new goldfish PLEASE READ i need help...

Dear friend-- it seems obvious to me from the capital letters that you intend to keep the goldfish, so the best we can do is try to help you with your current situation. Although it would not be my first choice, I hardly think that keeping one comet in a 40 is tantamount to fish murder. As Inka pointed out, goldfish are social fish, and prefer the company of others. I would suggest cycling the forty, doing daily water changes on the 1 gallon (yikes!) providing excellent filtration and moving on from there.

I agree with all the previous posters that really, goldfish cannot successfully be kept with other species due to temperature differences. Most goldfish enthusiasts also believe that it is inadvisable to keep comets with fancies due to differences in feeding speeds-- but many people do it anyway.

Your best bet is to read up on as many goldfish sources as possible and get as much information as you can before proceeding beyond cycling the 40. A comet will stunt rather quickly in a 10 gallon. Please also know that feeder fish often carry disease, so be on the look out for flukes and other nasties that may occur in the fish and require treatment.

I wish you good luck with your fish, and if you are ready to hear any more sound advice from experienced goldfish keepers, perhaps someone here will have beneficial advice to offer.
 
I have an 18 year old kissing gourami ... And I did make up my mind ... For a year keep them in the tank then release them into the pond my friend has and get a betta

Btw that's very rude ... If I didn't care I wouldn't be on this site
 
This is a wonderful idea. I'm not sure which part was "very rude"-- wishing you good luck or telling you how to deal with a comet in a 40 gallon, but I wish you great success with the betta and growing out the comet.

Sometimes fish keepers can come across as unnecessarily opinionated. I'm sorry if you felt that the respondents here were doing that. An 18 year old gourami is quite an accomplishment. I had no idea that they lived so long.
 
No somervell your actually really helpful thank you :) the guy before you who was telling me to kill it quickly was rude.

My dad actually had the 18 year old gourami he got it when I was born... He know has a ten year old one that is mine :)

And thank you so much :) your very helpful only one person here has been rude but overall its been great :)
 
Folks, offer advice without insulting the OP. Calling someone irresponsible for not knowing any better is unecessary. That's a sure-fire way of getting someone (a beginner, no less) to tune out good advice they very much need.

elliriyanna... you made a mistake by getting the fish you wanted BEFORE finding out how to care for it properly and what their basic needs are. Now you're in a spot and you need the advice you have asked us for. Please keep an open mind and listen to the advice you get now. We have experienced goldfishkeepers at this site who can help you keep that fish healthy and alive.

Thanks, all.
 
Also what are the best foods to feed them? I have sun dried shrimp and goldfish food

And supplies wise ...I have a net filter tank good gravel decorations bacteria supplement for water changes aerator water conditioner ...

Is there anything else I will need?
 
Although opinionated, I can tell you this-- Inka has good experience with goldfish keeping and fish keeping in general. We don't always agree, but usually, his advice is pretty sound. I have 20 years of fish keeping experience, and I still ask Inka (along with many other senior member) for ideas. If you can sort through what he is trying to tell you, he was giving you some pretty sound advice-- he didn't actually tell you to kill the goldfish-- I'm sure that he would agree with me that your friend's pond (depending on how big it is) will be great for a comet-- especially when it gets to be a foot long! :)

As for bettas-- if you have gouramis, you know-- they are some of the coolest fish that you can keep in a small tank. In a 10, you could have Senor Betta and some company-- I keep mine with corys.
 
Actually the fish I wanted was a betta which I had researched and had the tank prepared for ... I got the golfish to prove I could keep a fish alive... I'm not usually like this I feel so irresponsible :( I love animals ... I'm even going into Biology... I don't know why I did it ... But I will take care of them as needed and release them into a pond where they will be safe :)

Yeah I made a bad choice ... But for 9 months ... One fish in a ten gallon tank won't be so bad , I like calico goldfish but 10 gallons is not big enough... I agree, next summer he will be a pond goldfish... Just help me get him to there
 
Sorry ellirianna, my intent was not to be rude or insulting, but it's neither my job nor my responsibility to sugarcoat things. The fact of the matter is, there is no excuse for going out and buying a fish without doing thorough research first. Seeing as how you're capable of posting here, lack of internet access isn't an excuse either. I don't think anyone would call your actions responsible, so unless there's another word I don't know about, it remains irresponsible. I understand that you're now trying to do the best you can for the fish, but a few months of living in a 10 gallon are more than enough to do irreparable physical damage to the fish. Properly cared for, the growth of the one comet will far outpace the time frame you have put in place for moving it to appropriate housing, and the worst part is, the better you do for it now, the harder it will be to keep parameters in acceptable ranges down the road. My suggestion is to get the goldfish to your friend's pond after a proper quarantine procedure, and go elsewhere with your 10 gallon plans, as there is really no need to wait till next summer. I'll reiterate that none of the tanks you mentioned are proper long term housing for any sort of goldfish, and many will argue that long body types have no place in a tank, period.
 
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