Just got a aquarium set and some pearl scale goldfish.

What I got was one 30L aquarium, filter, light, 6 pearlscale goldfish,sand, chlorine,fish food for about RM140.

Thinking now to get maybe some decorations for it since I do not have plants or any pebbles/rock yet. What do you guys recommend?

Here's my empty tank



Btw, my water seems to be cloudy a bit and a lot of food/waste of the fish still around the ground. Is it because the cheapo filter isn't doing well?

Btw, what's this? It was attached to the filter system..the tube there..? It trapped a lot of diry/waste in it, is it supposed to work this way?

thanks for the advice

Err don't know what you mean

Btw guys, I just had my fish in the aquarium for a few hours (since 7pm) but I didn't leave the water and sand alone for a few days without the fish(heard somewhere online to do that) but I straight away put everything in lolz. Is that why my tank is now cloudy?



I also read this: http://www.firsttankguide.net/cloudywater.php

Thanks! That's very assuring, would the water turn back clear after a while?

Ya, I suspect the cheapo free filter that comes together with the aquarium is the main culprit. It looks so terrible, and there's still a lot of poop on the ground.

Btw, my tank is about 3 gallons or 12litres, but I filled it up to about 80% water level. I have 6 pearl scale goldfish. Is this too many fish?

Do you guys suggest I get a better filter since the water is still cloudy after I changed water 6 hours after I just bought it (because it become cloudy) ?

Ahh Anyway, what to do, I thought 6 fish is ok, since if 2-3 for that size would seem so small haha

Bro, you sell filter? Mine's the super cheapo filter, maybe looking for a better one...

Thanks. I saw quite a lot of poop on the ground, is this party why the water is cloudy ?

Hey guys, any recommendation of a good filter with super low noise? I just bought one extra filter but its so noisy and the filter is so lauya...just like a normal sponge only My tank is only around 3 gallons and got 5 goldfish inside. They poop a lot that's why need 2 filters

Is it? I saw that today, looks expensive and good but RM89 for a small one

Btw, is it really silent? The 5W filter I just bought today is noisy like no tomorrow omg, somemore aquarium put in my room, cant's sleep for sure (But I removed it already because of the noise, currently using a low powered 3W filter which I don't think is enough for a 3 gallon tank with 5 goldfish which poop a lot)

Currently this is my setup. Just added in 2 plants, dunno why my fish always float up near the plants, is this a good or bad sign?

Haha yeah, my bad for not testing before buying

One of my goldfish died actually just 2 days after I got my aquarium, after that I got an air pump with 2 nozzles, I'm using it (shown in the picture) so I don't think it's oxygen problem Ya, I actually just feed them a while ago, something like a pinch of fish food maybe? Don't wanna overfeed them too much later poop too much lolz

Thanks. I also got some bio rings and a bottle of live bacteria?

So, the person from the shop told me to add the bio rings at my hang on filter (just behind the filter). But how about the live bacteria? Should I pour it to my tank or to my bio ring there?

Hope to get a quick answer

Today afternoon, 2 of my pearlscale goldfish died

Anyway, got a new filter today. Finally got a good one.

Is it okay if the water level touches the part where the filter outputs the filtered water (the part where it makes a "waterfall") ?

Btw guys, is it okay if I put some bio rings over here at the gap behind the filters? It's a mechanical filter btw..

We have the same filter!

I put the bio ring onto my the other smaller filter together with the sponge like thing. That sponge like thing is supposed to house the bacteria from the bio ring or something right? At least that's what the salesperson told me. I also added in some live bacteria into the bio ring there..



Btw, I might just end up with an empty tank tomorrow Had 6 goldfish cramped up in a 3 gallon tank since Day 1. One by one started dying and now left with 2. One of the fish don't look good, keep wobbling around sideways and sometimes 360degrees

Sigh, blame it all on my inexperience. Just pray that both fish survive...

Ahh I see, I also read it could be due to water being too cold right? That's will make their swim bladder shrink or something?

Got an exact measure just now, 13"X 6.5"X 7.5" which is around 2.7 gallons or 10.7 Litres. Quite small right?

Reason why I got 2 filters was because when I had 6 goldfish, it seems that goldfish produce A LOT of waste and tons of ammonia into the water. The filter I was having (on the left in the pic) was horrible, so I was guessing it can't keep up with the rate of the fish are excreting those wastes. The water become quite cloudy also. I then got a 2nd filter, roughly about the same type but it's a biological filter type BUT it's so damn noisy and it's quite unbearable, so I'm not using it. And now it's the current one from Jeneca, and it's just awesome man.

Ya, my mistake to put in 6 pearlscale goldfish to start it off with

I do know the 1 inch of fish per gallon rule. So which means I can only keep three 1 inch sized fish?



http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_di...049&pcatid=1049

This fish looks nice but it says minimum needs 20 gallons

Was also thinking to upgrade to a bigger tank I think my parents might kill me since I cannot even manage a small tank like this, what more a big tank? But LuQEE did mention it will be cheaper in the long run for a bigger tank

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Feb 19 2013, 11:12 PM

Thank you so much. I do frequently add in bacteria into my tank, and after your post, I went and added in more

Btw, how could you tell that the high ammonia/nitrate is killing my fish? I highly suspect that it's the overcrowding issue instead since I read that goldfish needs at least 6-10 gallons of water for 1 fish BUT I have like 6 fish in 3 gallons initially

Here's a pic I just taken:



I'm thinking of getting those test for ammonia/nitrate. What do you recommend?

Thank you so much. You are of great help

Those are really good links, especially the first one!

Unfortunately, my last goldfish just died just now. Now my tank is empty. It's Day 5

I think I will just get the ammonia and nitrite/nitrate tester kit and maybe a ph meter tomorrow.

"why limit yourself to just goldfish & guppy , there are many nice dwarf fish to keep like Tetra , galaxy rasbora & other rasbora type etc."

Let's just say I keep using my 3 gallon tank for now, how many of those fish I can keep in the tank? I have some sand at the bottom and 2 potted plants.

3 gallon tank can fit 4 guppy fish? I'm really really scared of overcrowding liao >_<

45cm length? What are the exact dimensions ah? Care to share link?

Looking for maybe a 10gallon tank or something

Thanks. I'll be going to Alife Aquarium later afternoon to check out some stuff. Might want to get some tetras (maybe the cardinal), how many do you reckon I can get for my 3 gallon tank? 3-4 tetras boleh?

Btw, EmilyEmily arrow You guys put your bio rings behind the filter cartridge ya? I put mine here, just above the intake pump, because behind the filter cartridge there is tight, and if wanna clean it will have to always position it back. Would this be ok? I have 5 pieces of ceramic rings...

Awesome idea, never thought of that at all. Just a few questions here:

1) The Jeneca filter cartridges, where to get the replacements?

2) Should I fill the left part of the Jeneca filter with just all bio ceramic rings or 50% rings, 50% sponge (sponge is the course type like this:)