Black Moors

I have had my black moore with 3 other different types of goldfish for about 1 1/2 years with no problems, except fin rot which i was able to treat quickly. I don't worry about a heater but have one in the tank to put on when needed, which i never do.
She is very happy and healthy fishy, and i love her, she is so cute.

I have had my Black Moor, along with a Red Cap Oranda and a Calico Oranda, for over a year. I keep the temperature at 76 tops. They are doing just perfect.

The temperature issue for fancies is quite a debateable issue...as long as you have adequate circulation in the tank it should stay well oxygenated. At least I have yet to stumble onto a problem...

Hi ya, I'm new on here and stumbled on this post as i was researching black moors. I got one black moor fish about 3 and a half years ago and i still have him!

I was scared of getting another fish incase it hurt him but a week ago i decided to take the plunge and get him a friend another black moor, and they get on fine.

I was however very niave when buying my fish and i have only had a tank , oxygenating tablets and water cleaner that i got from the pet store. I have noticed my old fish's tail has started to hang strangely though there are no blemishes or rips.
I have sought advice about my fish spending more time at the surface gulping at the air and have been told to get myself a nitrate testing kit and a filter a.s.a.p.

Any advice would be most greatfully recieved.. as my equipment is clearly lacking.

thanks !

hi
ive had my black moor for agesssssss and never once had a problem with him here he is

what a beautiful fish !!

black angel said:

what a beautiful fish !!

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thanks i love him hes so cute in my opinion anyway,heres his girlfriend,lol

awww shes really cute too, i love orandas.
heres my panda

katie22
hi and welcome to the board

what size tank are we talking about ? my personal preference is an undergravel type filter which draws any derbis down below the gravel and provides air flow at the same time via a small external pump,there non too expensive and quite easy to maintain as an alternative you could go for something like a fluval once again easy to maintain but a little more expensive ,some of the larger models allow air flow as well as water flow
id still do a water test but dont go for the single test type as you may end up having to buy another to test the other elements ie ph and what have you ,go for one of the multi tests 5in1 and do all the tests at once ,water changes will keep the nitrate levels down but dechlorinate the water first

good luck

Piece of advice: buy a dip stick type test!!! I spent a lot of money on a master test kit and it's a huge pain int he rear! In the beginning it was fun, but now it isn't new anymore, and the procedure is just a waste of time. It takes me about ten minutes to test my water. With a dip stick that would me more like two!

i just bought the esha dip testa as i too found the dropper tests time consuming and now i'm confused. the dip test says my nitrate is 100 on both tanks but the dropper says its around 10-20 which is nothing to worry about

I obviously made some n00b mistakes, I will try again with a larger tank one day