Goldfish
Originating in China over a thousand years ago, the goldfish is a popular domesticated pet. They come in many different types of varieties and colors, from the original Common Goldfish to fancy Orandas. Questions relating to the care and behavior of goldfish are welcome here.
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Manand881I'd say a betta, but that's about it except for other small shrimp and snails. If you kept a betta in one, it'd have to be heated...
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20 minutes
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Those are the indication of a very sick goldfish. The margins of the fins have receded and have exposed the cartilage that...
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From experience trust me the betta fish will eat the gold fish
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Guppies and Goldfish should never ever ever be together.... EVER.
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When we grows a second arm the size of a firetruck and starts talking Chinese in a Hebrew accent and changes his name to bobby...
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No! Salamanders can not live in a fish tank, they need to be in a glass enclosure with beathing ventaltion at the top, they also...
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cause the sytoplankton kill it by being too awesome idk im just bored
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Yes, and they do. They are territorial and happy to live alone. Very territorial actually, hence the nick name fighting fish
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its dying. Or its changing color, which is unushal.
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the fish that do have jaws can easily break ther food down into chunks and easily swallow it and one without jaws can do that
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If you are trying to do a nitrogen cycle, do not use that product. It will not aid your cycle of the tank. Many of such products...
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Cloudy water is an indication of hard water and is therefore not adequate for fish, regardless of type. Try using distilled water...
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Sexing Goldfish outside of the breeding season is extremely difficult. In the breeding season males develop small white pimples...
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You really don't need to feed a water snail anything because they eat algae off the side of the aquarium tank. Also, If you want...
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Black spot is a gold fish sickness.
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I'm sure you are asking this because your goldfish are losing it's scales and even if not, it is common to lose their scales...
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Yes, goldfish can breed in the home aquarium.
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Many types of plant eating fish will eat regular lettuce. Goldfish included. Its not a great food, because it has almost no...
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AnswerGoldfish can survive in salty water. I keep tropical and goldfish and use a certain degree of salt to keep the fish in...
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IT IS DETRIMENTAL TO GOLDFISH TO HAVE THEIR WATER DROP BELOW 55F OR ABOVE 77 DEGREES F. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOT HAVE DRASTIC...
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Not normally unless they are dying, goldfish are community fish and usually live fine with other.
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They dont have names...just female fish xD
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You should see that the female goldfish appears fatter than usual due to the eggs she is carrying. The male will have white spots...
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yes they can live together Addition: I have put a 6cm commit with my eastern long necked tortoise but my tortoise just...
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If they are not friendly goldfish species than they will but in general they don't. If they do than you probably don't feed them...
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NOOO!!!! never put a tropical fish in a tank with gold fish. especially bettas!. Males are very aggressive and may attack the...
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Find out how it is getting hurt. Is another fish biting it? Is it possible that it got caught in your water filter? When you find...
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No.
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The fins develop on a goldfish fry after about a couple days after they are hatched. Until then, they are not free swimming and...
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Maybe other fish food.
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they are actually cold-blooded
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Yes. Interbreeding between all the goldfish types can happen, these 2 being the most likely to mate.
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The plural of fish is fish. An example sentence is below for both singular and plural use. Singular: "Mark has a fish tank with...
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it could be for 2 reasons: it is being overfed or it is pregnant if it has been overfed to much more food and it could die
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Many types of decholinator produce a rather unpleasent smell. Also goldfish are heavey ammonia producers and the smell could be...
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Neko means "cat" in Japanese... the word is rooted in Japanese history, culture, language, manga and anime:...
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That is a good question. I was wondering the same thing. I have black spot on the heel of my foot that is really painful. I am...
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Goldfish and tropical fish can definitely NOT LIVE TOGETHER! It is a HUGE mistake to put goldfish with tropical fish. 1. The...
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Goldfish live only in freshwater ecosystems.
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Goldfish have the normal array of 7 fins. 1 dorsal, 1 anal, 1 caudal, 2 pectorals and 2 ventrals (pelvic)
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They prefer cooler water, but yes, they can live in warm water
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If you search his name on the sites, you can find him on Myspace, Facebook and Twitter also him and his best friend nate make...
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Given good conditions and proper food the fish will regrow its fin fairly rapidly. There will probably be some scarring where the...
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It depends on the type of fish your talking about because some do float and dont
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Do a complete check on your water quality and look particularly for Ammonia (should be zero) and Nitrite (should be zero) and...
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A budgies memory span is very long like other birds. See the Related Links for a video of how a budgie has been trained to do...
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Fish really do not sleep but they enter a state of physical and mental slow down to rest.
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I have fed both my Sarasa goldfish fresh basil on occasions and they seem to enjoy it alot. I feed them all sorts of fruit, veg...
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It's a personal preference. I like breed discus & Ranchu because it's cool and you can sell it for 50k+ coins. A cross...
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Laws on catch and release sizes are location specific, so it would depend on your local laws.
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the fish will die most of the time
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Impossible to say there are too many variables, for example what stand will it be on, how wide is the tank, how deep from front...
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Ghost shrimp,Cherry shrimp,Gold Mystery Snail,and Mollys are best.But a Betta fish can be with ANY fish,as long as the Betta fish...
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Technically, yes, but it wouldn't make for a very large or tasty meal.
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They are harmless and never chase other fish. They help keep the tank clean by eating the algae. It's good to have one in any...
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Hey, sorry if I'm too late but, it actually differs and depends on the gold fish its self. I remember when I had a gold fish I...
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Most goldfish will happily eat maggots as well as branded fish food also, fish will small pieces of bread, but make sure that...
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Goldfish are fairly hardy and can survive most municipal tap water, no matter how bad. If the tap water is chlorinated it should...
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No. Bettas are: Order:PerciformesFamily:OsphronemidaeGenus:BettaSpecies:B. splendens Goldfish are:...
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Only things like who feeds them and what they should and shouldn't eat. Their memory lasts about 5 seconds.
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Adult bluefish are opportunistic feeders, commonly focusing upon schooling species such as menhaden, squid, sand eels, herring,...
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Yes, but there are natural ways to color your water certain colors. Probably not the color you want though. Very earthy colors....
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That's a good question. You'll notice in nearly any fish that it mouth will seem to point either upwards, downwards or straight...
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The answer to that is pretty simple. In the wild defenseless baby fish are easy targets for other fish. It's very easy for these...
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2 millenniums, 6 centuries, 9 decades, 6 years, 11 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 15 hours, 43 minutes and 16 seconds
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they cant swim up waterfalls
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Well, my dad is a fisherman and I have a Goldfish and a red male Betta fish , so if my fish was injured I would prabably just...
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all they do is turn there botey
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no, im stupid and even i know that.
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no it isn't really, but you have to clean it regularly to make sure it is very clean for them
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3 times
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in fact they do and sometimes they don't.
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they don't i have ten at home
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Well....... you don't for mine (mines small) twice a day around 7:30 then at 5:00(for mine).
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A gold fish can not get pregnant but the female is probably carrying eggs so you can do 2 things. #1 you can put the female with...
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Goldfish can be pregnant but ur really really really weird
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because its dead. They don't go "Belly-up" That is just a horrible trick, in my opinion.
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Goldfish don't always stay the same color. As a goldfish ages, it can turn a variety of colors, like orange or yellow or white,...
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they get very slow and dont won't to play much and always lay down
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You should see that the female goldfish appears fatter than usual due to the eggs she is carrying. The male will have white spots...
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In general, males tend to be more colorful than females. However, it will ultimately depend on the specific species of fish you...
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abot 4-6 flakes per day
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If the red is near or on its head, it is stressed. Stress leads to a weaker immune system, which means it is prone to getting...
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The dragon goby is semi-aggressive, but mainly feeds by sifting organisms out of the mud. In general, like most fish, they will...
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The common goldfish can change color many times throughout its life cycle.
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Most likely not. Fish only have a memory span of about 3 seconds. They also don't have many brain cells, and the only feeling...
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Midline ridge: Males develop a ridge on their undersides that starts in back of their pelvic fins and ends at their vent opening....
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Just about anything else that is in the goldfish family. Keep in mind that each fish should have a minimum of 10 US gallons of...
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Don't worry, I doubt there is any problem with your goldfish that turned black. It is most likely due to the reduction in light...
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