| One of the most important aspects of keeping goldfish | | | | Feed your goldfish once daily. Again most people tend |
| is being fully adept in the area of goldfish care. | | | | to feed their goldfish too often. This is one of the |
| Unfortunately these fish are well known for their ability | | | | worst things you can do to your goldfish. Unfortunately |
| to catch a multitude of diseases such as Ick and fin | | | | goldfish will eat until they kill themselves and many |
| rot, which are two of the most common. It's highly | | | | people ask me why their fish suddenly pass even |
| important that you familiarize yourself in the area of | | | | though they seemed completely healthy. More than |
| goldfish care before you decide to purchase your own | | | | likely overeating was the cause. Just take a look at |
| fish. | | | | them, unless you have a pregnant fish, there's no |
| So many people are constantly asking me why they | | | | reason why you should have a fat fish unless you're |
| have to keep buying new goldfish all the time and I | | | | feeding them more than once a day. |
| always ask them what their dedication to goldfish care | | | | Rule Number Three of Goldfish Care |
| is. What I find is this, most people don't actually follow | | | | Always clean any external object you plan to place in |
| the 3 simple rules of goldfish care and they are: | | | | your tank. You may think you're doing everything right, |
| Rule Number One Of Goldfish Care | | | | you clean your tank weekly, you're feeding your fish |
| Keep your tank clean at all times. If you can't afford to | | | | once daily, but then suddenly after you place a new |
| by a high powered filter, which is most people, than | | | | object inside the tank, one of your goldfish dies. What |
| you must make sure you are cleaning your tank ever | | | | more than likely has happened is that with the object, |
| week. If you aren't doing this now than you better start | | | | came a certain disease from the outside air that |
| because this is one of the major reasons why goldfish | | | | unfortunately was deadly for your goldfish. To prevent |
| become infected with deadly diseases. Fin rot is one | | | | this from occurring, always make sure you disinfect |
| of the most common results of an unclean tank. If you | | | | and clean any new object you add to the tank. That |
| are one of those people who doesn't clean your tank | | | | way you'll be reducing the risk of your goldfish catching |
| weekly than go take a look at the tails on your | | | | any unwanted diseases. |
| goldfish. More than likely you will notice there are many | | | | Follow the three rules of goldfish care and you'll have |
| holes and parturition on the ends of the tails. | | | | happy healthy goldfish for quite some time to come. |
| Rule Number Two Of Goldfish Care | | | | |