“Eurythermic” creatures have metabolisms which are dependent on the temperature. In south Florida there are thousands of fish ponds which house millions of goldfish which do just fine in water which is 85 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit six months out of the year. The Yangtze river is a subtropical river at the same latitude as Florida. per DNA analysis, goldfish descend from a carp, Carassius auratus, which lived in the lower Yangtze River in China. auratus, especially the lineages from the lower Yangtze River” “Chinese goldfish have a matrilineal origin from native southern Chinese C. Per “Origin of Chinese Goldfish and Sequential Loss of Genetic Diversity Accompanies New Breeds” Wang et. Carp are fish which can not only live, they will THRIVE in an incredibly wide range of water temperatures and water chemistries, including warm water.Īnd goldfish are descended from fish which live for most of the year in warm water subtropical conditions in southern China. One common misconception is that goldfish cannot be kept in warm water aquariums. Crystal clear water indicates conditions which where fish will be very healthy. Crystal clear water has a very low bacterial count in the water. Note that these five things together should produce crystal clear water. Infrequently clean the filter while leaving a lot of brown gunk.Feed food with a protein level over 40% on a dry basis.Feed very lightly (2 eyeball’s worth of dry food once a day).Have excellent biofiltration with lots of filter media surface area.There are five parameters that are key to achieving that. Welcome to the world of the internet.īut all hobbyist’s want to make their fish healthy and “thriving”. So the true story is exactly the opposite of the story one finds on social media. This is because of a concerted effort by PETA to stop the keeping of goldfish in aquariums.
Yet well meaning but ill-informed individuals on social media will tell the hobbyist that goldfish are very touchy fish that requires a great deal of careful care. Goldfish, due to hundreds of years of “inadvertent selective breeding” are simply the easiest fish there is to keep.
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