Caring For Goldfish

Question Post By Savannah (Guest Post) (09/05/2005) Hey i have a goldfish and his tail is stuck together causing his balance to be off. both partsof his tail are there they are just next to each other instead of one on top and onw on bottom. i have never seen this happen before. Does anyone know what i should do? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Caring For Goldfish Post by valery (93) | (08/30/2005) Profile | Contact you don't need to clean every day. do it once a week or less. You must be over feeding to need to clean that much. just a pinch once a day. goldfish are piggie little fish and will eat whenever you offer food. they do not need to eat so much and most goes to the bottom. I have never heard of feeding like you do, but "if it ain't broke don't fix it" as they say. I like the idea you use for a tank vacuum. I never have a problem with my bigger tank but the bowl I keep my betta in is a pain to clean, even with a filter. I will try your idea with the small syrup bottle or something like it to vacuum. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Caring For Goldfish Post by ThriftyFun (3748) | (08/17/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact Caring for Goldfish We found an old plastic organizer drawer that we keep a 24 cent goldfish in. We vacuum out the tank with an old pancake syrup bottle by squeezing it while it is empty and making it vacuum up all the debris and waste that accumulates in the tank. We change the water about 40 percent each day and vaccuum all the time with the syrup bottle. We feed the little fish squash, the bugs that fall in the "pond" at night, and vegetables we have cooked that evening. They dont need to be overfed. Ours eats a lot of bugs judging by the waste it creates in the water. The fish recognizes me when I come to vacuum out the little pond he lives in, he darts back and forth with glee. It is so cute. I won't feed the fish commercial flakes because it seems to constipate the fish and make them ill. By Racer Report Spam or Abuse