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Bacteria and Temp Just a quick one, what temp does the bacteria start to die off @ ^_^ [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/Babelfish/Smilies/yukiusapinkaik...	Babelfish	16	23-Nov-2004 00:58
new ponds i been a betta person all of my life and now i think i want to start up a pond. i need help! P.S i will need to have a pond up within a few months li...	bettachris	4	19-Nov-2004 01:34
koi i am now getting into koi and would like to know alot. i am confused on the types. from what i understand the types are scale types? i am looking f...	bettachris	3	18-Nov-2004 09:19
Other fish Are there any othe coldwater fish that could live with goldies....	dannyboy	10	13-Nov-2004 12:55
goldfish turned white!!! Good morning Just a quick question. My goldfish that was once the normal orange colour has now lost all its colour and turned white!!!! He does`nt...	smoothdog	5	13-Nov-2004 12:49
Pregnant Goldfish? Hi everybody on FP ! Before I start, I would like to thank you for taking the time to read this. Now I will begin: I was giving away one of my 7 Be...	Jaylene_Grasshopper	1	07-Nov-2004 02:59
soon a pond...what fish.. Hello..iam soon starting to build a pond it will be 2-3meters wide and 3-4meters long and 80cm-100cm+ deep. What i would like to know is what kind of...	Rob1619	14	05-Nov-2004 09:27
fiction or facts about gold fish i work at a petsmart and everybody wants goldfish! but most of them have little bowls for them so i hardly sell them. i just want to make sure im givi...	BeastKeeper	5	05-Nov-2004 09:07
Shade tollerant Lilly / Lotus? My pond is in compete shade and I wondered if there were any Lotus or Water Lilly plants that would tollerate and still thrive in the shade? As far as...	bucca	1	02-Nov-2004 23:28
Goldfish Armegeddon... The worst thing I've ever seen. Okay guys... I have to tell you what happened today. I live in very very rural Arizona. Up in the mountains is a windmill, and a large cement holdin...	andrea	9	30-Oct-2004 22:52
mysteriouse fish/mysteriouse fish deaths i have a pond with 3 koi 3 comets 1 goldfish and we noticed that there were atleast 100 babies swimming in there so we caught arond 40 to 60 fish and...	resle	6	28-Oct-2004 23:07
Winter- how do I prepare in SoCal? I have an in-ground 550g koi/golfish pond, and I live in Southern California (Orange County). I also have a couple of livebearers in my pond (platies...	wonder woman	4	21-Oct-2004 01:53
At what temp? What temperature is it when you're supposed to bring the goldfish in if your pond isn't big enough not to freeze in the winter?...	castlequest	1	20-Oct-2004 09:04
Particular Plant wanted - but not sure what! Hi all! My 1000L pond is in shade and has no direct sunlight although my current plants still seem to thrive in it. I am looking for a plant that...	bucca	0	20-Oct-2004 05:05
300 gallon ponds first winter!!! I have bss and croppys in my new 300 gallon above ground pond. How will they do in the winter? They are from a local pond so they are used to winters...	Gourami	4	18-Oct-2004 13:04
How old??? OK I've had goldfish for a long time, and have actually been lucky enough to have them drop/deposit eggs a few times, but it has been a long time...no...	houston	3	06-Oct-2004 02:11
My Calico goldfish keeps floating to the top My Calico goldfish keeps floating to the top belly up. It seems that if he trys to swim he can, but it looks like he is fighting to stay down. What is...	caper_777	3	01-Oct-2004 20:48
what's your favourite fancy goldfish. I would say I like oranda's the best, than a lionhead....	kitty163	6	30-Sep-2004 21:13
Well, that time of year Who all has started winterizing? My ponds in Ga don't quite need it yet, but I have helped start the take down of some here in Nebraska, where we hav...	koi keeper	3	29-Sep-2004 20:24
interesting goldfish situation hehe here is an interesting situation. my cousin has a goldfish that was a prize from a bar for some dumb contest or something. well anyway, she live...	devon7	7	27-Sep-2004 20:40
how soft should it be? Ok I've had a depressed goldie for about a week now...tonight I bought some peas and carrots to feed her...they're frozen so how soft do you think the...	houston	2	27-Sep-2004 05:16
Goldie.... Should i just get 1 goldie in a 10gl. or wait for a bigger atnk to get a few?...	PlatiesAREcool	5	10-Sep-2004 19:07
Can someone explain please? Hi friends I need your help in a little matter. Can someone please explain to me why it is that years ago it was ok to keep goldfish in a bowl but now...	tessa38uk	7	10-Sep-2004 09:55
winter's coming (sigh) With the cold weather just around the corner, I started wondering (as I do every year) about whether it's a better idea to leave the fish out all wint...	LMuha	4	10-Sep-2004 09:19
Stock tub for pond?? My dad went fishing and decided to bring home what he caught for his 55 gallon tank. One of these beeing a 13-15 inch bass. Now granted this fish is v...	Gourami	2	10-Sep-2004 09:15
What do I feed him? Okay... I'm sitting down to place an order from Drs Foster & Smith for fish food etc. What do you recommend I buy for my Oranda? Types of food? You...	andrea	16	09-Sep-2004 18:42
fish other than koi and goldfish? During a warm summer in certain areas, you can keep almost any fish outside. Lots of people keep livebearers, killies, labyrinth fish, and, yes, cichl...	FishProfiles.com	5	08-Sep-2004 09:51
Goldfish question. Ok, first of all I know that they get huge, and need to be in a pond eventually. BUT my daughter won one at the local 'bazzar' she went to w/my mom ov...	dnrfleener	8	08-Sep-2004 09:39
Problem with pump sponge clogging frequently I am having a problem with the sponge attached to my Tetra 750gph pump clogging up very frequently. It seems to need cleaning once a week. Is that too...	wonder woman	5	08-Sep-2004 02:32
I'm a grandma! I have 2 shubunkins and 3 comets in a 500-gallon pond. When I bought them at the beginning of the season, the guy in the pond shop told me they wer...	LMuha	5	08-Sep-2004 02:26
A favour for a friend Hi there, I am just writing to ask if anyone knows what sort of medications there are out there to rid a pond of algae? (Its not actually a pond. I...	Troy_Mclure	3	08-Sep-2004 01:31
Normal ? I have two goldies. I have been observing them each day and have noticed that they swimwith their pectorial fins up and down but sometimes pull them i...	goldfisher	6	04-Sep-2004 04:09
can i keep 2 goldies in a 10gl.? Can i keep 1 black moore and 1 ryukin in a 10gl.? I heard that they are hardy fish and can handle smaller environments then some of the other kinds o...	PlatiesAREcool	10	03-Sep-2004 17:18
New member of the family! I had a big gold oranda all through grade school/high school (I'm 34 now... so a long time ago) and I've wanted to get another one for years, but just...	andrea	2	03-Sep-2004 05:22
filters for pond Hi guys I'm new here soon i will be building a ponnd aprox 3mtrx4mtrax.6mtr with a water fall for large goldfish and some smaller cold water fish as...	blackcloud	6	02-Sep-2004 02:56
gold fish going from tank to pond My brother has a tank with goldfish in it. He doesn't want this anymore and i dont want gold fish. i have a mate who is after fish for a new pond. The...	digiclear	2	01-Sep-2004 08:26
Babies! Hey...While looking at our pond my dad spotted a baby fish. We all started looking carefully and found a bunch more. We had no idea that one (or m...	Fishie561	2	31-Aug-2004 22:49
Food Hi...When should we switch to fall food and when should we stop giving the fish food?...	Fishie561	5	31-Aug-2004 01:25
How many goldfish??? I just saw a 8' round, 2' deep stock tub. I either will be buying that or building my own. This will be an indoor pond. I have not decided if it will...	T/A	3	30-Aug-2004 02:54
Just curious would it be ok to put guppies in a pond? i am just wondering if it would be ok to dig/fill a pond in my yard and put guppies in it...	fish_net	4	30-Aug-2004 02:08
Yoshi!!! - He shocked me Mods, please leave here as many coldwater people don't frequent hospital forum. Just looking to see if anyone else has experienced this. My Yoshi, t...	Cory_Di	11	28-Aug-2004 20:35
Finally Done It Well, thats it, I phoned my LFS today, they took my goldfish fry, and my black moor, whom I have had for two years now, and grew quite attached to. An...	TeeBee	7	25-Aug-2004 16:33
13 fish to 7????????? Well, after thinking my fish had progressed to the deeper end of the pond to winter-over, I thought Sunday would be a good day to clean out the pond a...	debbiemc	3	24-Aug-2004 12:30
Need help with pump strengths and UV lights. Hey everyone. I have approximately a 2000 gallon pond. I am wondering how strong of a pump I need as I want to create my own filter box with an overf...	wheezo	2	24-Aug-2004 06:31
gold fish (bonds)? i have had my goldfish (common) up for about a year and i know that if you add a new one the other ones will kill it, but i was wondering about size....	bettachris	3	23-Aug-2004 17:28
Orandas, Black Moor, Ranchu I've got 2 Orandas, (one is 4" the other 3" a black moor, (4" and a Ranchu (3" in a 20 gallon long tank. I DO know this is inadequate space for suc...	Tei	3	23-Aug-2004 09:48
size of the "common" goldfish? i am just posting this to proe a point to someone who is standing right behond me atm ... she doesn't believe they get to 24" .... can someone jsut b...	Clown_Loach_Kid	11	23-Aug-2004 06:45
Exuse Me... Hi every1 new o cold water and wondering... really what do u meen by coldwater??? as in danios and WCMM and goldfish... do they just not need a filte...	PlatiesAREcool	4	21-Aug-2004 19:57
Food for goldfish My mother in law has cold water fish and seeing as i've not much to do with them (and neither has she) i thought i'd ask here. She noticed i feed my f...	angel2211	5	20-Aug-2004 21:36
Pics of my orandas JazzyB took a couple of pictures of my orandas for me, Fluffy is a Blue and Cujo in a Bronze. [span class="edited"][Edited by Light_Bright 2004-08-...	Light_Bright	0	20-Aug-2004 16:14

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