Cleaning goldfish bowl...

[Jon Smith]

I have a single goldfish that I keep in a approimate 1 gallon bowl. (I know
it is to small, but that is the best I can do for right now?) I change the
water every 3 or 4 days. Today after I emptied the bowl there was like a
scum around where the water line was. I tried to remove it the best I could
with a clean paper towel, and re-filled the bowl. Is there a way to get this
cleaner? I know that I am not supposed to use cleaners.


Any help greatly appreciated
Bob

[GiveMeABMW]

IMO,
I would take the fish back to the store if a one gallon bowl is all you can
provide for it.

Go to:
http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/care.html

[Miss Vikki Australia / Mystery Girl]

That mark is due to poor filtration can u perhaps manage a small pump and 1
air stone

The other way to clean it is with warmish to boiling water I purchased what
they call
a dish mop

Looks like a small mop for doing dishes simply wash that in boiling water
before use keep
it only for fish and use this plus warmish to hot water to clean it

Let me know how you go good luck Vikki


"Jon Smith" > wrote in message
.com...
> I have a single goldfish that I keep in a approimate 1 gallon bowl. (I
know
> it is to small, but that is the best I can do for right now?) I change the
> water every 3 or 4 days. Today after I emptied the bowl there was like a
> scum around where the water line was. I tried to remove it the best I
could
> with a clean paper towel, and re-filled the bowl. Is there a way to get
this
> cleaner? I know that I am not supposed to use cleaners.
>
>
> Any help greatly appreciated
> Bob
>
>

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be very careful using anything for home use in aquariums. an aquarium sponge is
better. a couple years ago scotch suddenly started adding antibacterial compound
into their "scratchy" that fish people had been using and people lost all their fish
from it before realizing the "dont use in aquarium" was on the back in tiny, tiny
print. Ingrid

"Miss Vikki Australia / Mystery Girl" > wrote:

>That mark is due to poor filtration can u perhaps manage a small pump and 1
>air stone
>
>The other way to clean it is with warmish to boiling water I purchased what
>they call
>a dish mop
>
>Looks like a small mop for doing dishes simply wash that in boiling water
>before use keep
>it only for fish and use this plus warmish to hot water to clean it


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[MartinOsirus]

Try changing 25 % of the water daily and add an airstone and pump