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PS thanks dkpate for advice on the food. When we had our 911 month - all I fed Goldie was peas, skinned, soaked in garlic. He loved them. I have started introducing spinach done in the same way (boiled and soaked in garlic). He didn't like it at first, but the new little goldfish, Halloween...

Got the big tank set up for the goldfish. Man, it is hard to plant a big tank! I had all three of my filters (10 gallon and 30 gallon Topfins plus the new 40 gallon penguin thing with that strange spinning wheel;-0) running to get the water clear once I filled the tank (even using the trick...

Sounds cool. I'm new on this site, and am really loving hearing about what others have, following their progress and seeing photos. I want to do a log about my 2 aquariums (both just redone). Good luck with yours -- I agree about the black substrate.

Me too. Finally got my goldfish out of my 10 gallon and into a 40 gallon heavily planted tank. 40 GALLON TANK: I had 3 different big tanks in the back of my car for a about a week because I couldn't decide which to use. Plus I was waiting for the right moment to get everything set up (ugh...

You are right, the ADA are beautiful! I wish I had known about these before I went out and got my kinda ugly 40 gallon for my front room. I was dying to put my little goldfish in a bigger space -- I actually found a really great victorian goldfish tank (but WAY too pricey at a little under $12k...

Oh dear, there is a test for rocks before you put them in the aquarium. I just grabbed a bunch of rocks from my yard last week, washed them off with water and let them soak for a few days. Tonight I just tied all my anubia to them and sank them to the bottom of my aquarium. Uh oh?

I thaw out the frozen peas, de-shell them, sometimes add a bit of boiled spinach and soak them in garlic. About once a week or every other week I'll give a bit of high protein flake food, but I read that fish are mainly herbivores.

IDEA: a small school of lemon tetras (like 7), maybe with some red cherry shrimp to scavenge the bottom, and the 2 otos? In a 10 gallon, heavily planted (but with room to swim back and forth in front) with topfin.30 back hanging filter. I understand otos like the bubbler, not sure about the...

Thanks for the welcome, ampa one. Say, I am wondering if Goldie may have eaten the first oto that went missing a while back -- Goldie developed a small bump near his vent at about the same time the first little guy went missing. Possible leftovers? If so, I wonder if I should try to gently...

Thanks for the warm welcome from all of you! What beautiful tanks you have. Such inspiration. I will put my otos back in the 10 gal with heater. Still trying to decide who would be an easy and nice companion for them. Any suggestions for a nice low easy-ish ground cover (now that the...

Hi dkpate, Thanks for the nice welcome! Saving water? I had understood it was good to put some of the old water in the new tank. Will b sure to keep substrate, decor wet. I had no idea that the gills were attached to the mouth in that way, and I honestly did the little squeeze only because I...

4 years ago, my son brought home an tiny little goldfish he won at a carnival. I thought a bowl was better than a bag. He named the fish "Goldie." Original. I grew to love that little fish and the baby sitter would exclaim almost every day for two years "I can't believe that fish is still...

Hi, I'm brand new to your site. Hope I don't make any faux pas here. If so, please let me know. I HAVE to share what just happened, wished I had taken a picture, it was incredible -- but there really was no time. Tonight, my 4 inch goldfish swallowed a 1 and 1/2 inch oto. Only the little...

I know this is a very OLD thread, but I had to post this! Tonight, my 4 inch goldfish swallowed my 1 inch oto. Only the little tail was sticking out of Goldie's mouth. I scooped a bunch of the aquarium water in medium sized bowl, grabbed Goldie out of the tank, and held Goldie under the...