I thought They would have been too small since my other comets never showed any of these signs until i put them in the pond when they were about 6 inches or so. Hi, i have a white comet about 10 cm. How long have you had the goldfish? Sometimes if you just bought it from a store, it may have been orange originally, but its colour faded due to stress or illness.
My parents are looking to get some comet goldfish to put in their small pond outside. What are the first steps to take? The key thing is to find fish that are healthy. Always look to see if they may have any illnesses. Spots, fuzz, and discoloration are a good indication of this.
You can do this buy adding a cup of water from the pond to the bag every minutes, until you have around equal parts water. Then using a net, take the fish out of the bag, and place them in the pond, making sure not to get any water from the bag into the pond it can contain illnesses from the pet store.
The problem is, im not sure which one may be male. They are too small to tell yet, i think they are about two inches long, exept the one i THINK is male. The one i suspect to be male is white, has longer fins, and smaller, thinner body. What do you guys think? Also, how old are they when they can breed? There are too many sources out there, and each say different things. I have a 50 gallon tank for when they re older, and a pond for them with other koi and comets when the experiment is done.
Thanks a ton! A lot depends on their diet, water temperature, and even the goldfish themselves, but most will usually start to breed by two years of age. Oh, also the project is genetics XD forgot to mention. I am doing dominant and recessive genes in coloration and fin type, thx. Though you may end up with some very odd, non-commercial fish if you breed those varieties.
I am making an outdoor water garden with live plants floating, submerged, marginal, rooted floating. It is about 20 gal. I have a pump. I want to have 3 comet goldfish. Do I need a filter as well as the pump? And is that enough space? Unfortunately, that is too small for comet goldfish. I would recommend going with mosquitofish or rosy red minnows. The goldfish will outgrow that size within a season. As for a filter, there are lots of easy to make DIY filters you can find online. A commercial filter would be overkill for a pond that small.
I have two comet fish. Can someone tell me how to give care to them? And when they will give babies etc? I was wondering if there was something I could put in my pond to eat the eggs. I just removed 91 babies from my pond. Last year it was I do not know what to do with them. Usually the adults deals with most of the babies.
But I do know that many snails will eat the eggs, so you should try whatever snails will survive in your region. They should be larger snails like pond snails, though. But be warned, they can also damage plants. Beyond that, you could try less aggressive native fish. What area do you live in? Leafy plants always do really well, like lettuce, kale, etc.
You could try more traditional plants like tomatoes or cucumbers, but you need a heavily stocked fish holding tank for that, and that can be difficult with a newly setup tank. Is it weird that my fish started to spawn as they were only reached about inches long, pretty small compared to other comet, do you think they are new kind of comet? Goldfish are notorious for eating their fry. Hi — I have an older comet goldfish won at the county fair years ago — He has lived through two house moves and has been my little friend for a long time.
I keep his water quite clean, and just fill it from the tub using AquaSafe, Water Conditioner, and Clarifier. He has been in a 20 gallon tank for a few years and fine. But now he is doing it again. He will come back and swim normally, then go rest floating upside down.
Does he absolutely need a bigger home? I have been told by others that his tank is plenty big…advice appreciated! He did live with another goldfish before, but that fish died a few years ago. Just want to save him and or do whatever I can to help him live longer if possible. It definitely sounds like a swim bladder problem. Sometimes, when goldfish have too much protein and too little fiber in their diets, they end up with problems like that.
I would recommend feeding the fish lightly boiled and shelled peas for the next few days. Quite often, this will fix a swim bladder problem in fish. I would also try more vegetables like zucchini in its diet for to help it clear out its system. The scale loss is a bit more concerning though.
Is the goldfish kept with any other fish? Is there anything sharp in the tank? Are there any signs of infection, like raw skin or bleeding? Hi thank you for the response…. I started the pea method this morning. He lost all his scales a few years ago and has seemed ok since. There are no other fish in his tank.
His friend died a few years back and this guy has remained. Nothing sharp in his tank…no signs of other infection except he has what looks to be maybe a small tumor on his side…. He has been swimming pretty normally the last two days or so. I have been getting very mixed opinions on tank size…some say 29 gallon minimum which seems very small to me, other info says 55gallon minimum.
I try to give him a nice home! Advice appreciated. I think you could probably get away with 40 gallons, but 29 is too small for a comet goldfish. The water is very difficult to keep clean and you usually end up with some stunting. He seems normal and happy again today. But based on his age and size, would moving him to a larger home be good? Thanks again-. Heaters help to help stabilize the water temperature or prevent too much ice from forming during the winter.
The light should not be on for more than 12 hours a day, or fish may not get enough rest. Goldfish can live in dirty water only for a short period of time.
However, it will die if you keep it in dirty water for too long. Dirty water will shorten the life span of your goldfish. Just like all other species, goldfish need healthy living conditions to survive and thrive. A fish can probably go anywhere from a couple of weeks to as much as 6 weeks before it would starve to death, depending on the size of the fish and its original condition.
Goldfish have a lifespan averaging about years, with some varieties living up to 30 years when provided with proper care. Unfortunately, many goldfish do not reach their lifespan potential due to inadequate housing conditions. Here are some common reasons why a goldfish dies after a water change: Chlorine, chloromines, or heavy metals in the new water due to lack of a proper water conditioner A very large water change on a tank that had high nitrates.
More rarely, a sudden influx of contaminants in the water source can cause sudden death. Signs your goldfish is dead include: If your goldfish displays any of these symptoms, you may need to euthanize your fish using a humane treatment like clove oil. However, if your fish looks dried out but he does not have any missing body parts or concave eyes, you may still be able to revive him. Veiltail Betta Fish. Gallery of Crowntail Betta Fish. Golden Panda Discus Care Sheet.
List of Discus Fish Tank Mates. Please enter your comment! Please enter your name here. You have entered an incorrect email address! Veiltail Betta Fish June 25, Gallery of Crowntail Betta Fish June 25, Hello World! Welcome to The FishTankWeb. Com March 30, Lethal Tropical Fish Diseases March 31, Still Introducing FishTankWeb. The first thing to note here is that all goldfish require cold water.
This means that you should keep your tank away from any heat sources and keep it in a cool room. If you place them in water that is too warm for them it can cause lifelong damage to their nerves. You can use a hang-on-back filter or if you have the budget a canister filter would be better.
First, you should know that the myth of goldfish only growing to the size of the tank is wrong and incredibly damaging to your fish. For this reason the bulk of options for other tank mates come in the form of other goldfish and koi. We would recommend keeping it simple and keeping them with similar sized varieties such as the Common, Shubunkin, Wakin and Jikin goldfish.
Remember though with any non-goldfish you will be playing a balancing act with the temperature of the tank. This food has been especially researched and developed to provide your Goldfish with the best possible diet and enhance their coloring and energy levels.
Get Food Now. Remember above when we said that they are descendants of Prussian Carp. In the wild Prussian Carp are omnivores; this means they eat both plant and animal matter.
In their natural environment they will feed on plants, small insects, algae and anything else they can get hold of; however the majority of their diet is vegetation this provides them with plenty of fiber.
Generally you can start by feeding your Comets goldfish pellets or flakes. If you want your fish to have bright coloration, a varied nutritious diet is crucial. For meat sources you can feed them:. You will often see them munching away, and many keepers struggle with knowing how much to feed them.
You should aim to feed them times a day and only give them what they can consume in less than 2 minutes. After this, you should remove the remaining food. One common illness with them bloat is caused by overfeeding so best to err on the side of caution. If you have other goldfish in there, they could cross breed and create different varieties. To get them to start spawning they need a trigger.
For the male he will chase the female around the pond and attempt to touch her stomach. If successful she will release her eggs up to of them into nearby plants. We would recommend using a spawning mop; this way once the eggs have been laid you can remove them from the pond and place them in an aquarium.
You want to remove the eggs otherwise the parents will eat them. Within a few days they will start swimming and you will have a new School of Comet Goldfish fry. It will take them around years to reach their full size. You should expect them to live from 4 to 14 years. The wide lifespan accounts for the range of common illness which they can experience. After reading this guide you should know if the Comet Goldfish is the right fish for your aquarium.
Just remember they will grow to become incredibly large, even though as a youth they can be only 2 inches in size.
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