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Bergedorfer - 2011-06-26
I live in Hamburg, Germany where as for Fish lovers there are many different types of fishes that can be kept. This includes freshwater Sting rays, Piranhas, Catfish & also South American Discus, I have also bred Racing Pigeons & have had Himalayan Parrots in the Past. As for any animal keeper one must witness how Kobe a region in Japan Treats their Livestock's & the result is good Steak :-) Well I do not slaughter my pets for commercial purposes, I adore them like my own Family member & cherish those Peaceful moments with them. Pets are not meant for human neglect & abuses they must be treated like your own Progeny's. So a callous & irresponsible person must learn how to maintain any Pet instead of manhandling it, THE TIP always think & learn about it & then plan systematically before you Purchase or even adopt a Pet. It's like you Drive your vehicle but do not know anything about its maintainability, Ignorance is chaos and chaos is sheer Disaster & risk for others!

georgia - 2012-03-04
please help my blackmores eye has fallen out and it's starting to happen to the other eye. I dont know what to do.

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Jeremy Roche - 2012-03-05
What does it look like? Have you tested water conditions? Water conditions can cause pop eye. Sometimes if it is that fixing the conditions and epsom salt can help.

J Stewart - 2011-08-18
Our 4 year old shubunkin goldfish is very swollen in the sides. We thought it might be pregnant, but it has been like this for a long time -several months. It seems active enough and is eating well, but we are concerned about it. It shares a large pond with a koi carp and other goldfish. Our other shubunkin was killed by a heron last winter. The pond is now covered by a net.

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debra - 2012-01-09
Sounds as though it is constipated or had a bacterial infection. Try to obtain antibiotics you can inject. Caution; I brought one fish to the vet but the stress of the visit killed him so I don't recommend that. It is also advised that you isolate him into a 10 gallon "hospital tank. Prepare the water and let sit for one day if possible before you transfer him. Feed him defrosted frozen peas. Any or all of these measures may save him. Good luck I get attached to mind and have had them over ten years but lost 2 in past two years to similar problems because I didn't know what to do. They are also social so try to get him a shubunkin friend. I noticed my surviving patches became despondent until I repaced his friends with two new shubunkins.

Bergedorfer - 2011-06-24
Always Turn off the Filters & Oxygen pumps when Feeding ;-)

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Lalit Patil - 2011-09-14
What is the benefit of it ???
Lalit Patil - 2011-09-14
What is the benefit of it ???
Charlie McCarty - 2011-10-10
For flake fish food it prevents the food from getting swirled all over the aquarium and sucked into the filter where it is wasted. Just make certain to turn everything back on after they have fed.
Jimmy Thai - 2011-12-30
That's what I do too! It's because I feed them flake food, so whenever the filter goes off they always think its feeding time :D

TAMMY - 2010-10-26
Do the black moor eat goldfish or nibble on them? I have 1 moor and some goldfish 2 are missing and ones tail is nibbled on....I seen the moor trying to nibble was just wondering is the moor eating the goldfish...contact me at phattkatt37@yahoo.com....CAN SOMEONE LET ME KNOW SOMETHING PLZ!

Amit - 2011-11-22
Hi, I have a black moor and have recently noticed that its water gets cloudy with 2 days of change. Can someone please explain why...

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Charlie Roche - 2011-11-23
Cloudy water can be the result of several things. The first (and most usual) is not cleaning the gravel throughly when a water change is done. Stuff just gets embedded in the gravel and it has to be rinsed throughly. Check the PH and if it is too high, you will have to treat the water. Black Moors have a lot of fecal material and will eat anything and everything you feed them. Feed him just what he can eat in 5 minutes - twice a day. Let us know.
Anonymous - 2011-12-05
I bought my black moor last week and the very next day his water was all murky. i had the same concern.
Hayley - 2012-01-02
The water goes cloudy due to bacterial blooms from a tank that's not been cyclyed properly. Most recomend a fishles cycle for at least a week, longer if you can wait. When you finaly get a fish in their the waste created will start the cycle properly. During the first couple of weeks you need to do regular 10% water changes, every couple of days until the tank is cycled. Do you have a filter in the tank? It cant cycle properly if theres no filter, and never wash the medium in tap water, always use old tank water. Also, don't put to many fish in at once, you have to let the bacteria build up gradualy.
katkay - 2012-01-07
DO NOT PUT IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT OR NEAR AIR CONDITIONER!!!!!

alan kool - 2011-08-13
Hi

Can someone please tell me how heavy 2 inch goldfish are?

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zach - 2011-10-10
that is a hard question to answer because the weight of the fish does not have to do a lot with the size so much as the fish's eating habits. i have had many fish 2,3 inch's long and not one was the same weight.i would put a bowl of water on the scale and put the fish in and subtract the weight of bowl and water from the fish.
hope this helps.
James - 2011-10-26
That's easy Alan, all you need...ready?....is a FISH SCALE. har har

Cheryl - 2011-05-09
I have 4 common goldfish and just noticed that one of them has this white bubble growing on its head. It does not look like it has puss in the bubble unless it has already popped. I need to know, should I take this one out of the tank so that the other 3 do not get what this one has? Is this treatable? The other 3 fish are about 5.5 to 6 inches in length and the one with the bubble on its head is only about 2 inches and they were all put into the tank at the same time. I do not want to loose these fish so can someone please help me out?

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Charlie Roche - 2011-05-09
Without more specifics, there is no way for me to tell. Could be ICH or something called Hole in Head.... there are several things that sound like white sore or white mark. Attached is an article on Fish Disease and Treatment. Clcik on it and scroll down and it lists the various symptoms and recommended treatments. It is pretty informative and yo should be able to tell what your little guy has from reading the symptoms. Let us know.
Clarice Brough - 2011-05-09
The first thing that comes to mind is a fungal infection... which looks like a cottony patch, usually rather grayish or white. You could isolate him until you determine if it is an infection just to be on the safe side.

Anna Rega - 2010-12-04
Can someone tell me why there is foam...the airstones make bubbles and they stay on top of the water?

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Anonymous - 2011-06-22
eggs
Anna Rega of Virginia - 2011-07-11
The word "eggs" mean nothing to me without a little more info, but thanks anyway. By the way....my fish are not in a aquarium. They live in man made ponds on my deck, appox 220 gallons of water in one and 240 in the other...my fish are super big.

Someone - 2011-12-22
Can I put a malaysian trumpet snail in my aquarium with 1 or 2 comet goldfish?

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Jimmy Thai - 2011-12-30
I would recommend apple snails if you don't mind

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