Welcome to How to Take Care of a Goldfish
The complete pet goldfish care guide for every beginner and novice owner.
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In our Bowl section, you can find information for beginners on how to get started. Read about caring for a goldfish in a bowl that you might have won at a fair, learn about the anatomy of your new pet or find fun facts. If you are considering building a garden pond, our Pond section will help answer all your questions. Find info on setting one up, maintaining it, dealing with the elements and learning how to care for aquatic pond plants and marginals. For those of you with a fish tank, our Aquarium section is full of resources on how to maintain a proper tank, run tests on the water parameters, diagnose and treat a fish for an illness and get information on all the different types of breeds that are available.
Author: Tim Winter
I have one gold fish I was wondering how can you tell the sex?
How can I rear my goldfish without water pump?
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New goldfish need a bit of time to adjust to their tanks to feel comfortable. I would get an ammonia test kit and test the water. If the ammonia levels are high, you should change the water. New fish tanks need time to grow bacteria that helps control ammonia levels so if you haven’t let the tank sit for awhile with water in it before getting a fish, these bacteria won’t exist yet. see this post on new tank syndrome
What does it mean if your fish won’t move very much? I just bought one today but it’s not as energetic as it was when I got it at 12 something. I already lost a betta. I don’t need to lose a goldfish too.
I have a small fish tank with a baby goldfish in it that won’t move very much anymore. I just bought it today. What does it mean when they won’t move much anymore?
No, you should not release them into your local waterways see this post on invasive goldfish. You should ask some friends or someone that owns a goldfish pond and give the fish to them.
I’m not sure what size tank you have but ten goldfish in a tank can get a bit crowded. You will need to perform partial water changes often to remove ammonia from the water. Additionally, if you see leftover food in the tank after feeding, remove it so it doesn’t dirty the water further.
I bought a small tank & electric filter & have 4 fish 2 gold 2 loach,1 weather & 1 sucking.i now realise that i broke my own golden rule of not having birds in cages or fish in tanks its cruel.i want to know if i wait until the end of april when the weather picks up & i let them have their freedom will they survive in one of the large park lakes.
i have one aquarium.
in water tank have 10 golden fish but in one golden fish was dead. i m unhappy…soo what i will do for another golden fish save life…….i give food two times per day…..soo reply me solution….what i will do…..
It could also be a problem with your water quality (high nitrates)? You should do a partial water change and use dechlorinator drops to remove the chlorine from your tap water. Buying some inexpensive water test can help you out a lot. These include tests for ammonia, ph, and nitrates. Ammonia is the most common issue though.