what kind of fish is this

SamXXXkiss said:
55g are at $209 to $369 ... for $160 at petsmart you can have a 30g
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At wal-mart here, they have 55g kit for $158 the stand is $78 I don't remember th exact amount but it was 158/something and you get the tank, hood, heater, filter and some other odd & ends, you may need to upgrade the filter and or hood but I think thats a great deal in all.
 
RockabillyChick said:
sam, you have to keep in mind that Gold fish live in COLD water (not ice cold, but they like it in the 60 degree range)

if you want to add other fish to the tank, you have to make sure that the other fish also live in cold water. cory cats are tropical fish, meaning they like warm water, near 80 degrees
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Actually, I've recently learned and verified with several sites that fancy and very fancy goldfish are usually kept and seem to do better with the tank between 75 and 77 degrees. They are more tropical than your standard goldfish, so he probably could do corycats.

Roan
 
The problem with sorcing this kind of thing on line is that the tanks are usually glass or acrylic and not over 10g. What you need to do is either compare the kits you are looking at (sans what they are missing) with the cost of a tank, hood and stand you find, along with the accessories I find for you. Which is better/cheaper. It may be better for you to buy a kit and add on what is missing.

The kits you've seen sound okay, can you tell me what the filter is and how many gallons its rated for? It might be better in the long run to double filter via redundancy. Meaning that you get TWO filters rated for 50-55 gallons instead of 1 for 100-110 gallons. That way if one fails, you'll have a back up and you won't have your fish totally wallowing in waste. This is what I'm doing with my son's tank, anyhow.

This stuff is all at BigAlsOnline.com:

Filters:
Penguin Bio Wheel 200, rated for up to 50 gallons -- $20.99
Pengiun Bio Wheel 350, rated for up to 70 gallons - 26.99
Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 200 Watt Heater - 16.99

I added the thermometer since you indicated that you were considering more tropical fishes.

Gravel I would buy locally as it is usually charged as overweight online and it works out to the same price pretty much. You may also want to consider not having gravel at all. With goldfish it's easier to keep the tank clean when there is no gravel. Depends on what you want :)

Now, what I'm buying for my son (I'm getting him a 45 gallon for his two goldfish) are two Penguin 200s. Double filteration + redunancy. So that's 42$ plus shipping -- say $50.

If you opt to buy a kit and the filter is a decent one with adequate filteration for a 50 gallon, then just buy another filter and add that on.

Hope this helps,
Roan
 
Roan Art said:
The problem with sorcing this kind of thing on line is that the tanks are usually glass or acrylic and not over 10g. What you need to do is either compare the kits you are looking at (sans what they are missing) with the cost of a tank, hood and stand you find, along with the accessories I find for you. Which is better/cheaper. It may be better for you to buy a kit and add on what is missing.

The kits you've seen sound okay, can you tell me what the filter is and how many gallons its rated for? It might be better in the long run to double filter via redundancy. Meaning that you get TWO filters rated for 50-55 gallons instead of 1 for 100-110 gallons. That way if one fails, you'll have a back up and you won't have your fish totally wallowing in waste. This is what I'm doing with my son's tank, anyhow.

This stuff is all at BigAlsOnline.com:

Filters:
Penguin Bio Wheel 200, rated for up to 50 gallons -- $20.99
Pengiun Bio Wheel 350, rated for up to 70 gallons - 26.99
Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 200 Watt Heater - 16.99

I added the thermometer since you indicated that you were considering more tropical fishes.

Gravel I would buy locally as it is usually charged as overweight online and it works out to the same price pretty much. You may also want to consider not having gravel at all. With goldfish it's easier to keep the tank clean when there is no gravel. Depends on what you want :)

Now, what I'm buying for my son (I'm getting him a 45 gallon for his two goldfish) are two Penguin 200s. Double filteration + redunancy. So that's 42$ plus shipping -- say $50.

If you opt to buy a kit and the filter is a decent one with adequate filteration for a 50 gallon, then just buy another filter and add that on.

Hope this helps,
Roan
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it helps a lot thanks :cool2:
 
Sam, it's not advised to have other types of fish in with goldfish. For starts, goldfish are cold water fish....while most others sold at fish stores are tropical and need warmer water.

I'm not sure about putting any smaller coldwater schooling fish in with the goldfish...if you are wanting something to fill out a 30 gallon instead of just haveing one fish in there. Again, it's not generally advised as far as goldfish are concerned.

I too think goldfish are a very cool looking fish...and have been somewhat tempted at times to pick one up....but I have yet to give in to that....lol.....unless our electric bill gets so high I have to get rid of all my heaters to try and cut back.... :rolleyes:

Just gotta have fish !! :eek:
 
THe guinness book of world records lists the oldest captive gold fish as a british fish that was 43 years old. Although that fish has past away
 
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