Pics Of My Oranda... Options

[Hamad]

I left for a week out of town and asked my cousin to make sure none of my cats get into the room where the tank is and she ended up putting the fish in a bowl and keeping her somewhere high without my permission! I came back finding the fish almost dying so I changed the tank's water immediately and added the fish in it with the air pump set on high...


here are the pics of the fish right after added to the tank and 5 hours later...

[HappyBuddha]

Oh and another thing, I also have an extra Fluval 403 external filter [I actually have two] with a UV Sterilizer attached, would it be good if I take off the media inside it and use it for water flow? I'm going to be doing 80% water changes semi-daily so I believe I don't need it for filteration!

Bio-filtration is good for clear water. Actually... it's a must.

Setup up your Fluval with bio-media in it. Even with bio-filtration, you still need to change water as no bio-filter can remove the end product of bio-filtration - nitrate. Although relatively harmless (compared to ammonia and nitrite), they are still bad for the fishes at high concentration (above 10-20 ppm).

Furthermore, you can theoritically extend the water change interval if you need to go away instead of coming home to find your fish housed in a little goldfish bowl again.

Attach a rainbar to your canister placed an inch above water level. This will aerate the water nicely without creating much current. I can't think of any fancy goldfish that likes/need current so avoid it if possible.