Goldfish

It will continue to grow, contrary to popular belief, comets do NOT grow to the size of their tank, they continue to grow. Your comet will grow to be a max of 1 foot 2 inches long, you will need to give it at least 25 gallons to itself, it is inhumane to put a comet in that small of a tank and only give it 3.5 gallons to itself. They need at least 10 gallons when young and 25 full grown.

Well, you don't see those everyday on a tiny little goldfish! But if your goldfish DOES have a tumor you might want to take it to where you originally bought it. If they can't do anything about it, they could always let you exchange it for another fish at about the same price. You can also bring it to a Local Vet, I'm not sure if they do surgery on fish but it's worth a try. Wish you luck on saving that fish. :)

When I started my aquarium, the book I read recommended eight hours of artificial light a day. I put mine on a timer and actually only run it for six hours as the algae was terrible. Bear in mind, mine is a ten gallon fresh water tank, a salt water or living tank may be different.

NO, fish are used to night & day, just like you! Turn it off when you go to bed or put it on a timer. Allow the fish to have some sleep. Light produce heat as a result of which temperature changes which the fish don't like when sleeping.

Also, light disturbs the fish in sleep.

This depends on the height and width of the tank. The most common dimensions for a 6 foot aquarium are 6' x 2' x 2'. This is a 680 litre tank. Remember that it will be slightly less, because you won't fill it all the way to the top, and your gravel and ornaments will take up some of the water volume.

(If your dimensions are different, go to www.fishforums.net, click on 'calculator' and enter them to get the volume of your tank.)

Yes, you can give your goldfish some bread, but the bread has to be cut into very small bits. Also keep in mind that not all types of goldfish will eat this bread, only some types do. The best food for goldfish and fish in general is the fish food that you buy from fish stores and it is labeled for fish. I recommend that you buy this fish food instead of feeding them bread bits because it is much more safer for their health.

Goldfish are among the most tolerant freshwater fish. They can survive in low water temperatures for weeks. Goldfish have a memory span of up to 3 weeks and can distinguish color, shape, and size.

The only way you can stop the water in a pond turning green long term is to get yourself a UV filter system. (Ultra Violet) The water is pumped out of the pond into a filter box containing sponges and sometimes biological filtration substances and is also treated by a UV light which is either in the same filter box or an additional box which the water then passes through. The UV light kills off all the algae so clearing the water. These systems are very good, but can be quite expensive to set up and you will need to change the UV bulbs once a year as they lose there effectiveness. If you do purchase one of these systems, be aware NEVER look at the bulb when it is on as it can damage you eyesight and even blind you!

A aquarium that size could hold about 50 gallons of water. Remember when stocking your aquarium that, as a rule of thumb, when keeping a freshwater aquarium you should have about one inch of fish for every two gallons until it cycles; then you can go with one inch of fish per gallon. If you plan on setting up a saltwater tank, which is much more difficult to set-up and maintain, go with 1 inch of fish for every four gallons for the first six months; then one inch of fish for every two gallons. If keeping goldfish you should have about 1 inch of fish for every four gallons until the tank cycles; then one inch of fish for every two gallons.

No! It can make your hamster very very sick and depending on the type of fish food it could even kill it! YOUR HAMSTER WON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE! Man made Fish food doesn't exist in the wild so hamsters wouldn't know if it's good or not they will try and eat it, they are curious critters and they could get sick/poisoning, and they wouldn't even be able to tell u they were sick! Please don't feed it fish food: PETSMART SELLS GREAT BRANDS LIKE "VITAKRAFT" hamster food, for just $5

"Troubling" is the collective term for a group of goldfish but I would normally use the word "group" so that people would understand me.

The water has become de-oxygenated, do you have a little pump and pipe to put in the tank that will blow a steady stream of bubbles into the water ? You could also change the water, water driectly ROM the tap is not recommended as it may have chlorine or other checmicals in it.

A goldfish does not have a true stomach. The goldfish are various species in the family Cyprinidae, otherwise known as carp. Carp do not have true stomachs.

Carp digest food in the intestine, which is up to twice the length of its body. Different enzymes are secreted by the pancreas along the intestine. Trypsin and chymotrypsin are used to break down protein. These two enzymes do not require an environment which is strongly acidic. There is no part in the carp's intestine that is strongly acidic.

A real stomach is an enlargement of the digestive tract which secretes protein-digesting enzymes called proteases and strong acids to aid in food digestion.

A large part of a wild carp's diet is unicellular algae. A stomach isn't necessary to digest unicellular algae. Worms, insect larvae and fresh vegetable matter are only partly digested by the intestine of a carp. An animal with a true stomach would digest this material more completely.

The carp has a minor enlargement of the intestine sometimes referred to as a digestive bulb. This digestive bulb is not a true stomach because it does not contain strong acid. Sometimes, the digestive bulb is mistaken for a true stomach.

Not all animals have a stomach. There are a few vertebrates that don't have a true stomach. The platypus, which is a monotreme mammal, also does not have a true stomach.

Hey there, It all depends on the male. Basically what happens is that. The male with show off to the female and so forth and fertalise the eggs inside her... then a little while later she will pop one egg out at a time and he will catch it in his mouth, swim up to the top of the water and place it in his bubble nest he made. This repeats until there are no more eggs. Keep watching the bubble nest up top. If u cant see little developing eggs in a few weeks its probably time to get another female. Hope this helps. catch! :oD

No. These fish need to be kept seperate. But if you want the goldfish to be eaten, you have to put them together :) You can put a Chinese fighting fish, also known as a betta, in a gold fish bowl.You could keep a betta and goldfish together, not reccamended though. The betta won't eat the goldfish, if it does, it's got srious problems:)

Mollies can be kept in quite small aquariums; probably down to about 5 gallons in size as the absolute minimum.

All goldfish eat the same:

Many mass produced goldfish foods go on the assumption that goldfish are vegetarians. This is not true. Although goldfish love plant material and algae they do require the mix of animal protein and plant protein to really thrive.

Other goldfish treats:

Peas - Peas are a great supplement to your goldfish's diet. They help keep their digestion moving along. I like to treat my goldfish to peas once or twice a week. Frozen peas are the best. Nuke them in the microwave for a few seconds to defrost them and squeeze the shell off the pea before feeding them to your fish. For smaller goldfish you may want to remove the shell and chop the pea into smaller pieces.

Cooked Shrimp - These are the peel and eat kind of shrimp you can buy at your local grocery store. Remove the tail then finely chopped the shrimp to feed to your fish.

Rice - Cooked rice is a good occasional treat for your goldfish.

Freeze Dried Plankton and Krill. This is another readily accepted treat for goldfish. The high animal protein is a definite plus.

Frozen Bloodworms - Frozen Bloodworms are an excellent addition to a goldfish's diet. They are very good for keeping their digestion in good shape. There are a couple cautions with frozen bloodworms. One - be sure and trust your supplier in that the worms have not defrosted and refrozen. Two - look out for frozen bloodworms with Beta Carotene added as a color enhancer. Beta Carotene does enhance the red color in goldfish but it also turns the white areas in red and white goldfish orange. No health danger; just looks weird.

Earth Worms - Earth worms are an excellent source of animal protein for goldfish. There is a caution with earthworms depending on the source. Earthworms fed to goldfish need to be raised in an organic fashion with no chemical toxins that may harm your goldfish. Also, earth worms need to be chopped up before feeding them to your goldfish. Not a task for the squeamish. Freezing the earth worms prior to chopping helps cut down on the "eeeyyyeeww" factor of the task.

Broccoli - Broccoli is a good source of vitamin A and calcium. Broccoli is best for goldfish after nuking it a few seconds in the microwave then cutting up the blooms on the florettes.

Hope this helps you!

Make sure the pleco is larger or of the same size as the terrapin, else it will get bullied by the terrapins, pleco's tail is a irresistible bait for the terrapin.

Goldfish can survive in salty water. I keep tropical and goldfish and use a certain degree of salt to keep the fish in prime condition. It is brilliant as an overall tonic and it also kills a lot of bacteria that can naturally live in non-salt water. After putting salt in my tanks, the fish all perk up and sometimes it even helps them reproduce. It is however, true that they cannot live in a marine environment so you have to watch the salt levels. Never use table salt, you can use marine salt but you have to watch the pH levels. I use manufactured salt with a pH buffer to prevent a rise in pH.

Yes, the bigger the tank, the bigger they will grow. Yes. The more resources given to the goldfish

* more oxygenated water, * aquarium plants,

* room to swim, * cleaner environments,

the larger the fish will grow

The bigger the tank you provide, the bigger and healthier your goldfish will be.

20 gallons of water is the minimum suggested requirement for one goldfish. They are nasty fish that create a lot of waste since they have a high metabolism. They will create a lot of ammonia, wastes and bacteria if not properly kept. It is hard to make a goldfish tank cycle properly. If you are keeping multiple goldfish to a small tank, you can certainly expect this outcome. You will have to keep up on your water changes and make sure filter is still good and not overfeed your goldfish in one sitting. All of this is crucial. You can imagine how hard it would be to live in a public bathroom with couple of others, a garbage can and someone that throws heaps of food at you and leaves.

Since goldfish are coldwater fish they require an aquarium with cold water. The temperature should not exceed 75 degrees F or be lower than 55 degrees F. Any temperature in that range should be just fine for goldfish.