Aquarium pond water evaporation can have dire effect Aquarium pond water evaporation can have a dire effect on carbonate mineral levels in your aquarium or pond. Water evaporates, but the mineral does not. Over time, KH value can increase to dangerous levels. The smaller the body of water, the dryer the climate or season, the greater… Continue reading Aquarium Pond Water Evaporation
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Plants Goldfish Aquarium
Plants goldfish aquarium benefit the environment Plants goldfish aquarium add to the beauty of the set up as well as benefiting the environment. Green vegetation require light to synthesis nitrates and Co2 from water, their food source. Plants assist in reducing nitrates, creating a safer environment for animal life. You may hear people say they oxygenate the water, but… Continue reading Plants Goldfish Aquarium
Goldfish Owners
Goldfish owners rely on bad information Goldfish owners follow bad advice passed from website to website. This information may have been created by the industry, which makes sense, because the instructions we commonly see does not encourage a healthy ecosystem; far from it. The goal is to keep us dependent on the use of pet shop products.… Continue reading Goldfish Owners
pH Crash
pH Crash kills goldfish and Koi pH Crash is a term we use when oxygen levels drop rapidly. Fish are seen gasping at the surface, however, within a short time are found dead or dying on the bottom. These same fish may have swollen or bleeding eyes. The pressure in the fish’s body rises rapidly… Continue reading pH Crash
Feeder Fish
Feeder Fish are the most abused in the industry Feeder fish can be purchased at the pet shops for as little as twenty five cents. The tanks they’re placed in are large, but always grossly overstocked. If you look closely, you’ll see several dead or dying fish in the school due to the fact the… Continue reading Feeder Fish
Goldfish Kid
Goldfish Kid makes learning fun Goldfish kid book teaches the basics on care. Keeping goldfish can be easy and fun if you know what you’re doing. No matter how old or young you are, you can become a goldfish kid by following the Golden Goldfish Rules Follow each rule, and your goldfish will live and… Continue reading Goldfish Kid
Petsway
Petsway is a very bad way Petsway is a very bad way indeed. I visited their shop in hopes of finding the right fish to pair off with another. I found that fish, but I also found something else in the process; a small school of fantails in the tank above. I love fantails, and… Continue reading Petsway
New fish
New fish has been brought home from Petsway New fish is a Sarasa comet, and it’s a real beauty. Body length is two inches or so, not including the tail. It’s white with a large splash of brilliant read on it’s head. I bought this fish to keep the Koi company. The other fish want… Continue reading New fish
Koi OMG
Koi OMG given to me by grandsons My grandson’s decided I should have another goldfish, only they brought me a Koi. It’s only 3 inches long, but OMG, Koi average three inches a year. It would break their little hearts if I took it back or re-homed it. I’m stuck with this fish I’ve never… Continue reading Koi OMG
Nematodes
Nematodes are harmless worms Nematodes are harmless, tiny worms that sometimes infect our aquariums or ponds. Even though they benefit the environment by utilizing waste, they’re unsightly. These little pests are easily destroyed by dangerous chemicals, however, these same chemicals can destroy our fish as well. Just like all parasite invasions, it’s best to eliminate… Continue reading Nematodes