My Fish Tank
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Nice tank and good start but a few things.
Gold fish are cold water fish..that being a commit gold fish it will get over a foot long. they are large fish that need a 55g tank.
the rest of your fish from what i can see are fine. but I highly recommend re homing that gold fish or getting it a larger tank.
what is your filtration?
and how often do you do water changes?
Gold fish are cold water fish..that being a commit gold fish it will get over a foot long. they are large fish that need a 55g tank.
the rest of your fish from what i can see are fine. but I highly recommend re homing that gold fish or getting it a larger tank.
what is your filtration?
and how often do you do water changes?
I know goldfish are cold water. But I noticed they do fine in warm water. I am actually saving up for a 55 gallon tank by selling my 2 20 gallons. My filtration is an aquaclear 70.
You can live your entire life in a 20 square foot room, too. It doesn't mean you'd be healthy if you did. A fish that may be able to live many years will not do as well when kept in the wrong conditions. It's like saying a betta is fine in an unheated and unfiltered 1 gallon bowl. Sure, it can survive, but it surely won't thrive, and will have a truncated lifespan.
opcorn:Keep in mind a healthy comet will eventually outgrow a 55g anyways. There's a reason they are considered to be pond fish.
Get some more turquoise rainbows and corys when you upgrade...they should be in groups.
Otherwise, it's a neat setup.
How big of a tank would you recommend for a comet goldfish and possibly a shubunkin goldfish?
Keep in mind a healthy comet will eventually outgrow a 55g anyways. There's a reason they are considered to be pond fish.
Get some more turquoise rainbows and corys when you upgrade...they should be in groups.
Otherwise, it's a neat setup.
Big. A comet can get over 12" in length when full grown so you would want something with more than that for turn around space...a 55g is only 12" wide. Fancies max out at smaller lengths, I think 8-10", but I don't know much about them.
I honestly think that you would be better off either planning on having a pond for them or finding someone who does have that type of space. You've got the makings of a nice tropical tank already as it is.
I honestly think that you would be better off either planning on having a pond for them or finding someone who does have that type of space. You've got the makings of a nice tropical tank already as it is.
Ditch the comet is my opinion, too. That is based primarily on personal opinion though. Definitely up the rainbows and corys. If you get that 55g then you have a ton of options for additions, maybe even more, er, goldfish.
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