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jocelyn11:
Umm... have you tried feeding your fish?? It might make them live longer?
at 10:28AM 01/08/09
at 10:28AM 01/08/09
kimber388:
We put a little air thing in our goldfish tank and they have lived for a really long time!
at 11:07AM 01/08/09
at 11:07AM 01/08/09
john505:
@kimber - I agree with you - I'm thinking oxygen may be running out or the ph is not balanced
at 11:29AM 01/08/09
at 11:29AM 01/08/09
ian:
So far one has died from each bowl. Each bowl contained 3 fish. Maybe 2 fish sharing the oxygen won't be so bad. Also this bowl looks much dirtier than it is.
at 11:39AM 01/08/09
at 11:39AM 01/08/09
artista:
We have frequent goldfish casualties and we use the air thing. Maybe three is just a crowd? Ha
at 01:29PM 01/08/09
at 01:29PM 01/08/09
ashleymae:
we had one disappear from a bowl this week! Maybe the other ate him, but he's gone!
at 02:41PM 01/08/09
at 02:41PM 01/08/09
redheadrach:
They really do need oxygen. If you want a fish that doesn't require a bubbler, I'd get a Betta. You can only have one in the bowl but they're beautiful, and since they do breathe air from the surface, they don't require the same type of oxygenation that goldfishies do.
You can get a battery operated bubbler at a bait shop for cheap, or you can get a really cheap small aquarium with filtration at Walmart or something :)
at 03:44PM 01/08/09
You can get a battery operated bubbler at a bait shop for cheap, or you can get a really cheap small aquarium with filtration at Walmart or something :)
at 03:44PM 01/08/09
jackied:
He lost the soccer game...I think the goalie did it with the soccer ball behind the goal post.
at 11:04PM 01/08/09
at 11:04PM 01/08/09
davidjustin:
but seriously... From Wikipedia
"Like most carp, goldfish produce a large amount of waste both in their feces and through their gills, releasing harmful chemicals into the water. This also happens because goldfish, like other cyprinids, lack a stomach and only have an intestinal tract, and thus cannot digest an excess of proteins, unlike most tropical fish.[citation needed] Build-up of this waste to toxic levels can occur in a relatively short period of time, which is often the cause of a fish's sudden death. It may be the amount of water surface area, not the water volume, that decides how many goldfish may live in a container, because this determines how much oxygen diffuses and dissolves from the air into the water; one square foot of water surface area for every inch of goldfish length (370 cm²/cm). If the water is being further aerated by way of water pump, filter or fountain, more goldfish may be kept in the container."
Just an FYI :D
at 04:12PM 01/09/09
"Like most carp, goldfish produce a large amount of waste both in their feces and through their gills, releasing harmful chemicals into the water. This also happens because goldfish, like other cyprinids, lack a stomach and only have an intestinal tract, and thus cannot digest an excess of proteins, unlike most tropical fish.[citation needed] Build-up of this waste to toxic levels can occur in a relatively short period of time, which is often the cause of a fish's sudden death. It may be the amount of water surface area, not the water volume, that decides how many goldfish may live in a container, because this determines how much oxygen diffuses and dissolves from the air into the water; one square foot of water surface area for every inch of goldfish length (370 cm²/cm). If the water is being further aerated by way of water pump, filter or fountain, more goldfish may be kept in the container."
Just an FYI :D
at 04:12PM 01/09/09
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