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Sorry everyone, im new here and was reading this thread. How do you know which is male and which is female? I have an Orange Comet and a black moor? Thanks

Wow Thats great thanks for the good advice guys & gals!

Hi and thanks for your help! A bowl is totally unsuitable for goldfish (they have been banned in some countries) and they need something much bigger. Personally I like to see all but the fancy long finned varieties in ponds, not tanks or bowls. If oxygen lack was the problem (and it probably was) an oxygen lpant would have done little to alleviate it. An airstone would have been better. A: I may have to look at a different species to keep in a tank then, i was thinking a really large tank as suggested above. As suggested, did it have carbon in it somewhere? Sounds like loose carbon dust has fouled the water. What sort of filter is it? If it was one you put under the fravel, did you clean the gravel? If not, you will have stirred up all the muck trapped in the gravel since you had not been cleaning it before this by the sounds of it. A: Yes my undergravel filter does have Carbon Media that i did not wash out before using it, i will wash it before i put it back in i think. And i did wash the gravel and whole tank when i first put the filter in just not the media cartridge but will do thanks for the pointer! Q?: One other thing is that i bought an Unipet No. 1601 Automatic Unbreakable Adjustable Vacuum Cleaner (it is supposed to be pump actioned) but i tried and tried to use it to vacuum the gravel but it wouldnt work and i have now broken it, I even rang the store i bought it from and they didnt know how to work it, i rang another pet store and same story there! Would be interesting to see if anyone else on here has one and if they have used it? Some species of goldfish are supposed to be fat. Feeding once a day, a small pinch, is plenty. More important is to make suer there is no leftover uneaten food which will foul the water. A: Thanks for that i have now lowered their food intake Do you mean it has 2 white spots at the front of its belly, behind the gills? If so, this means you have a male who is ready to spawn if given the chance. If further down the belly it is most likely whitespot, caused by stress. A: Unfortunately no it has whitespots before the gills so i will read more about that and maybe go and get some medicine for it. Q?: How do you know if you have males and females? Please do not put 9 goldfish in a bowl or tank. As said, they shuold be in a opnd. Have you considered a different species of fish to try?

Thank You very much Mel1708! That is the best advice i have had so far. I have been reading alot off the net since i posted this and am slowly learning what i need to do! Thanks

Rozski for your help, i have tried to google it but dont really know what to ask for seeing as i have a # of problems or things i need to learn about. thats why i joined FNZAS to get help from people who know what they are talking about. So thank you again.

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hi, we have been given 2 comets for a birthday present, had them now for about 6 weeks and have had problem after problem. Background: Never owned fish, love them to bits and am trying really hard, they live in a bowl i estimate to be about 10-15 litres. The UGF has carbon media and my water has never been tested to date. Prob # 1 - after about 2 weeks of moving them into their new home, they started to go to the top of the tank i though it was because they were hungry then checked at the petshop and they said they might need some air so told me to buy oxygen plant which i did and put it in their tank. After one day they were still doing it so i went to another petshop who told me to buy a pump, airstone, undergravel filter and a pump gravel vacuum which i did. Prob # 2 - after doing a full water change and putting the new filter and airstone in the water became blacklike and murky so i assumed i did it wrong and after 3 days did another full water change, then again after 3 days noticed the water changed to the same colour and decided to pull the filter out. I believe this to be the problem and decided to just do a 10% change everyday to keep them happy Prob # 3 - before the last water chage i notice my fish were really fat, alot fatter in the tummy than when i got them so jumped on the net and realised i may be over feeding them so have now cut down the amount of food i give them especially cause they live in a bowl! Prob # 4 - after noticing the large bellies - i notice one of my fish has two white spots on both sides of its tummy and am now worried it is sick. I have done alot of reading and want to get more fish so am investing in a larger tank - hopefully this will make my current two fish happier. After that i want to add another 7 goldfish to make 9 my total collection. I would like advice on what decisions i have made so far, how to fix my whitespot problem, and advice on how many litres my new tank should be for a total of 9 fish, what size fish i should buy, what accesories will be needed to keep them happy? At the end of the day i love these fish and am trying really hard to look after them well! Thanks