How much would two goldfish and the tank and waterand maintenanceand food cost?

Answer 1

It all depends how big of a tank you want. For about 50 dollars you can get yourself a nice small tank that comes equiped with light fixture, filtration, net, and some come with the gravel and a little bit of food, water treatment.

I spend 20 dollars every other month on my two gold fish. It is from buying supplies to treats.

Answer 2

Honestly? You can expect to spend around $200 if you want the fish to live. Goldfish need strong filters and good aeration.They have a few all-in-one setups that come with a filter that run about $130-150, but the filters on them aren't really that great for goldfish.

I wouldn't put two goldfish in anything less then a 10 gallon, but 20 would be better. Goldfish produce a lot of waste, so the smaller the tank, the more you're going to have to do water changes. The fish will outgrow a 10 gallon eventually, or die from ammonia buildup.

Weekly/monthy... I don't think I've ever spent more than $10 a month or so maintaining them. It's usually just food, dechlorinator, filter material replacements, and the occasional bottle of medicine.

Don't let any pet store employee convince you that goldfish are fine in bowls or tiny tanks. It's just not true. You'll need a good filter, the right size tank, dechlorinator, pH/nitrate/nitrite/ammonia test kits, an air pump, a siphon for water changes, food, a hood with a light.

Answer 3

2 goldies need at least a 20 gallon tank and a filter for a forty gallon. With goldies the bigger the better. If you put them in a forty gallon and did weekly 25% water changes they would probably be 8" within the year.

If you wanted to get a nice tank and stand you could probably find a twenty gallon set up with hood and light for around $150. 30 to 40 gallon set ups more like 200-$250.

If you on't need the stand then estimate around $50-$90 depending on the size you want.

Goldfish eat live plants so get fake ones- $20-30
Gravel $10-15
Fish food $4
Water syphon $7
Water conditioner $5
The fish- if you get babies $2- $10 depending on the type of goldie. If you can't wait to have some big beautiful fish $25 and up for juveniles and adults. I paid $40 dollars for my 8" chocolate Oranda- she is worth every penny.

Think about how you want your tank to look before you by- do some serches online. Look up aqua-scaping for inspiration.

A beautiful tank- natural gravel an interesting piece of driftwood, some green plants and two beautiful, healthy Ryukins. Ryukins are generally Red and white. Red and Green are color compliments- it creates a beautiful tank.

http://web.singnet.com.sg/~leongcy/GF-HK-4.JPG

This is a six foot long tank- BIG FISH
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~leongcy/GF-HK-5.JPG

I have a 75 gallon tank, 55 gallon, 39, 15, 2-10 gallons and a 5. SOme months go buy and I don't spend a penny on them. Ocassionally I will replace filter media or need to buy fish food. It is a minimal cost.

I do 25% water changes on my 75 twice a week. The others are tropical fish and cichlids they require less work. You should expect to spend 1/2 an hour a week doing water changes.

ADDED: I have no idea what these people are buying monthly. It is crazt the amount of money they are spending. If you take good care of your water then your fish won't get sick. If they aren't buying meds then they have been suckered into buying something they don't need.

Answer 4

Keep in mind that goldfish are waste machines, so you need a big tank that you wouldn't have to clean every other day.

Also, goldfish are eating machines. If given the space and the food to reach their full potential, goldfish can grow to be 8 inches long or more. However, this growth is stunted by the nitrate in a tank. I would recommend at least 20 gallons per fish.. which is a pretty large undertaking if you're a first time fish owner.

Maybe you should start with some guppies or mollys instead.

Answer 5

For a complete setup? I'll get all my prices from That Pet Place (I order from them all the time) for you, but you should feel free to try and find the best deal around.

Figure a 40-gallon tank - 76.99 for glass (I think this also may include a hood and light), 198.99 for acrylic (includes hood and light, I believe)

Add on your filter - I prefer the Penguin brand bio-wheel filters, as I've never had any problems starting and keeping my cycle with them. 24.39 for a filter that will work for up to 50 gallons.

You will also need an aerator, airline tubing, and an airstone.
Aerator - Whisper 60 Air pump - $18.79
Tubing - 25 ft of tubing - 1.99
Airstone - 6 inch add-a-stone - 2@1.99

Now, onto your chemicals

You will need a tap water conditioner to remove chlorine and chloramines. I'm partial to Seachems Neutral Regulator - 4.99 for 250g and Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Tap Water Condioner - 5.19 for 16oz

That should be it for chemicals, unless your fish get sick. Then - well, come back to us then.

Now, onto decorations.
Gravel - 2@3.49 for 5lbs
Plants - I'm partial to fake, as real tends to introduce diseases and sometimes snails. Well.. you can pick your own. Make sure you have at least two or three large plants (figure about $4 each = $12)
Hiding spots - a rock cave ~ $13 (you can make your own if you find the right rocks and use aquarium-safe glue to put it together)

Now - the cost of the fish. Oranda goldfish are pretty...2@$4.99 each...

And food - Tetra Fin Goldfish Flakes (1oz) 1.39
Which leads us to the grand total. Hang on, need a calculator.

For the glass tank - $179.68 plus shipping/sales tax
For the acrylic tank - $301.67 plus shipping/sales tax

It seems like a lot of money to shell out all at once, but do a little every week. Make sure you cycle your tank first.

Good luck!

Answer 6

Two goldfish need a 20 gallon tank. The price of the fish will vary greatly based on breed, size, and quality. You can expect to spend between one and 25 dollars for a fancy goldfish at Petsmart, getting more expensive with size (more from high quality breeders).

Tank and setup = $100.00
2 Goldfish = $2.00 - $100.00
Food = $5.00 - $10.00

By maintenance, I assume you mean the cost of upkeep on the tank, not actually paying someone to do it for you. In this case, you'd be looking at about $10.00 - $30.00 a month, depending on events in the life of your fish.

You also need to consider gravel and decorations, etc... which will run you about $10.00 for the gravel and between $5.00 and $75.00 for decorating a tank that size, based on how elaborate you want to get.

Grand totals:

Low ball: $120.00 + $10.00 to $30.00 a month

Average: $155.00 + $10.00 to $30.00 a month

High end: Up to $300.00 + $10.00 to $30.00 a month

Answer 7

probably 60 dollars.... food will be around 5-10 the tank will be around 20-40 and the actual fish will b around 7 dollars am fish..

Answer 8

Altogether it would cost about 20-30 dollars a month

Answer 9

A BOWL BIG ENOUGH FOR 2 GOLD FISH WOULD COST YOU AROUND 80INDIAN RUPEES AND THE GOLD FISH WOULD COST YOU 40 RUPEES PER PAIR AND THE FOOD WOULD COST 20 RUPEES