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Goldie Care Updated Again I have finally decided that I am going to do a 55 gallon goldie tank. I went to the lfs today to see if I could make up my mind about what to put int...	Stella	17	20-Aug-2004 02:28
Plecos Can you put a pleco in a pond?...	Gills	11	19-Aug-2004 22:20
Indoor Pond in 3 Easy Steps Some of you know I've been trying to find a temporary solution for the goldfish I rescued from my bosses dining room table. He is in a stock tank for...	Babelfish	9	19-Aug-2004 09:16
goldfish size I was wondering if anyone had advice on convincing customers that goldfish really do get large and need a large tank. As an employee at an LFS this i...	puffer_archer	10	17-Aug-2004 21:42
Oranda and Black Moor We just got an Oranda and a Black Moor for our first tank (10 gal) along with an apple snail and a green snail. The Oranda is a little older and larg...	bhamon	7	17-Aug-2004 04:22
new 55g goldfish i finally figured out what im going to get for the 55g im getting soon. ill get 2 fancy goldfish. a black moor and another one. one question could you...	greenmonkey51	2	16-Aug-2004 23:51
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	0	16-Aug-2004 23:32
Dreaming of goldfish tank... The other day I saw a type of goldfish i haven't seen before, it was called a 'Japanese Doll' and looked like a black moor, except it was creamy colou...	Ferox	3	16-Aug-2004 16:56
good pond filter My filter for my pond gets plugged in like three hours. It a laguna. i do have a bad green water problem too. What is a good filter that holds lots of...	gunner	1	16-Aug-2004 16:54
fish sitting on bottom of tank? Hey guys, I have two goldies in my tank and they just sit on the bottom whenever i walk into the room or when the light is on. It is only at...	goldfisher	7	14-Aug-2004 03:41
pH-help Hello...my dad tester the pH of our pond using a pool test kit. There was no chlorine and the pH was 7.8...is that good? What should the pH of a pond...	Fishie561	6	13-Aug-2004 17:31
Comet goldfish huddling together. All the comet goldfish in the feeder tanks at my job have huddled into a tight pile on the bottom of their tanks since they came in. I thought it was...	Phishwaters	5	13-Aug-2004 09:53
Snails Hey! I was just wondering if it is a good idea to add snails to my pond to eat some of the algae...if not is there a solution other than a Pleco? T...	Fishie561	0	13-Aug-2004 05:24
150 gallon pond/wgoldfish,and koi? my friend has a 150 gallon pond,you no one of those plastic ones that go in the garden. he has had his goldfish and koi for about 2 weeks then he chan...	Cichlid Kid	5	11-Aug-2004 21:31
algae growth gone nuts!!! since i installed a UV unit i've had very clean and clear water. the problem now it that blanket weed is growing crazy and has nearly filled the shall...	SheKoi	5	11-Aug-2004 21:07
Adding Fish How many fish could be added at a time into my 780 gallon pond without distrupting or harming the fish I have in there already? Thanks...	Fishie561	0	11-Aug-2004 20:49
Can I simply move Goldy from Bowl to a Fountain? Hello all~~ I have some type of large fancy goldfish that my father bought spur of the moment for my daughter. It has been living unhappily in a two...	firefighterwife	18	10-Aug-2004 09:07
zebra's in coldwater? Would it be alrite for me to stick a few (10 or so) zebras into my 4ft coldwater set up? Just got 3 goldfish in there at the moment, tried WCMM but t...	cols	8	09-Aug-2004 11:27
ideas for hexagon 18g tank I have an 18 gallon hexagon tank will soon be empty. It has an under gravel filter, and an air pump (with an air curtain). I do not plan to have a he...	bubbly	13	07-Aug-2004 06:54
How many fish to cycle my pond?! I just built my pond, its about 370 gallons - how many goldfish would I need to cycle this pond? Thanks!...	kafifa	2	07-Aug-2004 01:46
Oh no! The herons are here!. While brushing my teeth yesterday, I happened to look out the window. There, perched majestically on the roof, eyeing my fishpond and licking his chop...	LMuha	11	07-Aug-2004 01:45
can you tell if fish are stunted? just wondering my goldfish grew very quickly when i first got them, and their young grew quickly, this was in a smaller pond the...	SheKoi	4	05-Aug-2004 09:16
grrrr fair fish cruelty... I think I've made a thread on this before, but I cant find it, so I'm going to write it again... We have family friends that live nearby which my fam...	terranova	8	04-Aug-2004 19:59
fry i've got fry in my 120g!!!!!1 i don't think they are from the fish i have as the fry are just about an inch long and still brown. the fish i hav...	SheKoi	2	01-Aug-2004 03:59
Pond newbie wants to know if she's overstocked or on track I want to make sure I'm not overstocking, and that I can possibly add a couple more few more fish. Please give me your advice. Here are the details:...	wonder woman	10	29-Jul-2004 23:01
HELP!!!! Weird illness Hi, A friend's oranda has this weird spine like things coming out of his body, has anyone here has an idea what they are??? and how to make them go a...	Falstaf	3	29-Jul-2004 16:17
Question about goldfish. Pages: 1, 2, 3 If I have a goldfish in a 30 gallon tank, is that okay? Or am I missing something about ponds and tanks....	pcktlnt	46	29-Jul-2004 05:16
Labyrinth Goldfish?? Here's a sample of an interesting article in the National Post (Canada). A fish-eye view of the world A city in northern Italy is defending a widel...	johnsmith	7	28-Jul-2004 18:13
Coldwater Additions My cold water (when I say cold I mean room temp (UK)) has the following occupants; 1 x Paradise FIsh 7 x WCMM 6 x Zebra Danios 1 x mystery plec (v si...	MDB	5	27-Jul-2004 10:18
pond water changes I'm wondering how often other pondkeepers do water changes in your ponds? How much water do you change? And how does rain affect that? (For instance,...	LMuha	1	23-Jul-2004 14:54
I'm overstocked aren't I? I just bought a 90 gal pond kit from Wallyworld-$70. bucks for the whole set up(even give ya the plastic frog that spits water)-cheaper than a filter...	signal20	4	23-Jul-2004 14:45
frogs and bioload I have a 500-gallon pond with five goldfish (about 5 inches each). I don't have any plans to add more fish, but frogs have been moving in from the woo...	LMuha	3	23-Jul-2004 14:39
Eggs? I didn't know if I should post this here, but what the heck. A friend of mine has a "pond" in his backyard that his mom and brother made like 7 years...	littleslicknick	6	22-Jul-2004 14:46
can fish have strokes?? :( my fantail looks as though he has had a stroke, with the left side of his mouth not moving and then someimes when he eats his jaw looks like it goes o...	rancidmolly	5	21-Jul-2004 00:40
10 gallon Coldwater Anyone have any ideas ??? I'm being made to take down the two tanks that had been on my desk @work, the 6 gallon betta and 10 gallon. I'm thinking o...	Babelfish	6	20-Jul-2004 20:43
Lost a scale on my oranda. My oranda has lost a scale will she be ok, I have added abit of tonic salt to the tank just in case....	kitty163	2	19-Jul-2004 17:24
my antie my antie has three koi in a 40 gallon tank and she has about six inches of gravel in it and she hardly ever does a water change (lucky if she does one...	nano reefer	3	19-Jul-2004 15:02
Goldie Needs Friends! The humble (or to its fans, the much loved) Goldfish has had a chequered fate at the hands of Man. On the one hand, there were those poor benighted s...	Calilasseia	4	19-Jul-2004 01:04
Is 10 too many... goldies too many for a 55g tank? I`ve had about 5 in a 5g tank before I knew nothing about fish so I`ve moved to the 55g. I also have 3 tetras in ther...	bluejett	5	18-Jul-2004 21:14
Cloudy Conditions I get comments from time to time about how clear my tank is. I recently, however, started feeding the goldfish zuchini and it appears to be clouding...	larry c	3	18-Jul-2004 21:12
Last of the Bucket Fry dies - Junior Expires Hi People, It's over. Junior has died. See my post, dated July 5, in this thread (page 15): [link=http://www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/t...	Cory_Di	5	18-Jul-2004 20:32
Tank size What size tank would you recommend for two fancy goldfish....	kitty163	4	18-Jul-2004 20:30
lost Custard yesterday :( My pet goldie who's been with me about 12 years. He survived all my fishkeeping mistakes when I was a kid, not changing water regularly, cleaning the...	tiny_clanger	2	17-Jul-2004 21:56
Added new koi to indoor pond, now very muddy & murky !! Hello everyone, at work here in the office, we have a very beautiful indoor pond in a main hallway of the office. The pond is about 2 feet in diamete...	mvicano	2	16-Jul-2004 04:14
How Big How big does a pond have to be to Not need filtration?...	Shannen	7	15-Jul-2004 10:16
How big of a pond would I need for.... 10 goldies?...	bluejett	2	15-Jul-2004 10:02
new pond this question is really for the people that live in NY. i was wondering is it safe to get a pond. i know that the weather is bad up here and we have...	bettachris	1	14-Jul-2004 22:45
Rain and my fishies Hey... Ok, at first the fish in my pond would always hide but eventually got used to us and would swim out in the open. They were almost eating ri...	Fishie561	5	14-Jul-2004 19:02
Ammonia Pages: 1, 2 Hey....is there any products or techniques that can be used to reduce the amount of ammonia in our pond?...	Fishie561	24	14-Jul-2004 18:59
building stream. i'm building a stream to flow into a small 120g pond via a bog pond filled with plants. [link=http://img45.photobucket.com/albums/v138/shekoi/My setu...	SheKoi	17	14-Jul-2004 16:34

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