Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] goldfish thriving

Hope your wife comes out ok with her spur, I know those hurt like crazy.

I wouldn't use sand in a gold fish tank they are way to messy.
Gotta run off to work.

Donna

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> From: Larry Blanchard <labl02@aol.com>
>goldfish thriving
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>OK, I tore down the tank and redid it with new sand substrate with
>some1-2" rocks in it for appearance. I got two feeders and they've been
>in there for a week. I moved the ryukin in with them a couple of days ago.
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>They seem to be doing fine. Eating greedily and sifting sand to make
>sure nothing is missed.
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>Which brings up another problem. Everything I've read says sand (or
>bare bottom) is the best substrate for goldfish. All the sources also
>point out how much mess they create. How the heck do you vacuum a sand
>substrate? The poop weighs more than the sand grains! I don't vacuum
>planted tanks, but plants and goldfish are a lost cause.
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>To bring this back on "tropical fish" subjects, the 5 dwarf neon
>rainbows (M. praecox) I bought a couple of weeks ago are also doing
>great. They've gotten over being shy and are racing around the tank
>disturbing the lazy catfish :-). I've got (I think) 2 males and 3
>females. Another few months and I expect to see eggs. I'll have to use
>a spawning mop to get the eggs out before the corys eat them.
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>I just got an email from Fred Meyers apologizing for misunderstanding my
>problem and asking for the UPC code (which I'd already given once) so
>they could send me the MSDS. So maybeI can find out for sure if it was
>the ammonia.
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>My wife just had a bone spur removed from her heel so I'll be doing
>husband, wife, and nurse duty for the next several weeks. So it may
>take me a while to respond to online stuff.
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>Larry B
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