonly used in the west. * Dragon eye - Goldfish with extended eyes, e.g. http://www.answers.com/topic/black-moor, http://www.answers.com/topic/bubble-eye, and http://www.answers.com/topic/telescope-eye * Egg - goldfish without a dorsal fin. e.g. http://www.answers.com/topic/lionhead (note that a bubble eye without a dorsal fin belongs to this group) * Wen - goldfish with dorsal fin and a fancy tail. e.g. http://www.answers.com/topic/veiltail ("wen" is also the name of the characteristic headgrowth on such strains as oranda and lionhead) * Ce (may also be called "grass") - goldfish without anything fancy. This is the type that is usually used in Japanese carnivals, especially for "goldfish scoops". * Jikin and wakin - goldfish with double tails, but with the body shapes of comets. http://www.answers.com/topic/calico-goldfish-jpg-1 http://www.answers.com/topic/calico-goldfish-jpg-1
A school of fancy goldfish.
* http://www.answers.com/topic/tosakin or http://www.answers.com/topic/tosakin or http://www.answers.com/topic/tosakin goldfish * http://www.answers.com/topic/tamasaba or http://www.answers.com/topic/tamasaba * http://www.answers.com/topic/meteor-goldfish * http://www.answers.com/topic/egg-fish-goldfish * http://www.answers.com/topic/curled-gill-goldfish or http://www.answers.com/topic/curled-gill-goldfish * Azuma nishiki - a http://www.answers.com/topic/nacre-colored http://www.answers.com/topic/oranda * Muse - a cross between a tosakin and an azuma nishiki with black eyes and white translucent scales * Aurora - a cross between a http://www.answers.com/topic/shubunkin and an azuma nishiki or between a calico http://www.answers.com/topic/butterfly-tail and a tosakin * Willow - a long and willowy telescope-eyed http://www.answers.com/topic/comet-archie-comics or shubunkin * Dragon eye ranchu or squid ranchu - a telescope eyed http://www.answers.com/topic/ranchu variety * ranchu or sakura singachu - a ranchu variant * http://www.answers.com/topic/ranchu - a ranchu relative * http://www.answers.com/topic/ranchu - a ranchu-like variety http://www.answers.com/topic/pfish-jpg-1 http://www.answers.com/topic/pfish-jpg-1
Goldfish pond
Goldfish are popular pond fish, since they are small, inexpensive, colourful, and very hardy. In a pond, they may even survive if brief periods of http://www.answers.com/topic/ice form on the surface, as long as there is enough http://www.answers.com/topic/oxygen remaining in the water and the pond does not freeze solid. Common goldfish, London and Bristol shubunkins, jikin, wakin, comet and sometimes fantail can be kept in a pond all year round in temperate and subtropical climates. Moor, veiltail, oranda and lionhead are only safe in the summer. Small to large ponds are fine though the depth should be at least 80 cm (30 in) to avoid freezing. During winter, goldfish will become sluggish, stop eating, and often stay on the bottom of the tank. This is completely normal; they will become active again in the spring. A filter is important to clear waste and keep the pond clean. Plants are essential as they act as part of the filtration system, as well as a food source for the fish. Plants are furthermore beneficial since they raise oxygen levels in the water. Compatible fish include http://www.answers.com/topic/rudd, http://www.answers.com/topic/tench, http://www.answers.com/topic/ide-fish and http://www.answers.com/topic/koi-1, but the latter will require specialized care. http://www.answers.com/topic/ramshorn-snail are helpful by eating any algae that grows in the pond. It is of great importance to introduce fish that will consume excess goldfish eggs in the pond, such as orfe. Without some form of population control, goldfish ponds can easily become overstocked. Koi may also interbreed to produce a sterile new fish.
The goldfish is usually classified as a http://www.answers.com/topic/coldwater-fish, and it can live in an unheated aquarium. Like most carp, goldfish produce a large amount of waste both in their feces and through their gills, releasing harmful http://www.answers.com/topic/chemical-substance into the water. This also happens because goldfish, like other cyprinids, lack a http://www.answers.com/topic/stomach and only have an intestinal tract, and thus cannot digest an excess of proteins, unlike most http://www.answers.com/topic/tropical-fish.[citation needed] Build-up of this waste to http://www.answers.com/topic/toxicity-disambiguation levels can occur in a relatively short period of time, which is often the cause of a fish's sudden death. It may be the amount of water surface area, not the water volume, that decides how many goldfish may live in a container, because this determines how much oxygen diffuses and dissolves from the air into the water; one square foot of water surface area for every inch of goldfish length (370 cm²/cm). If the water is being further aerated by way of http://www.answers.com/topic/pump, http://www.answers.com/topic/filter-water or http://www.answers.com/topic/fountain, more goldfish may be kept in the container.[citation needed] http://www.answers.com/topic/goldfishies-jpg-1 http://www.answers.com/topic/goldfishies-jpg-1
Goldfish aquarium
Goldfish may be coldwater fish, but this does not mean they can tolerate rapid changes in temperature. The sudden shift in temperature that comes at night, for example in an office building where a goldfish might be kept in a small office tank, could kill them, especially in winter. Temperatures under about 10 °C (50 °F) are dangerous to goldfish. Conversely, temperatures over 25 °C (77 °F) can be extremely damaging for goldfish (this is the main reason why they shouldn't be kept in tropical tanks).[ All of this information came from answers.com |}
How do you know if a fish is a coy fish?
The Koi Carp is a species developed by the Japanese many hundreds of years ago so it does not have a natural predator. Growing to around 24 inches or so they would be preyed on more when they are small. Their main predators would be predatory fish, water birds like Herons and Kingfishers and domestic and feral cats.
When will a female goldfish lay eggs after it mates?
Goldfish are not born as such. They develop (hatch out) from adhesive eggs (ova) that have been scattered by the female and fertilised by the male amongst water plants near the surface of the water. After successfull fertilization, depending on water temperature, the ova can take anywhere from 36 to 72 hours to develop into wriggling fry.
Do goldfish need a water heater?
Goldfish are coldwater fish and will do best in very cool water.However goldfish can live with a heater as long as it is set very low:about 60-70 F degrees.Heaters can actually be good for a goldfish tank because it will keep the tanks temperature from changing often though I'd recommend using a chiller if you have problems with the tanks temp. changing.
How many babies do a fish have?
The number of young produced per batch by fish varies enormously by species. Fish that provide more care or retain the eggs longer, such as mouth brooders and live bearers, produce very small numbers of young, 10 or 20 perhaps. Some sharks only produce one or two young at a time.
Other fish which, such as most broadcast spawners in the open ocean, can produce thousands upon thousands of eggs per breeding cycle.
Do you need an air pump for tadpoles?
Not necessarily as long as you have good filtration and keep up to date on your water changes and such. It does help however.
Yes, but not as their main food source. Oats do not provide enough protein, fats, or vitamins, but can be given for 1-2 days if you have just run out of your regular flakes or granules. Do not feed more than the fish can eat in 3-5 minutes: the leftovers will lose flavor and be ignored by your goldies, and then will rot and foul the water in your tank.
no you cannot because the fish might get very lonley and start to knock its head bin each corner of the tank like my fish always does you know
What are the ideal environment for a goldfish?
Goldfish were developed by the Chinese over a thousand years ago from a species of Carp. This would indicate to me that the Goldfish has no natural "ecosystem" of its own in which it evolved. However I would assume that the ecosystem to suit one would be that of the natural habitat of the fish from which the goldfish was derived. Namely the Prussian Carp (Carassius gibelio). These fish naturally inhabit the temperate lakes, Ponds and Slow moving rivers of Asia. So their 'ecosystem' would be that of a temporate lake, pond or slow moving river.
Fish are born with the innate abilty to swim; it is not learned, it is hard wired into them.
What happens when you put two betta fish together?
1 male and 1 female will breed, 2 males will fight until 1 is too injured to continue and eventually 1 dies, 2 females, they will still fight. If you have at least 6 female bettas, they won't fight. If you have less than 3, they will fight.
How long does it take for a dead tooth to change colors?
do u mean when they turn yellow, if so, it actually depends on how you treat them, i give my dog the dentix things every day, but his teeth will get yellow so we have to pay to get them washed, but i think if u dont give him the dentix, his teeth should turn yellow quite fast.
u can buy tooth brushes for dogs at pet stores, that is if u want to, but i strongly recommend that u at least use the dentix u can get from asda, oh yea and they have special sizes for different sized dogs.
Can you put a goldfish with a snail?
You can do this, however, please note that it is not recommended. Goldfish are coldwater fish which makes finding a suitable snail for a coldwater tank very difficult since the majority of snails sold at pet/fish stores are tropical. It is also likely that if you were to put a snail in with a goldfish the goldfish would probably harass it (i.e. trying to eat it, bumping into it, knocking it down).
Can goldfish eat basil leaves?
I have fed both my Sarasa goldfish fresh basil on occasions and they seem to enjoy it alot. I feed them all sorts of fruit, veg and live foods to keep them healthy and happy. Things like:
cooked shelled peas
lettuce
spinach
orange -skin and piff removed
chunks of cucumber-great play toy too. They love to get the seeds out from the middle.
frozen and live bloodworms, ect
Be careful you do not overfeed them and keep an eye on water parameters-not to much sugary foods, so orange as an occasional treat. Fish are ominvores so they benefit from a whole range of foods. Dont feed anything processed or un-natural.
How many times a year do goldfish breed?
Yes, in the summer months. If you have an aquarium with a heater, turn the heater down to colder temperatures (remember goldfish can live in freezing temperatures, surviving fierce winters in outdoor ponds, although I wouldn't recommend putting your goldfish through that if it's avoidable.) and after your aquarium water is cold for roughly a month begin to heat the water back up (do this gradually over 2 weeks or so as to not cause shock to them) and then when the water is hot they'll believe it's summer and it'll be egg-makin' time! Do some research on what kind of conditions a fry(baby goldfish) needs to survive. but that's the basics of it. Time of year is a factor!
