Goldfish

Taking care of your goldfish

First you want about a 10 gallon tank. Never put a Goldfish in a tank that is too small with other fish. Make sure your goldfish has the right food. Also your goldfish tank needs to be clean. If your tank has real plants it will help your goldfish breath. Giving to much goldfish food to your goldfish will make its tank dirty. Only give your goldfish goldfish food night and day, Only a pinch of goldfish food. If you see any bruises on your goldfishes skin call the vet. Your goldfish needs hiding places to hide. Buy your goldfish from a good pet store. If you see an active goldfish with fins pointing strait up that is a good one to pick. A goldfish you win as a prize may not be healthy. You need a filter in your tank to filter the water. When you get a goldfish in a bag put the bag in the tank for around 20 minutes to make the water temperature the same in the bag  as the temperature in the tank. Then you can free your goldfish. Only remove your goldfish with a net never with your hands. Their scales will become less smooth and the fish will not be able to swim. Clean your tank once a week.


Goldfish
 Goldfish eggs are like little jelly balls. A goldfish can live up to 25 years. a mother goldfish can lay 1000's of eggs. The different parts of the goldfish are: Tail for swimming, Smooth body for swimming, scaly skin for protection, Eyes for seeing, Fins for steering,Breaking and balancing, Gills for breathing the oxygen in the water, Mouth for tasting ,eating and drinking. 




Source: A pets life: Goldfish