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Goldfish Pond Construction

Whichever goldfish pond construction method you use, there are advantages and disadvantages with each material.

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Fiberglass Goldfish Ponds

Fiberglass goldfish ponds can range from 50-100 gallons right up to the size of swimming pools. A second hand swimming pool would make an ideal pond.

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The Common Goldfish - The First Goldfish Variety To Be Developed

The common goldfish was the first departure from the wild carp ancestor that led to all the hundreds of varieties that exist today.

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Aquarium Cleaning Made Easy

Aquarium cleaning should take 30 minutes every two weeks. Learn how the professionals do it in 18 easy steps.

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Veiltail Goldfish

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The Veiltail goldfish is considered the premier goldfish in Western countries, originating from the Philadelphia area about the turn of the 20th century.

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Daphnia Ideal Food For Goldfish Fry At Two Weeks Old

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Daphnia are an ideal live food for two week old goldfish fry. The adults are too big for the fry to eat, but the larvae are an ideal size.

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Concrete Goldfish Ponds

Concrete goldfish ponds are more of a commitment because of the more permanent construction materials they are made from.

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Goldfish Pond Setup Is Important For Maintenance

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A Goldfish pond setup is important to keep maintenance to a minimum. Goldfish ponds like aquariums, create a lot of unnecessary work if set up badly.

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Shubunkin Goldfish, Bristol and London Varieties

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Three types of Shubunkin Goldfish are recognized, the London Bristol and Japanese-American. All are nacreous scaled, but their finnage is quite different.

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Goldfish History Dates Back To The Sung Dynasty

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Goldfish History goes as far back as the Chinese Sung Dynasty (960-1279 AD), probably even further to the T'ang Dynasty but written records are unreliable.

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