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Goldfish lifespan may be longer than you think Buy the book Goldfish lifespan has much to do with the health of its habitat. We’ve all heard many claims on the world’s oldest recorded living goldfish or Koi. Even though some of these claims sound outrageous, they may be a drop in the bucket to how long… Continue reading Goldfish Lifespan

Understanding Goldfish and their environment Buy the book Goldfish are delicate creatures Understanding goldfish isn’t easy, however, it helps if we Descendants of the Gibel carp swimming upstream in China’s icy cold rivers for centuries upon centuries. Goldfish,  bred for it magnificent beauty; its brilliant color and splendid size, developing into a wide range of… Continue reading Understanding Goldfish

Goldfish Information is critical to keeping your fish well Goldfish info should be studied before you obtain them. There’s more to our fish than meets the eye, and there’s more to learn than just the 10 steps. Understanding their behavior, their ancestry and their natural instincts helps us to better care for them. Goldfish have… Continue reading Goldfish Information

Tiny bubbles in your fish house? Buy the book Tiny bubbles you see on the walls of your aquarium are actually supersaturated gases, created from pressure in tap water. These concentrated amounts of oxygen, SSG can be deadly to goldfish in large amounts. The minuscule bubbles are capable of filling an entire body of water,… Continue reading Tiny Bubbles

Salting our Goldfish, should we or shouldn’t we? Buy the book Salting our goldfish; miracle that it is, salt is one of the most abused substances in the fish industry. Salting our fish destroys bad bacteria and parasites, so many goldfish keepers rely on it for a healthy environment, instead of Mother Nature. If used properly,… Continue reading Salting our Goldfish

Koi Keeping is an Art Buy the book Koi Keeping is an ancient art. Koi is a Japanese word meaning carp. The carp is a common freshwater fish found in many parts of the world. Koi were first discovered in the rivers of China, but kept and bred in Japan. Whereas the goldfish, also being a carp… Continue reading Koi Keeping

Goldfish Ponds make fish keeping easy Buy the book Goldfish ponds are rewarding. Our freshwater friends are much more at home in a shallow 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. It would take a really… Continue reading Goldfish Ponds