Is 8 too much?

[Beeker]

I have a 75 gallon tank with two biowheel 330 filters on it and 8 goldfish in it, 5 of which are large. Somebody told me that the tank was overstocked. Actually, they told me the tank was overstocked when I had either 5 or 6 in it. They seem happy and actually were happier when I added the babies. I must say that this person is one of the people who gave me lousy advice in other situations. I also was told that they can live to be 30 and on another occasion 100 years old. I just wanted to check with the experts. Anyone?

 

[Gambusia]

Yes I believe it is overstocked.

3-4 fish is more like it for a 75 gallon for goldfish.

I have a 75 gallon and I made a mistake of overstocking it once.

Water quality goes down hill fast.

 

[mayreee]

I would say it is overstocked because I have tried to keep one goldfish in a 15 gal and it created too much waste. So the good bacteria could never totally get rid of the ammonia and nitrites.

 

[Beeker]

It would have only been 5 but the babies outgrew the other tank. It is times like these that I wish we didn't get rid of our pool. I bet the fish would have loved it. How about life span?

 

[Gambusia]

Sell them or give them away if you have babies.

That would be the best thing to do.

 

[TKOS]

You should be able to sell large goldfish to most LFS's. They always liek to have a few big guys to show off.