Fish Lovers 2.0

[Juniper Berry]

well i have had the tank for 3 years but with different fish, he is about 1-2 years. he looks kind of like this:

[flyteck]

He's still going to be stunted. You really should get him a bigger tank or he'll die. Common goldfish can live to be over 50 years if taken good care of.

[Juniper Berry]

He's still going to be stunted. You really should get him a bigger tank or he'll die. Common goldfish can live to be over 50 years if taken good care of.

oh, well i guess i was miss lead, the guy at the pet shop said that i could fit about 2-3 fish in my tank

[Parad0xxy]

Not sure if anyone remembers my tank, so I'll post another form along with my question..
How many gallons is your tank? : 10
How many fish and what types are they? : 1 very mellow Betta and 4 White Cloud Minnows
How long has it been running? : 4 months
Did you cycle it? : Yes
If possible what are the ammonia nitrite and nitrate levels? : Will have to check again, but about 3 days ago they were normal
What is the issue or question? : No matter what I do, I can never seem to get rid of the algae for good. I tried having the light off the majority of the day, a team of otos, a moss ball, and nothing has worked to get rid of it completely. It's just the usual green algae at the start, but then if I accidentally forget to turn off the light, I end up infested with green hair algae. It's driving me insane. Any idea what I could try to help get rid of it and keep it away?

[Midnight Tails]

He's still going to be stunted. You really should get him a bigger tank or he'll die. Common goldfish can live to be over 50 years if taken good care of.

oh, well i guess i was miss lead, the guy at the pet shop said that i could fit about 2-3 fish in my tank

You said it was a seven gallon right? You will be able to fit a few very small fish in there, probably a small school of fish.
You could get a single betta fish, and they'd love a tank that size!
If you choose the right fish you could fit a few fish in that tank, but you can't just choose any fish.
The small tank is likely the reason why the goldfish is killing the other fish too, he's already in too small a space so doesn't want competition. If you get a tank the right size for him the aggression should go away.
There's a lot of incorrect information out there about goldfish, especially at pet stores, so don't feel too bad about it. c:



Oh and thanks Dakotak for the advice! I'll try and reduce the lightning and increase water changes and I'll see if that fixes it. The tank uses natural lighting though so I'll just have to cover the tank up for longer.

[.Lupin.]

Not sure if anyone remembers my tank, so I'll post another form along with my question..
How many gallons is your tank? : 10
How many fish and what types are they? : 1 very mellow Betta and 4 White Cloud Minnows
How long has it been running? : 4 months
Did you cycle it? : Yes
If possible what are the ammonia nitrite and nitrate levels? : Will have to check again, but about 3 days ago they were normal
What is the issue or question? : No matter what I do, I can never seem to get rid of the algae for good. I tried having the light off the majority of the day, a team of otos, a moss ball, and nothing has worked to get rid of it completely. It's just the usual green algae at the start, but then if I accidentally forget to turn off the light, I end up infested with green hair algae. It's driving me insane. Any idea what I could try to help get rid of it and keep it away?

Try feeding less. Overfeeding adds more nutrients, which adds more food for algae. Also, you're going to have to scrub off whatever you can in the tank, there's no way around it. Adding ottos won't solve the problem if you already have an infestation of algae, particularly if you're feeding more to compensate for them. Do some decent (1/4ish of the tank) water changes every two days. Also, if you don't have a gravel vacuum, buy one now and regularly clean the gravel with it. You can use it to drain the tank too! I put off getting one for years, but in reality they're pretty cheap and easy to use. It helps keep the gravel clean and suck out extra food that's decaying (which you can reduce by feeding less).
Depending on where you live, you can go to a LFS or a hardware store and buy light timers for $4-10. It's totally worth it because it regulates the lights for you so you don't have to. ^^ Which also helps with algae.

[Parad0xxy]

Not sure if anyone remembers my tank, so I'll post another form along with my question..
How many gallons is your tank? : 10
How many fish and what types are they? : 1 very mellow Betta and 4 White Cloud Minnows
How long has it been running? : 4 months
Did you cycle it? : Yes
If possible what are the ammonia nitrite and nitrate levels? : Will have to check again, but about 3 days ago they were normal
What is the issue or question? : No matter what I do, I can never seem to get rid of the algae for good. I tried having the light off the majority of the day, a team of otos, a moss ball, and nothing has worked to get rid of it completely. It's just the usual green algae at the start, but then if I accidentally forget to turn off the light, I end up infested with green hair algae. It's driving me insane. Any idea what I could try to help get rid of it and keep it away?

Try feeding less. Overfeeding adds more nutrients, which adds more food for algae. Also, you're going to have to scrub off whatever you can in the tank, there's no way around it. Adding ottos won't solve the problem if you already have an infestation of algae, particularly if you're feeding more to compensate for them. Do some decent (1/4ish of the tank) water changes every two days. Also, if you don't have a gravel vacuum, buy one now and regularly clean the gravel with it. You can use it to drain the tank too! I put off getting one for years, but in reality they're pretty cheap and easy to use. It helps keep the gravel clean and suck out extra food that's decaying (which you can reduce by feeding less).
Depending on where you live, you can go to a LFS or a hardware store and buy light timers for $4-10. It's totally worth it because it regulates the lights for you so you don't have to. ^^ Which also helps with algae.

Alright, I'll try all that and see what happens ^^ Thanks! (As a side note, the ottos were added after I did a complete scrub-down as a preventative measure but clearly that didnt work x3 so hopefully this will~)

[Blood Storm]

Ok guys i have a question. Does anyone here know of an aquarium fish that looks similar to.a tarpon or ladyfish in shape? I know of one fish but they are not aquarium fish and die very easily. Let us see what we come up with lol.

[Cardinal]

Ok guys i have a question. Does anyone here know of an aquarium fish that looks similar to.a tarpon or ladyfish in shape? I know of one fish but they are not aquarium fish and die very easily. Let us see what we come up with lol.

In basic shape, long streamline body and sharply defined forked tails.. I can only think of Roseline sharks, rummynosed tetra, and scissor tail rasbora.

[Blood Storm]

Ok guys i have a question. Does anyone here know of an aquarium fish that looks similar to.a tarpon or ladyfish in shape? I know of one fish but they are not aquarium fish and die very easily. Let us see what we come up with lol.

In basic shape, long streamline body and sharply defined forked tails.. I can only think of Roseline sharks, rummynosed tetra, and scissor tail rasbora.

Out of the three fish you said the rummynose tetra fits the description. The issue is that i have never seen one in a pet store lol.