14 July 2006

No, I am not dead. I have just not posted on this blog for a long time. This summer I babysit 40 goldfish of my friend and colleague while he is at home visiting his parents in July. These fish are nice, I like goldfish. They do not eat each other or other fish. However, I have come to doubt their intelligence. Not too much though, they have the basic Pavlov dog instinct, and have learned that whenever I approach the aquarium they will get food. I wonder what they dream about. They probably don't dream at all. Who knows?
I decided that I want my own aquarium. Which fish is the nicest? What is the best fish to have in one´s aquarium?

4 comments:

_ said...

Hi Fredrik! Good to see, good to see. Are those goldfish or maybe kois? Sure? I want kois, when I reach having a greenhouse with palms and stuff. For the aquarium, best thing is to decide from the very beginning what theme is best for your guts:
- planted aqua – more like a water garden, beautiful plants, just few fish (often called “Dutch”, but google Takashi Amano’s name for Japanese inspiration) ?
- fresh water tank – à la “lakes of Sweden”, “Chinese river” etc. ?
- cichlids – much more exotic but they eat up all live plants, so no plants will live with them ?
- marine tank (you can keep Nemo there ;) ) – the most exotic but also the most difficult, and never recommended to start with ?
- alternative (frogs and similar creatures) ?

Some fish species opress, fight, and kill and eat other species - that is always to consider. Don’t go for anything below 300L tank, or something of unusual form (e.g. hexagon) that can cripple the real view (just a personal opinion). Get insurance to protect your neighbors… As for goldfish, they are indeed… stupid. And produce a lot of poo.

http://www.thekrib.com is a good source of advice.

Fredrik Jörgensen said...

Thanks for the tip Jurate.
The tank I babysit today is 200 liters. I was promised as a tank of about 50 liters from the friend as a thank you gesture. The gold fish that I have are nice, I never expected fish to show any particular intelligence. They are decorative and provide calmness.

The web page you recommended. Funny, in the US people sue for all sorts of reasons...
Still haven't decided which fish to buy. No small fish however, can hardly see these. Maybe they will be better seen in a smaller tank, however.

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