nikkih
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi
I have read some of the threads and articles on this site - all very useful but nothing that fully answered my particular circumstance so I hope you don't mind a new thread.
I have adopted ('rescued') a fantail goldfish (approx 5 years) and a 30 gallon tank from someone who did not look after either properly. The tank has been emptied and the fish is in a bowl temporarily whilst the tank is set up.
The fish bowl is about 1.5 gallons - so far too small. I have added a small air stone (running from a Trixie Air Pump 180), a live plant, gravel and a cave. Fish seems ok for now (although has white spots on its body which it had when I rescued it which I know I need to treat).
So my first question is - is it best to keep the fish in the bowl whilst I cycle the tank or given the circumstances is it best to get him over to the tank asap? I am changing 50% of the water in the fish bowl every 12 hours as worried about ammonia levels. Is that too much/too little? There's no filter in the bowl.
Secondly - is that air pump too powerful? Should it be on permanently or intermittently (and if so for how long?).
I obviously have a lot to learn and I am aware that a fish bowl is not a suitable environment for a grown fantail - I'm trying to make the best of a bad situation so any advice on the best way to proceed would be greatly received.
I have read some of the threads and articles on this site - all very useful but nothing that fully answered my particular circumstance so I hope you don't mind a new thread.
I have adopted ('rescued') a fantail goldfish (approx 5 years) and a 30 gallon tank from someone who did not look after either properly. The tank has been emptied and the fish is in a bowl temporarily whilst the tank is set up.
The fish bowl is about 1.5 gallons - so far too small. I have added a small air stone (running from a Trixie Air Pump 180), a live plant, gravel and a cave. Fish seems ok for now (although has white spots on its body which it had when I rescued it which I know I need to treat).
So my first question is - is it best to keep the fish in the bowl whilst I cycle the tank or given the circumstances is it best to get him over to the tank asap? I am changing 50% of the water in the fish bowl every 12 hours as worried about ammonia levels. Is that too much/too little? There's no filter in the bowl.
Secondly - is that air pump too powerful? Should it be on permanently or intermittently (and if so for how long?).
I obviously have a lot to learn and I am aware that a fish bowl is not a suitable environment for a grown fantail - I'm trying to make the best of a bad situation so any advice on the best way to proceed would be greatly received.
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