Many people like to keep goldfish at home like to see them swimming around in the water, but many people are not good at keeping fish, bought goldfish will die after a short time in the fish tank. Raising fish looks simple, but there are many methods and techniques.
1. Water quality is very important
When you want to keep goldfish alive longer and not die, it is very important to keep the water quality.
If the water is over chlorine or contains a lot of bacteria and viruses, resulting in cloudy water in the tank, it will affect the health of goldfish in the tank, which will make them infected with bacteria, or will make them die of lack of oxygen.
Changing water regularly is an effective way to maintain water quality, but you should not change too much water each time, just one-third of the tank.
Try not to change the tap water, it is better to put the tap water on the balcony to dry for two to three days and then add it to the tank, this can make the chlorine in the water evaporate, not let the chlorine in the water exceed the standard, can provide a more suitable living environment for goldfish.
2. Oxygen should be sufficient
If you want the goldfish to live longer, oxygen must be sufficient, it is better to put an oxygen pump in the tank and oxygenate it 24 hours a day.
This can make the fish tank has enough oxygen, to let the goldfish in the water breathe freely, maintain vigorous vitality, to avoid their death due to lack of oxygen.
3. Control the water temperature is very important
Goldfish like a warmer environment, although it does not require high water temperature, the water temperature in the tank should be controlled at about 40 degrees, so that the goldfish can survive better.
If you find that the water temperature is too low, you should turn on the heating rod in time, and if you find that the water temperature in the tank is too high, you should remove the heating rod or change the water as soon as possible, so that the water temperature in the tank can be kept within the appropriate range.
4. Moderate feeding
Don't feed it too much feed and food at one time, otherwise, the fish will die from eating too much.
Feed the goldfish some food with high nutritional value, and buy professional fish food in the market, so that the fish absorb rich and balanced nutrition, which can make the fish stronger, healthier, and live longer.