Goldfishconnection.com -- A Website Review
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Fancy Goldfish: Complete Guide To Care And Collecting
Price: $15.38
List Price: $39.95 |
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Aquarium Care of Goldfish (Animal Planet Pet Care Library)
Price: $6.62
List Price: $10.95 |
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Goldfish (Pet Care)
Price: $4.11
List Price: $8.95 |
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Quick and Easy Goldfish Care (Quick & Easy (TFH Publications))
Price: $1.71
List Price: $3.95 |
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The Proper Care of Goldfish
Price: $2.38
List Price: $12.95 |
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Goldfish (Practical Pet Care)
Price: $5.07
List Price: $7.95 |
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Goldfish: Your Happy Healthy Pet
Price: $0.49
List Price: $12.99 |
Goldfish are the most popular aquarium fish in the United States. Their
many varieties, long life span, engaging personalities, and easy
obtainability give them an easy lead over all other types of fish kept
by aquarists in the country. Sadly, they are also the most
misunderstood and abused animals in the country.
This is
where Goldfish Connection comes in. This site steps into the gap with a
site especially designed to help increase the enjoyment and proper care
of your goldfish. They have information pages, equipment for sale, a
book (that is, a category for books that currently has one listing),
and (most importantly, in my opinion) a line of extremely high-quality
fish food.
Site Design
The site design is extremely
basic with a header, then solid brick red border with white background.
Everything is very easy to find on the sidebar, including a gallery of
pictures of top-quality show goldfish.
One thing I really
didn't like was the format for the information pages. Clicking one of
the information links will take you to a list of article titles that
may or may not be descriptive and many require clicking through before
discovering whether the article is what you're after or not.
Additionally,
the list view of products in a category does not reveal the product's
price, one must click to the product page to see the sizes and prices
available which can make it difficult to compare prices.
Their Products
Goldfish Connection carries a small line of equipment including air
pumps, filters, pond supplies, medications, test kits, ultraviolet
sterilizers, water treatments, and high-quality food for goldfish, koi,
and even three for your tropical fish.
I have not personally
ordered any of their equipment, though the prices are pretty good (if
not comparable to larger fish shops such as bigalsonline.com or
petsolutions.com), but selection is very limited.
For water
conditioners, I order Prime from them on a regular basis which can get
expensive ($29.99 for 67 ounces) but it treats many more gallons per
ounce than regular pet store conditioners (8.5 ounces treats 2,500
gallons; for comparison, a comparable bottle of Start Right water
treatment treats about 1,100 gallons) which is very important for me as
I have eighteen tanks that get weekly partial water changes. I have not
tried any of the other conditioners available, but considering the high
quality of everything else sold at Goldfish Connection I'm sure it's
well worth the price.
Now, to the food. I feed Pro Gold and
Salad Supreme to my goldies daily and give them Spirulina Flakes when
necessary; my tropicals get Tropi-Blend, Tropi-Color and Tropi-Sea (a
food for both saltwater and freshwater fish).
The food sold
on this site is quite a bit more expensive than any foods you'll
generally see in pet stores (I buy the two-pound package of Pro Gold
for $19.99) but it is well worth it as Goldfish Connection's entire
line of fish food is free of preservatives, coloring, and filler. Pro
Gold contains shrimp and krill amongst other quality ingredients and
smells like a fresh shrimp dinner. I have never seen my fish attack
anything like they do the food from this site and there is a definite
improvement in their condition from pre-Pro Gold times.
I
have also purchased Medi-Gold from this site. Medi-Gold is a medicated
fish food for the treatment of internal parasites; an affliction that
can not be cured by simply putting drops of medication in the water. I
use this medication for all my new fish in quarantine and for any fish
that become sick in my tanks, this is one of those products that is
just a good idea to keep on hand.
Shipping and Orders
Shipping
charges are based on the dollar value of your order, ranging from $5.99
for orders up to $12.00 all the way up to $14.99 for orders over
$150.00. Shipping rates may be a little high for lighter items like
filter sponges, but I have never had a complaint about them as I order
fairly heavy items.
Orders are shipped via priority mail or
UPS ground and I generally receive my order four or five days after
submitting it. I have never had a mistake on my order, the food is
always fresh and everything else is correct, so I have never had to
bother with customer service on the site.
To Conclude
This
site is the place to buy what has been widely termed in the goldfish
community as the best fish foods on the market. It is also a great
place to increase your knowledge and appreciation of these gorgeous
animals (hint: they can't live in bowls!) and find other high-quality
food for them. Their equipment can be found cheaper and in greater
variety elsewhere, but for food, medication, and water treatments this
is the place to go.
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Pro Balance GOLDFISH FLAKES ( .42 oz.- 12 gm ) LOT OF 5
Current Bid: $3.50
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Pro Balance GOLDFISH PELLETS ( 3 oz.- 85 gm ) LOT OF 3
Current Bid: $4.99
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Pro Balance GOLDFISH PELLETS (1.76 oz.- 50gm ) LOT OF 4
Current Bid: $3.99
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Pro Balance GOLDFISH FLAKES ( 1 oz.- 30gm ) LOT OF 5
Current Bid: $4.99
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