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	Goldfish and Cichlid-(Stupid Question)!!??
Cichlid Kid Fish Addict Posts: 553 Kudos: 285 Votes: 34 Registered: 22-May-2004	could i put a goldfish in with my african cichlids? ordinarilly i would not ask a question like this because i know fish pretty well but my cichlids are not aggressive a all for red zebras,so could i mix them or no b/c they need different water perims. etc... or should i move my africans from a 30 to my 20Gallon and put my whole community aquaria in the 30?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	Goldfish are coldwater, pondfish. I would not recommend putting them in a freshwater community. I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Inkling Fish Addict Posts: 689 Kudos: 498 Votes: 11 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	Goldfish dont really go in community tanks, they give off a lot of sodium and are messy. They do best in freshwater species tanks that are excessivly large, or a pond. ^_^ Inky
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	they give off a lot of sodium where did you hear that? your goldish will ahve to be rehomes in the near future. i keep mine in a 20 gallon for now, but im just trying to sell him atm .. well, ok hes for free but they do get big, and they are messy. also they will eat smaller fish (seen a goldfish eat a guppy)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i would say no, not only b/c of the water issue, and the temp issue(which isn't really important) but what is important is that goldfish out grow indoor tanks, unless the plan is to stunt them, which isn't nice.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Cichlid Kid Fish Addict Posts: 553 Kudos: 285 Votes: 34 Registered: 22-May-2004	well i have alot of plaNTS IN the tank so aggressive ness betwween the cichlids(1.5" and the big goldie are unlikely and the 10 extra gallons would be appreciated by him, the 20 is balanced ythat he is in now but has green water and the 30 is balanced ans has sparkling water so i think ill try it
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Inkling Fish Addict Posts: 689 Kudos: 498 Votes: 11 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	Several store have told me this. ^_^ Inky
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Cichlid Kid Fish Addict Posts: 553 Kudos: 285 Votes: 34 Registered: 22-May-2004	i decided to put the goldi in the 30 G cichlid tank. he has been in there for about a half-hour and seems to be doing good. the cichlids tend to shy away from him alot but have a few times curiously bumped him and follow him alittle he may have been nipped once but ot really and the goldi actually kind of follows the cichlids, they are scared of him maybe b/c he is 3 times there size.thats a good thing there scared though so as not tro make trouble.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
SJinNJ Fish Addict Posts: 568 Kudos: 447 Votes: 16 Registered: 21-May-2003	You should not mix a gold fish with cichlids. Plus, why would you ask, if you were going to do it anyway?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i was wondering the same thing, in the long run it is not a combo that is going to work or should be done, but it is ur choice not mines i guess but anyway the goldfish is probably going to die of stunting anyway, unless it is given a much larger tank than a 30. Last edited by bettachris at 23-Jan-2006 20:52
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	Never mind the stunting, I doubt the goldfish will get big enough for this to happen. The zebras will kill goldie when they mature. I would reconsider the housing of the goldfish. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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