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Hello friends, Tank History: :whistle: After disaster took my veil-tail Goldies away, I learned my lesson, and after rebuilding/regrowing the entire aquarium, I opted for smaller fish species which have stomachs. I learned that Zebra Danios are hearty fish, and I've always loved the appearance...

Hello fish friends, I'm looking to see if other Current LED lighting system owners have had trouble with the on/off lighting remote control. At first, I couldn't turn the lights on. I thought perhaps the battery had gone dead. I replaced the battery (CR2025) but no luck, lights still wouldn't...

Hello cold water Goldie keepers, I am seeking advice on a fairly straight-forward situation. I'm thinking of converting my tank's substrate from the current small white crushed granite substrate to a black granular sand-like substrate. I read somewhere (from JLK I believe) that having pebbles...

Hi folks, I've got a serious outbreak of a red/purple fur-like algae in my tank. In reading various philosophies on algae management, I was advised to allow it to grow in one, controlled place, but fight it everywhere else. I have not yet set-up an algae filter/growth device. I haven't been...

Hi Folks, I've been battling a few varieties of algae in my 30gal aquarium. Some of it is the usual tiny green spots on the glass, maybe a little yellow patch here and there. On the advice of some folks with respect to lowering nitrates WHILE combating algae, I allowed the algae unchecked...

Hi folks, I've got a very humorous situation to inquire about: I've got two very healthy, active veil tale goldfish, approximately 4.5-5 inches in length. (one white, the other orange/gold.) These fish mooch more than a hungry beagle. :rolleyes: I feed them fairly conservatively. They get...

My daughter notices this morning, a white small globular growth on the fin of one of our two fancy tails. (Pictures attached - sorry, best I could do with my phone). These fish had ick once, over two years ago. They are approx. 4.5 inches, nose to anus, approx. 2.5 years old. 29 gallon tank...

Hi all, please see the attached picture of my "numbers" - zero to maybe 0.15 for ammonia, nitrites are zero. I've got three live plants in this tank, two large veil tail goodies (4" inches nose to anus) who have voracious appetites. Two snails, (one about the size of a grape, one smaller)...

Hi folks, I was wondering if anyone has experience with pregnant gold fish. Based upon the behavior of the two fan tails I have, I believe my white fan tail is male, and the gold fan tail is female. They're both the same age, approximately 2 years old. Do these fish display any kind of...

Just want to confirm a fairly obvious condition my fan tails are experiencing. I've seen a long, thin, white mucus-like feces trailing from one of my fan tail gold fish. The fish's body is about 4.5" nose to anus, and this trailing white feces was just about as long as her body. I treated this...

Hi folks, I'm desperate for some help. I've got an inverted 4" Fancy Goldfish, she just got over a prolonged intestinal parasite, and had a four-month long bout of swim bladder issues, which kept her confined to floating at the surface of the tank. She was hand-fed during this time. She...

Hello, Knowing SOME salt is actually healthy for freshwater environments, I want to maintain the optimal salt PPM for my system. 29 gallon tank, filtered with a Fluval 206. Three 4-inch fancy/fan tail goldfish, one medium-sized Anubius plant (and one small snail). Currently, I've barely got...

My aquarium: 29gal fresh @ ~73°F; Fluval 206 mech+charcoal+nitrate-scrubbing media; Whisper 40 air; Current Freshwater LED. 1 Anubius plant (getting more). Three goldfish: (2) 4" veil tail, (1) 4" fancy tail; 1 small snail (getting more to control brown algae). Environment is approx. 7 months...

Hello everyone. Happy to be a member here. I've read several posts regarding goldfish (and their behaviors), algae, and nitrates. I thought, if I'm "taking" away info., why not "leave behind" gained experiences by sharing results and successes with others? So, here I am. I'm looking...