| Goldfish can make great pets and the proper goldfish | | | | goldfish stressed out and at risk for disease. |
| care can ensure that your fish lives for a long time, in | | | | Doing partial water changes, about 25% of the total |
| fact, the oldest living goldfish on record lived for 43 | | | | water changed out once a month, is a must to keep |
| years! | | | | your goldfish happy and healthy. |
| One of the most important things you can do for | | | | Just like you, your goldfish can get sick and part of |
| your goldfish is to choose the right tank. Goldfish | | | | caring for him is to keep an eye on them to make |
| need well oxygenated water so you'll want to pick a | | | | sure he doesn't show any of the signs of disease. |
| tank that has a lot of surface area - or area where | | | | You want to look for little white spots that almost |
| the water meets the air. It's in your fish's best | | | | look like salt which is a disease called Ichtyopthirius |
| interest to choose a tank that is shorter and longer | | | | and needs to be treated right away. Also, observe |
| as opposed to one that is taller and thinner. I know a | | | | your fish every day and make sure that he doesn't |
| lot of people keep their goldfish in a bowl, but this | | | | exhibit any unusual behavior that can indicate that he |
| isn't really a very good environment for a fish and it | | | | is sick. Make sure you keep the tank at a constant |
| certainly won't allow for you to expand and add | | | | temperature and that the PH level remains within the |
| other fish to your collection. | | | | preferred range. |
| Another be sick part of goldfish care is to make sure | | | | Goldfish care is not that hard and merely requires |
| that the water is always clean. Goldfish, in general are | | | | that you provide him with an appropriate |
| actually pretty messy fish and they can pollute their | | | | environment in which to live. Feeding him a varied diet |
| own water pretty quickly. You also need to be | | | | consisting of flake foods, brine shrimp and blood |
| careful not to feed them too much as the excess | | | | worms will help keep them healthy. Make sure you |
| food will float to the bottom and start to decay. Plus | | | | have a good heater and filtration system on your |
| they will eat too much and then poop more and their | | | | aquarium and your goldfish should be happy and |
| waste in the water will also start to decay. Both of | | | | healthy for quite some time. |
| these will add up to bad water quality leaving your | | | | |