Author: Jonathan Wangsa 作者：乔纳森旺
Article source: http://www.zawk.com/ . 文章来源： http://www.zawk.com/ 。 Used with author's permission. 用作者的许可。 If you are seriously considering keeping fish as pets or are just starting out, I would like to stress again the importance of having some basic knowledge about aquariums and fish keeping in order to enjoy the hobby for a significant length of time and to avoid frustrations and disappointments.如果你正在认真考虑维持鱼类作为宠物或才刚刚开始，我要再次强调必须有一些基本的知识，水族馆和鱼类维持以便享受爱好的一个重要的时间长度，并避免挫折和失望。 In the first article I illustrated this by sharing my own childhood experience with bettas, and now I shall share my experience with goldfish.首先第一条说明了这一点，分享我自己的童年经验bettas ，现在我将分享我的经验，金鱼。 While I still had my bettas I also wanted to keep some goldfish since I also found them attractive and interesting.虽然我仍然有我bettas我还想保留一些金鱼，因为我还发现他们有吸引力和有趣。 My mom was reluctant to buy me some since I already had the bettas but she finally gave in and bought me a pair of "telescope" goldfish.我妈妈不愿意我买一些，因为我已经有bettas ，但她在最后给我买了一对“望远镜”的金鱼。 At the time I didn't have a real aquarium yet so we put the goldfish in a large jar (about 1 gallon).当时我没有一个真正的水族馆尚未所以我们把金鱼在一个大罐（约1加仑） 。 One of our neighbors told us that goldfish wouldn't tolerate chlorine and therefore, we should not use tap water.我们的一位邻居告诉我们，金鱼不会容忍氯气，因此，我们不应该使用自来水。 They happened to have a well and offered to let us use the water for my goldfish.他们正好有一个良好，并表示愿意让我们使用的水为我的金鱼。 I soon noticed that the fish were constantly gasping for air at the surface.我很快就发现，鱼类不断喘息的空气在表面。 They also refused to eat.他们还拒绝进食。 After a couple of days the water started to become cloudy, so I changed it totally.经过几天的水开始变得多云，所以我完全改变了。 However, the fish still refused to eat and continued to gasp for air.但是，鱼仍然拒绝进食，并继续喘息的空气。 Not long after that they became lethargic and eventually died.不久之后，他们变得软弱无力，并最终死亡。 My mom said probably "telescope" goldfish just weren't hardy enough and not easy to keep.我妈妈说，可能是“望远镜”金鱼只是没有足够的坚强和不容易保持。 However, I had not given up on goldfish yet, so I asked if I could try to keep other kinds and hopefully would have better luck.但是，我没有放弃对金鱼，所以我问我是否可以尝试让其他种类，希望将有更好的运气。 My parents eventually consented but my dad suggested that I get a real aquarium instead of putting the fish in a jar.我的父母最终同意，但我父亲建议，我收到了真正的水族馆而不是把鱼一罐。 You can imagine how elated I was that finally I was going to have a real aquarium.你可以想像如何高兴，我终于我想有一个真正的水族馆。 So we went out and bought a 10 gallon aquarium and a few goldfish at the same time.因此，我们出去买了十加仑水族馆和一些金鱼在同一时间。 I believe we bought 4 fish: a couple of medium sized "comets" and a pair of "pearl scales."我相信，我们购买了第4的鱼：一对夫妇的中型“彗星”和对“珍珠鳞片。 ” We didn't buy them at a store, though.我们不买他们在商店里，虽然。 It was more like a wholesale type of place where there were plenty of different sellers selling their aquariums and fish.这是更像一个批发类型的地方有很多不同的卖家出售他们的水族馆和鱼类。 Again, at the time neither my mom nor I knew much about fish keeping.同样，在当时既不是我妈妈，也没有我知道很多有关鱼类维持。 So we didn't buy any supplies for the aquarium.所以我们没有购买任何用品的水族馆。 Just the tank and fish.只要坦克和鱼类。 That was it!这是它！ When we got home I filled up the aquarium with untreated tap water and immediately put the fish in. I was so excited to see the goldfish swim around in the tank, but that didn't last long.当我们回到家我填补了水族馆与未经处理的自来水，并立即把鱼进来我很高兴地看到游泳的金鱼周围的坦克，但并没有持续多长时间。 In a few hours the fish were no longer lively.在几个小时的鱼已不再活跃。 They sort of stayed at the bottom and didn't move very much.他们那种留在底部，并没有动非常。 When my dad saw them he said they probably lacked oxygen and suggested that we go out and buy an air pump to aerate the tank.当我看到他们的爸爸，他说，他们可能缺乏氧气和建议，我们出去买空气泵曝气坦克。 I had only seen aerated aquariums in places like public aquariums and fancy restaurants and thought that an air pump had to be very expensive, but my dad said it would be OK.我只看到海洋馆曝气等地的公共水族馆和华丽的餐馆，并认为一个空气泵已经是非常昂贵的，但我的父亲称，这是确定。 So my mom and I went to a fish store to look for an air pump.因此，我的妈妈和我去鱼店找一个空气泵。 Besides the pump we also needed something to hook the plastic tube on to and hold it in place.除了泵，我们也需要一些连接的塑料管上，并放置。 We chose to get a frog ornament for that purpose (the air would come out of the frog's mouth).我们选择让青蛙饰品，为此目的（空气将走出青蛙的嘴） 。 All the stuff didn't really cost too much.所有的东西并没有真正的成本太高了。 As soon as we got home we hooked everything up and air started flowing into the aquarium.当我们回到家，我们上瘾的一切行动和空中开始流入水族馆。 Like magic, within a couple of minutes the fish started to "wake up" and finally became lively again.魔力一样，在一个两分钟的鱼开始“唤醒” ，并终于成为生动的一次。 My dad said, "I told you so!"我爸爸说， “我告诉你吧！ ” The air pump was about the only supply we bought for the aquarium.空气泵是唯一的供应，我们买的水族馆。 Having beautiful and lively goldfish in my very own aquarium was good enough for me.在美丽和活泼的金鱼在我自己的水族馆是不够好，我。 I loved them so much that I also fed them too much.我喜欢他们这么多，我还喂它们太多。 I was happy to watch them eat.我很高兴看他们吃。 As you can imagine though, the water got dirty very quickly that I had to change it every day.正如你能想象不过，水脏了非常快，我不得不改变它每天。 One day a friend of ours told us that we shouldn't be changing the water daily since it wouldn't be good for the fish.有一天，一位朋友告诉我们，我们认为，我们不应该改变日常用水，因为这将不利于鱼类。 Also, in the mean time I had read somewhere that if you wanted to use tap water you should set it aside for a few days to get rid of the chlorine.此外，在平均时间我读某处，如果你想用自来水你应该搁置了数日，以摆脱氯气。 Therefore, I set aside a bucket of water and changed 3/4 of the water about every 3 days.因此，我留出一桶水，并改变了3 / 4的水大约每3天。 I was able to enjoy the goldfish for a few months before one of them got sick and died and the others followed soon after.我能享受金鱼几个月前其中一人生病和死亡，随后，其他后不久。 I was extremely sad and because of that my dad told me I couldn't buy any more fish.我非常伤心，因为我爸爸告诉我，我不能购买任何更多的鱼。 So, after all my fish died my hobby came to a sad end.因此，在我所有的鱼死我的爱好来到一个悲惨结局。 Well, at least for a while.那么，至少在一段时间。 Again, there is a take-home lesson here: if you're serious about having your own aquarium, there's some basic knowledge you need to possess before you even buy the aquarium and fish.再次，有一个带回家的教训：如果你认真对待拥有自己的水族馆，有一些基本的知识，你必须拥有即使您还没有购买水族箱和鱼类。 You don't have to know everything there is to know about the hobby, but at least for the sake of the fish, you should understand a few things (such as how many fish you can have in a tank, how much to feed them, what kinds of aquarium supplies to have, and what kinds of maintenance you need to perform, just to name a few) that are crucial to their well being.你不知道一切有了解的兴趣，但至少为了鱼，你应该了解一些事情（如多少鱼你可以在一辆坦克，多少钱养活他们，什么样的水族用品有，和什么样的维修您需要执行，只是仅举几例）是至关重要的福祉。 If you're an expert you most likely picked up on the things I did wrong in the story I shared above.如果你是专家你挑选最有可能上涨的事情上我没有错了的故事我共同以上。 If you're a beginner or just thinking about getting started with this hobby, I invite you to visit my web site (see below) to learn more.如果你是一个初学者或只是想开始使用此的爱好，我请你们来访问我的网站（见下文） ，以了解更多。 About the author: 作者简介： Jonathan Wangsa is the webmaster of All About Aquarium Supplies .乔纳森旺是网站管理员， 所有关于水族用品 。 There you can find resources and information about aquarium supplies and other aquarium related topics.您可以在那里找到资源和信息的水族馆用品和其他水族馆有关的议题。 Whether you're an expert or a newbie, you can also share your own experiences.无论你是专家还是新手，您也可以分享自己的经验。 Get a Free Special Report when you sign up for a Free Monthly Newsletter . 获得免费的特别报告当您注册一个免费的月刊 。
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