Search Results for: Goldfish care
How to safely transport goldfish
Moving your goldfish to a new home can be stressful and traumatic for both fish and owner, but unfortunately, there are times when moving your goldfish just can’t be avoided! Once you have an established tank and all of the fish are healthy and relaxed, moving the tank or the fish can cause great upheaval. … Read more
The Difference between Koi and Goldfish: Are Goldfish Carp?
Have you ever wondered whether goldfish and koi are the same type of fish? And whether they could breed with each other? Do you struggle to tell koi and goldfish apart? While they are related, the two types of fish are actually different species, with many differences between them. Read on to learn more about … Read more
Where do goldfish come from?
Have you ever thought about where goldfish come from? You might have picked them up from the pet store, but how did they get there? Why did people start keeping goldfish as pets? And where do pet stores get the millions of goldies that are sold every year? There’s a fascinating story behind the first … Read more
Goldfish and ulcers
Ulcers in goldfish can be caused by a range of different diseases, but they are almost exclusively bacterial in nature. The two most common types of bacterial goldfish ulcers are Aeronores and Pseudomonas. However, as the treatment of bacterial goldfish ulcers are the same regardless of the bacterial strain responsible, in this article we will simply … Read more
What to do if your goldfish tank smells bad
In the wild, fish live in large bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, streams, and oceans. These bodies of water are so large that the conditions within them are much more stable than our small ponds and goldfish tanks. This makes them more able to cope with environmental changes or upsets within one part … Read more
Decoding goldfish behavior
If you keep pet goldfish, you have almost certainly spent many hours watching them go about their daily lives, interacting with their surroundings and each other, and doing all of the normal things that goldfish do! But have you ever watched your goldfish swimming around and wondered exactly why they are doing what they are … Read more