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Choosing your
fish
You can buy your Goldfish from a good
pet shop, a garden centre or from a
fish-keepers club. Before you buy any fish, check that they are
healthy. Chose a fish with bright, clear eyes and shiny skin .It
should not be slow- moving ,or have damaged fins and , white
spots and try and not pick a fish in a tank with dead fish in.
Rudolf the red nosed Ranchu above, can be seen at Lambley
Aquatics. Floralands Garden Village.
Notts. www.floralands.co.uk
Cleaning the tank.
It is important to look
after your tank to keep your fish healthy. Every day, check that
the water is clean and your fish are swimming about. Your fish
will quickly become ill in a dirty tank. Every two weeks, change
part of the water in the tank with a siphon that sucks up all
the debris. Take about a tenth of the water off. Clean the tank
thoroughly. Cut back any plants that have grown too tall or
bushy, and clean off any green slime off the inside of the glass
with a scraper.
Poor
Vitality due to water quality issues are common in new and
established tanks. Experienced fish keepers know to regularly
test for common problems such as acidity (pH) ammonia, nitrites
and Nitrate levels. Bensfish offers a range of easy to use
simple dip & read tests for aquarium water quality,so that you
dont have to buy 1 of all of these the best way is to buy an
aquarium 5 pad test which cothers Ammonia,Nitrate, acidity (ph)
and nitrite.Underneath here it gives you the option to buy an
aquarium 5 pad test.
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Aquarium 5
pad tests
50 test strip vials
£7.99
Aquarium water quality
tests Quick Easy & Accurate.
Five tests on each
dip strip Great value
Acidity pH from 6.4 to 8.4
Alkalinity Carbonate hardness
from 0.00 to 360
Water Hardness from 0.00 to 500
Nitrate from 0.00 to 500ppm
Nitrite from 0.00 to 25 ppm
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Ammonia tests
50
test strip vials £5.99
Aquarium water quality test
results made easy and fast
Quantative test results for Ammonia levels on a single
dip test
Easy to interpret results with Ideal, stress and danger
indicators
Great value 50 test strip vials
Ammonia from 0.00 to 6ppm
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Ammonia
water tests
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Your pet fish
Goldfish make great pets
and are fun to keep. But you must care for them properly. Your
Goldfish will depend on you for all its needs. If you go on
holiday make sure that someone looks after your Goldfish. Always make sure that your Goldfish has the right food and that
its tank is clean
Feeding time
You can buy special goldfish food from a pet
shop. you can also give your fish some lettuce or spinach
leaves. Special fish flakes give your fish all the goodness they
need. Feed your fish once a day. Take care not to give your fish
to much food. It can turn bad and poison the water. Watch your
fish swim to the surface and gobble up there food.
This is George he is a Pearlscale he is a member of the fancy Goldfish
family. The Pearlscale has lots of pearl like scales, they can
live for 25 years. The crowned Pearlscale has a little
bobble hat on his head. They can come in all different colours
and are very peaceful Fish.
Healthy
fish
Goldfish are very healthy pets if you care
for them properly. If you think your goldfish looks ill call a
vet or visit your local aquarium shop they will be able to tell
you what is wrong with your fish. They will be able to advise
you on treatment If your fish seems to be moving slowly,
it may not be well. Drooping fins or white spots on its skin are
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