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Posted by on August 15, 2009, 9:44 am
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http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/care/care1.htm#essentials
too many fish for tank size
too little filtration
too much food
food too low quality
temp too low, needs 76-78oF
if the nitrates are not kept at or below 20 ppm the fish will start to develop
disease.
On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:17:27 +0100, allycat
wrote:
>My 14-yea-old son has a five-gallon tank with six goldfish in it.
>They're growing, so I know we need a larger tank. However, here is my
>question, and I really need some help here! The water is usually murky,
>and his dad and I think he's over feeding them. When he's gone, such as
>on a recent trip, we did not feed them as much, and the water cleared
>up. He refuses to accept this logic, so I thought I'd find some expert
>help! We even took away the food to monitor it, and he fed bread to the
>fish.
>
>I am desperately in need of advice on how often goldfish should be fed,
>and how much.
>
>Thank you!
>A.
Somewhere between zone 5 and 6 tucked along the shore of Lake Michigan
on the council grounds of the Fox, Mascouten, Potawatomi, and Winnebago
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>They're growing, so I know we need a larger tank. However, here is my
>question, and I really need some help here! The water is usually murky,
>and his dad and I think he's over feeding them. When he's gone, such as
>on a recent trip, we did not feed them as much, and the water cleared
>up. He refuses to accept this logic, so I thought I'd find some expert
>help! We even took away the food to monitor it, and he fed bread to the
>fish.
>
>I am desperately in need of advice on how often goldfish should be fed,
>and how much.
>
>Thank you!
>A.