How Do You Make A Goldfish Live For Decades?
• Purchase the largest possible tank for your goldfish. While using a 10lt tank instead of a small bowl will increase longevity, albeit not by much, 40 liters per fish or more is necessary for quality of life.Choose a tank with a large surface area to increase the amount of oxygen in contact with the surface of the water (i.e., wider is better than taller). • Set up the tank prior to the purchase of fish. Getting it ready may take two or more weeks. It is necessary to build up enough good bacteria to break down the fish’s wastes. To do this, do a “Fishless Cycle”. Once completed, your Goldfish aquarium will have more than enough bacteria to break down the wastes your fish will produce. Failure to cycle a tank will result in ammonia poisoning. • Provide mental and physical stimulation for the fish. Decorate the tank with gravel, bridges, plants, etc. Gravel provides a place for good bacteria to grow, and goldfish like to hide and swim through little buildings and bridges. Rearrange the
• Purchase a largest possible tank for your goldfish. While using a 10 liter (L) tank instead of a small bowl will increase longevity, albeit not by much, 40 liters/fish or more is necessary for quality of life. Choose a tank with large surface area to increase amount of oxygen in contact with the surface of the water (i.e., wider is better than taller), or set up a pond for your goldfish. • Set up the tank prior to the purchase of fish. Getting it ready may take two or more weeks. It is necessary to build up enough good bacteria to break down the fish’ wastes. To do this, do a “Fishless Cycle”. Once completed, your goldfish aquarium will have more than enough bacteria to break down fish waste. Failure to cycle a tank will result in ammonia poisoning and death. • Provide mental and physical stimulation for the fish. Decorate tank with gravel, bridges, plants, etc. However, don’t make the substrate too deep as harmful bacteria can build up in there. A thin layer across the bottom of the
• Purchase a largest possible tank for your goldfish. While using a 10 liter (L) tank instead of a small bowl will increase longevity, albeit not by much, 40 liters/fish or more is necessary for quality of life. Choose a tank with large surface area to increase amount of oxygen in contact with the surface of the water (i.e., wider is better than taller), or set up a pond for your goldfish. • Set up the tank prior to the purchase of fish. Getting it ready may take two or more weeks. It is necessary to build up enough good bacteria to break down the fish’ wastes. To do this, do a “Fishless Cycle”. Once completed, your goldfish aquarium will have more than enough bacteria to break down fish waste. Failure to cycle a tank will result in ammonia poisoning and death. • Provide mental and physical stimulation for the fish. Decorate tank with gravel, bridges, plants, etc. However, don’t make the substrate too deep as harmful bacteria can build up in there. A thin layer across the bottom of the
