extremenewb
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hi all, I'm starting up my goldfish tank and was wondering if a goldfish keeper could give me some advice. Tho scouring through these forums I can't find many of you.
Substrate: I don't know if I should have or not. I guess it's easier to see the waste if I don't have any, but then again. I don't really like a bare bottom. If I was going to have it "bare", I would just put some of those ceramic cyclinders to colonise the bacteria. But I would prefer to have some. Though I heard it's meant to be very small isn't it, since the goldfish bottom feed and may put the rocks in their mouths or something like that?
Plants: I love to heavily plant/driftwood my tanks. It's actually quite bad in my other tanks (lol); the surface area of the vacuum's head is bigger than any "bare ground" on my tank :? But since the goldies are heavy polluters, does that mean I shouldn't heavily tank coz vacuuming would be reguarly required in my tank due to their waste? (if I haven't hinted properly, I do NOT regularly vacuum, just water change)
Light: Just thinking of using stock light with my tank. (Aqua One AR-510). They don't have light requirements do they?
Food: I used to use Wardleys goldfish food but I realised that if I keep them in the tank for extended periods, wierd snails would evolve from the food, which are quite annoying to get rid of (and scary!). So I'm thinking of what to get. I think I can get access to these brands of goldfish food: Sera, Hikari, Nutrafin, and Orca. Anyone can recommend me one?
Filter: I'm using the stock filter in the tank which is in hood. Though since they give off so much waste, should I consider extra filtration (eg sponge, internal?)
Heater: Not thinking of getting them one.
Tankmates: I think I'm at the capacity atm. Though if I'm not, is there any small tankmates that are ok? (I heard perhaps bottom eaters, white clouds?) THough I don't want them to out-grow the tank too fast.
Thanks for your suggestions!
Substrate: I don't know if I should have or not. I guess it's easier to see the waste if I don't have any, but then again. I don't really like a bare bottom. If I was going to have it "bare", I would just put some of those ceramic cyclinders to colonise the bacteria. But I would prefer to have some. Though I heard it's meant to be very small isn't it, since the goldfish bottom feed and may put the rocks in their mouths or something like that?
Plants: I love to heavily plant/driftwood my tanks. It's actually quite bad in my other tanks (lol); the surface area of the vacuum's head is bigger than any "bare ground" on my tank :? But since the goldies are heavy polluters, does that mean I shouldn't heavily tank coz vacuuming would be reguarly required in my tank due to their waste? (if I haven't hinted properly, I do NOT regularly vacuum, just water change)
Light: Just thinking of using stock light with my tank. (Aqua One AR-510). They don't have light requirements do they?
Food: I used to use Wardleys goldfish food but I realised that if I keep them in the tank for extended periods, wierd snails would evolve from the food, which are quite annoying to get rid of (and scary!). So I'm thinking of what to get. I think I can get access to these brands of goldfish food: Sera, Hikari, Nutrafin, and Orca. Anyone can recommend me one?
Filter: I'm using the stock filter in the tank which is in hood. Though since they give off so much waste, should I consider extra filtration (eg sponge, internal?)
Heater: Not thinking of getting them one.
Tankmates: I think I'm at the capacity atm. Though if I'm not, is there any small tankmates that are ok? (I heard perhaps bottom eaters, white clouds?) THough I don't want them to out-grow the tank too fast.
Thanks for your suggestions!