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10-20 gal per fish is VERY off. Givin a 10g is better than a 1g, but a common goldie needs at least a 55g for one fish reason being that they can get to be a good foot in length. Actually, there not ment for tanks in the first place they are POND FISH, or fish that go into ponds ^_^

Inky

lol I can just imagine a fully grown comet in a 20 gal, - it wouldnt even be able to turn around in a tank that small, and the water chemistry from even a shorter bodied fancy adult goldie would go toxic in a couple of days..

We have a thai restaurant in cheltenham and they have about 8 adult goldies in a 125, and I have to say even that looks totally overcrowded, and the water varies between misty hell and algal hell. They have a huge filter too, and its obviously not coping. I assume if they had only 80 gals they would have been dead long ago, and I have a feeling they wont last much longer anyway. I reckon those fish will need a 300 gal plus just to stay stable.

That tank must be very stinky, givin how much waste a goldfish can produce

I'm thinking of doing a goldie facts website, to help people with goldfish as pets and to improve awareness of anti-bowls. I found a TON of hard-copy sources, and I'm hoping to find more evidence elsewhere online. Any suggestions?

Inky