blondie

I havn't worked out how many litres it is but its 76x47x38 cm.

first of all, I will have my new tank up and running as soon as I have a filter and get some more stones to finish covering the bottem. First question, I at the moment have two comets. what are some other fast swimming goldfish that would go well with comets? Second question, when changing the water in the tank I know to leave the new water overnight first so that its the same question as the tank water, do I put the water conditioner and cycle in the new water and leave it sit or just add it to the tank?

Well, I now have a tank, i'm almost ready to go. I just need a filter and some more stones as it is a huge tank and two bags wasn't enough. I can't wait till its all up and going, even half set up I think it looks really good. And the best bit is its big enough to get a few more fish.

No filter. I have plenty of oxyweed in there. Thanks for that opinion. I will still get a tank but just wanted to make sure they wouldn't die before hand. Didn't think they would but after all the websites i've looked at I wasn't so sure. They all said bowls are bad.

wow, ok my fish are only about a inch long sl at the moment but I realise they will get big. How do fish survive in fish bowls. I assume they can but they obviously don't do well in them. My fish are now starting to swim around a bit and are settling now so I am starting to feel better about them. Thankyou for all your advice, I have learn't a lot of helpful stuff tonight.

There still only quite small, by the way, when measuring them do you count the tail fin in the measurement? I was thinking that when I get my new tank and then get the first fish settled would the bowl I have now serve as a quarrintine bowl for any new fish? Its one of the bowls that have the coloured plastic bottom and top, not sure of its capicity, but thought it would come in handy if I get more fish later.

Also forgot to add when I first filled the bowl before aclimatising the fish I added some cycle that the pet shop sold me and some aqua safe clorine treatment that came with the bowl. So I am hoping that these do help.

Im going to look at some tommorow so hopefully they won't be to expensive.

No test kit. Silly me took the advice from the pet shop. They just sold me the starter kit and my two fish. They are starting to swim round a bit now, i'm going to take some of the oxyweed out as I think there might be a bit to much in there covering to much of the surface. And the calico one is eating so hopefully they will be ok. First things first I am going to sort out a tank and filter.

Oh, and they are comets. Two of them.

Thanks, I won't be able to get a tank for a few days at least, but its a big bowl with a big area on top. There is also oxyweed in there for them. Should I try and feed them now to see if they move. As far as I can tell they don't look stressed, they are just not moving much. I really appreciate any advice.

today I brought a starter fish bowl (until I can get a tank ) and put my fish in them, acclimatising them like the instructions said to. I have since read about how a new bowl or tank needs to cycle but my fish are in it and are sitting in the bottem not moving much. Will they be ok until the bowl improves, i've been told its about 6 weeks until the tank is cycled.