xxkitzoxx
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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Aww. Everyone will feel better once you get the ammonia down.
You also have to use a water conditioner like prime to remove the stuff in the water you're replacing
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Its getting better! Yay!!
With goldfish in a 20 gallon tank its going to be hard to keep the ammonia down they produce huge amounts of waste, you might have to do pwc's every single day to keep your parameters right, not big water changes but like maybe - 10-15% daily.
I'm not disagreeing with you, but I am fascinated at the number of reputable sources that say that oranda goldfish need between a 10 and 30 gallon tank. I've very thoroughly researched all of my critters, and I would find it quite distressing to learn that, for example, thegoldfishtank.com gave information that everyone "in the know" considered laughably wrong. That website, by the way, appears to be a very good resource.With goldfish in a 20 gallon tank its going to be hard to keep the ammonia down they produce huge amounts of waste, you might have to do pwc's every single day to keep your parameters right, not big water changes but like maybe - 10-15% daily.
I'm not disagreeing with you, but I am fascinated at the number of reputable sources that say that oranda goldfish need between a 10 and 30 gallon tank. I've very thoroughly researched all of my critters, and I would find it quite distressing to learn that, for example, thegoldfishtank.com gave information that everyone "in the know" considered laughably wrong. That website, by the way, appears to be a very good resource.
xxkitzoxx, don't be intimidated by water changes. I actually find them very satisfying- squeezing the filter sponge into old water especially so. My tanks never *look* dirty, but I certainly remove a lot of garbage!
I'm really glad you're doing research. It speaks well to your caretaking abilities.
Just saying goldfish are actually considered pond fish, just like I cannot keep my clown loaches in my 55 gallon
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You really need to not give bad advice, that fish grows up to 8", your fine for now but you will have to do ritual water changes to keep the paramiters in check but the fish will eventually outgrow the tank.Fancy goldfish are very different from common goldfish. You're fine.
I'm saying that fancy goldfish aren't considered pond fish the way that common goldfish are.You really need to not give bad advice, that fish grows up to 8", your fine for now but you will have to do ritual water changes to keep the paramiters in check but the fish will eventually outgrow the tank.