| Did you know that your goldfish can live for over | | | | should, however have a thermometer in the tank |
| 10 years? Under the right conditions he can live | | | | and take the appropriate measures if the |
| even longer but most never make it past the | | | | temperature gets above 72 degrees as higher |
| first year! If you want your goldfish to live long | | | | temperatures can make your fish more |
| and healthy lives, youve got to provide the | | | | susceptible to disease. Bear in mind that most |
| proper environment. | | | | other tropical fish like their water on the warm |
| Its a common misconception that a goldfish can | | | | side, so you will have to be careful what fish you |
| live in a tiny bowl. In order for him to survive for | | | | put in the tank with your goldfish. |
| any length of time, youll need to do frequent | | | | Provide the goldfish tank with a filtration system |
| water changes and cleanings of the bowl thats a | | | | that is appropriate for the size of the tank. If you |
| lot of work and living in a bowl isnt much fun so | | | | are keeping the fancy tailed goldfish, dont use a |
| its best to keep your fish in a regular tank with a | | | | system that will provide too much current as this |
| proper filtration system. | | | | can make it difficult for them to swim around. |
| The size of your tank depends on how many | | | | Youll also want to provide periodic water changes |
| goldfish you want to keep in it. A good rule of | | | | as you should with any tank. |
| thumb is to allocate about 7 gallons of water per | | | | One of the main reasons that fish become sick is |
| fish, so if you want 5 goldfish a 35 gallon tank is | | | | due to poor water quality. To keep your goldfish |
| recommended. Its better to keep fish in a long | | | | healthy, make sure you provide the filtration and |
| tank that has plenty of surface to air space as | | | | water changes but also be careful about |
| goldfish like to have a lot of oxygen in their | | | | overcrowding and overfeeding. Too many fish or |
| water. A tall hexagon shaped tank wont be the | | | | too much decaying food and waste will cause the |
| best tank for these fish. | | | | water in your tank to become toxic to your fish. |
| Goldfish like their water to be a little on the cool | | | | Keeping goldfish can be a wonderful hobby and |
| side between 65 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit so in | | | | with minimal work, you can get a tank up and |
| most cases a heater is not necessary. You | | | | keep it running with healthy fish. |