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Thanks for the advice. I think re-homing him would be the best idea alright. Would it be ok to add him to a pond now? I am living in Ireland and it being Spring, temperatures during the day are only starting to reach a max of 15degrees celcius. Avg day time temps at the moment are around 8 -...

Thanks for the reples. Yes at the moment I have 2 in a 64litre tank. As I have mentioned previously. I was given an unwanted goldfish and bought the biggest tank I could afford. I am a poor student at the moment. Finishing my degree in 2 months. Once I start working I will be buying a bigger...

As I have mentioned before I have a 64litre Juwel Rekord 600 tank. I am currently in the throws of a fish-in cycle. 3 weeks ago we added a small pearlscale goldie, Chunk. He is a tiny little fella. Only an inch and a half max. My other goldfish, Stan is around 3 inches or so. For the first...

Actually the readings aren't exact due to the fact I am using Seachem Prime. For instance my last test results for today where as follows: Ammonia: API test kit: 0.5ppm, Ammonia Alert: <0.05ppm There is a big difference when using the Prime to detox the ammonia. As it stands I have never let...

Thanks for your reply. My tank is a Juwel Rekord 600 and I am using the Bioflow filter material that came with the tank. Is it possible that I am changing the water a little too much? Should I wait until there is 0.2ppm or more showing on the Ammonia Alert?

Sorry for the confusion. It's the master test kit. The liquid test kit with the test tubes. thanks for your reply.

Hi All, I last posted over a month ago. I had been given a small common goldfish in a tiny bowl and was going about re-housing him in a bigger 64litre tank. Although the tank is not big enough for him in the long run I have plans to get a bigger tank or find him a home in one of the many local...

I have just set up my tank. I am just wondering when should I put Stan in? At the moment he is in his small bowl still. Would it be ok to put him in straight away? I know the tank should be left to aerate,etc but it can't be any worse than the tank he is in at the moment, could it? Thanks again...

He is long bodied with a single tail.

Yeah I think I will have to go with the fish-in option. One of our local petshop owners that advised me to do a fishless cycle and that Stan would be ok in his bowl for 4 weeks told me that he advises all his customers to do this. He then said that they don't heed his advise and just put fish in...

Just as a final question. Would most people here advise me to do the fish-in cycle? Even if I changed Stan's bowl water everyday and kept a close eye on him? Would he be better off in the big tank even though it is not cycled? I don't mind having to do daily water changes in regard to a...

Would the Juwel filtration kit that comes with the Rekord 600 be enough for the 63 litre?

Thanks for all your advice. Yep the tank is around 16 gallons. I have decided to get a bigger tank next Christmas time. I am thinking of something in the 400 - 450 litre range. Something like this...

Thanks again for the advice. I have been reading up on the fishless and fish-in cycles. I think I would probably prefer the fishless cycle. If I did daily/2 day water changes with my fish in his current bowl would you reckon he will last until the fishless cycle has completed?

Thanks for the swift reply. I figured that daily water changes were the right way to go, as after 1 day Stan seems to be very quiet as oppossed to when he is in a fresh bowl of water. I will be buying the API test kit tomorrow also. In regard to the fish-in cycle, I haven't read up on it much...

Hi all, Thanks for giving me your time to read my post. Firstly I will give a very brief explanation of why I am here. A week ago I was given a small standard Goldfish called Stan (Not standard in my books, He has a great comical personality and I love him to bits!). He was given to me in a...