08-28-2003, 02:12 AM
A page of really helpful fish articles can be found at:
http://www.bestfish.com/articles.html
The quickest way to kill your goldfish is by ammonia. That is the result of (1) overfeeding, (2) not changing water enough, or (3) both.
Ammonia builds up from rotting food or from fish poop.
If it's a 1-gallon little bowl, be prepared to change the water every other day.
If it's a 5- or 10-gallon thing, it will need much less maintenance.
If you're really worried about killing a fish, go spend $4 for an ammonia testing kit. If you've got the ammonia under control, it's not that easy to kill a goldfish.
But, as mentioned in some peoples' earlier posts, goldfish are not nearly as tough as Bettas (aka Siamese fighting fish).
http://www.bestfish.com/articles.html
The quickest way to kill your goldfish is by ammonia. That is the result of (1) overfeeding, (2) not changing water enough, or (3) both.
Ammonia builds up from rotting food or from fish poop.
If it's a 1-gallon little bowl, be prepared to change the water every other day.
If it's a 5- or 10-gallon thing, it will need much less maintenance.
If you're really worried about killing a fish, go spend $4 for an ammonia testing kit. If you've got the ammonia under control, it's not that easy to kill a goldfish.
But, as mentioned in some peoples' earlier posts, goldfish are not nearly as tough as Bettas (aka Siamese fighting fish).