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The temperature for a goldfish should be kept around 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
If you have a tropical fish you should keep it around 78 to 80. If you have
both you should keep it around 75. If it is warmer then it raises there
metabolism and it allows there immune system to function better, and keeps
them from getting sick more often.
The water changes should be of about 10% and completed every week.
Evaporation does not count. First of all remove the water from the tank and
then replace it with fresh water that has no chlorine. If you are using public
water then it has chlorine in it, which you probably already knew. Use a
commercial dechlorinator to remove the chlorine. If you don't have time to do
a 10% change every week then just try 25% change every two to three weeks.
Always do some sort of change so the waste doesn't build up.
Every month you should change the filter pad, cartridge or the charcoal,
(depends on what kind of filter you have.)
You should feed your fish about two or three times a day. If you see any of
the food you put there then at the bottom of the tank your probably over
feeding them, which will lead to bacteria build up and it will get cloudy in
the fish tank. That will also probably make your fish get sick. Use catfish to
get rid of all that junk at the bottom.
The tank light should be left on no more then 10 hours in my opinion. You can
buy a timer at most hardware stores that turns off the light when it goes off.
If you leave it on it turns the water green. To fix this you should turn off
the light and make sure no light reaches the tank for about 2 weeks.
You will need to test the ph in your tank (which means the measure of
positive and negative ions in the water of you fish tank) to do this you must
go out and buy a ph testing kit and follow the instructions. You should try
the keep the ph at 7 at all times. Occasionally it will go up or down down 1
or 2 (6.9 or 7.1) do to biological processes that happens in your fish tank.
How to Cure a Sick Fish
First do a 20% water change, then take out the filter or cartridge or
charcoal pad and leave the filter running because the filter pad won't let the
medicine go through.. Turn the temperature for fresh water fish to 82%.
If you have goldfish make no change
For fresh water tanks add 1 tablespoon of water for every 5 gallons. Make sure
there are no plants because the salt will kill the plants, and make sure its
aquarium salt, kosher or non iodized. This will help kill the bacteria and
fungus. After all this add your chosen medication. Ask the clerk for what type
of medication you should use. You should look at the sick fish for a little
while and tell the clerk what is wrong with him. This will save you and the
clerk some time. Use the medication as directed. If you do not see results in
4 days (unless the medication bottle says it will take more then 4 days) go
back and get another kind. Ask the clerk for advice.
When the fish is well put the filter, cartridge or charcoal pad back in.
Why Fish are Good Pets
I think fish are pretty good pets. The reasons I think this
are because, it takes about 10 seconds to fed them, and i don't know of any
people that are allergic to fish.
How to get Rid of White Water in Your Fish Tank
There are many reasons for this to happen.
If the tank is less then a month old then just wait and it will go away.
If you over feed them this will happen. Just cut back on the food for a little
while and it should go away.
When you add ph adjusters and buffers or other chemicals this will happen.
Just wait and it will go away, or you can do a water change.
If you don't have enough filtration then this will happen. Example, if you
have 30 fish with a tiny filtration then don't be surprised about this. You
should get a bigger filter and a water change.
Too many fish is another reason. You should only have one inch of fish per
gallon (do not count the fins). For this you should do more water changes and
a bigger filtration system, and try getting rid of some of your fish.
Starting Cost
It would normally cost about 125$ to get started.
I would buy an aquarium that costs about 50$, but you can get them from 10$ to
250$ dollars depending on what size you want.
I would buy a ph testing kit and those would cost about 10$, but you can get
bigger ones that have about 6 different tests on them but those cost about
45$.
Then you will have to buy some gravel and some plants, even though you don't
need plants they make the tank look better. Gravel will cost about 5$ and
plants will cost about 2 to 3 dollars each.
Then you have to buy filters and those cost about 25$ and then you need filter
cartridges. After that you need power heads. Actually you don't need them but
they help. They cost about 15$.
Cost to Maintain a Fish
It costs about 10$ a month. You need to buy different filter cartridges,
you need a new one almost every month. They cost about 4$.
And you need food which cost about 5$.
Cost of a Fish
Fish can cost from 1$ to 500$ depending on if its saltwater, freshwater,
were it comes from. I just usually get 5$ - 10$ ones, and acassionaly a 15$
one. You can get them as low as 20 cents at some places.
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As a quick check, are you doing all these tests?
Ammonia?(the #1 fish killer)
Nitrates?(for salt-water)
PH?(it varies)
Are you:
Changing your water?
Cleaning your tank?
Do you have:
A WhisperTMfilter?
Filter cartridges?
A heater?
Clohr-OutTM?
BullzeyeTM?
Maracyn?TM
Maracide?TM
Maracyn-Two?TM
Ammo-Chips?TM
Ph-Up?TM
Ph-Down?TM
A Ph Test Kit?
A siphon?
A tube?
A hiding spot for your fish, such as a hollowed-out octopus
decoration? (not a GrottoTM because sick fish go in there and
you can't see them)
(Using exactly what I say gives best results [for me, at
least])
Here are the most common causes, cures, and how to prevent to
fish diseases.
Ick
Cause: Unknown, maybe because of spores in the air.
Cure: Maracide, but not always.
Effect: White spots on fins or body
How to prevent: Ich cannot live in hot water, usually over
80oF.
New Tank Syndrome
Cause: Ammonia in water with no bacteria to neutralize it.
Cure: Stress-zyme, but less feeding helps.
Effect: Fins "clamped" to body
How to prevent: Give 2 weeks- 1 month for tank to cycle
bacteria before filling with fish.
Ammonia Poisioning
Cause: Same as above
Cure: Ammo-Chips
Effect: Fins "clamped" to body
How to prevent: Some medicines, but keeping the foam cartrige
in the filter helps.
Dropsy
Cause: bacteria that can only survive in "cold" water (cold to
tropical fish).
Cure: Maracyn-Two
Effect: Swim bladder pain, making this disease easy to mistake
for swim bladder disease, and puffy, black fins.
How to prevent: Raise temperature above 80oF (but don't fry
your fish)
Fin & Tail Rot
Cause: infection in fin or tail
Cure: Maracyn
Effect: White areas around fin injury
How to prevent: Try to make a hiding place for your fish so no
other fish bite 'em, but not one that you can't see the inside
of, or if they get sick they will go inside where you can't
see what's wrong with them.
True Fungus
Cause: fungi in the water
Cure: Maracyn
Effect: A puffy white area on a fish's body.
How to prevent: Try to keep your filter going night and day
(literally) so no fungus can get in.
Septicemia
RARER THAN USUAL
Cause: ??
Cure: Maracyn
Effect: Bulging veins
How to prevent: ??
Popeye (no, not the sailor man)
RARER THAN USUAL
Cause: Eye infection
Cure: Maracyn, Maracyn-Two
Effect: Puffy, cloudy eyes
How to prevent: Try to keep your tank clean, and make hiding
places for fish with large eyes. Also, buy plants to cusion
fast-moving fish so they don't crash their eyes into the sides
of the tank.
Gill Disease (not Gil Hodges)
RARER THAN USUAL
Cause: Gill infection
Cure: Maracyn, Maracyn-Two
Effect: Puffy gills, lack of activity and gasping (with gills)
How to prevent: Keep sharp objects out of the tank and make a
hiding place for fish with large gills.