Sooner or later wildlife will soon visit your goldfish pond and hardy water lilies and pond plants are great pond predator protection for your fish. The more places your goldfish have to hide the better chance at survival. Hardy water lilies, floating aquatic plants and other water plants are a must for any garden pond. This gives your goldfish, koi or other fish plenty of places to hide. When having an outdoor pond you need to think of ways to protect your goldfish from pond predators.

With hardy water lilies the goldfish will be able to hide under the lily pads. This won’t be a for sure way to protect your pond fish but it will make it more difficult for them at least. When there are no hardy water lilies or other pond plants in your water garden it makes it pretty easy for a bird to swoop down and snatch up a goldfish for example. Water lilies are a great pond cover for fish. There are also other water plants that add protection such as floating aquatic plants like water hyacinths, water lettuce and parrots feather. Pond plants are a great natural way to protect your pond fish and have many benefits too.

Pond predator protection is a must for the overall safety of your goldfish. When caring for goldfish in a outdoor pond you can also think of buying pond predator protection decoys. A combination of hardy water lilies, pond plants and pond predator protection devices or decoys will help in the care of your goldfish.

I hope you don’t have any issues with any pond predators. If you do though, now you know a few ways to protect your goldfish. When building a pond always have some underwater caves built with rocks. Do as much as you can as you don’t want to go out to your pond one day to find out all your fish are gone. I’ve heard many stories and it’s sad to see your prized fish gone. Check out my other blog posts to on pond predator protection that can help you.

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If you’re looking to cut down on cost for feeding your goldfish you should learn how to grow duckweed, floating aquatic plants. Duckweed is small tiny plants that goldfish, koi and other types of fish love to eat. Duckweed is very easy to grow and you can feed it to your goldfish, koi fish in ponds or aquariums.

How To Grow Duckweed To Feed Your Goldfish

1. The first thing you’ll want to do is buy some duckweed from your local pet store. Most pet stores should have some available. If not a friend that has a pond and is in hobby might have a scoop to give you. It grows quick, a scoop is all you’ll need.
2. Once you have your duckweed, grab a bucket from your house and fill it with water. If you have a pond, grab the water from there. Place the bucket in full sun.
3. Place the duckweed in the container of water.
4. Add some Miracle Grow fertilizer. I like to add some to the water to help with the duckweeds growth and faster reproduction. Plants need nutrients to grow and multiply.
5. As the duckweed grows, scoop out some to feed to your goldfish.

That’s all there is to it! It’s pretty easy to grow duckweed. It’s not hard to learn how to grow duckweed and you can be feeding your goldfish these tiny floating aquatic plants in no time. Your goldfish will love it! Feeding goldfish duckweed and a variety of different foods is recommended as it will help keep your goldfish healthy. I hope you decide to grow your own duckweed for your goldfish.

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There’s nothing better then feeding goldfish duckweed whether it be for pond fish or aquarium fish. Duckweed is tiny floating water plants and helps keep your goldfish healthy with good digestion. Goldfish can easily digest duckweed and offers some fresh green plants to a goldfish diet. It’s always good to feed a wide variety of goldfish food that will help towards the overall health of your fish. Plant food for pond fish or aquarium fish is an excellent food source.

Duckweed is very easy to grow and your goldfish will love eating it. Feeding goldfish duckweed is something all goldfish keepers should do. First off goldfish love it and second duckweed reproduces very quickly. This will help cut down on your cost for goldfish food too. You can feed your goldfish duckweed in both fish ponds or aquariums. Feeding goldfish duckweed in the summer is very easy to do. Simply have a small container outside and as duckweed grows simply feed a small portion to your goldfish. They will love it! As you can see in the photos the goldfish love eating duckweed.

If you haven’t tried giving your goldfish some duckweed to eat you should. They love eating these tiny floating aquatic plants. Next time you’re at your local pet store or local nursery buy duckweed for your goldfish. Feed your goldfish some live aquatic floating water plants such as duckweed in their diet. Trust me, they’ll devour it in no time!! Duckweed is very easy to grow and care for too.

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If your looking for ways to disinfect or sterilize fish nets for your goldfish tank or fish pond you’ll learn how here. What do you do with fish nets that have become exposed to a variety of fish diseases? How do you clean and sterilize your fish nets? Did you know that you can easily transfer fish diseases and parasites by fish nets?

Aquarium owners need to realize that disinfecting aquarium equipment and supplies like fish nets is very important. What you don’t want to do is transfer fish diseases back and forth between tanks or after fish have been cured and treated for diseases or parasites. What I like to do is after exposing fish nets to diseases or parasites such as ich is to place my fish nets in a solution of water and malachite green. This will help disinfect or kill any bad bacteria or parasites on your fish nets.

In the container of malachite green I like to use a strong dosage. I always say that more is not better when treating fish but when it comes to disinfecting fish nets go for it. Make sure the fish nets is completely submerged in the solution. Cleaning and sterilizing your fish nets with malachite green is the best way.

What other people like to do for cleaning their fish nets is by boiling water and placing the fish nets in it. You can do it this way but this is time consuming. You’ll have to boil water and wait. There is no need and you can make your life easier and more efficient. All you need to do is leave your fish nets in a solution of malachite green and that’s all there is to it. Using malachite green will disinfect fish nets.

What are some ways you use to clean/sterilize/disinfect your fish nets?

Sincerely,

Jamie Boyle
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What you need to do is find ich medication that is safe for aquarium plants. There is one that I’ve used that treats ich and is plant safe.  When treating for ich try using Maracide From MardelLabs which treats against ich, velvet and other external parasites. This ich medication I’ve used many times and it did not kill or harm my aquarium plants at all.

So next time your goldfish or tropical fish catch ich don’t worry! Use Maracide from Mardel Labs and get rid of ich fast and keep your aquarium plants safe.

Other Related Posts:

Treatment For Ich or White Spot Disease In Goldfish
Goldfish Disease- White Spot Disease- Ich (Ichtyopthirius)
Breeding Tubercles Not White Spot Disease Ich
Goldfish Medication Treatments For Illnesses, Diseases and Parasites Including Ich Medication

Sincerely,

Jamie Boyle
The Goldfish Guy
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Goldfish do like to eat and nibble at plants but what you need to do is add aquarium plants that your goldfish won’t be interested in eating. For instance if your thinking of putting some duckweed in your fish tank, it will be gone before you know it. Goldfish love eating duckweed! What you need to do is add aquarium plants that are tough and that has leaves your fish don’t like to eat.

What I have tried over the years and have had great success with is using aquarium plants like Java Fern and Anubias. What I like to do with these plants is attach them to rocks or pieces of driftwood. These plants look amazing in an aquarium! The driftwood makes a nice centrepiece as well.

So if your tired of those fake artificial aquarium plants and want real live plants, give it a shot! Aquarium plants are very beneficial and they will help filter your water as well. Nothing beats natural filtration and that’s what water plants do.

So next time your at the pet store or online, pick up a few aquarium plants and add them in with your goldfish. Let me know how you make out! I guarantee you’ll love the new look that live plants do for your aquarium. You’ll also love the colours of your goldfish as it will seem so much brighter as they swim amongst the aquarium plants.

Other Related Posts:

Adding Aquarium Plants – Live Aquatic Plants For Goldfish Tank Beneficial
Goldfish Aquarium – Should I Add Real or Artificial Aquatic Plants To Fish Tank?

Sincerely,

Jamie Boyle
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Ultimately it’s up to you! Personally I like both and there are pros and cons that might make up your decision. Here are some pros and cons for live aquarium plants versus artificial aquarium plants:

Live Aquarium Plants – Pros / Benefits

1. Helps filter your aquarium by removing harmful toxins
2. Provides you a natural looking environment for the aquarium fish
3. Provides a food source for your fish that they can nibble on and eat
4. Offers great hiding spots for baby fish to hide from larger fish
5. Produces oxygen in the water during the day
6. Helps control against algae

Cons

1. Produces carbon dioxide at night, you must ensure you have good aeration in your tank
2. Maintenance needed such as trimming live aquarium plants back so it does not take over your tank
3. Needs good lighting for aquarium plant growth
4. Can carry fish parasites, ensure they are treated or come from a fish tank that has no diseases or parasites 

Artificial Aquarium Plants – Pros

1. Less maintenance and no need to trim plants back
2. No aquarium heater needed if you have coldwater fish such as goldfish
3. Fish can not eat and destroy your aquarium plants
4. Great for new beginners on aquariums, simply place it in your tank and that’s it!
5. No chance of introducing fish diseases and parasites to your aquarium

Cons

1. Does not help filter the water to make it safe for your fish
2. Does not add oxygen to the water
3. Does not help against algae
4. Does not provide a food source for fish

No matter what you decide your aquarium will look good either way whether you have live aquarium plants or fake articial plants. Whether you have goldfish or tropical fish you can still enjoy both. Decorate your fish tank with aquarium decor, add some live or artificial aquarium plants and enjoy the hobby. Make your aquarium look the way you want. I know I like a natural looking aquarium with live aquatic plants but artificial ones look nice too!

What do you prefer to have, live aquarium plants or artificial plants? Share your thoughts and opinions.

Other Related Posts:

Can I Put Live Aquarium Plants In My Goldfish Tank?
Adding Aquarium Plants – Live Aquatic Plants For Goldfish Tank Beneficial
Treating Ich In A Planted Aquarium – Will Fish Medication Kill My Live Plants?

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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Do you really need to add aquarium plants to your goldfish tank?No but it will definitely help reduce aquarium maintenance, keep your fish tank healthy and help keep the water crystal clear. Live aquarium plants also add oxygen to the water during the day and goldfish can eat some plant leaves which they will enjoy.

If your thinking of adding aquarium plants to your goldfish tank you should think of it strongly. There are many benefits to live aquatic plants versus artificial aquarium plants. Using live aquarium plants your fish tank will look amazing and create a natural looking environment for your goldfish!

Other Related Posts:

Can I Put Live Aquarium Plants In My Goldfish Tank?
Adding Aquarium Plants – Live Aquatic Plants For Goldfish Tank Beneficial
Goldfish Aquarium – Should I Add Real or Artificial Aquatic Plants To Fish Tank?

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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Once you start noticing colder nights and the leaves changing colours you know that the pond water temperature is changing. I know that last few nights here have been colder so I went to check the water temperature in our ponds today and it’s 62 degrees fahrenheit or 16.67 degrees Celsius. We even have a risk of frost tonight that will lower the water temperature in the pond.

You should stop feeding your goldfish when the water hits 55 degrees. When you see your goldfish slowing down or not as active as normal, you know they are getting ready for hibernation. You must pay attention to the water temperature as what you do could impact the health of your goldfish.

Have you checked your water temperature in your goldfish pond yet? If not please do! Feeding goldfish in the fall is different then summer.

Sincerely,

Jamie Boyle
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There are always thing people should look out for before buying your goldfish from pet stores.

1. Make sure the pet store is clean, if not how well are the fish really being taken care of.

2. Never buy fish from a tank that has more then one dead fish. Dead fish are the first signs of whether or not there being taken care of well or something is wrong with the aquarium.

3. Look for any signs and symptoms of goldfish diseases or illnesses. Are they scratching on the aquarium bottom, are they sluggish, weak, bloody streaks in fins, torn fins, white spots ( ich ) or swimming erratically. If so don’t buy from these tanks, if you do you may just be bringing a headache home and infect your other goldfish at home if you have some.

4. Smell the water, the water should have no smell if it’s being taken care of properly. If there is a smell signals poor care for fish or something is going wrong with the aquarium water chemistry.

5. Avoid buying stunted fish and deformed fish. Everyone wants perfect looking fish for their aquarium and these fish may have trouble competing for food with others, they may be slower and then will develop razor back disease which is deterioration of the body due to malnutrition.

6. Never buy a goldfish from a tank that’s being treated, and they shouldn’t sell it to you either.

7. Ask all kinds of questions, if you have questions they should be able to answer them. If they don’t know, well how good are these goldfish really being taken care of.

Going into the pet store with a little knowledge is the first step in buying goldfish and making a good purchase from the pet store. Knowledge will help you in your goldfish hobby and save the headache of bringing home someone’s problem and saving some money in the meantime. Before buying goldfish make sure you do all the research you have to involved in golfish care, goldfish diseases and information, to know what your getting yourself into and know all the things needed in taking care of your new goldfish.

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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