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Basic needs for specific fish, illnesses, best tankmates, breeding, water chemistry, tricks to safely cut corners, and/or “stupid” questions? Maybe I can help! :)
I like to explain why you do things in aquariums (like why to use spring instead of distilled, or what pH numbers mean, ect.) so you understand why and not just taking someone’s word for it. I also like giving answers where you have two choices so you can choose which is best for the time and money you can commit to your fish. I understand how tight money can be and how expensive fish related things get.
I will NEVER leave you with an “I don’t know.” Ever. I hate that. That would waste your time and that's just mean. :)
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Experience I have had tropical fish since 1999. I currently have: a 55gal, ten 10gal, 3 five gallons, three 2gal, and a bunch of jars and bowls. At the time I'm typing this, I have: 14 angels, 13 goldfish, 73 bettas, 12 barbs, 5 catfish, too many guppies, 4 gouramis, 2 plecos, 10 loaches, bunch of swordtails, and probably a few others, lol.
I love to rescue fish. I've had everything from mutant danios, to one eyed goldfish, to my newest adoptee, a 2 year old betta with a MASSIVE tumor problem. He was brought to a pet shop and left there because the lady didn't know what to do with him. He's pretty scary looking. One of the guys at the store there I know let me have him. :D YAY! Elephant Man lives in a gallon bowl with pretty stones in my bathroom.
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I sell: veil, delta, halfmoon, plakat, and crowntail bettas as well as halfblack and blonde tuxedo fancy guppies. Ask me about it sometime.
Question i bought a goldfish not long ago and all of a sudden my fishes scales have turned black i change the water regularly but i dont know what else to try????? please help
Answer Hey Sam,
Well goldfish are messy fish. They put out a LOT of poo becuase they are in the carp family. They grow fairly large as well so they need at LEAST two gallons per inch of fish. Bowls just won't work. Black fin edges is a sign on ammonia poisoning. BUT as long as you change the water regularly so that the ammonia does not get high, and there's enough water in there, it is completely normal for goldfish to change colors.
I have 3 or 4 goldfish that have turned black as well. Nothing wrong with them at all. It has to do with the pigment in their scales. Black is a very unstable color for goldfish and becuase of that, it can just pop up in any fish anywhere, and black goldfish can even loose their color. One of my black moors is having that problem too.
