What's your biggest goldfish concern?

Hey people,

I want to start raising goldfish. But I'm still doing research – so
when I get the fish, they won't die.

I would just like to know, as goldfish owners:

What's your biggest concern(s), problem(s), and/or question(s) about
your fish.

If enough people answer, then I'll know where to focus my research –
So please answer.

Thanks for the help,
B

WATER QUALITY

and oxygenation

On 20 Jul 2003 05:43:28 -0700, (B) wrote:

I have to say that understanding and preventing disease is my main
concern. I had a problem with dropsy in the past and after trying
many things to help the fish, all eventually failed. So, I'm
concerned with dropsy. Also there are things the fish does that I
really don't understand why they are doing it. For example, bubble
eating. Is it type of food? Overfeeding? Other problems? I still
don't know. I tried different types of food, less feeding, etc, but
more than 75% of time, my GF eat bubbles after eating. Indigestion?
I don't know.

Water quality is very important, but I can provide that with not much
effort on my part (mainly because the tank is now fully cycled, fairly
good filtration system, and water change every 5-6 days with minimal
effort). I test the water every few weeks now unless I see something
that seems odd, like fish behavior, smell, or appearance.


Nona (another foodie and hapa)

Hello,

I have been a lurker here for a long time and currently have 4 healthy
goldfish.

Concerns,

1. Water Quality
2. Water Quality, and uh, I think you might have heard this before...
3. Water Quality
4. I would say disease, but I have found that with good Water Quality, you
can avoid many diseases.

The only problem here is that there are 100's of things that effect water
quality. From all that I have read here one huge one is to get a tank that
is big enough to support your fish. If you want one fish, get a 10 gallon
(or bigger) tank. If you want more fish, get a bigger tank.

Walter