Goldfish

Yes they do need a filter. People often think they can live with no filter in small bowls, this is not true. Goldfish are very dirty fish because people often overfeed them so make sure you have a filter.

If you have a goldfish you have a Goldfish you should also have a tank at least 10 Gallons. If you have more than one fish with your goldfish or have lots of goldfish you need an aquarium larger than 10 Gallons so that all the fish have lots of room to swim. If your fish have no room to swim and have no filter they may be on there way to dying.

they cannot eat many human foods but i think they can eat bread every few monthes raw fish and raw meat that is uncooked and chopped into small sections and it has to have no seasoning in it but only use the raw fish and meat as a treat feed them that once a week at the most

All fish need a filter. A Bowl is not suitable to keep any kind of fish in. The basic rules for keeping any kind of fish successfully are . :- 1 inch of fish needs at least 1 gallon of water. :- Every tank needs a permanently running cycled filter.(This converts the Ammonia that is created by all fish into Nitrate):- Every tank needs at least 50% of its water replaced every week.(This stops the build up of excess Nitrate) A heater/thermostat is also needed for guppies because they are tropical in their requirements and need to be kept at around 75F. If you stick to the above rules a fish will stand a chance of survival. If you miss out on any of the above I can guarantee that your fish will have health problems constantly and will die before it should.

Before a Betta fish dies you will notice that it will try to swim but it will just float to the

bottom of the tank and sort of be floating on its tail otherwise just lying on its side. You'll also notice that the Betta's gills will not be workaround its fins will not be working Betta Will be fighting for life but the Betta's muscles don't respond i noticed that my Betta tries to make a attempt to live but he just floats to the bottom waiting for death sorry your Betta may be doing this.

You may notice that the Betta will try to swim up, it will not be able to do so and will float slowly down. The Betta may lose color around its gills and one or multiple fins may not be working. It may swim randomly at the bottom of the bowl almost looking like it is sleeping....but dreaming.

What dose it mean when a male goldfish has Lumps on it's body and it head

You'd be surprised! They're not "attacking" each other, but they're mating! If one is chasing the other and biting them, you have 2 goldfish that are mating, not attacking each other! Hope this helps!

~Goldendoodle~

The simplest answer to this question is - how would you like to spend all day living in your own pee and poop? Periodic water changes, filter cleaning and gravel cleaning are necessary parts of aquarium ownership, just like sweeping your house and opening the windows to let in some fresh air. The aquarium filter does not magically remove fish wastes from the water, it just provides a home for the bacteria that change the most toxic dissolved wastes (ammonia) into less harmful substances. It's good practise to change 25% of the water once a fortnight to dilute these substances, because if they are allowed to build up for months on end they are still bad for your fish. You should also use a gravel vacuum to clean the gravel once every month or so. Algae also tends to grow more in an unclean tank - algae on the glass will not hurt your fish, but it looks awful. And that's the other reason to keep your tank clean - it just looks nicer!

Yes. In fact a lot of breeding use oatmeal in their homemade gel foods to bulk out the goldfish. However, this should be alongside other foods such as bloodworm, brine shrimp, daphnia and a good quality pellet such as hikari's range or tetra gold japan. Algae is also a good food source (and its free) so either let some grow in your tank or buy algae wafers.

Yes, we have taught our goldfish to sleep in the dark and turn on the light's when we get up. and they seem to adapt from tuning off the light's when we go to bed n turning on the light's when we get up and they know it's feeding time for them.

If you buy a feeder goldfish, usually their lifespan isn't that long, because they are eaten by another pet animal soon anyway. However, I doubt that their lifespan will not be so different from a normal goldfishs' if you take care of them properly-just like a normal goldfish. It is just that they are normally sold in such crowded spaces that I think they are more prone to disease.

There are so many varieties (species) of fish called 'aquarium sharks' that it is impossible to answer your question with any accuracy/authority. However I would advise you to feed 'Goldfish Food' to goldfish and look for some other tropical fish food for any other 'tropical fish'.

Hey there, The PH should be between 6.8-7.2 but ideally it should be spot on 7. U should also use a chlorine neutralizer and water conditioner. Normal tap water damages the fish because of the chlorine stripping the natural slimy protective coating of the fish and could ultimately kill the fish. the hardness should be 100-150. Most aquariums or pet stores can check the PH and Hardness for you if you are unsure of how to do it or cant afford the test kits. temp isn't all that important coz U can have them in a tropical (approx 25 degrees) or coldwater tank. But if u don't have a heater they will be fine at a steady room temp. Be careful of fluctuating temps. And if u have any questions, ask ur local aquarium. Hope that's helped mate

Provided the tank is large enough (1 gallon of water per 1 inch of fish) Tetras, Corydoras, and most smaller Cichlids, Livebearers, Danios, and Barbs can be kept safely with Bettas. The only fish that Bettas fight with are other Bettas.

Sure. You can put a goldfish in anything that can hold liquid. But the best thing to do is to put it in a tank with a pump so it gets oxygen. I don't recommend leaving a goldfish in a cup for a long period of time.

Feed it different food.And if that doesn't work than that is how your goldfish was born.

For 2 fancy goldfish, you need at least a 40 gallon tank. This may sound like a lot, but considering their potential adult size, which is big, and the fact that they are very messy fish which produce a high amount of waste, 40 gallons for the 3 fish is a bare minimum.

What I would do is, first turn off the heater, lights and filter. Then I'ld syphon some water from the tank into a clean bucket. Next I would net the fish and place them in the bucket. Then I would syphon most of the remaining water from the tank trying not to disturb the gravel or plants too much or leave them to dry out. I would then refill the tank with water I had kept overnight in clean containers to allow the chlorine to evaporate off. Alternativly you could use a commercial water conditioner available at pet shops to counteract the chlorine/chloromine in the tap water. Then I would turn everything electrical back on not forgetting to clean or replace about 80% of the filter medium. Maybe a little hot water would be required to equalise the temperature of the water in the tank with the water in the bucket and then if I was happy with everything being ready I would replace the fish in the tank.

If it's gills are not moving water anymore, it is dead. If it is shocked, either by a fresh water change or some other shock to it's system, it can lay on its side to rest or take a break. Always remember to let tap water sit in an open bowl or pot for at least 24 hours to let the chlorine in it evaporate before adding it to any tank or else that will cause them harm.

It should take about 90 minutes to acclimate your fish before removing from the bag. You first need to float the fish in the bag to slowly adjust the water temperature in the bag to the temperature in your tank, then you can start adding bits of your tank water into the bag of water to adjust the PH as there is likely to be difference.
Once this has been done, you can safely remove only the fish from the bag and dump the water from the bag into the sink rather than adding it to your clean tank water.

No. if so the betta will kill the other fish, even the other fish being a betta. Not true... Goldfish will nibble on their lovely fins but I've seen Beta's get along ok with Cories, also little Neon Tetras. By the way, female bettas can only be together to mate, even after mating the male may kill the female. While bettas can live in harmony with other fish, and be fine in a five gallon fish bowl by themselves, the other fish need to be in a tank with filters and all that other stuff. Answer The recommended size of tank for a Betta is 10 Gallons (nominal). So the answer to your question is no. Your 5 gallon (nominal) tank would be actually holding about 4 gallons of water when it is filled to within 1 inch of the top. Add any more fish and you would be overloading the tank.
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There is no sexual dimorphism in Oscars (Astronotus ocellatus) although some amateurs may claim different. (Comparing fins has been touted but that's like comparing hair length in humans) The only two ways to tell are by actually netting and upending the fish to examine its' sexual organs (job for an expert) or watch them spawning and check out the shape of their 'tubes'. The female has a wide tube and is the one that lays the eggs. The male follows after the female and has a pointed tube it does not lay eggs.