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  • 04-06-2015 6:06pm
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    shamrock55
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    My 2 goldfish have been doing an awfull lot of lapping or sticking their mouths out at the top of the water they sound like cats lapping at milk is this normal?


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    Jen Pigs Fly
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    I have a 28 year old goldfish, she's in a 20,000litre pond.

    Bowls are torture chambers and the sooner theyre banned as cruelty devices the better.


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    Jen Pigs Fly
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    shamrock55 wrote: »
    My 2 goldfish have been doing an awfull lot of lapping or sticking their mouths out at the top of the water they sound like cats lapping at milk is this normal?

    What is your ammonia level? Sounds like the water is less than ideal.


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    shamrock55
    Registered Users Posts: 7,209 ✭✭✭shamrock55


    xxxJennyxxx wrote: »
    What is your ammonia level? Sounds like the water is less than ideal.

    I dont know tbh, its only a small 20l tank, i just changed a bit of the water and they are grand now again


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    Sleepy
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    They're far from grand in a tank approximately 5% of the size of what they should be kept in.

    Two goldfish in a 20l tank won't last more than a few months at most.


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