Comments for Happy Goldfish http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog Goldfish Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:41:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Preparing a Goldfish Pond for Winter by Linda Wolff http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/preparing-a-goldfish-pond-for-winter/#comment-324 Linda Wolff Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:30:01 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=15#comment-324 This is my first year of having fish in my pond, I usually put a heater in the pond in the winter so it doesn't ice over and all wildlife has water. Is there anything I need to do different and can I leave my pump running, or I should I turn it off. Linda Wolff This is my first year of having fish in my pond, I usually put a heater in the pond in the winter so it doesn’t ice over and all wildlife has water. Is there anything I need to do different and can I leave my pump running, or I should I turn it off.

Linda Wolff

]]> Comment on Choosing An Aquarium Filter by BIG BALLS http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/choosing-an-aquarium-filter/#comment-313 BIG BALLS Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:26:22 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=20#comment-313 the ONLY aquarium filter i will use is the EMPEROR 400 i have 11 aquariums and its all i use on each the larger tanks have 2 running. i have never had such crystal clear water and they keep the tanks perfect 24/7. i buy the filters on EBAY and i encourage everyone to try them. they have 2 bio wheels and filter 400 gallons a hour. i use 1 filter on my 30 gallon tanks and 2 on my 75 gallon tanks. my goldfish are all healthy in all my tanks and growing like crazy. i have ranchu's, oranda's, bubble eyes, moor's, fantails, just about every type in the various 11 aquariums. the ONLY aquarium filter i will use is the EMPEROR 400 i have 11 aquariums and its all i use on each the larger tanks have 2 running. i have never had such crystal clear water and they keep the tanks perfect 24/7. i buy the filters on EBAY and i encourage everyone to try them. they have 2 bio wheels and filter 400 gallons a hour. i use 1 filter on my 30 gallon tanks and 2 on my 75 gallon tanks. my goldfish are all healthy in all my tanks and growing like crazy. i have ranchu’s, oranda’s, bubble eyes, moor’s, fantails, just about every type in the various 11 aquariums.

]]> Comment on Choosing An Aquarium Filter by water filter http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/choosing-an-aquarium-filter/#comment-291 water filter Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:45:57 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=20#comment-291 also, whenever you overfeed your fish, like when you put so much food on the aquarium, the food goes to the bottom and makes the water dirty. some of them takes a long time before they get dissolve and your water filter really doesn't clean the water well. also, whenever you overfeed your fish, like when you put so much food on the aquarium, the food goes to the bottom and makes the water dirty. some of them takes a long time before they get dissolve and your water filter really doesn’t clean the water well.

]]> Comment on Why Has My Goldfish Lost Its Appetite? by The Goldfish Guy http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/why-has-my-goldfish-lost-its-appetite/#comment-286 The Goldfish Guy Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:47:01 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=19#comment-286 Great information! You hit everything right on the money. There are so many reasons why goldfish can lose their appetite and you covered them all. You have an excellent goldfish blog. You will help many people with their goldfish questions. Keep up the great work! Sincerely, Jamie Boyle The Goldfish Guy http://goldfish-care-information.blogspot.com Great information!

You hit everything right on the money. There are so many reasons why goldfish can lose their appetite and you covered them all.

You have an excellent goldfish blog. You will help many people with their goldfish questions.

Keep up the great work!

Sincerely,

Jamie Boyle
The Goldfish Guy
http://goldfish-care-information.blogspot.com

]]> Comment on Goldfish Compatible Fish by admin http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/goldfish-compatible-fish/#comment-285 admin Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:21:46 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=21#comment-285 Thank you for your comment pappyy3, it is very knowledgeable. Evidence for corys eating goldfish slime coat is anecdotal at best, we agree. However, corys have been kept alongside goldfish very successfully at temperatures of around 20-22 celsius, which is comfortable for goldfish. We also agree with the point you made about Chinese Algae Eaters. It was not made forcefully enough in the original blog post. They are totally unsuitable for goldfish tanks, and as you rightly stated will eat slime coat. Also good point about the snails increasing in number quickly. They are very easy to breed! Thank you for your comment pappyy3, it is very knowledgeable.

Evidence for corys eating goldfish slime coat is anecdotal at best, we agree.

However, corys have been kept alongside goldfish very successfully at temperatures of around 20-22 celsius, which is comfortable for goldfish.

We also agree with the point you made about Chinese Algae Eaters. It was not made forcefully enough in the original blog post. They are totally unsuitable for goldfish tanks, and as you rightly stated will eat slime coat.

Also good point about the snails increasing in number quickly. They are very easy to breed!

]]> Comment on Goldfish Compatible Fish by pappyy3 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/goldfish-compatible-fish/#comment-282 pappyy3 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:26:27 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=21#comment-282 Hi Thanks for the interesting article. I have been keeping and breeding a great variety of fish over the last 35 Years and would like to point out that some points outlined in your post, may be mis-leading to newbies in terms of compatible fish to keep with goldfish: Corys There are no cories that I know of that are sold for goldfish tanks (nor should they be). They are tropical fish, and as such require warmer water thatn is normally recommended for goldfish. Kept correctly (in schools of 4 to 6 fish), they can be very active. They generally get on well with goldfish, if the goldfish are kept in a heated aquarium. I have NEVER experienced a Cory Catfish eating the slimecoat of Goldfish or any other fish for that matter. Not sure where you researched your information from. Chinese Algae Eater This is one fish I would definitely NOT recommend keeping with goldfish. They are fine when they are small, but become aggressive as they get larger, and these fish WILL try to eat the slimecoat on your goldfish! Definitely not recommended for Goldfish tanks. Snails Unless you keep goldfish in heated aquariums, the Golden Apple snail will not survive. They require very warm water to thrive. In some common snails that are suited to coldwater tanks are the pond snails and the Red Ramshorn snails. The only drawback with these is that they overtake your aquarium (numbers) in a short space of time unless you keep them under control. Hope the above helps :) Hi

Thanks for the interesting article. I have been keeping and breeding a great variety of fish over the last 35 Years and would like to point out that some points outlined in your post, may be mis-leading to newbies in terms of compatible fish to keep with goldfish:

Corys

There are no cories that I know of that are sold for goldfish tanks (nor should they be). They are tropical fish, and as such require warmer water thatn is normally recommended for goldfish.

Kept correctly (in schools of 4 to 6 fish), they can be very active.

They generally get on well with goldfish, if the goldfish are kept in a heated aquarium. I have NEVER experienced a Cory Catfish eating the slimecoat of Goldfish or any other fish for that matter. Not sure where you researched your information from.

Chinese Algae Eater

This is one fish I would definitely NOT recommend keeping with goldfish. They are fine when they are small, but become aggressive as they get larger, and these fish WILL try to eat the slimecoat on your goldfish! Definitely not recommended for Goldfish tanks.

Snails

Unless you keep goldfish in heated aquariums, the Golden Apple snail will not survive. They require very warm water to thrive. In some common snails that are suited to coldwater tanks are the pond snails and the Red Ramshorn snails. The only drawback with these is that they overtake your aquarium (numbers) in a short space of time unless you keep them under control.

Hope the above helps :)

]]> Comment on Breeding Goldfish by The Goldfish Guy http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/breeding-goldfish/#comment-89 The Goldfish Guy Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:15:09 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=10#comment-89 Great article on goldfish breeding! Very informative and you provided step by step instructions on how the average goldfish enthusiast will be able to breed their goldfish. Great job! Well done. Sincerely, Jamie Boyle The Goldfish Guy Great article on goldfish breeding!

Very informative and you provided step by step instructions on how the average goldfish enthusiast will be able to breed their goldfish.

Great job! Well done.

Sincerely,

Jamie Boyle
The Goldfish Guy

]]> Comment on 10 Goldfish Facts by RJ http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/10-goldfish-facts/#comment-69 RJ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:30:26 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=6#comment-69 That is one cool video! That is one cool video!

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