i finally have introduced fish to my tank, after a week long wait.
they are two little goldfish, named cosmo and wanda, and 4 minnows named raphaelle, leonardo, donatello and michaelangelo.
anyway..
they are all swimming about in their tank, but it would seem their main focus is to find food... how can i "stimulate" them in other ways, meaning giving them something fun to do...
like with dogs you throw them sticks or give them bones to chew, or horses you get footballs for them to kick...what can fish have? they have a little plant pot on its side to play in and some water weeds to hide in...
Answers:
Hi Littlestargirl, You already have the basics of a very good Goldfish 'playground' with the plant pot on it's side %26 the water weeds so you've obviously been doing some research-both make excellent hiding/sleeping places %26 entertaining exploration for little fish. [Incidentally-you have named your 2 Goldfish the same as the person who started the forum I help to run!]
You can add to their fun %26 games by slightly changing the location of certain objects in their tank each time you do a partial water change-this keeps them interested %26 constantly exploring, I don't know about the Minnows but the Goldfsih will certainly develop individual habits %26 traits that are unique.
Remember Goldfish need the largest area you can possibly provide them with so depending on the size of your tank you may need to consider upgrading sooner or later. Also as they grow the proportionate size of them compared to the Minnows will change %26 you will have to get a separate tank for each type, otherwise the Minnows may end up as dinner!
Fish are really great pets because apparently, they are always looking for food. Well, that's great but there really are no "fish toys" Decorations are great but with all the fish you have, after a couple of more weeks, they will tend to play with each other. I have two little goldfish as well.
First, off, a week isn't enough time to cycle a tank. Anyway, pretty much the only driving factor with animals is the search for food. And to procreate. So, with any animal, if you want them to do other things, i.e., tricks, you gotta use food. So, when you feed your fish, you go through the motions that you would use to tell your fish to do a certain trick. They associate your instructions with the food and do the movements in order to get the food. Then you continue the hand instructions, but reduce the food until they do the tricks by hand instructions only. It takes a long time, but can be done if you're willing to put the time into it. But, even then, they're only going to do these tricks on your command and will never "play" on their own. Don't worry about how your fish will amuse themselves. They'll be fine in that department. Just don't overfeed them because you think all they ever want is food.
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