Hi!
I've just been given 2 goldfish by a friend who can't or doesn't want to look after them any more. Being an avid animal lover he knows they will have a good home with me. The problem is, I know nothing. The tank they are in is probably about 2ftx2ftx2ft. It's old, the water is dirty even with the filtration system and there is no heater. I've been looking around this forum and reading all I can, and this seems to be an engrossing hobby!
My questions are, what size should I be looking at, do I need a heater, and can I start a freshwater aquarium with these 2 little fellas? What kind of fish go well with goldfish, and should I have real plants as opposed to plastic?
Sorry to bombard you with questions, but I'd really like to give these 2 as good a life as I can. My friend has also told me he feeds them 2 large pinches of flakes a day, is this right? It seems a little excessive! My last question is, they're both hiding at the back of the tank, is it possible they know they've been moved to another house?
I hope they'll be happy with me, and please don't flame me for not knowing about fish before I took them on. It was either that or they got flushed
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Thank you and I look forward to being much more involved in this very knowledgeable forum!
Sherida.