Month: September 2009

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Garden Ponds Goldfish Goldfish Care

How To Put A Goldfish To Sleep Using Clove Oil To Treat Them?

Sometimes there will come a time where you will need to put your goldfish to sleep to treat them. For this you can use clove oil which will put your fish to sleep so you will be able to treat any goldfish diseases or bacterial infections they may have. Myself, on larger fish such as koi I like to put them to sleep so I can treat the infected area directly. For most people, especially if your worried in doing this procedure I would stick with the normal fish medications that you can buy for treatment.

The reason that you put the goldfish to sleep is so they won’t feel anything during the treatment and so they will be easier to handle. For people who have large goldfish or koi that have ulcers I strongly suggest putting your fish to sleep to treat it. By doing so you can get a greater handle on the issue by applying treatment directly to the area.

How To Put A Goldfish To Sleep With Clove Oil:

1. Get a bucket and fill it with some water from your aquarium or pond.

2. Catch your fish and place them in the container.

3. Introduce your fish to the container and add in your clove oil. For this procedure you should add 10 drops per 1 gallon of water. Within 5 minutes or less you should see your goldfish starting to lye on its side. Wait till he is fully asleep before your pick them up.

After your fish is put to sleep using clove oil, now you can begin treatment on your fish. After your done treating your goldfish you will need to revive the fish and wake him up. To do so you will need to pick up your fish and place them by a heavily aerated section in your aquarium or pond. In your aquarium you can place his head right over the bubbles of an air stone and gently rock the fish’s head back and forth so it’s gills open. This will allow oxygen to enter and slowly start to revive your fish. This can take up to 10 minutes for your goldfish to be completely revived. During this stage don’t worry, you will see its gills open and shut so it’s still alive.

Putting a fish to sleep is highly recommended in cases where fish has ulcers and is needed during surgical removal of tumours. I know it’s always scary the first time trying new things but I’ve done this many times and I have yet to lose a fish from putting them to sleep (knock on wood)with clove oil. So whenever your fish get sick you might just have the right stuff in your home to put them to sleep. Give it a try! Just make sure you don’t accidentally overdose on clove oil, as this can kill your fish with larger amounts.

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Goldfish Goldfish Books Goldfish Care

Fancy Goldfish Book – Complete Guide To Care and Collecting by Dr. Erik L. Johnson

Fancy Goldfish Book – The Complete Guide To Care and Collecting is one book that I recommend all beginners in the hobby buy. Even for people that have been taking care of goldfish for a while is a good resource for goldfish information. I know if your anything like me you probably have several goldfish books at home that talks about fancy goldfish, common goldfish and how to take care of them. This Fancy Goldfish Book – The Complete Guide To Collecting written by Dr. Erik L. Johnson is one you should add to your collection.

If your looking for a great goldfish book on how to raise fancy goldfish, learn all about goldfish diseases, how to prevent them and diagnose them this is a book for you. I’m not sure if you know who Dr. Eric L. Johnson is but is a world-renowned veterinarian who is an expert on goldfish health. Fancy Goldfish Book - The Complete Guide To Care and CollectingThis book will be a great guide to look at if you ever have any problems such as fish diseases that occur. This Fancy Goldfish Book comes complete with over 100 high quality photos and 176 pages in this hardcover book. Many other fish experts are in this book as well. This is a great reference to have when it comes to goldfish care.

On top of this Fancy Goldfish Book – The Complete Guide To Care and Collecting, Dr. Eric Johnson also wrote the book Koi Health & Disease.

So if your new to the goldfish hobby or you’ve been it in for a while people should have at least one good book that covers everything about goldfish. This is one goldfish book that I recommend people buy. This is one book that you will enjoy reading over and over again. Trust me I know 🙂 So go over to the link below and see customer reviews and their thoughts of people who have bought this fancy goldfish book.

Go buy your copy of Fancy Goldfish: Complete Guide To Care And Collecting today and you can see for yourself! You won’t be disappointed if you love goldfish as much as we all do! It’s definitely worth the money.

Sincerely,

Jamie Boyle
The Goldfish Guy
“Helping Goldfish Owners With Advice, Fish Care and Fish Medication Treatments for Goldfish Diseases, Illnesses and Parasites”

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Goldfish Goldfish Care Goldfish Medications

Debride Medicated Fish Food For Internal Parasites and Diseases

Debride Medicated Food is a treatment medication for both koi and goldfish. Koi and goldfish can become infected with internal worms and parasites causing bacterial infections to occur. Debride Medicated Fish Food will eliminate all internal worms as it contains the active ingredient Praziquantel, a deworming agent. People should treat their fish once a year for internal worms. Left untreated can cause severe damage to internal tissue and organs which is one of the causes of dropsy, which is an internal bacterial infection. Using Debride Medicated Fish Food will help ensure your goldfish and koi stay healthy and disease free.

Tip: Buy Debride Medicated Fish Food Online as it’s cheaper then buying it at your local pet stores. In fact most dealers don’t carry Debride DW Medicated Fish Food 2lb

Debride Medicated Food - Deworming Food For Koi and Goldfish

Debride Medicated Food and is mostly available online. See above link if you wish to purchase some to treat your fish.

Sincerely,

Jamie Boyle
The Goldfish Guy
“Helping Goldfish Owners With Advice, Fish Care and Fish Medication Treatments for Goldfish Diseases, Illnesses and Parasites”

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Garden Ponds Goldfish Goldfish Care Goldfish Ponds Pond Filtration

Oase PondoVac 3 – Pond Cleaning Tool For Goldfish Ponds

Most of us can agree that cleaning a goldfish pond is no fun, until you found the Oase PondoVac3. This easy to use pond vacuum cleaner makes cleaning a pond easy, efficient and fun. A pond vacuum is definitely worth getting even though they can be expensive but the time you save in cleaning your pond makes this one product that pond owners love. Oase makes high quality pond products and is definitely worth investing into if your looking at having crystal clear water. Regular pond maintenance is needed and people should know how to clean a goldfish pond and this one piece of pond cleaning equipment that people should buy at the same time they are looking at building a pond in their backyard. Add this PondVac3 to your list when buying pond supplies and products so you can fully enjoy your garden pond.

Here is a complete product description of the Oase PondoVac 3:

PondoVac 3 - Pond Cleaning Product By Oase For Spring and Fall Maintenance
With the PondoVac 3 you can avoid the annoyance of container capacity restrictions. The Two-Chamber System: Two identically sized cylinders are filled and emptied in alternating cycles. If one container is full a valve is mechanically activated by a float. This triggers emptying of one chamber while the other is being filled. Both vacuuming and emptying of the container can occur at the same time. Built-in wheels allow for easy movement and transportation. The delivery includes a special string algae nozzle, a wide nozzle with a rubber lip, a crevice tool and a floor nozzle, the vacuum tube extension, as well as a debris collection bag for the water return. It is also ideally suited for wet vacuum applications in the household.

Power cable length – 13 ft. Dimensions – 15 x 27 inches.
Limited Warranty – 3 + 2* = 5 Years (*a 2 year extension is added when you register the PondoVac 3.)

If you want to buy a Oase Pond Vacuum Cleaner go here > PondoVac 3

*** Please note at the time of posting this, a 2 year extension warranty is available unless the supplier or manufacturer decides to change this ***

Oase PondVac3 - The Ultimate Pond Cleaning Tool For Water Gardens in Both Spring and Fall MaintenanceIf people are looking at buying a pond vacuum cleaner for their water garden you should check out Amazon.com for the PondVac3 as they do have the lowest price on the internet from what I’ve seen. Here is the link to buying a PondoVac 3 over at amazon and you can see customer reviews and more information. This is by far the ultimate pond cleaning tool for both spring and fall pond cleaning as many pond owners will agree with me.

Sincerely,

Jamie Boyle
The Goldfish Guy
“Helping Goldfish Owners With Advice, Fish Care and Fish Medication Treatments for Goldfish Diseases, Illnesses and Parasites”