Willow Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 My boys came back from the village festival with 2 goldfish they are in a convential bowl now but need something more suitable. I like the look of the Biorb aquariums and seems like any type of aquarium is expensive Would like to hear thoughts from anyone who has an aquarium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I used to have one... brilliant things - very easy to keep, but you need to set it up and let it run for a few days before adding the fish. I know the people who design and manufacture them, and the website is brilliant for advice and downloadable instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julia55 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I have a 60 lt globe orb for my tropical fish. I see you can get smaller ones now and they are ideal for a couple of goldfish. Well happy with mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriabunny Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 I would say it depends on the type of fish - if you have ordinary goldfish (the usual type given away at fairs - which incidentially I thought was illegal now ) they will grow rapidly and be too big for the Biorb. I've just had to relocate my fish to a pond after they outgrew an 80 litre tank. I'd get the biggest tank you can afford without spending loads of cash, see how they get on and be prepared to rehome them in a pond if necessary. Fancy goldfish like fantails, moors etc don't grow as big and they would be suitable for a Biorb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 (... which incidentially I thought was illegal now ) And me! But they were giving goldfish out at the carnival last year, scooping them out of big black dustbins, and there were chavs everywhere with bags of fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 victoriabunny wrote:(... which incidentially I thought was illegal now ) I was surprised they were able to 'win' a goldfish Thanks all for comments - very useful ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Maidenhead Aquatics at Hare Hatch (same site as Wyevale) do a good range of aquariums and are very knowledgable (especially the dishy french guy ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gem_Seb Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Tesco home do a small Bioorb now for £50 i think, only online though from what i can see, other than that check Ebay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 We've got the smallest Biorb and discovered early on that it was useless for goldfish. Goldfish just create too much waste for it to cope with and our pair didn't live for long. We were given absolutely rubbish advice in the petshop we bought it from but found the advice from the aquatics department of our nearest Wyevale was superb. I bought a heater for the Biorb and now it houses five Tetras, two Cherry Shrimps, two Congo frogs and a variety of snails very happily It's my daughter Mollys tank and she loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffordmum Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 We have 2 BiOrbs and a BiUbe - they're brilliant! Don't be fooled into thinking you have to change those filters quite so often - they're very expensive ... Rgds, Pat & Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 You can make them last longer by washing out the sponge and refilling the sieve with loose charcoal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
