Goldfish Specs

[blueturq]

They are cold water fish.-Beeker
:thud: No They are not, Carp are a temperate species, meaning they can live in varied/different "seasonal" conditions, they are quite adaptible - but even carp have limits within which they "thrive" and cold water isn't one of those conditions. TROUT are a COLDWATER fish.

*whew, I feel better now*

The warmer the water gets the less oxygen available to the fish. Carp are big time O2 hogs... so just be prepared, line yourself up with an airstone or two and a good air pump. In temps above 84F just don't feed them, they likely won't be too hungry at that temp anyways.

Our goldfish and koi can send a few weeks in the summer in temps above 80F, no biggy, they just grow faster LOL

BTW fish only become "prone to disease" if their environment is not up to snuff... temp doesn't have much to do with "causing" fish illness - unless the temps are extreme. For goldfish anywhere between 45F up to 85F is "livable", above or below that for extended periods they could suffer health wise and/or die. Optimum temps are 68F to 76F. If you factor in Fancies, that would be 72F to 78F, finicky little things they are.

You look after the water and the fish will be fine.

You know, I guess it's true what they say.... "You learn something new everyday!"

So your serious.....goldfish aren't coldwater fish?, so is it safe to say that this is just a misconception?

I thought that Koi and the regular goldfish types such as: Commons, Comets, Shubunkins, Sarassa Comets, etc, etc were the coldwater types and that fancies were the more temperate types?

Am I way off.....

 

[Beeker]

Good points, Blueturq.

If Goldfish aren't coldwater fish, is there another reason that we would be discussing them in the "General Coldwater" forum? Strange...

 

[Raskolnikov]

The Coldwater forum section here seems to be more of a "Colder Water" forum section. Goldfish and koi thrive in conditions lower than most tropical fish prefer, but they are really not coldwater fish.

 

[denniss]

Cold Water Fish

Let's not split hairs here. The universe of fish keeping is divided up (for convenience purposes) here between "tropical" and "coldwater" fish. So, by definition, everything is either tropical or coldwater for the purposes of this board (and many other boards, magazines, etc.). Yet, TJ is correct. Strictly speaking, trout, char, salmon and other fish are considered true coldwater fish. Of course, very few hobbyists keep trout in aquaria.

Dennis

 

[Tim]

Hard Water

I've got a hard water problem so I was woundering what to use to keep the slim formed by the water off the sides of the fish tank. Thanks