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Goldfish Koi Health Articles Excellent goldfish Koi health starts with excellent water Perform our 911 water change, and see the difference Follow our 10 Steps to Goldfish and Koi Keeping, and watch your fish flourish Unhealthy fish live in unhealthy water. You may think that cleaning your aquarium or pond frequently is the key to good… Continue reading Goldfish Koi Health

Shipping Goldfish Shipping goldfish is risky business. Packages have been known to arrive damaged, the box crushed, the  bag broken, the fish dead or dying. Some packages are routed to the wrong destination, and some never arrive at all, while the fish dies a slow, miserable death. This is why we must take every precaution… Continue reading Shipping Goldfish

Bottom sitting may not be related to nitrate issues Bottom sitting has a wide range of definitions when it comes to fish. The first thing that comes to mind when a fish is bottom sitting is the nitrate levels are too high, but this isn’t always the case. Goldfish or Koi affected by nitrates do lay… Continue reading Bottom Sitting

Stunted Growth Goldfish could be caused by genetics Buy the book Stunted growth goldfish is inadvertently caused by being kept in a small container. In some cases we can blame it on genetics. How large or small we grow has a great deal to do with our parents and their parents and so on; true of… Continue reading Stunted Growth Goldfish

Second Tank Cycling the Easy Way by Talulah Once you have a cycled fish tank in your home, starting another tank is pretty simple. With following instructions it’s possible to have a second cycled tank in a very short space of time. Using this method I’ve cycled a tank in the record space of three… Continue reading Second tank cycling

Ryukin Goldfish, the lovable rogue by Talulah The Ryukin is one of the most popular fancy goldfish available and my personal favourite. These beautiful fish were first bred in Japan. The Fan Tail goldfish is considered the Western version of the Ryukin and if often mislabelled in pet shops and aquatic centres. The main characteristic… Continue reading Ryukin goldfish

How to Secure a Java Fern to a Rock by Talulah Microsorum pteropus which is better known as Java Fern, originates from southeast Asia. This plant is highly recommended for beginners and Goldfish keepers alike, it’s relatively hardy and can withstand most conditions including mildly brackish water. Goldfish find this plant a particularly undesirable food… Continue reading Java Fern

Bare Bottom Tanks by Talulah Bare bottom tanks are not right for goldfish or any fish for that matter. It’s becoming more common in recent years for keepers to leave the bottom of their tanks bare and without gravel or any kind of substrate. In this article we’re going to explore the reasons why this… Continue reading Bare bottom tanks

The Goldfish ich cycle – A brief description. A Description of Goldfish Ich . The disease known as “ich” is short for ichthyophthiriasis; it is caused by the formation of a parasite called ichthyophthirius multifiliis. This is a single celled organism (or protozoan), it can move, and feeds on organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon… Continue reading the Goldfish ich Cycle

Adsorbing and Absorbing Medias  by Tallulah In this article we’re going to talk about three chemical filtration medias that are widely used by aquarium hobbyists; Zeo-Carbon, Activated Carbon and Zeolites.  We will not only be looking at how these can be used to our advantage but also the dangers of using them. Absorption and adsorption… Continue reading Absorbing Medias