All fish are getting some illnesses sooner or later, even the best goldfish owners will have their goldfish become sick. But most of the goldfish illnesses are easy to prevent.

With the proper care, you can stop many goldfish illnesses and lower the risk of illnesses in your aquarium.

Here you will read in 5 easy steps to stop goldfish illnesses.

Step 1.) Feeding your goldfish.

A goldfish eats almost about everything you feed them. But remember to never overfeed your goldfish, that sounds easy but it happens all the time.

Also don’t underfeed them, if you see your goldfish eats the food very fast, it’s a good idea to give them the next time a little bit more food.

You should also feed your goldfish different kinds of food. But keep in mind, there are different kinds of goldfish, and not every goldfish has the same diet.

Feeding your goldfish with only goldfish flakes will do. But for a healthier goldfish you can also feed vegetables, live food is also good for your fish like Brine shrimp or mosquito larvae.

Step 2.) Cleaning the tank.

Make sure your tank is clean. Goldfish are huge waste producers, and waste leads to a high ammonia level in your tank. Ammonia is really bad for your goldfish and causes many goldfish illnesses.

To have a low ammonia level, it’s also a must to have a water filter.

You need to have a good pH level in your aquarium.

Step 3.) Aquarium accessories

You need to have some plants and gravel.

A plant can improve the atmosphere in the tank. But keep in mind that you don’t put just any sort of plant in the tank, there is a good chance the goldfish might eat it.

You also need to care of the plants, otherwise the plants can be a cause of different goldfish illnesses.

You need also some different accessories for the goldfish to amuse themselves, goldfish also like to hide.

Step 4.) Equipment

When we talk about equipment, we usually talk about things like, a filter, heater, light and a fishnet. The fishnet will be necessary when you need to transfer the fish, and also to remove the rest of the food that’s floating in the aquarium.

A heater isn’t always necessary, it mainly depends on the temperature in the room where your tank is placed. Since goldfish are coldwater fishes a good temperature is between 75 degrees F and 78 degrees F.

Step 5.) Before buying a goldfish and everything else.

Before you want to buy a goldfish and all the equipment, you need to know what kind of goldfish you want. Since not all goldfish can be together in one tank, it’s really necessary to do your research. You also need to know how many goldfish you want. For beginners it’s better to start with 3 to 5 goldfishes and a small 20 to 30 gallon tank.

Those are the 5 steps that work for me. If you just do that, you will have healthy and long living goldfish, and they will grow to big goldfishes.