What Is the Best Way to Redecorate an Active Fish Tank?
I have a ten gallon fish tank with two large goldfish. Currently is it decorated with normal gravel, some fake plants, and large stones. I am tired of the large stones, and would like to remove them all in one day, then vacuum the tank, and maybe a little while down the line get something like an old shipwreck model or something like that. The question: Is this going to hurt the fish? Could I take the plants out, clean them, and put them back into the tank without hurting the fish? How should I go about doing this?
When cleaning decorations please do NOT use soap or bleach.
Wiping them with a cloth and some warm water will be fine.
And no, it will not hurt the fish.
Oh and, its your fish tank and this hobby is supposed to be fun so Don’t listen to these people, if you want a shipwreck get a shipwreck!
Whatever the type of goldfish you have it can grow from half a foot to a foot long. A 10 gallon tank is to small for just one goldfish.
Adding decorations such a shipwreck is a bad idea. With 2 goldfish you are limiting even more swimming space. People do a bleach dip for their plants and scrub with a brush.
I prefer the natural look.
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Don’t worry about hurting them while redecorating, they will swim away even if you do come close to hurting them.
Take every thing out and rinse them with cool water.
I’m guessing you have a filter and a bubbler?
In the next week i would rrecommendgetting a 15 gallon at least to keep them healthy.
Don’t get a shipwreck, it’s too big and will take away a lot of the goldfish’s swimming space.
try to make sure your fish realize that you are putting something into the water before you just toss it in so they know to move out of the way.
get some fellow snails for the tankto keep the algae under control
Before you do all that, consider getting at least a 30 gallon tank. This tank is overstocked. Goldfish get quite large when in the proper environment.
As far as changing the decor, you should have no problems doing this. Just do not change the filter media at the same time. It should not hurt the fish at all to remove the plants and clean them. All you have to do is be sure you wash your hands in some warm water. Do not use any soap, any trace of soap can kill your fish. Rinse them and place them back into the tank.=