| Quick Pet Tip: Caring for Goldfish |
From "Ask DIY"
episode ADI-604 |
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Goldfish can live 20 years or more. Learning the needs of a goldfish can provide years of enjoyment and good health.
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Thayne Maynard of the Cincinnati Zoo, offers these tips for proper goldfish care: - A goldfish can grow to 6" in length, so provide more room than the ordinary bowl.
- Goldfish require a large amount of oxygen, so a 10 gal. aquarium is ideal.
- Use an aerator stone to increase oxygen level.
- Keep the aquarium temperature 50-70 degrees.
- Avoid overfeeding -- excess food can create ammonia, which is fatal to goldfish,
- Goldfish enjoy spending the summers in the outdoors in a shaded pool or pond, but be sure to bring them indoors before the first frost.
RESOURCES :
Caring for Your Pet Goldfish
Model: 0831758740
Author: David Sands
The Essential Goldfish
Model: 1582450838
Author: Maddy Hargrove (editor)
The Goldfish: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet
Model: 0876053983
Author: Carlo DeVito
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