looking for tips on having a pet goldfish

[zerk]

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Gf needs a lot of sunlight and greenwater to maintain their colors. gikan mana sila sa pond pag palit nimo..hence the nice coloration. pag balhin sa aquarium muluspad na.

[titaniumbox]

Gf needs a lot of sunlight and greenwater to maintain their colors. gikan mana sila sa pond pag palit nimo..hence the nice coloration. pag balhin sa aquarium muluspad na.

mao bah.. and i thought GF are not suitable outdoors like pond.. pang room temperature/indoors lang.. possilbe pod considering they need alot of space,mao sa pond gipang butang..

dili kaha ni blend lang pod xa sa duha GF kay orange and red orange man..hehe

[zerk]

they're not chameleons. they're goldfish. try a blackmoore n an aquarium and you'll see what i mean.

goldfish were bred from carps. so there..

[titaniumbox]

a much more logical explanation found on online...

Orange Goldfish Develops Black Patches - Some individuals will get a bright orange fish from the petstore and within a few days of getting it home it develops black patches on the body. These black patches are usually on the back and sides. After a week, the patches begin to fade and the fish is returning to its normal orange color. The reason for this is Melanophore Migration. This is caused by either a chemical irritant or injury to the fish's body. Some common reasons:

-ammonia surge
-low pH
-fluke infestation
-ick or costia infection

The black coloring usally does not come until the fish is in the healing process! so it is safe to assume that the fish was either in poor water conditions or under some type of stress before you purchased it. Once the healing begins the fish will usually regain its normal coloration within three to six weeks.

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so my GF is getting healthier na diay..hehehe..back to its orange red color

[tan_888]

hello,

anybody who has a pet goldfish? can you give me some tips on how to take care of them?

i just bought some yesterday on that manalili area. the red fat bloated one(don't know what's the name of that type.there were 2 types.one with single tail,the other with a split type of tail,like having 2 tails). was happy about it and excited. placed them on the glass bowl i also bought.but one died last night a an hour later.

tips on:
1. what water to use,(the seller said water sa poso. - don't have that here. i'm using rain water instead)
2. feeding time, how often do they eat. they rarely eat the fish food that floats. i tried giving them bread then wrigglers.but they won't eat that
3. any other useful tips you can give would be highly appreciated

thanks!

shabunkin or cros na most sa manalili nice mana mga gf u want luck?
naa fengsui ana 8 ka red n 1 ka black hehehehehe

[kenny_tiu7]

shabunkin or cros na most sa manalili nice mana mga gf u want luck?
naa fengsui ana 8 ka red n 1 ka black hehehehehe

haha swito jud dah...

[kenny_tiu7]

they're not chameleons. they're goldfish. try a blackmoore n an aquarium and you'll see what i mean.

goldfish were bred from carps. so there..

yup2 sakto..
but apil ko sa akong input ha... hehe they need lightng man jud tested na nko na ako 1 ka black ranchu mura na orange/gold najud,,,, hehe and the ammmonia level play a big role too... but mka libog pud usahay kay kato usa nko ka gf ni fade but ang usa wla ni fade black ghapon.. maybe sa genes pud na...

[titaniumbox]

shabunkin or cros na most sa manalili nice mana mga gf u want luck?
naa fengsui ana 8 ka red n 1 ka black hehehehehe

yahh.. mora jud mga cross na..

mao bah.hehe.. basin mangamatay napod kung madaghan na cla.. thanks for the fengsui stuff

[titaniumbox]

goldfish were bred from carps. so there..

i don't think so.. closely related lang.. its the other way around.. koi breeders are trying to emulate the goldfish..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi

They are very closely related to goldfish and, in fact, the style of breeding and ornamentation has become very similar, probably through the efforts of Japanese breeders to emulate goldfish...

[kenny_tiu7]

i don't think so.. closely related lang.. its the other way around.. koi breeders are trying to emulate the goldfish..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi

same family na sila so they fall on the same category... kung tao pa murag cousins or parente... hehe