How to start up goldfish tank?

[Heuer]

did the fish struggle before they up the lorry?

[betta_zoid87]

Originally Posted by bian27

I did not measure the PH.. So what's the ideal PH?

Goldfish 7.0 - 7.5.

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[bian27]

Originally Posted by Heuer

did the fish struggle before they up the lorry?

I did not notice cos after that I went out and come back then realize they swimming back stroke liao... I think should have..
So for bro who mention that wc 90% water the fish no problem? I saw those fish shop like they never change water for weeks like that.

[Anthen]

No problem for me. I do 100% wc water every day on my tub. Only a small sponge filter as filtration. Been keeping for 3mths using this method, it really can grow alot and with good appetite. IMO, For gf, not necessary to measure ph level unless u are keeping those expensive ranchu etc..

[bian27]

Originally Posted by Anthen

No problem for me. I do 100% wc water every day on my tub. Only a small sponge filter as filtration. Been keeping for 3mths using this method, it really can grow alot and with good appetite. IMO, For gf, not necessary to measure ph level unless u are keeping those expensive ranchu etc..

Thanks bro.. But did u add in any water conditional? Direct tap water?

[Heuer]

Originally Posted by bian27

I did not notice cos after that I went out and come back then realize they swimming back stroke liao... I think should have..
So for bro who mention that wc 90% water the fish no problem? I saw those fish shop like they never change water for weeks like that.

Its always good to stay with the fish for the very first hour upon releasing them out of the bag just in case something like this happen.
good to keep some of the "old" water in the bag as standby.

strongly suspect your fish died due to pH shock.

our tap water is good to keep goldfish but must treat with water conditioner.

if you do massive water change every 2-3 days, there is no need to measure the pH.

[Anthen]

Originally Posted by bian27

Thanks bro.. But did u add in any water conditional? Direct tap water?

What i do is i use a big container to hold the fish while the tub's water discharge out from the outlet till empty. Then i top up the water directly to the tub, add in water conditioner and salt. Use air pump to circulate the water for about 10mins (my bathing time) and add in the fish.

Try not to feed the fish an hour before and after wc.

[bian27]

Thanks all bro for the advise.. First time keep goldfish leh..
By the way I mentioned that I am keeping them in a 5 ft tank, if I only WC once a week ok? How many fish can I keep?

[bian27]

Thanks all bro for the advise.. First time keep goldfish leh..
By the way I mentioned that I am keeping them in a 5 ft tank, if I only WC once a week ok? How many fish can I keep? Also the on the feeding, I read that some bro here feed 7 to 8 times a day, that's a lot to me as I used to keep Arowana and nil feed once a day

[frankloh]

Originally Posted by bian27

I did not notice cos after that I went out and come back then realize they swimming back stroke liao... I think should have..
So for bro who mention that wc 90% water the fish no problem? I saw those fish shop like they never change water for weeks like that.

100% water change also no probem, BUT your GF must be already customised to this clean water enviroment.

For people who want to consider adopting 100% WC, start with 50% first then work your way up to 100% else you risk killing your fish.

I have tropical fish like eye red tetra and red fin tetra in my GF tank and they all strive well in my almost 100% water change regime for almost a year now.