Aquarium Care

Feeding Your Goldfish

Many goldfish aquarium owners constantly worry that they may be over/under feeding their goldfish, however, feeding your goldfish is probably one of the easiest things you’ll ever have to do with your fish.Feed Goldfish 1-2 Times/Day.

Its almost as simple as that. Feed them once in the morning and once in the evening, just like a human would have their 2 main meals in the morning and evening.

Don’t Overfeed.

Your fish don’t actually need to eat all that much. Just enough for each fish to get a few bites. Watch your fish eat the first few times so you can gauge how much they should be fed.

Flakes or Pellets?

It doesn’t really matter all that much to be honest. It pretty much comes down to what your fish will actually eat. Don’t be fooled by the manufacturers charging insane prices for goldfish food. Unless you’re a die-hard goldfish owner, its probably not worth it.

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How Many Fish Can You Fit in Your Freshwater Aquarium?

Note: This is way too many fish for 1 bowl.

There isn’t always 1 right answer when it comes to determining how many fish are appropriate for your aquarium. However there is a rule-of-thumb way of getting an estimate.

Goldfish:
For each inch of fish you will need 2 gallons of water.

Example: You have 3 goldfish, all measuring out to 2 inches each. So 6 inches of fish will require approximately 12 gallons.

Tropical Non-aggressive:

Each inch of fish requires only 1 gallon of water.

Example: You have 3 male guppies at about 1 inch each for a total of 3 inches. You’ll need 3 gallons of water.

Semi-aggressive Tropical:

Aggressive fish can be a little tricky since not all fish will get along, they may require more space, so ask your local fish store for specific setups.

However, they tend to follow the same rules as the non-aggressive tropical fish, and require about 1 gallon per inch of fish.

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Goldfish care and aquarium setup

Caring for goldfish is a fun and easy to enter hobby. GOldfish have a life span of 5 to 10 years, though I’ve seen goldfish as old as 25 years old! Of course if you expect to keep your fish that long be prepared to do a tip-top job of caring for them.

Before you even start picking out your fish, you’ll need to prepare the tank and get all neccessary supplies.

I always recommend at least a 10 gallon tank. First you’ll need to add the gravel, be sure to rinse of the residue from the gravel before putting it in the tank. Now is a good time to rinse and place your decorations or plants.

Next we will add the water. Remember that tap parter is POISONOUS to fish so you will NEED to use a water conditioner; something that removes the chlorine.

Once the water has been conditioned go ahead and start the filter and let it run for at LEAST 1 day before adding fish. No heater is needed since goldfish live in room temperature water. However you want to keep the water temperature consistant and should be stored next to a window, heater, or vent.

Try not to add more than 1 fish/week when you’re tank is young, because fish exrete ammonia especially when stressed by moving to a new enviroment. I also recommend you change 25% of the water on a weekly basis an remember to add water conditioner each time to keep your fish healthy.

For food, pelets or flakes are fine but keep in mind how big your fish is and make sure it can eat a whole pelet if you go that route.

Remember goldfish can get very large and require a good amount of space, so be sure not to overcrowd your aquarium.

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