fancy goldfish..

January 10, 2009 @ 6:15 pm · Filed under Philippines Internet Koi Society

People like this is the reason why im on this group… Thanks Lenny
Also like I said I use melafix when I know something is wrong and have dont have any idea why. For me it seems to calm the fish down. Plus the odor relaxes this panicky parent too LOL
Tom
> > Caroline, > > I should have mentioned in my previous post… if you are new to fish > keeping in general, you will need a master test kit (veteran fish keepers > should have them too) so you can start testing your water, daily in a new > tank, for ammonia and nitrite and be prepared to do daily PWC’s to keep > these chemicals at low enough levels (usually below 1.0ppm) during the next > couple of months while your tank cycles. If the goldfish lived in the 15G > for a while and you used the filter system and gravel from it, that will > help or possibly even have your tank fully cycled but only testing will know > for sure. Once the tank is through the cycling process, then you can drop > down to weekly testing until your fish reach full size and then you will > have an established maintenance schedule to keep the water quality in good > condition. > > I would get the master test kit before the MelaFix… if money is an issue > (isn’t it always… why can’t Bill Gates adopt me? lol). While Melafix > certainly won’t hurt and if it’s a mild internal bacterial issue, it could > help, Melafix is not the best cure for swim-bladder issues or digestive > issues that usually cause floaty problems. > > Lenny Vasbinder > Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny.blogspot.com > (Links to any articles referenced in above reply are listed on the right > side, alphabetically under Labels and also under Archives by Year, Month) >