Setting up a Goldfish Aquarium

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• Setting
• up
• Goldfish
• Aquarium

[BirdseyeSky]

@DarkChildsFantasy92 True and Real plants + good filtration since they are little piggy's. But people just prefer to stuff them into a bowl, ignore their needs- they will just replace dead ones and don't care about fish suffering :/.

[szaki]

High ammonia and nitrates can rise without any visual sign of water quality!

Real fish killer!

[KyraBackup]

I have a question that I hope someone will answer. I've been using Nutrafin cycle for my tank, I've had him for about a week now. I have goldfish conditioner that gets rid of Chlorine, Chloramine and detoxifies heavy metals. It says it will reduce the ammonia, but I'm not sure if I want to do that. Will this harm the good bacteria in my tank or should I add it?

[ninj4sugarbyte]

@AznKidd117 @AznKidd117 Definitely get the test tubes (liquid test kit). It'll be more cost efficient (long-term) and much more accurate. I really can't understate the importance of testing your water quality. :)

[pyr0static]

@casper20096 Weird, your comment shows up in my email but not here... Anyway, 60 litres is not quite enough room for a goldfish, they get too big. You would need at least 76 litres for one, and an additional 38 litres for each additional goldfish. They are very messy too, so you would need heavy filtration as well.

[casper20096]

@pyr0static hello how many fish can i have in a 60 litre tank cheers

[pyr0static]

I wouldn't go with smaller than a 20 gallon for one goldfish, plus 10 gallons for each additional goldfish. They need the space... Anyone looking to keep goldfish though should check those who keep them and are experienced, via online fish keeping forums, to learn how to best care for them.

[coraldude98]

I have a 90 gallon Fresh water and 55 reef tank! 7 years now.. why do you wash the median with the dirty bucket water??

[kumarsa108]

Nasty vulgar tacky plastic plants!

[gdog48001]

Whats a liter? Like a literacola?

[AznKidd117]

are test strips better than test tubes? i think it'll be easier and effortless if i get the test strips but then again more than all "easy ways" have a down side like if the test strips are inaccurate. id like to get an opinion before i buy any aquarium testing equipment. please and thank you :)

[PanoramicFaith]

@mdrivera77

I wouldn't recommend it. The paint used on action figures is not suited for an aquatic environment and may pollute the water.