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u/intangiblemango · 6 pointsr/Goldfish

A 40 gallon will be much better than a 5 gallon. Be sure to put a good filter on it. (I would choose an Aquaclear 70 if your mom isn't bringing you a filter). It will give you a lot more wiggle room since they won't get to be 12 inches overnight! People do budget stands made from cinderblocks all the time, if you're not getting a stand. I'd stick to bare bottom if you are on the budget. It's cheaper, safer, and easier to clean than any substrate would be. You can buy some cheap peel-off paint and paint the outside of the tank black and do something like this and it will look pretty luxe for not a whole lot of cash. (I would skip the live plants and do driftwood myself, since my goldfish seriously chow down on any plant life in the tank.).

For now, I would do daily 50% water changes. Drain half the water with a gravel vac like this. Add your dechlorinator (again, SeaChem Prime is the best choice, especially in a too-small tank). Add in water that is the same temperature. If you absolutely can't do a thermometer, feel the water and make sure you cannot feel ANY difference. Not perfect, but it shouldn't kill your fish. I would still strongly encourage you to buy a water test kit, since you will be doing something called fish-in cycling. The toxic ammonia and nitrite are not immediately visible, but can cause serious damage to your fish. You want your parameters to be 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite, less than 20ppm nitrate. Yours are not going to be that, and testing your water is the only reliable way to know when to do a water change, and how serious things are. The best of the reasonably priced is API Freshwater Master, which is usually around $20 on Amazon.

Unfortunately, I wish that the practice of giving away goldfish (or any live animals) as prizes was illegal, since I agree that it is absolutely not fair to you to ask you to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on a hobby that you didn't intentionally choose and didn't know anything about until someone gave you a life to care for, and it's certainly not fair to the fish to send them home with people who are not prepared for them! I'm glad you are working on providing a better home for your fish.

P.S. I'm always happy to talk about goldfish, so you are welcome to PM me in the future if you have more questions!

u/xtwistedxlovex · 1 pointr/Goldfish

Weelllll...the best setup is the biggest you can afford. The bare minimum for 2 fancies would be a 40 gallon breeder, but the more space you can give them the better. If you live in the US you can get a pretty awesome discount on aquariums up to 75 gallons (varies by store) fairly often when they do "Dollar Per Gallon" sales. Petco does the most frequent DPGs but Petsmart and Pet Supplies Plus also do them. Petsmart sometimes just has heavily discounted sets also. Anyway, $40 is the least it will cost if you buy a new tank, but maybe you can find a great deal for a secondhand tank on a resale site if you prefer that route.

Filter...maybe go with a SunSun as they're quite cheap for their quality. I use this one and while the UV sterilizer is generally unnecessary I guess it might be helpful in an ich outbreak or something. It's actually slightly below the 10xph flow rate for my 55g so I supplement it with a HOB filter that I keep spare media in in case it's ever needed. For media in the canister I have sponges of varying coarseness, generic ceramic rings (for nitrifying bacteria), and Seachem Matrix (for nitrate-consuming bacteria).

The best water tester is the API Freshwater Master Test Kit. It may seem expensive at first glance, but it's actually cheaper over time - AND more accurate than strips. For water changes, since I don't have a faucet that can support a Python auto-changer, I use a pump stuck to the bottom of the bucket to push water up through spare tubing. Saves me the trouble of lifting heavy buckets or trying to gradually scoop the water out.

The best foods are New Life Spectrum, Repashy, Saki-Hikari, and if you need a cheaper option Omega One. You should also supply plenty of leafy greens; the fiber is very good for their digestive tract.

u/Shreksstickylove · 1 pointr/Goldfish

Yes they have Ich. I recommend buying an ich medication and raising the temp to 80 degrees F. I used this on my goldfish and it works great. Follow the directions on the bottle. Good luck! http://www.amazon.com/API-Liquid-Super-Cure-4-Ounce/dp/B0002ASG9K/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1457239271&sr=8-3&keywords=ich

u/goldxchao · 1 pointr/Goldfish

Kordon Rid Ich Plus #37656 - 16oz. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006B03DW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3gPVCbZK9R2FM

I used this when I had a huge ich outbreak about 2 months ago and it’s worked great. I used it at 50% directed strength and did a 50% water change every 2-3 days. It’s about $5 on amazon. Turns the water blue for about a day. Took about 1.5 weeks to make the white spots disappear, I treated for 3 weeks total. Been completely ich free since. Your water temp is fine it won’t take forever and you should hopefully be able to save the fish.

...reddit will probably crucify me for this but I keep a 2.5gal quarantine tank and used it during treatment—made the water changes very manageable (so I actually did it).

u/dj_orka99 · 1 pointr/Goldfish

Flake foods like tetra are alright because they are normally high fat and protein cotent but you should alternate with bettr food like Hikari food. Don't buy the fancy hikari. Regular Hikari Gold for pond fish will do the trick and is pretty cheap

http://www.amazon.com/Hikari-Usa-AHK02342-17-6-Ounce-Medium/dp/B00025JZ90/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1458070142&sr=1-1&keywords=Hikari+gold


Also you can get an automatic fish feeder off ebay for 5 $

u/nottivagos · 5 pointsr/Goldfish

Repashy Soilent Green is probably the most popular food on this sub. I use it as a primary food, with the occasional New Life Spectrum Thera-A when i don't have any mixed up. Once a week I'll feed frozen food (blood worms and/or brine shrimp) and once a week I'll feed a veggie (right now thawed& de-shelled frozen peas are the easiest for me).

edit: formats lol

u/heldc · 1 pointr/Goldfish

No, he never touched the sponges.

And Seachem makes a free/total ammonia test kit, plus their placards only read free ammonia. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0002A5XFU http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000255R5G are what I'm using to measure free ammonia.

I see no signs of parasites, and no bacterial or fungal symptoms. I've got pima and mela-fix, and can dose the tank, but the gravel and filter housings&intakes just got deep cleaned, and I see nothing that would make me think bacteria, fungus, or parasite. Like I said, every other fish is perfectly fine.

Symptoms seem exactly consistent with nitrate poisoning, maybe this goldie is more sensitive, but for a week now I've been keeping nitrites and nitrates pretty much non-existent, which would, I'd think, lead to the fish getting better if it was nitrate poisoning.

Can fish have strokes?

u/WhimzNA · 1 pointr/Goldfish

I forgot to link one of the replacement sponges for reference that you can just cut a hole in so here it is: https://smile.amazon.com/Aquaclear-50-Gallon-Foam-Inserts-3-Pack/dp/B0002AQK4S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500080041&sr=8-1&keywords=aquaclear+sponge
 
I'm surprised he went up your filter, but then again, mine tried to swim up my Gravel Vacuum during a water change sooo.... Some of them are just too curious lol.

u/angard2012 · 3 pointsr/Goldfish

I have the predecessor to this filter on a 55 gallon with African clawed frogs and a goldfish it works really well. Since you have a slightly larger tank it might be a good idea to add either another canister or an aquaclear HOB. Personally I would add an aquaclear 70 or 110

u/sepiolida · 1 pointr/Goldfish

We used this to get paint off the sides of our tank (it was a craigslist purchase, think it was originally for glo-fish as it came with neon plastic plants & blue light and all sides but the front were painted black) and it was really effective.

u/JustaLyinTometa · 3 pointsr/Goldfish

We actually used to have problems with the nitrate level a few months ago but we got a better filter and haven't had a problem since. Between that and consistent water changes around every week we haven't had a single problem with water levels. This is the filter we use Marineland Penguin Power Filter, 50 to 70-Gallon, 350 GPH https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009IMDQM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_jqNfAbA43PT8Z

u/Capnboob · 1 pointr/Goldfish

It depends on how much you can find the materials for.

I was able to find barrels for $20 each and IBC for around $50. If you decide to do the rock grow bed, it takes a lot of rock.

But just doing the raft barrels is pretty inexpensive if you already have the lumber. I picked up these 1" bulkhead fittings for the barrels. I had some Styrofoam lying around so I used it but eventually I'll switch it out for the thicker insulating foam because my plants keep falling over. I drilled 2" holes into the foam and used these to hold the seedlings in place. There's an air pump with a bubbler in each barrel.

My setup is nowhere near complete but I've run out of space in the area I've designated to it. I had to wrap it around the deck but it would have be much easier to just have some flat, straight area to work with.

I watched a lot of Bigelow Brook Farm and Rob Bob's Aquaponics & Backyard Farm on youtube when I was first getting started.

u/tapetum_lucidum · 1 pointr/Goldfish

I used this scoop for changing my substrate in any flat bottom aquarium, and pour the gravel into a colander to drain. Works great. Put the goldfish in a separate bucket or tank during the change. Use this opportunity to do a water change as well. Gravel hides a lot of nasty debris.

A great source of cheap sand is pool filter sand, about 50 lbs for ~$10 USD at most h]big hardware stores. Not much in the way of color choices though.

u/TheYetiCall · 4 pointsr/Goldfish

> even putting him in the toilet while they cleaned his bowl)

are you kidding me... ugh people.

I'm really going back and forth on if it's an ulcer (I know stuff I'm just not very good at diagnosing online sometimes). Malafix and pimafix should work. If he's not distraught, you can wait for the shipping if your local fish stores are selling them for a ton (mine was charging $30 for a 4oz of malafix...) or just don't have them. Biggest thing is make sure the label says it can treat ulcers.

u/muffluvin · 1 pointr/Goldfish

I used to do the 1 part bleach and 19 part water until someone suggested using Jungle Net Soak to me.

https://www.amazon.com/Jungle-NL080-8-4-Cleaner-8-Ounce-236-ml/dp/B0002563C2

u/FullLegalUsername · 1 pointr/Goldfish

Do you have a recommendation? I need to buy one. That and a hood. I was looking at this even if I have only one fish.

edit: screwed up the link. It's late.