Probably the most famous and popular inhabitants of domestic aquariums are goldfish . They are derived through breeding breeding, and have existed for more than one hundred years. Their maintenance at home is considered to be the simplest. This is true, but under certain conditions.
The most important and problematic of these conditions is the presence of a large aquarium. The recommended volume of water per goldfish is 50 liters, respectively, the more fish you want to have, the larger the aquarium should be purchased. Such a great need for space is caused by the fact that regardless of the variety of goldfish, they are very voracious and have some peculiarities of the digestive system, due to which they exert an increased biological load on the aquarium. And in everything else the content of goldfish is not very different from the content of other fish.
Goldfish - care and feeding
The most important condition for the correct content of goldfish is the regular care of the aquarium, which consists of a number of procedures:- Weekly water substitution. Carry this procedure goldfish quite calmly, but still very abrupt change of regime can cause fish to shock and cause complications. Competent organization of the substitution regime will help conduct a water test for nitrates.
- As the filters are contaminated, they must be cleaned. So the internal requires cleaning somewhere once a week, and the external one - not more often than once every three to four months.
- Somewhere every two weeks, you should siphonize the soil to remove excess organic matter from the bottom. But you need to do this very carefully, so as not to destroy useful aerobic bacteria living in the surface layer.
- To maintain the aesthetic appearance of the aquarium, its glass should be cleaned of algae. You can do this with the help of special chemicals, or you can use a scraper or a sponge.
- Living plants should be regularly cut and thin.
- And, of course, as far as contamination needs to be cleaned all other equipment.
Diseases and treatment of goldfish, also no different from any other aquarium fish. Diseases can be contagious and non-contagious. They are often caused by improper conditions of detention, but can be caused by infectious or bacterial pathogens. Precisely determine the cause of the disease of goldfish can be exclusively in the laboratory. Therefore, at the first signs of a malaise of the fish, it should be sent to quarantine so that it does not infect all the other inhabitants of the aquarium.
As for the feeding of goldfish, there are also some nuances that can be a problem for beginners. These fish can eat a lot of food, and while their appearance will talk about hunger. However, they should not go on about it, as overfeeding can cause disease of fish. They should not be fed more than twice a day in small portions. The correct amount of feed goldfish should be eaten for 5-10 minutes, and everything else is superfluous.
Goldfish are omnivorous, so they can be fed with a variety of feeds: dry, frozen, live (caution should be exercised here so that the pathogens of infections do not enter the aquarium with food), as well as plant food. In addition, experts recommend adding friable cereals cooked on water to the fish ration. It is also worth noting that adults can calmly tolerate fasting for 2 weeks.
As a result, it should be noted that the compatibility of goldfish with any other is impossible. Here the principle works: if you do not eat gold, you will necessarily eat it.