5 Ft Tank Options

[sushiman]

Hi all bros,
I would like to set up a 5 ft by 2 ft by 16 inch tank(EOS) to house
4 ranchus(all 5 inches) and 4 oranda with various sizes.The tank is something like
AC's main display tank but wf bottom flow.

My qns is :

1) Is it ok to house 8 GFs?
2) With (EOS),how much of water i need to change b4 n after my tank is mature?Weekly?
Hope u guys can help to advise.Anythings i miss out?Thanks in advance.

[mountain]

Yes, get a LARGE discharge pipe!!

It helps to save precious time. secondly, it can clear debris easily. i hate to use my hose to chase those mini debris during water change.

there was a discussion during the RG Live. One of us injured the fish during siphoning , the fish swim towards the hose and got stucked by the siphoning effect, due to the pressure, its almost certain the fish will get physically damaged if you didn't notice until its too late.

we discussed the work-around, one of which is to slice the outlet into a irregular shape, which would prevent the fish from getting sucked into it, the other is to drill a small hole away from the outlet, which will lessen the presssure and allow the fish to swim away.

[HappyBuddha]

there was a discussion during the RG Live. One of us injured the fish during siphoning , the fish swim towards the hose and got stucked by the siphoning effect, due to the pressure, its almost certain the fish will get physically damaged if you didn't notice until its too late.

we discussed the work-around, one of which is to slice the outlet into a irregular shape, which would prevent the fish from getting sucked into it, the other is to drill a small hole away from the outlet, which will lessen the presssure and allow the fish to swim away.

Hey, who leaked my secret trick @ RafflesGold Live!?

Below are illustration for those who dun comprehendo what bro mountain is telling you.



When your goldfish swims close to the siphong hose, it gets sucked in and hurt itself.



If you cut your hose's opening like as shown, the fish (hey... that looks more like a tosai potato! ) will not get hurt because water can still go into the hose freely.



Above is how to make the cuts.

Happy National Day!

PS. It can still hurt long tails.... so you still need to be careful but the risk of injuring the fish cuts down a lot -- no more missing scales.