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