thank for helping me up
the last time i change my tank water i used tap water which i left overnight and some of my fish die
sad
i was wondering is it a good idea if i change my tank water using rain water which i collected so there will be no chlorine
anyway my fish are comet fish 12 of them n a plec as cleaner is it a good idea to add in a few cory cat into the comunity (the comet are 2 inch long n my tank is 90 gallon)
need advice desperately:help: thank you
Welcome fysh3r. I'm sorry to hear you lost some of your fish already. That's why it's so important to treat your tap water with Prime every time you add some to your tank. (Collecting rain water is not a good choice, either.)
The other fish you've listed (pleco and corys) are not compatible at all with any goldfish types and should never be kept in the same tank. It's a matter of space requirements and temperament plus several different water related issues, including the temperature.
I'm afraid you're going to run into a lot of problems trying to keep 12 comet goldfish in a 90 gallon tank. You need to learn a lot about them to understand what their care requirements really are.
Comet goldfish look very small when you first buy them at only an inch or two long. But they grow very fast and will reach 12, 14.. even 18 inches long in a very short time. To estimate the
minimum tank size you need, plan on having only 1 comet fish for every 20 gallons of water in your tank. That means a 90-gallon tank should have no more than 4 or 5 comets... total, with no other fish at all.
This may seem hard to imagine, but they really grow that fast. Your two-inch fish will double in size within just about 2 more months. Within the first year, each of them can grow to 8 or 10 inches long.
If properly cared for, your comets will live a very long time.. up to 10-20 years. So please plan the tank and the fish you stock it with very carefully with this in mind.