i have a goldfish in a 10 gallon tank and i want to put a bluegill in with it. will the bluegill hurt the gold fish if they are about the same size (2-3 inches)
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goldfish bluegill question
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I would be more worried about the tank, than any other fish in the tank. 10 gallons is really too small for one goldfish, let alone adding a bluegill to the mix. The minimum tank preferred for the health of a goldfish is 20 gallons, with regular maintenance and double filtration... You can get away with 15 gallons, if maintenance was doubled however, this is not an avenue I would take. This is speaking of the facy types of course, if you have a common goldfish or comet, then either is way too small as these guys get enormous. To sum things up, no.carbonskater said:
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itsnot a fancy one...it was won in a fair in july and i have had it ever since..i was just wondering how aggressive he would be at the goldfish
bluegills are normally pretty aggrseive fish especially in that small of a tank, Ive always hated seeing those poor goldfish at fairs, you shoukd think about getting a little biger tank, you will be surprised how big they can get, plus the fact that there pooping machines doesnt help, heck i catually seen a good deal at meijers ( i know weird ) It was a 20 gallon tank with everything including hood,lights, filter, net,heater, and food. It was a pretty good deal at i think around $60/$70 and if you were to get an extar filter it would only be $15 extra. ANyways thats my suggestion, thne you would have an emty 10 gallon to put some gourami's, mollies, guppy's, or anything you wish in, all you would have to do is take the heater from the 20 gallon tank (because it comes with a heater and you wouldnt need one for the godfish ). Yeah i sorta rambled on...lol