Moving fish to the new tank

[KidInTheHall]

Hey guys,

Had a quick question. I've got my 55 gallon tank setup and had it cycling for about 48 hours and decided to move 2 of my fish over,my Goldfish and my Pleco, I have 3 fish still over in the 10 gal, a sunburst platy, a blue danio and a painted tetra, is it safe to finish moving them all over or should I move them later on? I don't want to upset the tank levels or in a tank this big with such few fish will it matter too much?

Thanks.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

move all the fish and the filters over. read this.
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84598

another thing goldfish is coldwater and the other fish you said are tropical. they should be kept at different temps.

 

[KidInTheHall]

Yeah I considered that but a lot of people have said that Goldfish can have a water temperment of upto 90 degrees and I have this guy for well over a year with zero problems. He's very active so I can't see that what I've heard is wrong but thank you for your advice, I appreciate it.

 

[lucid_boy]

I also have a goldfish and I was misinformed in the beginning so well he lives in a tropical environment at about 78F degrees. although i've heard the same thing from everyone, he seems to be ok so far and i've been taking care of him for about 2-3 months so far. and strangely enough I am also setting up a 55g tank also. I was not planning on putting him in the big tank but maybe I will now...

 

[Mgamer20o0]

shortens the life span of the fish.

 

[Rbishop]

http://www.petlibrary.com/goldfish/variety.htm

http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/care.html

http://www.goldfishinfo.com/goldlink.htm

While many species can survive in a range of temps, all of us have a preferred or ideal range. The higher temperatures will shorten the lifespan and cause undue stress.