A Layout for Fancy Goldfish
Posted by Shari Horowitz in Tropical Fish Hobbyist Blog on November 17, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Photograph by Jeffrey Senske, Aquarium Design Group.
Goldfish are arguably the most popular fish for beginners, but few people know how to set up a truly spectacular tank for them. Jeffrey Senske, of Aquarium Design Group, found creating a layout for fancy goldfish to be a particularly daunting task—one he hadn’t succeeded in doing until now.
Given that goldfish are messy eaters and produce large amounts of waste, a primary requirement for any successful tank was that it must be easy to maintain. Another notable feature is that, since goldfish are herbivorous, plants could not be included in the aquarium. Jeffrey found that using sand for the substrate and river rocks for the hardscape created a simple, clean look, that was still easy to clean, to compliment his variety of fancy goldfish. Learn exactly how this tank was set up and designed in the November and December 2011 issues of TFH.
Video by Jeffrey Senske.
Tags: aquarium, Aquarium Design Group, fancy goldfish, goldfish, goldfish tank, layout, lionheads, oranda, pearl scale, pompoms, ryukin, tank, Watonai
Good work! That the tank is looks very good. I am love a harscape and goldfish. Today isn’t enough simply and baeutiful scape for beginners. I think that the created of such scape is the riaght way!
Brilliant! I’d love to have this set up in any room of my house.
I wish they’d explain how you could set up such an amazing tank.
Hello. Where did you find the large river rock’s? Thank-you.
Amazing Collection check out my video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CboHs-y0nkc