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Post by mickey on Oct 5, 2003 20:48:54 GMT -5
wow its funny talking to another Mickey ...lol
i jsut didnt want you to think i was bad talking you ... and i do agree goldies are less prone to bad water conditions than our up-strung bettas are ....lol oh and nice to meet you too Mickey....... Mickey
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Post by mickey85 on Oct 5, 2003 21:39:27 GMT -5
Yeah, I think it's kinda funny when we're logged on at the same time. lol. And no, I didn't think you were bad talking me, I just thought I'd explain how mine are set up to maybe help out the other people on the board.
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Post by JulietV on Dec 11, 2003 11:45:09 GMT -5
If you're looking to get goldies, if at all possible I'd recommend getting a 20-gallon tank or larger, and DEFINITELY an undergravel filter. It works much better for us than the standard filter did. If you have space, I'd toss in a hardy bottom feeder (I have three in with my fantail and oranda--two albino corys and a pleco.) Right now, they're in a ten-gallon, until I have both the money and floor space for a bigger setup--there is definitely no room for more fish. (When this tank is free, I'm cleaning it out, putting in a heater, and getting some tetras.) So far, the only problems I've had are Ph--our tap water is VERY basic while store-bought water is very acidic (well, "very" in terms of .01 ranges on the scale, but it's all relative), and the goldfish being very pushy eaters. Usually I have to distract them to make sure a couple sinking pellets get down to the pleco and corys.
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