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Fish As The Gift
Goldfish Care, Useful Info

Fish As The Gift – 3 things to consider before you give goldfish as a present

With Christmas just around the corner, you must be scratching your head on what to buy for your family and friends.  You may have thought about giving … Read More ›

Posted on December 14, 2024December 14, 2024
Adding A New Goldfish
Goldfish Care, Useful Info

Adding A New Goldfish – The importance of “Isolate first, Socialize later”

Keeping goldfish can be an addiction. Seriously… it can. After you have figured out how to keep them alive, you will begin to enjoy seeing … Read More ›

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024
Nitrogen Cycle
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Understanding Nitrogen Cycle – Saving you from heartaches

If you are one of those people who have your fish dying on you whenever you set up a new tank or after you have … Read More ›

Posted on March 9, 2024March 9, 2024
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The 5 Most Basic Goldfish Info – Let’s get it rolling

There is a vast amount of goldfish information out there and what I am sharing here are only a few to kick start the hobby. … Read More ›

Posted on March 8, 2024March 9, 2024
About Ingot Goldfish
Goldfish Breeds, Useful Info

About Ingot Goldfish – The auspicious Chinese goldfish for wealth & prosperity

Since ancient times, the Chinese expression of “招财进宝” (pinyin: zhāo cái jìn bǎo) is widely used as greetings. These wordings are displayed as panels and motifs … Read More ›

Posted on December 18, 2018March 9, 2024
My goldfish tank in May 2017
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Keeping Goldfish – A bit of science and lots of love & patience

Goldfish (Carassius auratus) is one of the most popular fish in the freshwater fish keeping hobby. Originating from East Asia, it has come a long … Read More ›

Posted on November 18, 2018
About the Shubunkins
Goldfish Breeds, Useful Info

About the Shubunkins – The goldfish that is called “The Poor Man’s Koi”

All goldfish breeds are man-made. Yeap, you heard me right. None of the goldfish breeds that you know actually existed naturally. The very first goldfish … Read More ›

Posted on August 28, 2018August 29, 2018
Dropsy on Goldfish
Disease, Useful Info

Dropsy on Goldfish – Why is my goldfish looking like a pine cone?

This is a pine cone. I don’t know about you, but pine cones remind me of Christmas… and I love Christmas! So I often associate … Read More ›

Posted on June 10, 2018June 11, 2018
Goldfish in a community tank - What to look out for?
Goldfish Care, Useful Info

Goldfish in A Community Tank – 5 basic questions when selecting tank mates

In my humble opinion, I think goldfish should be kept only with other goldfish. Taking this a step further, I actually feel more comfortable keeping … Read More ›

Posted on April 7, 2018April 7, 2018
Acclimate fish to a new aquarium
Goldfish Care, Useful Info

Acclimate Fish To A New Aquarium – Using the “Float the bag” method for goldfish

Whether you are stocking up for a new set up and cycled aquarium, or adding into your current goldfish family, there are a few things … Read More ›

Posted on March 29, 2018March 30, 2018

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Alex Chong

I am a fish keeping enthusiast with an affinity towards goldfish. I have been keeping fish for many years. I am very passionate about this hobby and it has brought me a lot of joy. Of course, there are always the lessons learned as well. I guess the neverending learning process is what made this hobby so interesting for me and I hope to share them with you here. About my blog

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  • Adding A New Goldfish – The importance of “Isolate first, Socialize later”
  • Understanding Nitrogen Cycle – Saving you from heartaches
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