(06-14-2012, 03:18 AM)Ram Wrote: Being 60 is only middle aged these days.
My dad is 62, and I don't think he is old. He swims daily back and forth 50 times in a university swimming pool.
Goldfish in fact require a lot of water, because they eat a lot and they are extremely messy - produce a lot of ammonia.
For a single fancy goldfish, you need minimal 20~30 gallon of water.
For common goldfish, you need 40~55 gallon for just one.
Betta on the other hand, it will be fine in a 5 gallon, heated, filtered tank. That is why I suggested a betta instead of a messy goldfish.
Thanks for the information. That solves the mystery of the cloudy goldfish bowls. I thought it was caused by over-feeding the goldfish. A betta is a beautiful fish but it's usually kept in solitary confinement, from what I have seen. Can bettas be kept in groups? In the same tank, I mean.
(06-14-2012, 07:51 AM)Fishbone Wrote: Welcome! I don't think 60 is old either. I won't try to talk you into any snakes.
I've had my share of "parns" as well, I have a few now as a matter of fact. Are you from Thailand?
I was in Thailand for twenty years. Speak enough Thai to ride the third class trains free of charge. Actually I can read and write Thai, too. Courtesy of the Thai government's Non-Formal Education free Thai language classes.
Why wouldn't you try to talk me into getting a snake as a pet? Truth be told, I have only touched one in my whole life but I was very surprised by what I felt. Totally unlike what I had imagined a snake would have felt.
I remember one of my students had an iguana when it was the in-thing among university students in Thailand. It's a really docile creature. She told me that she could leave it on top of the cupboard when she went to classes in the morning and it would still be there when she came back in the evening.
