How to Take Care of a Goldfish
Contrary to popular belief, taking care of a goldfish is not care free. The relatively inexpensive price tag of a common goldfish would suggest it’s a fish for beginners but it’s usually consider a fish for novice fish owners. That being said, a beginner can take care of a goldfish if they first know a little bit about the nature of a goldfish and are willing to buy the appropriate goldfish accessories. To properly take care of a goldfish, the beginner will need to obtain the following goldfish accessories (at minimum).
- 10 gallon goldfish aquarium
- Hood cover
- Aquarium filter
- Filter media for beneficial bacteria to grow
- One to two inch layer of aquarium gravel
- Aquarium Air Pump
- Yes, even a few aquarium decorations
- A water dechlorinator that removes both chlorine and chloramine
Here is how you put the aquarium setup together.
How to Take Care of a Goldfish
Once the goldfish aquarium is properly setup and the goldfish is happy in its new home, there are routine maintenance duties and preventative care measures to follow.
- Feed the goldfish well balanced goldfish diet and don’t forget the greens
- It’s important to regularly test the aquarium water
- If those test readings are off, it’s important to preform an aquarium water change
- There will be times when the aquarium needs cleaning
- Occasionally a sick goldfish will need to be treated
and that’s How to take care of a goldfish.
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That green water sounds like an algae bloom. This means you have too much nitrogen in the water. A water change is a good start but make sure you remove excess food and waste from the gravel substrate. You might also want to but a few live plants. Live plants will use up the nitrogen and take it away from the algae…Your last options is to get a chemical to remove the algae but it’s never a good long term option imo.
i have a 50gal 4 goldfish .ihave marineland hot magnum filter.the water is turning green again after i change the water this mo.the water was clear for 10days. what am i doing wrong?