Recent content by daledog

now I am talking specifically about ammonia and how it gets there, complete with test numbers.

https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2013/03/7/super-sized-goldfish-pose-giant-problem-lake-tahoe I see what you mean. PS THERE IS a Goldfish sanctuary group.! PSS but their website is broken and have an invalid email. PSSS the pet store took them back into their LARGE goldfish tank and gave me...

no, the writing on the wall is very clear. I need to find a foster home and get some fish that are more my speed and tank size. I appreciate the frank advice.

I have been sitting here pondering the situation and coming to that conclusion. grandma needs a bigger home. are there rescues for goldfish? I may have some odd thoughts about life, death and reincarnation, but I am totally serious about the fish situation.

this just keeps getting better and better. I do need to hear the facts and appreciate it. two years ago I got a Bday present from my daughter. A biodiversity fish tank/herb garden and two tiny goldfish. the Fish water fed the plants, theoretically. the herb garden didn't work but the fish...

trying to solve an ammonia problem

ah MAN! they were only an inch long when my daughter gave them to me. you know the kids story about only feeding the first a small amount everyday and it keeps getting bigger and bigger? real life at my house 90% A DAY? oh gees, when I took the tank down to 5 gal they could barely swim. that...

20 gal tank and the fish are big goldfish. one is about 8 inches the other 6". I have some new moss pieces. I want to grow a mat on the bottom baby steps

" If all you did is empty the contents of the bottle and the add fish, then we have found the root of your proble" oh ya. I did measure the amount based on the instructions. but that about amounts to it. 20 gal tank and the fish are big goldfish.one is about 8 inches the other 6". this filter...

I have done some due diligence on this subject but find myself confused. MOST of what I read says ammonia is bad, PERIOD. I have found a few who speak about NEEDING ammonia. (I will not point fingers) so I am going with the masses and say we are trying for a zero ammonia amount. please...

WELL, She came back the first time as the shih tzu. we knew it was her because she made a certain sound that grandma made all the time. A SIGN we said (jokingly) but who knows, right? she was also very devoted to me versus any other family member. she passed (the dog version) and then I got...

the PH of my RO is neutral 7.0 I grow hydroponics and have a digital PH meter got some Seachem Prime on order. tap water will be much easier thanks for the info

I have been using only RO for the past two years the PH is balanced.

"What is the problem with your water that you need to use the RO?" the water is not that bad but I just thought starting "pure" would be better. I drink RO, the dog drinks RO so I didn't want to discriminate with the fish. they live in it. using regular water would make it much easier that...

"Common goldfish get big, like 12 inches or more" these were tiny and grandma is now a good 8 inches. had them a little over two years. 30 years? great then I can will them to the daughter. instant karma "Tetras, guppies and platy" so that is why people have those fish. are they not in need...