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Goldfish the Real Story might surprise you Buy the book Goldfish are delicate creatures Descendants of the Gibel carp swimming upstream in China’s icy cold rivers for centuries upon centuries; the ‘goldfish’  bred for it magnificent beauty; its brilliant color and splendid size, developing into a wide range of variations in the species. The Chinese… Continue reading Goldfish the Real Story

Goldfish Home Alone, right or wrong? Buy the Book Goldfish home alone is not recommended. We shouldn’t leave our pets alone, however, sometimes it can’t be helped. There are kennels for dogs, or we can take them with us. We can always enlist a friend or family member to feed the cat, but not just… Continue reading Goldfish Home Alone

Goldfish Koi Care can be fun and easy Buy the book It’s a myth that goldfish can be kept successfully in bowls. Goldfish grow rapidly throughout their lives and they require growing room. It’s also a myth that goldfish do not need filtered or aerated water. Goldfish are river fish, so even if we keep… Continue reading Goldfish Koi Care

Goldfish Behavior can tell us a lot about our fish Buy the book Throughout the day you’ll see them pecking at gravel and stirring up the dust in search of an overlooked morsel. Goldfish are bottom feeders; constant grazers much like livestock, always on the hunt for a juicy bite to nibble. Much of their… Continue reading Goldfish Behavior

Goldfish Koi Ponds make fish keeping easy Buy the book Goldfish Koi ponds are rewarding. Both types of fish are much more at home in a pond that has plenty of surface area with plenty of surface activity, such as water fountains and falls. Goldfish average one inch of growth per year with Koi leading the… Continue reading Goldfish Koi Ponds

Glossary of Fish Terms for a better understanding Buy the book Acidic: Softness of water; low or no alkalinity Air pump: Bubbler; motorized pump that pushes air Algae: Common varieties are; blanket, green water and substrate; plant organism that is found only in a cycled tank or pond; feeding on nitrates Alkaline: Hardness of water; high… Continue reading Glossary of Fish Terms

Fish Out of Water can survive 36 hours without oxygen Buy the book Fish out of water; ever heard the expression? Even though it is uncommon, it’s every fish keeper’s worst nightmare; goldfish and Koi both have been known to jump out of their aquariums and ponds, quite often leaping to their death.  There are… Continue reading Fish out of Water

Fancy Goldfish are more delicate than common Buy the book Fancy goldfish are still goldfish at heart, but they’ve been bred for different body styles with various features. It all started with the common goldfish bred from the Gibel carp, and ever since, the breeders have worked hard to create other more exciting varieties Common… Continue reading Fancy Goldfish

Euthanizing Goldfish and Koi can be done humanely buy the book Most goldfish get sick at one time or another, and whatever ails your fish, it’s difficult to know if its going to improve with the proper care and time, or if it’s just going to decline; getting worse with each passing day. It’s very difficult to… Continue reading Euthanizing Goldfish and Koi

Natural Remedies Goldfish and Koi Buy the book Natural remedies goldfish and Koi, chlorophyll is known as the green blood of plants. Plant nutrition is synthesized from the basic elements in their environment and from photo synthesis. This is how green plants use sunlight to synthesize food from carbon dioxide and water; producing oxygen as… Continue reading Natural Remedies Goldfish