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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

Breeding Goldfish and Koi isn’t just for the big boys Buy the book Breeding goldfish and Koi isn’t easy. Whether or not you have the desire to raise goldfish or not, if you have a mixed gender tank or pond, they are going to breed. When goldfish are breeding they put on quite a show; this… Continue reading Breeding Goldfish and Koi

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 Care Buy the Books Goldfish Care basics on keeping goldfish. Learn everything you can about your fish by reading the Art of goldfish Koi Keeping. Gfe archives is our knowledge base. Our method of care, our natural remedies and water treatments will help you to create a healthy ecosystem goldfish knowledge base The theory… Continue reading Goldfish Care

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

It’s not easy to tell Goldfish Koi Gender Buy the book Goldfish Koi gender; it’s not easy to tell. There are many reasons we want to know goldfish Koi gender; maybe we don’t want to have a boy named Sue, or perhaps we’re in the market for another fish, and want a breeding pair. Perhaps… Continue reading Goldfish Koi Gender

Fish House Evaluation do you pass the test? Buy the book Let us critique your set up, your maintenance and feeding habits. Healthy fish live in a healthy ecosystem, and a healthy ecosystem depends on how well you know and understand the parameters of your water, and how to oxygenate it There’s a lot to… Continue reading Fish House Evaluation

For the Love of Goldfish, learn everything you can Buy the Book For the love of Goldfish, learn everything you can about them. We’ve heard it before and we’ll hear it again; goldfish have no memory. It’s been said that they don’t recognize faces, or care about their tank mates. It’s even been said, that… Continue reading For the Love of Goldfish

Buy the Books Floating and Sinking Issues 911 caused by improper feeding Symptoms: overly buoyant; bouncing; floating uncontrollably; floating at the surface and upside down eats, but cannot hove on the bottom without great effort; eats, but cannot lift off the bottom without great effort Floating and sinking issues Most floating issues are caused by… Continue reading Floating and Sinking Issues 911