Goldfish are one of the most beautiful inhabitants of your aquarium. Their bright colors and a fairly large size always attract attention. With proper care, such fish can live a very long life (from 8 to 40 years), and the variety of their appearance makes it possible to acquire individuals of a variety of colors.
Contents of goldfish in the aquarium
The maintenance of gold fishes and care of them do not demand especial efforts. Best of all, they live in aquariums of traditional shape, in which the width is approximately equal to half the length. The number of fish for settlement is calculated based on the following indicators: one fish per 1.5-2 square meters of bottom area. The bottom of the aquarium should be laid out with small soil or pebbles, since goldfish like to dig at the bottom and can raise the turbidity from the sand. In addition, they easily shift plants that are poorly secured, so the best fit algae planted in special pots or well pinned with large stones. The conditions for keeping goldfish depend also on their external characteristics, for example, if you intend to plant individuals with bulging eyes in your aquarium, you need to make sure that at the bottom, and in the entire aquarium, there are no sharp corners, cobblestones that can damage this organ.
The water temperature for the content of goldfish can vary from 17 to 26-29 ° C. Watch the behavior of your fish. If they are sluggish, inactive, then the water is too cold or hot. They are not very demanding for indicators of acidity, however, the hardness should not be less than 80. For goldfish, it is important that the aquarium has good lighting and ventilation.
Aquarium goldfish have good compatibility with other fish species. They seldom bully, attack other aquarium inhabitants, and their large enough sizes allow them to avoid skirmishes with fish of other species. Separately it is recommended to contain only valeleths, as their beautiful fins can suffer from the neighborhood with other fish. This will greatly worsen the appearance of your pet. In addition, voylechvosts are slightly blind and rather sluggish, so they may not have time to get food while feeding, as other fish will push them aside.
Goldfish breed with caviar. For this purpose it is necessary to set the female and several males in a special aquarium. Distinguish the sex of fish can only be before spawning: the female is rounded abdomen, and the fins of the male are covered with a peculiar white "rash". In the aquarium for spawning for 1-2 cm from the bottom is placed a plastic mesh, and in the corner put a piece of synthetic bast. The mashed eggs will roll down under the net, some of them will attach to the washcloth. After spawning, the fishes are removed. Appearance of fry occurs in about 4 days.
Goldfish: care and feeding
Feeding of goldfish can be conducted by different foods. They gladly eat dry food, white bread, earthworms, oatmeal and semolina porridge (cooked without salt), duckweed, salad, nettle and much more. Better,