My Setup - Sushiman, Low and Broad Multi-levels Glass Tanks Options

[sushiman]

Halo all bros here,me newbie to goldfish.Kindly gv ur comments pls.
Good or bad r welcome.

[Absolute Ranchu]

Happy New Year

Thank you for your insights. You have put in great effort into your fishes, which unfortunately will be quite impossible for us local hobbyists. I myself could only concentrate my effort on weekly change of my green water tub.

Why is there a need to add in bacteria to the green water? Are these bacteria nitrifying bacteria culture?

What are the risks associated with green water?

I am not sure about your area, but over here in Singapore koi owner don't seems to like green water at all. On a Malaysian website that I have been to (www.koi.com.my), they are also more concerned about getting rid of green water. So you can see that information on green water is actually quite rare.

In most closed system, it is one form or another a green water system. The pond or tank that are in direct sunlight is also a green water system. Most of the koi keeper will use the vortex system (real expensive but most effective with all size of waste particles) but they will hardly do anything inside the pond.

Green water generates lots of bacteria, good and bad. I find that when the water starts to have too much bacteria, something bad always happen. Fin rot, stomach problem, lost of appetite, and colors for example. The system needs to be very complete when it comes to recycling the water, if the filtration system is not big enough for the pond (false of most amateur pond builders and tank keepers who build or buy the tank themselves without consulting any professional) the system becomes a breeding ground for bacteria, and that can only lead to trouble. If your set up is right on, then maintainance is very limited. This is the biggest risk I associate with green water system. The good bacteria that I added in the pond does nothing negative to the fish. They do not even use oxygen so you can be completely sure. Bacterial also helps reduce the risk in association with the "I Am Lazy Today Syndrome".

Thank you very much for all your kind words, especially the title of goldfish farmer. That made me feel very proud to be called that. We have worked very hard to be a good example for the other goldfish farmers in the market here to make them embrace the idea and pride in breeding quality fish rather than the amount of money they can make from breeding fish.

Ranchu has always been a closed tradition for the elite of society since it's conception in China and Japan. I believe that in the new age of globalization, the only sure way to glorify our beloved fish is to share the fish and the knowledge with the whole world. And when we all become experience fish keeper, there will be beautiful fish every where. That's not at all bad.

Sawasdee krap