I just got a fish tank with 4 little goldfish 2 orange and 2 black and one of those sucker fish. Is there anything special I need to put in the water to keep them healthy and such??
Answers:
Make sure you have a filter, dechlorinator, and a 100 gallon tank. Goldfish each get up to 2 feet long (commonly 1.5 feet). If they are kept in small tanks, they will be stunted and only live a couple of years (normal lifespan is 15-25 years).
Nosoop4u
make sure you have a working filter pump plants help and an air stone that produces bubbles.
keep an eye on your levels in your tank use a test kit to regularly check nitrite ammonia and nitrate,these give a good indication if all is well in your tank.
a filter would help with your cleaning maitnance because the one sucker fish mont be able to clean it all. and your fish could live longer with a filter as well.
NoSoop ain't kiddin'. Goldfish are not bowl fish like the myth leads the innocent to believe. Goldfish aren't even little tank fish. They need a minimum of 10 gallons per fish and as you want to choose a tank for the full grown adult size of the fish so you don't have to keep spending money on ever larger tanks, a 100 gallon is about right. That is of course, unless you don't mind them dying every 6 months because their environment is inadequate. They also need filtration that pumps 10 times the water as the size of the tank. So, if you had a 50 gallon tank, you would need a 500 gph filter. So, yeah, there's a lot you need to do for these fish. In addition to the size of the tank, you need to understand the nitrogen cycle and how to cycle your water with fish. You very well may lose one to all four of them through this process. Goldfish are very sensitive. You can't buy water quality by pouring in store bought chemicals. You need a liquid test kit that tests for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates and you need to test regularly. You also need to know how to properly clean and maintain the tank and filter. Good water comes from patience, hard work and knowledge. Good luck! I hope everything works out okay!
