Aquarium Care of Goldfish

by David E. Boruchowitz

Overview

This expert guide provides up-to-date information on keeping goldfish healthy in home aquariums. It covers a wide range of common issues with goldfish care, and contains identifying photos for many of the most popular and easily obtained goldfish species.  Useful tip boxes in each chapter show every member of the household how to make the most out of owning a pet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780793849161
Publisher:	TFH Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/2008
Series:	Animal Planet Pet Care Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

Table of Contents

Introduction     5
Why Do You Want a Goldfish?     7
What Are Goldfish?
Just Say No to Bowls!
Plain and Fancy
Where Do You Get a Goldfish?
How Much Do Goldfish Cost?
What Good Are Goldfish?
What About a Goldfish Community?
What You'll Need     19
Aquarium
Aquarium Stand
Substrate
Water-Changing Equipment
Dechlorinator
Ornaments
Tank Cover
Lighting
Temperature Control
Filtration
Test Kits
Getting Started     39
The Tank
No Fish Yet
Cycling Basics
Ammonia Sources
Skipping Cycling
Acclimating Your Fish
Aquarium Maintenance     47
Water Changes
Too Much Water Change?
A Proper Regimen
Other Maintenance
Chow Time!     53
Types of Foods
How Much to Feed?
Feeling Good     67
Gasping for Breath
Quarantine
Veterinary Care
Try Salt
What About Fish Medicines?
Parasites
Other Ailments
A Marvelous Variety     83
Purebred or Mongrel?
Single-Tail Goldfish
Double-Tail Goldfish
Goldfish Without Dorsal Fins
More?
What's Next?     99
Join a Club!
Aquatic Gardens
Breeding Goldfish
Showing Goldfish
Resources     104
Index     106