How To Take Care Of Goldfish ?
Goldfish are known for its low maintenance and hence they are the choice of many first time breeders. No doubt that these require less maintenance but still they need some amount of care and attention. You can keep a goldfish in a simple bowl. You may not even need an air pump or any filter. Goldfish do quite well in room temperature. They do not need any heaters either. More...
The life expectancy of a goldfish is quite uncertain. It all depends on how well the goldfish has been cared for. The oldest goldfish is known to have lived for almost 43 years. This is, however, not an indication that all goldfish can live for so long. Goldfish on an average can live for 20 to 25 years. This happens if they are saved from predators, are properly cared for, and are offered the best feed. More...
There are various kinds of goldfish, each having its own unique demand for feed and water temperature. These different types of goldfishes are divided into different categories such as single tailed, double tailed, double tailed with an oval shaped body, double tailed goldfish having oval shape without a dorsal fin. Let us find out about each of this variety of goldfish. More...
Goldfish can eat variety of foods. They are considered omnivorous. They eat brines, shrimps, lettuce, peeled peas, krim, duckweed, elodea, bloodworms and some other types of shrimps. Since, these fishes are smaller in size they can eat very little amount of feed. Only during the breeding season they have been found to eat more. More...
It is very easy to notice a male goldfish during the breeding season. The male grows white colored breeding tubercles whose size is that of a pin head. The female gold fish cannot be identified so easily. You may detect a female goldfish by seeing its full abdomen. The male goldfish does the spawning chase during breeding. The male swims as close to the female as possible hitting her repeatedly in her abdomen. More...
Goldfish begin to mate when it attains its full sexual maturity somewhere around its second year. The process of mating and producing new offspring is termed as spawning. During spawning, a male goldfish follows and swims behind the female goldfish for many hours. The spawning can seem to be a very easy phenomenon provided the temperature of the water is ideal and the male to female ratio is also proper. More...
How To Care For Fancy Goldfish ?
Goldfish are of many varieties. You can choose many of them, but there is nothing like fancy goldfish. Based on the kind of species the fancy goldfish could be somewhere three to six inches in length. They have two tailed fins. The fins can be either short or long. The most common varieties of goldfish are the sarsa, pearl scale, moor, shubunkin, oranda, bubble eye, butterfly, fantail, ryukin and lionhead. More...
How To Care For Goldfish In A Pond ?
Goldfish are rather easy to keep when compared to Koi. These fish do not have too much demand and look good too. If they are being the right kind of pond, they thrive quite well with least number of complaints. There are various factors which determine an ideal pond condition. More...
