Interesting Articles

You can learn a lot from reading other peoples articles. They, clearly explain what to do and what not to do from other peoples experience. That's the best way to learn. You don't want your adorable goldfish to suffer, just because of your ignorance.

Below is a very interesting article about different water treatments for your goldfish. You need to be wary about what you are using and how they work. Your pets lives could be at stake.

Water Treatments for Healthy Goldfish by Anthea Holczer

Don’t learn things the hard way when it comes to your goldfish. Your loveable critters lives could be in jeopardy. My husband brought a new water conditioner to remove the chlorine and other contaminates out of the water, for our common goldfish. Little did we know the water treatment would remove more than the chlorine, both Speedy and Zippy lost their lives that night.

We were heart broken the next morning, and couldn’t understand what happened. We as pet owners hadn’t done our due diligence. Although the water treatment we used is one of the most popular on the market we didn’t realize that it contained an ingredient that helps the goldfish to relax. Our larger fantail goldfish in a different tank managed to survive, but the two small common goldfish didn’t have the size to fight off the anesthetic. The only redeeming point was that Speedy and Zippy went to goldfish heaven relaxed and in their sleep.

You have to remember that the water your goldfish swim around in is their own personal eco-system and you have to be aware of what is good for your pets and what isn’t. If I had read more articles this disaster would not have happened.

Adding aquarium salt is definitely good for your goldfish.

We’ve just recently started adding aquarium salt to our aquarium’s water. At fist I thought it strange to do, as goldfish are fresh water critters, but when one of my fantail goldfish got ick adding the aquarium salt really helped speed up her healing process. The salt helps to disinfect any wounds and keeps any potential diseases at bay; it’s a natural disinfectant for the fish.

We also add a liquid nutrient agent, which feeds the goldfish via osmosis. I call it the “feel good stuff”, and know that that too is having a positive affect on our fish.

I know we lost two fantastic fish through our ignorance, but we’ve learnt many lessons since then. Our fantail’s are thriving in there large aquarium with all the good additions we give them to their water world.

Feel free to follow our good behaviors outlined in this article and please learn through our mistake about the water conditioner. If you’re in doubt about what you’re doing, a little research goes a long way.

The following article is very interesting. It focuses on aquaium accessories and the kinds of things that will help you take excellent care of your pet fish.

Aquarium Supplies by Anthea Holczer

The stunning photo above was taken by New Life, and more of their work can be found on the flickr website.