i heard that by putting fish in the horses water tub it cuts down on algera, is this ture and what do u think about this .
would any one do this?and why?
2006-10-05 12:47:21 · 12 answers · asked by horses 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
One of my dear family freinds used to put goldfish in his horse trouphs on his ranch. Goldfish get as big as thier inviorment and they can get big in horse touphs. Personaly I would rather clean out my horses water than put goldfish in it. Goldfish may eat algea but they still have to poop it out.
2006-10-05 17:12:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We used to add about 1/2 cup bleach to the water in the troughs each time we emptied and filled them. At that dilution it's not toxic, but really cuts down on the algae.
2006-10-05 20:39:53 · answer #2 · answered by Carson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We did in our large round horse tank. It was like a 500 gallon tank and they do help to et some of the algie out of it.
They do not bother the horses at all. But if you live in a cold area you need to tkae them in in the winter.
2006-10-05 19:49:25 · answer #3 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh don't do that, the horse will suck it up and eat. And horses tend to eat hay and sweet or salt lick then drink water, that stuff can be harmful to fish.
2006-10-05 19:59:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes fish are good in horses water tubs but i don't think gold fish, guppies are the best as they are small and don't mind stagnate water and breed fast and are cheap we use them in Australia all the time
2006-10-05 19:58:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
we always kept gold fish and bull heads in our cow water tank.. and it kept the tank clean longer .keeps the algi down .. plus they are fun to watch.. they get bigger than a gold fish in a fish bowl.
I have had some gold fish that got to 6" long in the tank.
2006-10-05 19:53:46 · answer #6 · answered by Sandy F 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah sure, ranchers do this all the time. i work at a pet store in michigan we sell plecos (sucker fish) for people to use in the troughs to eat the algae. they work better than goldfish.
2006-10-05 19:56:35 · answer #7 · answered by jen_284 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can and yes it works. My horse trainer and my teacher keeps them in his stock tank but never has to clean it out.
2006-10-05 21:29:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya you can and the gold fish eat the algea and they eat those little mosqiuto larvea that lay their eggs in the water (GROSS little things!)
they cant harm the horses either
2006-10-05 21:48:20 · answer #9 · answered by dani 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ours didn't eat so much algae but they totally keep the bugs and mosquitos out.
2006-10-05 22:38:43 · answer #10 · answered by emily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋