Goldie Haven

**Fizgig** · 10-31-2011, 02:23 PM

Overview

Stock List:
1 Shubunkin Goldie, 1 Chocolate Ryukin Goldie, 1 Calico Fantail Goldie, 9 White Cloud Mt. Minnows {3 regular & 6 gold}, Olive Nerite & Malaysian Trumpet Snails.

2 Echonodorus Bleheri, 1 Amazon Sword, 1 Red Rubin Sword, Various Anubias species, Broad Leaved Ludwigia.

Lighting:
2 watts/US gallon, fluorescent 6700K, 11hrs. a day.

Moonlighting is LED from above, underwater... Strip contains 6 blue elements and is on 3.5hrs. at night.

Various amts. of indirect sunlight hit this tank as well. Intensity and longevity vary with the seasons, etc.

Filtration:
External mechanical with some biological @ 350 GPH.
Internal biological @ 200 GPH.
Live plants!
Lava Rocks.

Substrate:
Fluorite with river rock over the top. Also various natural lava & rainbow rocks throughout aquarium.

Tank Temp.:
72˙F minimum in winter - 80˙F max. in summer . Heater is installed.

Aquarium Dimensions & Stuff:
Custom built bullet proof, tempered glass. 3'W x 3'D x 5'T. Glass covered.

**Fizgig** · 10-31-2011, 02:23 PM

Moonlight:

**Aeonflame** · 10-31-2011, 02:26 PM

Gorgeous tank. Everything looks really healthy. Its so good to see goldfish being kept properly

**Fizgig** · 10-31-2011, 02:26 PM

Plant Life -- all live

Broad-Leaved Ludwigia

Anubias Barteri

**Fizgig** · 10-31-2011, 02:29 PM

Hershey is a female Ryukin. Supposed to be chocolate, but she's changing color.

(click for higher res. versions) :

Someone say "food"??

**Aeonflame** · 10-31-2011, 02:30 PM

I am seriously loving your plants. Do you dose ferts? co2?

**Fizgig** · 10-31-2011, 02:35 PM

Pepper is a Blue Shubunkin... Has no orange on him at all. Can also be called a calico (black, white, blue).

The newest member (about a month in residence) is a calico fantail (blue, black, white, hint of orange). Hasn't been named or sexed yet. Full of personality. Last photo is clickable.

**Fizgig** · 10-31-2011, 02:38 PM

The White Cloud Mountain Minnows (clickable shots):

Unknown flowering bulbs. I think it's a val. of some sort, but not sure (clickable shots):

That's all for photos for now... Sorry to have strung them all out like this, but it was the only way to deal with the 4 photo limit in one post. Thanks for looking!

**Fizgig** · 10-31-2011, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by Aeonflame

Gorgeous tank. Everything looks really healthy. Its so good to see goldfish being kept properly

Thank you kindly!! And to answer your ferts. question: Flourish, Flourish Excel, Leaf Zone, Flourish Trace, roots tabs for the Echinodorus species. NO CO2 dosing at all -- not safe for Goldies who require a lot more O2 than most fish. Did attempt CO2 when I first started keeping Goldies with live plants many years ago, but found that even a DYI system with barely a bubble a minute was causing distress to the Goldfish. They have no issues with F. Excel though and the plants are obviously healthy =)