Goldfish question....

[wabbitwuver]

I just got my goldfish,Winnifrid. But I know nothing about golfish(well i know you can only feed them once a day but that's it!) Anybody who knows about them pleez help!?

[flamepony12]

depends what kinda goldfish. is it just a common gold one?

[wabbitwuver]

Yeah...I think, he's just small and gold,maybe a bit smaller than a betta and he has a few black tips on his fins.

[sirrahved]

I've heard that it's best to feed goldfish every OTHER day... has anyone else heard this?

[flamepony12]

so, there's not really much more you need to know. They can live in a bowl (but they live longer with a filter) and you feed them once a day. You also need to clean their bowl once a week. NOT TAP WATER. i guess they are one of the lowest matinence pets! The kind of goldfish i have, (fancy goldfish) demand A LOT more care.

[wabbitwuver]

if not tap water than what? I don't have chlorine in my water I have a drilled well....and a lake in the backyard(if he needs that water?)

[flamepony12]

you can buy declorinator at the pet store, or you can use bottled water, or you can bottle tap water and let it sit for a couple days, then it will be safe. make sure the water is room temperature.

[wabbitwuver]

ya think it would be okay if I used betta water conditioner since that's all I have for now?

[flamepony12]

sure!

[wabbitwuver]

okay! Thanks for the info!

[flamepony12]

no problem!

[kingrattus]

Ther is no need to feed the fish everyday. Feed the fish ever 2-3 days. The fish will be healthier & wont be over fed.

Don't keep the goldfish in a bowl if u love it. Get him a 10 gallon tank with a little filter. U can buy these as a kit in most Pet Stores, if not all pet stores.

use the goldfish pellets, not the flakes. the flakes sink to the bottom & make a mess. The pellets float for a long long time & if ur fishy is full u just net the left overs out.

u don't need a heater for a goldfish. & u can spoil ur goldfish with a bit of salmon meat.

Get ur goldfish a friend. a pair is always happier & they'll hangout with eachother.

Also treat the fish for ick ASAP. most goldfish get ick the first day or week in their new home.

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[wabbitwuver]

My goldfish is definitly the big kind like urs....will he get that big ever? and how can u tell the gender? I am getting him a filtered tank from my aunt but for now he is in a betta bowl(I moved my betta into a decorative bowl with heard stones and frilly tops and itz so pretty!)

[wabbitwuver]

oh! btw....what is ick?

[kingrattus]

Sorry, but I cannot stop LOL. That orange fish u see is a Red Devil, they have flesh ripping teeth & he gets goldfish as a snake every few months. Hes also almost a foot long. he is a mature male & he's mean as a guard dog!!!

He tried to kill me on a daily bases & I cannot put my hands in the water & I have to keep this big rock ontop of his tank lid so he cannot splash water all over my room & jump up to bite me. His teeth act kinda like a sharks jaw. He openeds hiw mouth & when he bites down his teeth come all the way outta his gums to spike his pray, or to scratch the tank glass

heheh, here is a close up of his mouth, I don't think ur goldfish has these needle sharp black teeth..


Now as to sex the fish, good luck at that size

wait until he gets about 6 inches long & then its easy to tell. If the fish has a hump as a forehead, its a male, if its a smooth curved forehead, its a female.

Male Hump


Female Curve