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SubscribeStocking a 22 Litres (5.8 US G) Coldwater tank
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Hello, I'm after some advice for my stepdaughter about her 5.8G tank which is only one week since set-up. I have a feeling that she has stocked too quickly. She has 3 goldfish & what she calls electrolites (sorry, unsure of spelling). I'm not sure what these fish are, as I couldn't find a profile for them on FP. She sent down a blury photo and they look similar to either neon or cardinal tetra - but I thought they were tropicals & her tank is coldwater. So I guess they are a different fish after all. Will she be okay with these fish in her tank?

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3 Goldfish & 8 Electrolites (maybe White Minnows) in a 6.8 gal. tank is too much. The Goldfish will get too big & they will need a much bigger tank.


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That's what I thought as well, too many, too fast for a 5.8G. She may not have a choice now that she has them home in her tank.

Do white minnows have that really bright red & blue single stripe look? Although the picture was blury (due to the fish moving), I could see enough to see they are tiny fish, with bright blue & red striped colourings.

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Maybe they're neons and not WCMMs? By your description that's what they sound like.



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That's what I suspected all along, both by her description & what I can see from the pictures. Hoped I was wrong though, 'cause I thought they were tropicals, not cold water - but maybe they'll be fine anyway? I was hoping that there was some other cold water fish called electrolite, that looked the same as a neon or cardinal. Thanks for your comments & the pic - nice fish.

Edit: Yep - now confirmed they are neons. It seems one of the goldfish may have eaten one of the neons.

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um.. i really suggest not to listen to the lfs, as all goldfish will outgrow a 5-6 gallon. so let alone 3 is madness.

depends on the exact temp, but i think the neons should be ok in a cool water tank, but the fact is that not only was the tank stocked to fast, but with teh wrong fish.

i recomend u tell her to get a 10 gallon for the 8 neons and either a 1000 gallon pond or bring the goldfish to the LFS. as their are no goldfish that will stay that small.

(one day i will raise a goldfish to show its true size.) but save the fish the trouble and tell her to return the goldies. as most new fishkeepers will have the image of goldfish being small fish inprinted into their heads.
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Okay, thanks to all .

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