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goldfish are cold water fish, water temp should be in the range of 65-75 degrees you can also help cool down the tank, you can open the lid of the tank and run a fan facing the opening of the tank to help push out the heat maybe try a different cheap tropical test fish, goldfish wont be good...

you can use garlic powder or garlic cloves, and you can soak the fish food in it. garlic is often used to help the finicky fish eat. i have used garlic cloves

if i am understanding the question correctly, when you feed the your fish dont drop the food in just 1 area, feed your fish on the left side of the tank and the right of the tank, spread the food out, so that the other fish will have a chance to feed

i was wondering if there was any type freshwater fish food that doesnt float on the surface and doesnt sink to the bottom

You're not supposed to put two different species of clownfish in the same tank. That's a rule of thumb. i had 3 different clownfish in a 85 gal tank and all 3 fought 1 cinnamon clownfish (Semi-aggressive) 1 tomato clownfish (Semi-aggressive) 1 ocellaris clownfish (Peaceful) i took the cinnamon...

lets say all my fish tanks together is running 600 watts which is the average figuring that the heaters most likely do not run for more than 1 hr per day how much kwh per day is that? about how much will it cost per day? this doesnt include the hood lights so that would be more watts, lets say...

they say its 1 inch per gal if thats the case, then are they trying to tell me if i have a 10 inch fish that a 10 gal tank will big enough i would say thats an old school formula myth

whats your input on this, fish stores selling adult size fish housed in small tanks and they tell you need to put them in very large tanks, and then they tell you here we have a 75-100 gal with everything for x$$$$ alot of these fish dont get sold quickly, so they are in these cramped conditions...

:-\ check the container does it say not for human consumption. i guess some people have eaten dog & cat food ,why not fish food. i wouldn't encourage it. fish food cost alot more than a big bag of chips

make sure you have enough freshwater aquarium salt along with Aquarium Pharmaceuticals MelaFix in the tank, the salt will help reduce the fish from being stressed out from being nipped at. During disease and stress, healthy gill function is disturbed. This can lead to the loss of electrolytes...

the owner should of put the fish food in a 1 or 2 week pill box, pre-measured in each day of the week to prevent overfeeding.

maybe use a large clear container, place it in tank to fill with water, and coach fish into container by using your hand or net, i would think your hand would be better, the fish may not be scared by your hand as they are with a net, then when you take container of tank cover it with your free...

i was thinking of making my own fake sea anemone by bundling plastic/rubbery fishing worms together. does anyone know if the fishing tackle will affect a 20 gal & 55 gal saltwater tank. i've been soaking the plastic worms in a bucket of hot water. thankx thank you for your answers, i will just...