Adding New Goldfish To Your Aquarium

There are a few things people should do for proper care of goldfish when adding them to your aquarium.

1. The first thing you do when you get home from buying your goldfish from pet stores is to place the fish bag in the water.

2. Make sure you shut the aquarium light off to make sure you don’t stress the goldfish out.

3. Let the bag sit in the water for about 15-20 minutes so that the water temperature will become the same temperature in the bag as the same as the aquarium.

4. Feed your goldfish in your aquarium so that when later when you release the fish in the water they will be full and will be less likely to be aggressive towards your new arrivals. Sometimes fish will nip at your new comets that you’ve added to your aquarium as they are sometimes territorial.

5. After about 15 to 20 minutes then take a small cup or container and take some of the water from your aquarium and pour it into the bag. This will slowly adjust the water chemistry in the bag as the same as the water chemistry in your aquarium. By doing this it will eliminate or reduce the chance of any shock as the PH levels, water hardness or softness will be gradually introduced to your new goldfish.

6. After doing this then grab an aquarium fish net and take the goldfish out of the bag and place them in your aquarium.

7. Never pour the water in the bag into your aquarium just in case there might be any goldfish diseases in the water. By doing this it will reduce your chance of infecting other fish and therefore saving you money on buying medicine if the water was carrying any parasites.

By doing these simple things when introducing new goldfish to your aquarium will ensure your existing goldfish and new goldfish stay healthy as proper goldfish care has been done. Simple steps can prevent sickness and illness in goldfish.