Aquariums & Gold Fish/ Tropical Fish.

I got an aquarium with goldfish and carps in it. It's placed near the door of the house. I got a fishbowl with 3 goldfish in it in my room. Goldfish are pretty sensitive fish. They easily got sick but they are nice to look at. I have pairs of goldfish before and was breeding them. But then time came they die one by one. And I bought new ones to replace them.

I have had aquariums for over 50 years and find that they are not that hard to keep in good shape. There are a few things to keep in mind . One is to make sure that you get the largest tank that you have room for and can afford. The reason behind this is that if you drop a drop of poison in each a small tank and a large tank the poison will be more dilute in the large tank and less dangerous to the fish. Second is that a small body of water will change temp, faster than a large body of water and when you change the temp too fast you will lower the resistance of the fish to diseases. Next make sure that the fish are compatable to the fish that you have or are planning on getting (do not put an oscar in with neon tetras and expect the neon tetras to live very long) Make sure to feed you fish a variety of foods and only the amount that they will eat in a couple of minutes. And do not change all of the water in your tank at one time but rather change only about 1/4 to 1/3 of the water each week. When you do your partiol water change make sure to vac up the uneaten food and fish droppings. I am in the processs of building a fish room with over 100 aquariums in it. I will be breedig fish to sell to aquarium stores and other places.

My husband is the keeper of our 10 gallon aquarium. He wants to get a larger one and try his hand at saltwater fish. HE has had one in the past. I told him as long as he is the one to take care of it that it would not be a problem. We now have only a handful of fish, can't recall the names of them, but they are pretty.

My mother loves fish, so when we were younger we always had some kind of aquarium at the house because she loved them. I actually would like to have one myself, but we live in such a small place that it's tough for my wife and I to find the space necessary to fit an aquarium in the house. I would do some of th water changing sometimes for the aquarium, so I'd have to take the fish out and transfer them while I cleaned out the tank. It's a lot of work, but I usually didn't mind.

I had two 4ft aquariums for 20 years. I was keeping tropical fishes in one and african cichlids in the other. Over the years I did learn a few tricks. At the beginning I was emptying the aquariums once every two months and cleaned everything from top to bottom. It was a whole saturday work. At the end... I was only emptying the aquariums once every two years! One trick was to siphon the dirt above the gravel with a tube. By siphing three backets of water out of the tank... I had most of the dirt out. I had plants which took care of the rest of the dirt by living on it and at the same time providing an echosystem for the fishes. The last trick... I had purchased two expensive sucker fishes which grow to about six inches. Their role was to eat all the algae in the tank... so that I did not had to clean the glass. For my part I find goldfishes boring... and they belong in a pond. Tropical fishes are very pretty... but hard to keep as they are susceptible to diseases. African fishes are the most fun. They are very hardy and don't die from sickness. But they are as ferocious as anything. Constantly fight and try to kill each other. You need to buy them all at the same time as once the tank is established... they will kill any new fish you introduce in the tank. And you can only have african fishes in that tank. They will also make a mess of your tank if you don't prepare it correctly. It is strange that your water is alkaline. It is usually the other way around. Have you got some shells in there? That the only thing I can think would make it alkaline.

I used to keep tropical fish for quite a while, then I left the tank and everything to my ex when I moved to Canada. Now though, I'm looking to buy another one. I love the way an Aquarium adds so much character to a home. I loved cleaning of the one I had back in the UK. I cleaned it out once a week and rearranged everything, and gave it a thorough scrubbing once a month. Like you, it was a 6ft one. I don't find the water conditions that hard to maintain to be honest. I think a lot of it depends on the water conditions in your area, but the addition of Aquarium salt and water conditioner usually does the trick. I also had an established pair of Angelfish that were placed in a separate tank because they started laying eggs. They laid eggs and looked after them pretty well, but unfortunately, when the babies became free swimming, they ate them. I would love to try that again though. I'm determined that one day, I WILL succeed.

No I do not have an aquarium but our youngest daughter has she loves it, it has gold fish in it. They are very difficult to maintain. I think that if they seem to be dying so quickly this must be due to the water, my daughter has to clean it out regularly but has had her gold fish for a long time now and thank you for including such a wonderful picture of your aquarium it is beautiful.

We don't have one at home, but we do have one at work. I find the bubbling noise kinda soothing when the office is really busy!!

When I was a little bunny, my mother had two aquariums set up in our house. I remembered she kept changing water and cleaning the aquarium. She also kept adding different fishes in there. Presently, I don't have one as I really have no spare time left even to myself. Tending to my girls and a little bunny are enough to give me a headache, LOL!

My husband and I started off with a 5 gallon a couple of years after we moved in together. We had a few different fish in there, including clown loaches (don't worry, they were babies at the time). Once we moved to our current residence several months later, we decided to get an 80 gallon tank and give the clown loaches room to roam. We had several types of fish; Pangasius, Plecostomus, Silver Dollars, Tetras, Barbs, Silver Dollars, Peacock Eel, Kissing Gourami, our loaches, an albino catfish, and a few others I'm forgetting to mention. Of course we didn't have all these different fish in the tank at the same time, but would buy a new one here and there when one of our fish happened to die, as a lot of them didn't live that long. And we had over filtered that tank so much, that it never needed to be cleaned. The poor Plecostomus feeds on algae and we had to turn off a filter or two for some slime to form for him. LOL Unfortunately when my oldest son was old enough to throw things, he succeeded in killing off the fish. My husband had planned to build a hood for it (he built a stand out of red oak when we first got the tank), but he never got around to it. :( We still have our fish tank, it just doesn't have any fish in it. We do have a little 1 or 2 gallon tank that houses our Betta. As much as my husband and I would love to get our 80 gallon up and running, I just don't want to after such a loss.

I love goldfish. Unfortunately,haven't had an aquarium in years. I always wanted to raise my goldfish and eventually put them in a pond...sadly, I haven't realized that dream just yet.

Ihave had aquariums for over 50 yers and find that they are not that hard to keep in good shape. There are a few things to keep in mind . One is to make sure that you get the argest tank that you have room for and can afford. The reason behind this is that if you drop a dopr of poison in each a small tank and a large tank the poison will be more dilute in the large tank and less dangerous to the fish. Second is that a small body of water will change temp, faster than a large body of water and when you change the temp too ffast yo will lower the resistance of the fish to diseases. Next make sure that the fish are compatable to the fish that you have or are planning on getting (do not put an oscar in with neon tetras aned expect the neon tetras to live very long) Make sure to feed you fish a varietyof foods and only the amount that they will eat in a couple of minutes. And do not change all of the water in your tank at one time but rather change only about 1/4 to 1/3 of the water each week. I am in the processs of building a fish room with over 100 aquariums in it. I will be breedig fish to sell to aquarium stores and other places.

i dont have an aquarium and i always wanted one. they're really fun to waytch. but i never realize that its really hard to maintain an aquarium.

We had an Oscar fish for about 5 years. We got him from someone else and I wasn't real sure how to care for one, but he made it with me for 5 years so I guess I must have done something right. I would love to get another aquarium and have some small fish in it. My mother-in-law used to have guppies and swordfish. I thought they were very bright and colorful. I just may have to go buy a small aquarium and give it a try now. I think watching them swim in the tank is very relaxing. I have always heard that the tropical fish are so much harder to take care of. But, a lot of them are so beautiful. I like goldfish,too. tdbrower1969

I have 4 aquariums with tropical fish. Two of them will be empty this week, as during the spring and summer most of my fish will be out doors. A few pet fish will be staying indoors, as my daughter wants to be able to easily find her fish.

i think the biggest tank ive ever had was about 50 gallons. and it had convict cichlids in it, which i love cause they are so "interactive" they like to rearrange their tank and breed easily. they even figure out how to beg for food right quick lol!! right now due to this not being my house, i only have a betta. but of all the tropical fish i have owned before, the cichlids and the dragon fish i had were my favorites!

i used to have a tank of swordtails when i was younger.i like having fish,it's very calming.. but i was constantly having an algae problem. i had additives for the tank,snails,big filters,you name it. i might try a smaller tank in the future though. been thinking of getting a single beta fish.

i have an aquarium before...it can relaxes ur mind when ur stressed but it's really hard to maintain so i don't have anymore......i am living alone at my apartment and i'm the one who cleans it...i like goldfish because they're cute....