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Hamad
post Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:35 am
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Hello guys, I couldn't do this without your advice so here it is.

I am getting a box with 16 goldfish as soon as I confirm the order and send in the cash, it takes just one day for the box to reach me so I need to make sure everything is fine and set once the fish are here.

I believe that 16 fish will need 10 gallons each, a 160gallon tank is out of the question so I bought a 180 gallon plastic pool instead that I'll place in the balcony [it's much cheaper and the weather is ok now].

I am going to fill it with water today and then rinse it tomorrow just to test and then fill it and add aeration and have it ready for the fish. But what else should I add and should I treat the fish with anything? I would appreciate if anyone can give me very detailed information regarding this period such as how many water changes, how many times they should be fed, how much salt, etc...

Out of the 16 fish, 5 or 6 will move to the main 55gallon tank gradually [one fish every week], and any fish that doesn't look great to me I will sell to any of the local stores and just keep the best ones.

Thanks in advance!
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How about refilling the pool to half its height. That will half the amount which will save you time,water and executing subsequent water changes and medication if required.
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Hamad   16 New Goldfish, Help With Set Up!   Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:35 am
goldrush   Dear Hamad I share your excitement to receiving yo...   Mon, 20 Mar 2006 2:23 pm
CyberET   make sure the water is ready the night before.. ae...   Mon, 20 Mar 2006 2:54 pm
Hamad   Easy-to-remember steps, thank you! I'll ...   Mon, 20 Mar 2006 3:11 pm
gohks   Hamad, Given a choice, why do you need to order su...   Mon, 20 Mar 2006 7:59 pm
Hamad   Thank you so much for the comments Goldrush! D...   Mon, 20 Mar 2006 3:04 pm
Hamad   No choice my friend :( That is the minimum, in fac...   Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:03 pm
CyberET   12am = 12midnight ? i think they meant 12noon. ai...   Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:11 pm
Hamad   Oh AM, that's my mistake sorry LOL At 4:30/5p...   Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:37 pm
CyberET   depending on water condition :)   Tue, 21 Mar 2006 8:49 am
aronkhj   Hey Hamad, personally, i will advise you not to ...   Tue, 21 Mar 2006 9:05 am
Hamad   Thanks everyone, I needed details on how you would...   Wed, 22 Mar 2006 6:24 pm
aronkhj   Hamad, as ur in-coming stock will be quite larg...   Wed, 22 Mar 2006 9:31 pm
goldrush   How about refilling the pool to half its height. T...   Wed, 22 Mar 2006 6:56 pm
CyberET   how big are the fishes?   Wed, 22 Mar 2006 8:58 pm
Hamad   Each fish is between 12-14cm , 8 Orandas and 8 but...   Fri, 24 Mar 2006 7:57 pm
mountain   don't want to make your plans more complicated...   Fri, 24 Mar 2006 8:44 pm
Hamad   Alright, then that means just the pool and saving ...   Sat, 25 Mar 2006 3:24 am
mountain   then i guess you can save the effort to seperate...   Sat, 25 Mar 2006 8:35 am
Hamad   Thanks Mountain, I am still going to search around...   Sat, 25 Mar 2006 11:25 am
mountain   how? :unsure   Wed, 29 Mar 2006 6:41 pm
Hamad   How's what? LOL Your avatar? It's funny an...   Wed, 29 Mar 2006 7:57 pm
CyberET   actually 16 4inch fish for an hr or so in a 100L b...   Wed, 29 Mar 2006 8:41 pm
Hamad   haha actually I was thinking of permanently keepin...   Wed, 29 Mar 2006 8:58 pm
CyberET   not a bad idea also. If problem arise, it can be ...   Wed, 29 Mar 2006 9:01 pm
Hamad   Finally the fish arrived, it was hell...Originally...   Wed, 12 Apr 2006 3:00 pm
aronkhj   hey hamad. glad to hear those fishes travelled ha...   Wed, 12 Apr 2006 8:11 pm
Hamad   Thank you so much aronkhj, you're right they w...   Thu, 13 Apr 2006 2:54 am
sabine b   Hamad, I have seen several fish of Tung Hoi in the...   Fri, 14 Apr 2006 6:44 pm
gohks   Hamad, your fishes meant for TV :rusure   Sat, 15 Apr 2006 2:28 pm
Hamad   Thank you Sabine! When it comes to Goldfish we...   Sun, 16 Apr 2006 1:33 am
gohks   Some fishes look nice from the top, e.g. the Cal...   Sun, 16 Apr 2006 1:55 pm
Hamad   Oh thank you, I'm glad you like that one, unfo...   Mon, 17 Apr 2006 3:29 am
gohks   Sad to hear that, that could happen during QT. :(   Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:54 am
Hamad   Thanks Gohks, increasing salinity to 0.7% in all t...   Wed, 26 Apr 2006 8:26 pm
aronkhj   Hi Hamad, It's been some time now since we...   Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:55 pm


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