I just bought a few goldfish at the pet store and put them in a tub outside with aquarium stones, a water lily that has been living outside for a few weeks (lots of bio stuff in the water that the fish seem to be eating), and some green oxygen weed from the same pet store.
The tub is sitting under a dripping tap right now. The tub fills up and overflows down into a gap in the concrete where some salamanders live (my cat sits staring at that spot all the time and occasionally brings a salamander home, so I assume they live there).
I piled up the weed under the tap so that the dripping noise isn't as conspicuous, but I'm wondering if it'll irritate the goldfish. I know tap water is chlorinated, but it's dripping slowly enough that I don't think it'll affect the water in the tub too much. But I don't want to drive the fish crazy with constant dripping. They seem to swim up to check it out every now and then, but I'm not sure if they like it or are annoyed by it. Anyone know?
Do goldfish mind dripping water?
Not usually if it is not constantly heavy - If you are worried place a stone under the drip to stop it hitting the water directly - Just check water at your fish shop once every month or two for high chlorine levels (If you don't know your local levels)
Reply:No I dont believe Goldfish mind b/c I have a fliter that runs water into the tank like a small waterfall.. I dont think it will bother them.
Reply:I doubt it irritates them. It rains in their natural habitat creating a heck of a lot more dripping on them.
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