Recent content by Fishkeeping411

I have a goldfish pond, I find it very rewarding & relaxing. :)

I love my goldfish pond. :)

It sounds like you're doing a great job! As said by Delapool, you may want to buy a water testing kit because that will allow you to be able to know how often you need to change the water. I am not sure that two fancy fish would fit in a 29 gallon full size, but maybe a fantail as they are...

If there is no nitrate then you may not have a cycle, keep adding something like fish food until you see a change in numbers. If your nitrate goes up and the others stay at 0 then your nitrate may have been low due to a large water change. If you ammonia rises and your others stay at 0 then...

If you add more than one leaf in that sized tank then you will not be able to see your inhabitants very well.

It does sound like your tank has been instantly cycled. I would suggest stocking slowly, but not too slowly otherwise some bacteria might die off due to lack of ammonia. What are your stocking plans

20 gallons per fancy goldfish is what I do and also SolidGold on YouTube who is very experienced.

I have had fancy goldfish for 5 months now and I'm just wondering how long it takes them to get to full size.

You could do around 5 with a decent filtration system of 8-10x per hour.

Bumping this up for more help please. :)

I would say a bristlenose pleco needs a minimum of 20 gallons. Snails would be a more suitable option, however as stated above, reducing light would also help.

Veiltail for sure, fantails don't have a tail as long as that. Gorgeous fish!

Fancy goldfish might be okay if you live in a climate that doesn't get too cold. You could fit around 5 fancy goldfish comfortably in there.

Like stated above, your water parameters are necessary to determine the phase of cycling you are currently in.

I have had success with mixing a female betta in a community tank with cardinal tetras & Pygmy corydoras. Am extremely important thing when mixing a betta with other fish is to have a large enough tank, because the more space the betta has, the less aggressive & territorial it will be.