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Goldfish and Koi Discussions - Care and keeping of goldfish, koi, carp.
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Posted by Cardinal Chunder on May 21, 2005, 9:13 am
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I'm leaving a 3 inch fish with relatives for a couple of weeks. I was
thinking of scooping him out of the aquarium and into a cheap plastic
bowl (the kind that pet shops often sell as starter kits). This would be
easier to do than hauling the big tank around.
Would he be alright in that environment? I ask because the big aquarium
has a pump & filter, whereas the cheap tank would have neither and he is
a bit bigger than the fish who generally get sold with those tanks. I
would put some gravel into the cheap tank and maybe a live plant.
Are any plants better than others, e.g. do some help oxygenation?
Cheers
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Posted by Bill Stock on May 21, 2005, 11:32 am
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> I'm leaving a 3 inch fish with relatives for a couple of weeks. I was
> thinking of scooping him out of the aquarium and into a cheap plastic bowl
> (the kind that pet shops often sell as starter kits). This would be easier
> to do than hauling the big tank around.
>
> Would he be alright in that environment? I ask because the big aquarium
> has a pump & filter, whereas the cheap tank would have neither and he is a
> bit bigger than the fish who generally get sold with those tanks. I would
> put some gravel into the cheap tank and maybe a live plant.
>
> Are any plants better than others, e.g. do some help oxygenation?
>
> Cheers
If it's only two weeks, he likely doesn't need fed at all. Especially if you
have any Algae in your tank. My pond fish go for six months without food,
although the water would be a tad colder than your aquarium.
Option two would be to put him/her in a large Rubbermaid tote or Styrofoam
cooler. You'll need an air pump too of course. Make sure your relatives
don't feed him too much, since he won't be getting water changes.
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Posted by sophiefishstuff on May 21, 2005, 1:11 pm
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>I'm leaving a 3 inch fish with relatives for a couple of weeks. I was
>thinking of scooping him out of the aquarium and into a cheap plastic
>bowl (the kind that pet shops often sell as starter kits). This would
>be easier to do than hauling the big tank around.
>
>Would he be alright in that environment? I ask because the big aquarium
>has a pump & filter, whereas the cheap tank would have neither and he
>is a bit bigger than the fish who generally get sold with those tanks.
>I would put some gravel into the cheap tank and maybe a live plant.
>
>Are any plants better than others, e.g. do some help oxygenation?
I think you would be much, much better off leaving him where he is,
feeding him before you go and asking your relatives or a friend to come
and feed him - every three or four days would be absolutely fine, even
if it has to be only once half way through your holiday it shouldn't be
an issue. putting him into an unfiltered aquarium and moving him about
would be much worse for him, imo.
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sophie
www.freewebs.com/fishstuff
(under construction. ish.)
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Posted by Cardinal Chunder on May 21, 2005, 1:24 pm
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sophiefishstuff wrote:
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>> I'm leaving a 3 inch fish with relatives for a couple of weeks. I was
>> thinking of scooping him out of the aquarium and into a cheap plastic
>> bowl (the kind that pet shops often sell as starter kits). This would
>> be easier to do than hauling the big tank around.
>>
>> Would he be alright in that environment? I ask because the big
>> aquarium has a pump & filter, whereas the cheap tank would have
>> neither and he is a bit bigger than the fish who generally get sold
>> with those tanks. I would put some gravel into the cheap tank and
>> maybe a live plant.
>>
>> Are any plants better than others, e.g. do some help oxygenation?
>
>
> I think you would be much, much better off leaving him where he is,
> feeding him before you go and asking your relatives or a friend to come
> and feed him - every three or four days would be absolutely fine, even
> if it has to be only once half way through your holiday it shouldn't be
> an issue. putting him into an unfiltered aquarium and moving him about
> would be much worse for him, imo.
Thanks Bill & Sophie for your helpful responses. I think that's what I
might do - leave the guy where he is and have someone call in a couple
of times. I may also put one of those holiday food tablets in the tank
with him.
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Posted by sophiefishstuff on May 21, 2005, 3:13 pm
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>sophiefishstuff wrote:
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>>> I'm leaving a 3 inch fish with relatives for a couple of weeks. I
>>>was thinking of scooping him out of the aquarium and into a cheap
>>>plastic bowl (the kind that pet shops often sell as starter kits).
>>>This would be easier to do than hauling the big tank around.
>>>
>>> Would he be alright in that environment? I ask because the big
>>>aquarium has a pump & filter, whereas the cheap tank would have
>>>neither and he is a bit bigger than the fish who generally get sold
>>>with those tanks. I would put some gravel into the cheap tank and
>>>maybe a live plant.
>>>
>>> Are any plants better than others, e.g. do some help oxygenation?
>> I think you would be much, much better off leaving him where he is,
>>feeding him before you go and asking your relatives or a friend to
>>come and feed him - every three or four days would be absolutely
>>fine, even if it has to be only once half way through your holiday it
>>shouldn't be an issue. putting him into an unfiltered aquarium and
>>moving him about would be much worse for him, imo.
>
>Thanks Bill & Sophie for your helpful responses. I think that's what I
>might do - leave the guy where he is and have someone call in a couple
>of times. I may also put one of those holiday food tablets in the tank
>with him.
I'd be wary of that - the stuff they use to hold the tablets together
can't half pollute your tank. and if your gf is anything like my gf,
he'll probably eat the lot within about 2 minutes!
--
sophie
www.freewebs.com/fishstuff
(under construction. ish.)
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> thinking of scooping him out of the aquarium and into a cheap plastic bowl
> (the kind that pet shops often sell as starter kits). This would be easier
> to do than hauling the big tank around.
>
> Would he be alright in that environment? I ask because the big aquarium
> has a pump & filter, whereas the cheap tank would have neither and he is a
> bit bigger than the fish who generally get sold with those tanks. I would
> put some gravel into the cheap tank and maybe a live plant.
>
> Are any plants better than others, e.g. do some help oxygenation?
>
> Cheers