My son's goldfish aquarium is making me crazy! Help!

[allycat]

My 14-yea-old son has a five-gallon tank with six goldfish in it. They're growing, so I know we need a larger tank. However, here is my question, and I really need some help here! The water is usually murky, and his dad and I think he's over feeding them. When he's gone, such as on a recent trip, we did not feed them as much, and the water cleared up. He refuses to accept this logic, so I thought I'd find some expert help! We even took away the food to monitor it, and he fed bread to the fish.

I am desperately in need of advice on how often goldfish should be fed, and how much.

Thank you!
A.

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http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/care/care1.htm#essentials

too many fish for tank size
too little filtration
too much food
food too low quality
temp too low, needs 76-78oF
if the nitrates are not kept at or below 20 ppm the fish will start to develop
disease.

On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:17:27 +0100, allycat >
wrote:
>My 14-yea-old son has a five-gallon tank with six goldfish in it.
>They're growing, so I know we need a larger tank. However, here is my
>question, and I really need some help here! The water is usually murky,
>and his dad and I think he's over feeding them. When he's gone, such as
>on a recent trip, we did not feed them as much, and the water cleared
>up. He refuses to accept this logic, so I thought I'd find some expert
>help! We even took away the food to monitor it, and he fed bread to the
>fish.
>
>I am desperately in need of advice on how often goldfish should be fed,
>and how much.
>
>Thank you!
>A.
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[Tynk[_9_]]

On Aug 12, 9:08*am, Tynk > wrote:
> On Aug 10, 12:17*pm, allycat >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > My 14-yea-old son has a five-gallon tank with six goldfish in it.
> > They're growing, so I know we need a larger tank. However, here is my
> > question, and I really need some help here! The water is usually murky,
> > and his dad and I think he's over feeding them. When he's gone, such as
> > on a recent trip, we did not feed them as much, and the water cleared
> > up. He refuses to accept this logic, so I thought I'd find some expert
> > help! We even took away the food to monitor it, and he fed bread to the
> > fish.
>
> > I am desperately in need of advice on how often goldfish should be fed,
> > and how much.
>
> > Thank you!
> > A.
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> > allycat
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> I personally wonder why any one with half a ****ing brain would allow
> so many fgish yet alone goldfish to be placed in such a small tank
> anyhow. Why not raise the fr4eaking things in the back of the topilet
> or septic tank. THe septic tank would be better swince they asre
> already living in a sewer. Flush the things or get rid of them give
> them back to the petshop they do not belong in a 5 gal tank.that many
> do not belong in a 55 gal tank, and if you have to ask how many times
> you need to feed them yolu don;t need any of them......if tyhey were
> kids being treated like that welfare would have you arresdted and the
> kids taken for abuse.Go get a ****ing clue...........- Hide quoted text -
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