Recent content by ariel newbie

hi im a newbie but i think your right i bought a second hand tank gave it a clean with a bit of washing up liquid rinsed the old gravel and sponge filters with tap water only filled it up with tap water , last friday and put a decent sponge filter pump in left it alone for a couple of days and...

thankyou for that , I know i do tend to forget but i am lucky i can even work the computer at all , like my fish keeping bought it and set it up and hoped for the best !! but everything happens for a reason and my computer lead me to this site on fish see !!

many thanks for your help i have been reading the article on cycling tanks didnt realise there was so much to do just thought buy a few fish bung them in the new pretty tank and a pot of food and away we go good job weve only got nemo to worry about but i think i could get into this but havent...

i did say i have 1 goldfish not jaws or at least i hope its not ! that seems a mighty big tank how come i see other peoples tanks with loads of diferent fish in

well considering the goldfish has been living in a bowl that probably holds about a litre of water all its life for the last year i should think the goldfish thinks ( do fish think ? ) that its birthday has arrived as it has 43litres of water to swim about in now what you think i paid too much...

hi thanks for helping me i have read the box what the tank was in and its 43litre s and the pump say elite mini 20 litre i have washed the tank out with washing up liquid but just rinsed the gravel with tap water only and did the same with the ornaments and plastic plants it says it has a 3 way...

thankyou i have filled it with water from the tap and i did use washing up liquid to cleanthe tank but just sived the gravel in a colander with tap water i didnt use washing up liquid on the ornaments and plastic plants though the box says it holds 43litres of water and the pump is an elite...

no i still have the goldfish he seems happy enough

I had up till yesterday 1 goldfish living in a plastic bowl which split and leaked all over my computer , not wishing for the fish to die , icidently we won it at the fair 1 year ago so felt obliged to buy it a new bowl however after mummys trip to the pet shop was convinced by the lovely shop...