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Maybe I misread, but I thought I saw that the Amazon swords need warmer water than the water sprites, so might not be as good in a room temp goldfish tank. If the goldfish eat the sprites do I have to alter my feeding pattern for them? Regarding the use of sand, how do you prevent it from...

Is there any benefit per se to sand over gravel or is it strictly aesthetic choice? Still trying to find a good spot for as larger tank do for now it's just the two ryukin and frequent water changes. Regarding plants, I was told at one of these stores that they're fine, while the other told me...

Yeah, I got the feeling that the local stores weren't too great. I heard of a couple of good ones in New Jersey that I'll check out next week. Regarding the food over Passover, I was given some type of plant at the first store which seemed to have done the job, but I don't know what the name is...

I went back to the store and the guy who sold it to me basically said that since I wanted an algae cleaner he sold it to me, despite the fact that it would harm the goldfish. But he was quite willing to take it back for credit, so I'll bring it in tomorrow.

So should I try to return it to the store? Or is it OK for now add it's still small and see if I can give him a new home later?

Any ideas on my mystery algae eater?

Not quite sure, as the fish store owner just said generic algae eater. I'm going to try and find out later today. However, after a quick look online I'm getting the feeling it's a CAE. Picture attached. If I'm correct should I try to return it? As of now all fish are swimming happily, not...

I'm pretty new to the hobby and already have been given conflicting advice and plain wrong advice from the fish stores with the current situation that my wife wants me to get rid of the tank and me very wary of continuing, although I will try. I posted my story...

Yeah, the clorox wipes i realized were a mistake as soon as I started, but after a thorough rinsing seems OK. I'm going to head to a different fish store I just read about (Fish Hut in NJ) when I get off work in the morning and get some advice there, but I think my plan for now is to get a...

Thanks for the advice. I don't want to get rid of the goldfish. Would it make more sense to put them in a larger tank and use the smaller one as you suggested?

Hello all, Just wanted to introduce myself and my foray into fish. Hopefully I'll be getting great advice in no time that completely destroys everything I've been told so far :ermm: 2 years ago my son brought home a bag of goldfish that he won at a carnival. I had a small fishbowl, and in they...