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my wife like most other people likes gold fish and likes full looking tanks.
sadly these are conflicting likes grrr.... she will overstock her tank while waiting for the goldies to grow and let her see why i am bugging her to keep such and empty tank.
logic to me dictates.
1 the gold fish will grow and fill up the tank
2 the smaller fish will get eaten if able to be *stupid fancies might not catch them LOL*
3 most small colorful fish live for about 3-4 years
4 most gold fish need 3-4 years to grow up to full size.
logic states that a couple of neon tetras or other small colorful fish will be dead or dying by the time the goldfish will need the rest of the available filtration and room.
with this logic in mind i should be able to talk her into a semi heavy planted tank with cleaner shrimp and a small to med size filler fish and that should work as a temp right?
btw right now the stocking for her 55 is a chocolate fantail, black moor, and a very vibrant gold fantail with incredibly small tail and one very pretty orange yellow kinda plattie *didn't get along with other tank mates in daughters tank and i don't want an orange live bearer in my silver molly tanks.*
the moor and chocolate are in hospital / QT 10 gallon under going anti fungal treatmment. got the moor in the 55 woke up and shoot med sized white fungal spot and moor was scraping body on sand.
got the chocolate from walmart BE-A-YOU-TIE-FUL finnage coloration shape etc. bit too skinny so when it settles in it will get eggy i am sure.
any way figgure since already treating for one type of fungus might as well use same tank To do the QT in.
current amonia level .20 and i am using the filter cartage from a crawdad to seed the new filter for the 55.
my wife like most other people likes gold fish and likes full looking tanks.
sadly these are conflicting likes grrr.... she will overstock her tank while waiting for the goldies to grow and let her see why i am bugging her to keep such and empty tank.
logic to me dictates.
1 the gold fish will grow and fill up the tank
2 the smaller fish will get eaten if able to be *stupid fancies might not catch them LOL*
3 most small colorful fish live for about 3-4 years
4 most gold fish need 3-4 years to grow up to full size.
logic states that a couple of neon tetras or other small colorful fish will be dead or dying by the time the goldfish will need the rest of the available filtration and room.
with this logic in mind i should be able to talk her into a semi heavy planted tank with cleaner shrimp and a small to med size filler fish and that should work as a temp right?
btw right now the stocking for her 55 is a chocolate fantail, black moor, and a very vibrant gold fantail with incredibly small tail and one very pretty orange yellow kinda plattie *didn't get along with other tank mates in daughters tank and i don't want an orange live bearer in my silver molly tanks.*
the moor and chocolate are in hospital / QT 10 gallon under going anti fungal treatmment. got the moor in the 55 woke up and shoot med sized white fungal spot and moor was scraping body on sand.
got the chocolate from walmart BE-A-YOU-TIE-FUL finnage coloration shape etc. bit too skinny so when it settles in it will get eggy i am sure.
any way figgure since already treating for one type of fungus might as well use same tank To do the QT in.
current amonia level .20 and i am using the filter cartage from a crawdad to seed the new filter for the 55.
