Do goldfish get lonely?

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Ok here is my question. I plan on putting my comet goldfish out in my contanier pond when he gets bigger and that would leave my black moor by himself.

Will the black moor get lonely? Another thing is that I've tried to put the comet outside before and he would mope in the container pond, and wouldn't come up to eat. Now I don't know if the bigger fish get to the food before him or what. The comet is about 2 inches right now. How big do you think he should before I put him outside? I have them in a 20 gallon tank right now.
 
People on here will tell you 20 gallons is too small for 2 goldfish due to the large amounts of waste they produce, so I'd say put the comet out there as soon as you can. How big is the pond and how many other fish are in it? My parent's pond has a bunch of comets, shubunkins.... and they always have babies in the spring. If these babies can survive out there, then a 2 inch comet definitely will. Do you have seaweed or any plants or algae in the pond? Its possible he feeds on that which is why he isnt too concerned with other food, or maybe he just needs more time to adjust.
 
Uh.. guys... she knows the goldfish are going to get too big for the 20 gallon. Obviously at this point, they're small. I'd say the OP is on the right track - comet goes in the nice big pond where he has room to grow to a giant, moor stays inside where it's warm and he'll fit nicely in the 20g for now.

To answer your question, flower, do goldfish get lonely, yes.
I don't think I could ever separate my pair, Napoleon and Upstart, as they have formed such a strong bond. They're never apart. They swim around together, share food, etc. If I leave one in the tank too long while moving them for tank cleaning, the other gets frantic. So yes, I definitely think goldfish get lonely.

My recommendation would be to get a friend for your black moor, perhaps a nice ranchu, and a friend for the comet if he'll be alone in the pond. As long as the pond is big enough for two comets, of course. The fancies will eventually outgrow your 20g, as you probably know already, but that's a while coming.

Good luck!
 
Well my large comet that I have in my container pond is going to be going to my Aunt's pond probably in the next summer or two. My container pond is 90 gallons. Right now I have a large goldfish around 5 to 6 inches long, a small koi and a 2 inch goldfish. Yes I know the koi is going to get big. Right now the koi is a little over 2 inches.
I'm keeping him until he gets a little bigger (around 5 inches or so) and then he's off to my Aunt's pond. My Aunt's pond is pretty big. My Aunt has 3 large koi in her pond now and quite a few small fish which I'm guessing are mosquito fish, and a few crayfish. She didn't introduce the crayfish. She bought this house and it had a pond there already with the 3 koi.

Here is a picture of my Aunt's pond.
I didn't get the whole pond in the picture so it's a bigger than in the picture.
Pondpic.jpg


I may not get the black moor a new friend after I put the comet outside.
I thought one black moor would be fine in a 20 gallon by itself.
 
Do goldfish get lonely?

I havent asked them, but I imagine if I did I wouldn't get a response. So I will take a guess and say yes and no ...

I think they surely would have more fun with a buddy to interact with, yet if they have never ever had company they wouldnt know what they were missing to know any different.
 
A 55g for 2 black mores, meanwhile I think you should have a 150-200g ponds min. for the comets, 100g for one, 50-100g for the next.
 
So you think the goldfish will be ok in the container pond over the winter. Then I'll move the larger comet to my Aunt's pond next spring/summer?
 
they grow very quickly.. i would go ahead and move the moor to the container pond and the comet to your aunt's pond now.
 
silentskream,

The comet is only a little over 2 inches now. I'll put him outside in my container pond for now. I can't take him to my Aunt's pond now. It depends on when I go to her house again and how cold it is when I get the chance. If it's too cold I'll keep him until next spring.

The black moor I'm going to keep inside.
Fancy goldfish don't usually do well in ponds, especially over winter.
That and he's way to small to overwinter outside. The black moor is only a little over an inch now.
 
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