i'm in need of goldfish 101

[Foundryrat]

read above post.

[Charles]

On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:08:05 -0500, Foundryrat
> wrote:

>read above post.


One gallon is way too small for goldfish or plecostomas. Take the
plecostomas back to the store before it dies as well. don't get any
more goldfish until you can get a tank big enough for them.

[Foundryrat]

Charles wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:08:05 -0500, Foundryrat
> > wrote:
>
>
>>read above post.
>
>
>
> One gallon is way too small for goldfish or plecostomas. Take the
> plecostomas back to the store before it dies as well. don't get any
> more goldfish until you can get a tank big enough for them.
i'm not allowed a bigger tank. I only got a 1
gallon to work with. And i plan on making it work
at that.

[Koi-Lo]

"Foundryrat" > wrote in message
...
> Charles wrote:
>> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:08:05 -0500, Foundryrat
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>read above post.
>>
>>
>>
>> One gallon is way too small for goldfish or plecostomas. Take the
>> plecostomas back to the store before it dies as well. don't get any
>> more goldfish until you can get a tank big enough for them.

> i'm not allowed a bigger tank. I only got a 1 gallon to work with. And i
> plan on making it work at that.
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Your original post is not showing on my server.
One gallon cannot work for a GF. I hope you realize how large a healthy GF
gets to be in less than a year. They're also an oxygen and food hungry fish
that produce a lot of waste. Picture keeping a person in closet with the
door barely cracked. You need to return the GF and get a betta or perhaps a
few pretty male guppies.

Meanwhile do your ammonia and nitrite tests....... and constant partial
water changes.
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Aquariums since 1952.
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[Foundryrat]

Koi-Lo wrote:
>
> "Foundryrat" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Charles wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:08:05 -0500, Foundryrat
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> read above post.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> One gallon is way too small for goldfish or plecostomas. Take the
>>> plecostomas back to the store before it dies as well. don't get any
>>> more goldfish until you can get a tank big enough for them.
>
>
>> i'm not allowed a bigger tank. I only got a 1 gallon to work with.
>> And i plan on making it work at that.
>
> ===================
> Your original post is not showing on my server.
> One gallon cannot work for a GF. I hope you realize how large a healthy
> GF gets to be in less than a year. They're also an oxygen and food
> hungry fish that produce a lot of waste. Picture keeping a person in
> closet with the door barely cracked. You need to return the GF and get
> a betta or perhaps a few pretty male guppies.
>
> Meanwhile do your ammonia and nitrite tests....... and constant partial
> water changes.
what do i need for the ammonia and nitrite tests?

[Koi-Lo]

"Foundryrat" > wrote in message
...
> Koi-Lo wrote:
>> Meanwhile do your ammonia and nitrite tests....... and constant partial
>> water changes.

> what do i need for the ammonia and nitrite tests?
============
Go to the pet shop and ask them for a text kit for PH, ammonia and nitrites.
The kits run about $7 each or buy the test strips. Also, Google
aquarium+care or something similar. You can also check this out: Aquarium
FAQ at: http://faq.thekrib.com/

--
Koi-Lo....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
Aquariums since 1952.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Aquarium FAQ are at: http://faq.thekrib.com/
~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>

[Foundryrat]

Koi-Lo wrote:
>
> "Foundryrat" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Koi-Lo wrote:
>>
>>> Meanwhile do your ammonia and nitrite tests....... and constant
>>> partial water changes.
>
>
>> what do i need for the ammonia and nitrite tests?
>
> ============
> Go to the pet shop and ask them for a text kit for PH, ammonia and
> nitrites. The kits run about $7 each or buy the test strips. Also,
> Google aquarium+care or something similar. You can also check this
> out: Aquarium FAQ at: http://faq.thekrib.com/
>
thanks