Cikkus:
Hi ivan
Great fish, keep it up, you are becoming the expert now in these fish. I was given some by Betrand, but i guess they were happier at his home and were growing bigger at his house than at mine. They seem to have stopped growing though they are in good health and eat a lot. But i think the reason is that they are cramped where they are , as they are in a small tank. I hope that maybe you can give me some tips to make them start growing again
Frank
Hello Frank, thanks for the compliment but I am far from expert, I just try to do the best for my Ranchu to hopefuly get good results.
Frank as regards your fish given by Bertrand I suggest you to put them in bigger tank and if possible in multiple tanks if you wish to grow them into decent size, If I am not mistaken you have around 40 Goldfish. also they require a constant food supply but not more than they can consume in 10 minutes, In this way you can give them up to 10 feedings per day, of course this requires constant water changes, let say half the volume every 2 days. I know that this sounds drastic but I am sure that in this way you will see the difference in a short of time.
Filter's cleaning are also a must in Goldfish tanks, you have to get rid of any dirt in the Goldfish tank's system to keep Goldfish healty and growing. Due to all this I used to introduce the (water change new dechlorinated water) to the tank from an air line and I leave it to top up very slowly from the air line by gravity, to avoid any damage for the beneficial filter bacteria.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
Ranchu lover.