A goldfish was just thrown into my 37....

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Great. I went over my dads house a couple minutes ago to grab frozen food that I forgot there, and a little black moor was swimming in my newly cycled 37. Apparently my siblings school's fish tank broke, and they needed a home for their goldfish "shadow". So, I now have a goldfish in my 37.

What do I feed him? (Already feed him some Wardley's goldfish flake, I ran out and picked some up) What's a good temperture? Will a crayfish work with him? What about plants? (no crayfish=no plants)

Thanks for the help guys, I was kinda hoping to make this my Lake Tang set-up. (Obviously I can't now)
 
Feed him any goldfish pellet or flake. I prefer pellets
Crayfish will decimate plants.
Room Temp will be fine
 
Generally crayfish and goldfish tend not to get along too well (fin nipping and such) from what I understand. Goldies thrive on a varied diet. Flake will keep them alive, but if you want a happy Moor, add some very finely chopped veggies like blanched green beans and mashed peas. Mine like segmented chopped orange, too. Room temp is fine for a goldie tank; moors prefer temps between 70-72, generally, but will be okay in colder tanks-- just a little sluggish. I heat my tanks in winter only.

Sorry that you can't set up your tank for tangs, but hopefully you'll learn to love the little guy.
 
alright, cray has already been moved. I know about crays and plants, what about goldies and plants? I'm going to put a heater on then, and set it for 72.

Would you guys reccomend keeping anything with him? I was thinking a school of white clouds and a few rhinogobius wui. I know that they are social, but I really wanted to stock this tank the way I wanted.
 
It'll be fine with plants, shouldn't bother them. Certainly no more than my pleco does... (though to be fair, he sometimes 'rescapes' at night... I just love him too much to be angry about it.)

This is temporary though isn't it? I mean, they'll get a new tank cycled and the fish will go back to the school right?

As for keeping stuff with him, cold water stuff should be fine. White clouds like you said, stuff like that. With a 37 you don't really need to worry about the usual "OMG goldfish are huge bioloads!" screaming.
 
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lol. Well Black Moor's are smaller goldfish right? It's been 24 hours and I love the little guy. I'm not sure what's going to happen with him, I'm kinda hoping that he get's to stay.

Now that I know he doesn't nom plants my life is 10000 times better. Are there any coldwater schoolers you would reccomend out there?

I'm thinking this:

Current filtration is a cycled Top Fin 40, and I'm throwing a Top Fin 60 on this too. (I'm getting two big AC's for my 55, so the Top Fin 60 on that can go into the 37)

PFS substrate, medium lighting, ferts, no CO2, and driftwood.

10 White Clouds
6 Rhinogobius Wui
1 Black Moor

I'm also thinking about throwing my weather loach in here too, but I don't want him to be cramped. (He's currently in my gravel bottom 55, so I think he'll like the colder water and sand substrate)
 
He will definitely root up plants if he is big enough. Mine are actually lawnmowers, so it all depends on the individual plants and the individual fish. Glad you like him-- Moors rule!
 
The extra filtration will definitely help out as goldfish can be very messy and 10x or more gph is usually recommended for them. Just make sure your moor is getting enough food because they can be a little slow getting to it because of their eyesight. Also, mix in some vegetables in their diet, especially peas, because this will help out their digestive system. Your also better off with sinking pellets because if they eat at the surface, they can take in air which will effect their swim bladder. AS for tankmates, the list you have there should be fine, but, you could always get another black moor or other fancy goldfish instead :) good luck with whatever you choose!
 
hmmmm I may be able to convince my parents to get a 29 gallon for just him, would that be enough for him and another black moor?
 
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hmmmm I may be able to convince my parents to get a 29 gallon for just him, would that be enough for him and another black moor?
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At the risk of being totally and completely flamed by the "80 gallons per goldfish" crowd, yes. That's close to 15 gallons per fancy, or 20 for the first and very close to the recommended 10 for each subsequent. Moors can get pretty large when they are taken care of the right way. I love to see a couple of really beautiful fish in a well scaped larger tank. If you can go larger, that's great, but the 29 would suffice for a while.
 
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