i have two iridescent sharks, a clown loach, two mollys, two goldfish in a 10 gal. tank. its ridiculous that people are telling me i need like over a 100 gal. tank. they were bred in captivity, and the I.D sharks shared a tank with 9 others in like a 7 gal. tank when i bought them. and my fish dont even swim that much, they just stay under the bridge or in plants or at the bottom. do you agree with me that 10 gal is enough?
2006-07-26 06:31:29 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Peopleare telling you you need a larger tank because irridescent sharks can get up to 2 ft long.
BUT, they will not outgrow your tank.
You are fine with a 10 gallon, but understand that your fish will not grow much.
Same with the Goldfish, they will only grow as big as the tank will let them but they can get huge, given ehough room/
2006-07-26 06:39:43 · answer #1 · answered by urbanbulldogge 4 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Wow, that is WAY overstocked. Do you have any idea how big these fish are going to get? Clown loaches get up to a foot long, iridescent sharks get HUGE, over 2 feet long, sometimes more... goldfish will be at *least* 7 inches eventually. If these fish are small now, that's because they are young, but fish grow! It is a complete myth that fish only grow as big as the tank size allows. That is called "stunting" and it's unhealthy for the fish.
That goldfish alone is polluting the tank for the other fish... they produce a lot of ammonia, and he needs a 10 gallon tank just for himself. He would also prefer colder water than the others... the other are tropical fish and need a heater.
Most fish are bred in captivity... that doesn't have anything to do with anything. Pet stores keep tanks overstocked (like the I. Sharks you bought), but that's because they're only going to be in there temporarily, they are babies, and they do frequent water changes. They also have the cost of dead fish figured into their expenses, so it's not a big deal to them to lose a few.
Your fish don't swim very much because they have nowhere to go.
My clown loach was only in a ten gallon when I first got him, and he was 3 inches. Within one year, he was 6 inches. My little feeder goldfish were 5-7 inches within a year and a half. Save your pennies and buy an appropriate aquarium, or give the fish to someone who will take care of them.
I'm sick of hearing about that "one inch per gallon rule". It only applies to small bodied adult fish!
2006-07-26 15:59:05 · answer #2 · answered by M.S. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, 10 gal is not enough but 100 gal is too much. The rule of thumb is one inch of fish per gallon of water and all together you have about 30 inches of fish. Also I would recommend that you put the goldfish in a separate tank since they need a lower temperature than the other fish, might carry diseases, and also hurt your other fish. They will need at least a twenty gallon tank to themselves. While the other fish could live in a 20 gallon, but I recommend at least a 29 gal tank.
2006-07-26 13:45:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anita B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 of the sharks require about 75 gallons, though they must be kept in groups of 6 or more, and in a tank of over 125 gals, they grow to 14" each. The clown loach again needs to be kept in groups, and is the same as the shark, at 14". The mollies need a slightly larger tank. The goldfish need either 15 gallons of water each in a seperate tank, or be kept in a pond, depending on which kind. Interesting that u think that when a fishy is lethargic, it is healthy. Also, saying that someone kept them in crueler enviroments than u does NOT justify keeping them in similar cruelty. As you do not seem to care about the wellfare of your fish, and you also ignore the advice of succesful fishkeepers, i'd advise you to not keep any more fish,
STOP TORTURING THEM
2006-07-26 18:11:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh Fish! Fantastic, is it a community tank assorted fish (tropical) or gold fish. 10 gallons is a good start off tank for small fish, I think its time for you to go to a 29 gallon tank with 7 fish be careful on the type of fish some are aggressive and harmful.
Ohhhh! I just saw your list of fish sharks & loach aggressive will tear up your goldfish plus goldfish are colder water fish then tropical fish, which you should keep in water of at least 75 degrees.
2006-07-26 13:48:03 · answer #5 · answered by Pete V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not agree. Sharks require at least 50 gallons. Mollies and Goldfishes require at least 30 gallons. How they are bred and what they are to be in are two different things. No wonder they stay under the bridge, in plants or at the bottom.
2006-07-26 14:12:27 · answer #6 · answered by NCConfederate13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a rule of thumb, you are supposed to have 1 fish per gallon. So if you had a 20 gallon tank, you could have 20 fish. As long as the fish are compatible, this isn't a problem. They do like having their own spots though, so make sure you have plenty of places for them to hide out in.
2006-07-26 13:43:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An inch of fish per gallon of water is the pretty standard rule. Aeration would be a plus.
Fish don't outgrow a tank, but they do need room to be fish and swim around a bit.
2006-07-26 13:42:12 · answer #8 · answered by whoknew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is horrible!!!!!!!!
The goldfish need to be in at least a 30g tank alone!!! And by themselves to boot! You should never mix coldwater and tropical fish.
All these fish have different requirements. Not only with space, but with temperatures and salt levels.
Not only should they be in a bigger tank, they should be in different tanks.
2006-07-26 16:27:37 · answer #9 · answered by Zoer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. When those fish get to be fully-grown, they simply will not have enough room to swim and live a healthy life.
Despite what you possibly may have heard, fish do not grow to be only the size of their tank. They may eventually appear to stop growing, but their organs will continue to grow. And they will eventually die.
You need to listen to the people giving you good advice. If you don't want to listen to it, that's fine. But your fish will suffer.
Why bother wasting our time if you're not going to even try to listen to what we try to tell you?
Do us all a favor - If you're going to continue to be so stubborn and bull-headed about the well-being of your fish, give them to someone who actually cares about them and will take good care of them. You just are not fit to do so at this time.
2006-07-26 17:45:17 · answer #10 · answered by birdistasty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the rule is 1 inch for every gallon of water, for example 10 gallons of water, can have 10 total inches of fish, so depending on the size of the fish, its probably 2 small tho
2006-07-26 13:36:54 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋