because he is territoral and chases everyone else so i took them out can i put two three inch oscars with him if i put them all in a 55 gal. tank and is a goldfish enough to clean bottem of tank or do i need a sucker fish to?
2006-06-29 15:08:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Boy does this sound familiar. 6yrs ago my granddaughter came over with her prize from the carnival, no bigger than a minnow. Nothing would do but we had to get two more goldfish to keep him company. Now he's a big boy with 2 tank mates. They grew up together and are in a 10 gal tank and he also was aggressive towards the fantail. I separated the fantail and he (fantail)was lonely so I put him back and just waited for the old man to stop. He still is aggressive, but not as much, but the tank mates have learned to deal with it and nobody died. Goldfish are not going to keep the bottom of the tank clean. They are pretty nasty (so to speak) fish. You need sucker fish also. Keep in mind the bigger the tank for a goldfish, the bigger the fish will get.
2006-06-29 15:36:24 · answer #1 · answered by c.nolan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No! Goldfish need to be in cold water. Oscars need heated water. Oscars will eat the goldfish. Bottom feeders such as cory cats will eat left over food and some algae, and plecos will eat a lot of algae, but both should only be put in a tank that has been established for a long time! Both should be ok with the goldfish. Goldfish are very dirty. No fish eats poop, it is your job to do partial water changes. Put plenty of plants and ornaments in so every fish can have its own territory, feel safe and have a place to rest!
2006-06-29 15:35:50 · answer #2 · answered by tnsndebt2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oscars eat goldfish, why would you put them together? Besides that they both need different living conditions and you already have stocking problems.
The whole goldfish will only grow to the size of the tank is somewhat right but the organs of the fish will not stop growing, which will eventually kill the fish. They need a home big enough to let them get the their full size and a single tail goldfish can grow over a foot.
2006-06-30 02:44:56 · answer #3 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! He needs to be in at least a 20-25-gallon tank, and you're oscar tank is overstocked!
Do NOT put anything else in any of those tanks! Make sure you do 20% water changes weekly, and keep an eye on your ammonia/nitrites/nitrates.
EDIT: Do weekly gravel vacuuming - that'll keep the bottom of the tank a little cleaner. And the one inch of fish per gallon of water does NOT apply to goldfish or cichlids. Goldfish should really have about 20-gallons just for themselves. Oscars, as they are territorial, really need about 30-40 gallons EACH.
2006-06-29 15:25:26 · answer #4 · answered by birdistasty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
suction clean the gravel and do a 25 to 35 percent water change weekly. Plecostemous or sucker fish as called do not eat crap out of the bottom of the tank as everyone thinks. They eat plant material,algae from the glass,fish food and some meats like cut shrimp or krill. The goldfish will eat more poop than anything. As the oscars get larger they will probally pester the goldfish to death or kill him outright.
2006-06-29 15:35:40 · answer #5 · answered by dogdude1969 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a commonplace goldfish from the carnival favor a tank of a minimum of 30 gallons, with double the filtration. you want to de-chlorinate the water with water conditioner, and upload some stuff to assist the tank cycle. you'll favor to purchase some attempt strips for nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, and ph. you'll favor to do 30% water alterations a week and attempt the water to boot. you won't be able to upload the different fish to the tank except you get a higher one, or maybe then you definately won't be able to upload any tropical fish. Feed it some goldfish flakes each day, skipping sometime a week. Fish are not any more as person-friendly to save as people imagine they're, and they don't look to be very low priced both. in case you won't be able to furnish sufficient for the fish, you need to probably take him to a puppy save with a view to undertake him out to someone that can. study for further assistance about goldfish, and also you could make him even happier. Edit: only one instantly ahead goldfish desires 30 gallons. each and each added one desires an more advantageous 10 gallons. Goldfish are VERY messy fish, that's why i don't have one. once you bypass to get extra fish, be optimistic that they are coldwater fish, and they don't look to be so small that the goldfish will devour it. instantly ahead goldfish can strengthen as a lot as 2 ft lengthy, as they were initially produced to stay in outside ponds.
2016-11-15 10:58:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are asking for trouble with that decision.
Oscars are messy eaters, and are members of the cichlid family. They can tend to be aggressive to other fish, and should be kept with fish of their own kind. http://www.cichlids.com
Goldfish are just plain dirty fish, and added with the oscars will mean that you would have to clean the tank very often. As for putting a sucker fish in with them, well, I tried that until my oscar tried to eat them. Do a little more research on cichlids before adding those two together. Depending on the size of each fish, there might not be a problem at first, but when the oscars get bigger(trust me they will) there might be trouble.
2006-06-29 15:15:26 · answer #7 · answered by iiboogeymanii 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goldfish are really dirty fish. They are not bottom feeders. Sucker fish help keep the algae down as well as eating the stuff on the bottom. Oscars are aggressive fish. I've never heard of a territorial gold fish. Since gold fish are slow swimmers, a lot of smaller fish will chase gold fish and bite at their tales. I'm not sure it could survive being in with oscars.
2006-06-29 15:14:33 · answer #8 · answered by eebrs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get an undergravel filter or even a normal filter but dont overcrowd remember 1 inch per gallon so u have to look up how big all the fish will get also if the goldfish is territoral its not a good idea to put him w/ other fish. goldfish can sometimes eat smaller fish so if he doesnt like other fish he might eat them....not a good idea
2006-06-29 15:16:48 · answer #9 · answered by Ashleyy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you joking? Your joking.
If the oscars are smaller then the goldfish then it may take them a couple of days to kill him and eat him. If they are around the same size then they will probably finish him off in a couple hours or so.
So in that case you will need something else to clean the bottom of the tank. Try a syphon and a bucket.
2006-06-30 04:03:22 · answer #10 · answered by Lynn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋