abbysue
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I've been reading, and trying to learn more about what I already have in my current tanks...
And it seems that maybe I'm committing goldfish abuse, according to posted guidelines in terms of stocking rates of goldfish.
I don't have fancy goldfish, (single tailed), they seem to be thriving, water tests OK, I do PWC's on a semiregular basis...
A friend tells me it's because goldfish are "dirty" (I'm guessing high ammonia producers?), so they should be very lightly stocked.
It may seem odd, but does anyone have any scientific research that they can point to with regards to optimum ratios, or what the output of goldfish is?
Maybe I've just got some sort of bizarre, low output, long lived and happy goldfish.
Please don't slam me for asking the question - I'm here to learn.
Susan
And it seems that maybe I'm committing goldfish abuse, according to posted guidelines in terms of stocking rates of goldfish.
I don't have fancy goldfish, (single tailed), they seem to be thriving, water tests OK, I do PWC's on a semiregular basis...
A friend tells me it's because goldfish are "dirty" (I'm guessing high ammonia producers?), so they should be very lightly stocked.
It may seem odd, but does anyone have any scientific research that they can point to with regards to optimum ratios, or what the output of goldfish is?
Maybe I've just got some sort of bizarre, low output, long lived and happy goldfish.
Please don't slam me for asking the question - I'm here to learn.
Susan