The Goldfish Owner's Manual

A goldfish in a bowl dies within a year and the owner concludes goldfish are fragile. The species record is over forty years. Nothing about the animal is fragile.

This manual covers what goldfish actually require: space, filtration well above the tank rating, cool stable water and a diet that does not float.

What is inside

• Adult size and minimum space by variety, from comets to bubble eyes
• Why the inch-per-gallon rule fails badly with this species
• Filtration turnover targets, and the one group that needs flow reduced
• Temperature: why a heater is often unnecessary and sometimes still worth having
• Feeding sinking pellets, vegetables and the weekly fast
• An eight-row tankmate table, including the species sold as goldfish companions that should not be
• Seven common problems with first actions, including buoyancy in round-bodied fancies

Who it is for

Anyone who has just been handed a goldfish, and anyone whose fancy goldfish keeps floating after meals.

Format

Instant digital download. 5-page PDF, A4, formatted for both screen and home printing. Nothing is shipped. Your download link appears on the confirmation page and in your email receipt.