Recent content by mickey

but, most tropical fish require a heater to keep them living long and happy. whereas goldfish are cold water fish, whose life spans tend to be shortened when in heated water. as far as i've learned, anyway.

my question is: why are you keeping goldfish with tropical fish?

there was a study done about fish stress relating to environment color. same species of fish from the same litter, all placed in seperate tanks with identical conditions other than the color of the decor. the results were that fish placed in darker tanks, deep blues, purples and greens or blacks...

i currently have 3 small fantail goldfish in a 10 gallon tank with an undergravel filter. i know they grow bigger, but what is a good sized tank to keep 3 goldfish in? i was thinking about getting a 20 gallon tall tank, and a whisper filter (one of the waterfall ones with the bag), on top of the...

bettas are generally really, really peaceful fish, except when paired with another betta. the betta will not harm the other fish. however, the other fish might harm the betta. pick at his fins and what not. so it's not recommended to place bettas with other fish. this is just a general rule, i'm...

well, i was planning on getting a bigger tank for the oscar for when he started to get big, which i figured would take at least a year, or so. and my understanding is that keeping fish in smaller tanks while they are small is ok, but as soon as they start to grow you need to give them more...

hi! i recently purchased a 29 gallon set-up that was on sale at petco, that has been filtering and should be ready for some fish soon. i wanted to get a little tiger oscar, and i didn't know what other fish would be good for an oscar. my roomate suggested just leaving the tank all to the oscar...