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katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	Be very careful when growing out 3 small goldfish in a smaller tank. They could stunt and stop growing and eventually die young. This is a good reason why it is better to buy a very large aquarium right from the start(when dealing with large fish, of course). I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
littleslicknick Fingerling Posts: 40 Registered: 19-Mar-2004	Whoa.... I haven't gotten a chance to check this in a while. Ok, goldfish is apparently a bad choice. I have a heater already, I was just going to try something different. I'll just go back to a community tank. I appreciate all of the help. Thanks everyone. -Nick
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	Bitterlings are coldwater and only hit 4in. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1602 I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	The only time I would have goldfish in a 30 would be if they were breeding. Breeding goldfish tend to stay in one spot and therefore don't move around the tank much. This is the only time I would put goldfish in anything under a 55 gallon. Otherwise, you could try native species like stickleback.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
Hoa dude_dude Mega Fish Posts: 957 Kudos: 888 Votes: 72 Registered: 28-Dec-2004	4 weather loaches 8 wcmm & 1 paradisefish might work. What do you other people think?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
smilingpiranha Banned Posts: 160 Kudos: 130 Votes: 7 Registered: 02-Jan-2005	or if you were able to, you could add a heater and have it as a tropical freshwater tank, then, you would be able to have many more fish in there with a wider range of fish to choose from
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	i have to agree...the more space the better.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	Really Im not big on even one goldfish, but you if you want to grow one out in there, it should be ok for a little while. I really recommend a heater, they arent too expensive and will give you many, many more options Danios and white clouds are smaller and can handle coldwater if you decide against goldfish and cant get a heater. Last edited by katieb at 02-Jul-2005 21:54 I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
Hoa dude_dude Mega Fish Posts: 957 Kudos: 888 Votes: 72 Registered: 28-Dec-2004	I def. agree with katie! If you wany cw I think you might try... 1 goldfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
littleslicknick Fingerling Posts: 40 Registered: 19-Mar-2004	I am setting up a 30 gallon coldwater in my apartment and just need a quick reminder, if someone could help me out. How many goldfish can I keep in a 30 gal? I would like to keep 2, a telescopic black moor and a lionhead maybe. Will these two work okay in a 30? Thanks for the help. -Nick
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	wow ok it posted 2 times, then i hit delete and deleted both. anyway use your judgement. when they are tank size, they can stay inside, and 3 is a good number. when they get larger then move them to a larger tank, or outside.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	Its not so much water quality as it is tank size. IMHO, a fish that can get grapefruit size shouldnt be in a 30, let alone 3 of those fish I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
xlinkinparkx Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 353 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Apr-2005	I think it would be fine if you do watercanges often(saw it on a show) ON the show the guy said the world recored for the oldest goldfish is ~42 years old (the show is Pet Guys) Last edited by xlinkinparkx at 01-Jul-2005 15:33 10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta 1oto 2platys
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	I think all of those rules are inaccurate. Fancy gold fish get very long and are deep-bodied. Not only that, but they are pooping machines. I reccomend having one in a 55 and moving him to 90 as he hits grapefruit size. I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	I thought it was 1 goldfish per 10 gallons? 3 goldfish will still fit in there, it's just that as they get larger, more maitenance and filtration will become necessary. I used to try to keep goldfish (3 or four at a time) in a 20 gal. tank, and they would last for about two years before becoming too messy to keep up with. Considering these fish can live for 20 years or more, it seems a real pity that most of them live less than 5 in home aquaria. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i think the general rule is 1 goldfish= 5 gallon. the 2 goldfish sound good, but one more for a total of three sounds like a nice number. but like other post i think that is the max.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	Two would be a good number for that tank, as three would really be pushing it. Good luck with those! Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
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