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Temperature 25 - 28 degree celcius
pH level stays in the range of 7-8
O2 level more than 5mg/litres
Alkalinity level at 100-200 mg/litre
Hardness level at 100-300 mg/litre
Ammonia level at < 2.5 ppm
Nitrite level at < 2.5 ppm
Nitrate level < 40 ppm
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Note: 1 ppm is equavalent to 1 mg/litre. Water temperature MUST be maintained at ALL time to avoid adding stress to the fish |
2. Put 3-5 ppt (part per thousand) salt into the water.
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Note: ppt is part per thousand, and 1 ppt is 1 gram/1000g water, and 1000g of water is equals to 1 litre of water. For example - 3 ppt means 3 gram per 1 litre of water |
3. Put water Japanese Yellow Powder into the water if available with measurement
of 1 gram/100 litre of water.
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4. Put enough aeration into the tanks
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5. Filtration can be put into place (both mechanical or biological
filtration is fine)
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6. Float the bag of goldfish into the water for 15-20 minutes, to
balance the water temperature in the bag
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7. Do not feed anything to the goldfish for at least 3 days. After 3 days feed
the goldfish with only pellet food. Recommended brands
are Tetra Brit Vitality
or Medi Super Gold. If not available then you can feed normal goldfish
pellet.
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Note: Do not feed any live feed for the time being until the goldfish are
accustomed to it's new environment |
8. Water change must be perform after 2 or 3 days and only 20% of the
water should be changed. Don't forget to add
Japanese Yellow Powder and/or Salt into the water after every water change.
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9. Do daily water change of
about 25% after the first week, If there is no
filtration in the tank. Otherwise performed water change
every 2-3 days.
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10. Put Salt and/or Japanese Yellow Powder everytime you performed water
change for the first week.
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11. Follow the following guidelines for the number of fishes to be put
inside a tank (assuming the size of the tank
is 1m x 1m x 60cm)
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Junior - 8 to 10 goldfish
Tosai - 6 goldfish
Nisai - 4 goldfish
Oya - 2 goldfish |
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