10 Mistakes Novice Goldfish Keepers Make
1. Buying a goldfish bowl : gold fishes needs a lot of space to swim and they can grow to be more than a foot long, so you cannot keep any goldfish in a bowl or even a 48 x18 aquarium . Ideally you must buy a large tank for your gold fish so that the quantity of water is good enough to dilute their waste and they are good number of bacteria to convert their waste into less harmful chemicals. 2. Putting too many fish in one tank : if you are going for a gold fish tank then the concept of “more gold more shine” does not work. You must not crowd the goldfish tank as goldfishes need more space to breathe and swim. 3. Over-feeding your goldfishes : if you feed your goldfishes too much it may cause constipation and lack of energy to swim. Goldfishes don’t have stomachs, so the food passes through their body every time you feed them. That is why it is pointless to feed them a lot at one time. Rather you must keep feeding them in less quantity at regular