For my fellow goldie owners who properly (or at least attempt to) care for their goldies, I have some questions for you.
How many do you have, how old are they, how big are they, and the most important; what size tank do you have them in?
Oh, one more question...how pissed off do you get to hear about stupid people who put goldies in bowls and/or can't keep them alive for more than a year?
2006-07-26 09:20:28 · 7 answers · asked by Zoer 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
My stats:
*I have three.
*One is 9 years old and about 9" long.
*Two are about a year and about two" long.
*They are in a 45g tank.
2006-07-26 09:31:14 · update #1
I have 3 goldfish, they're about 3-4 years old and swim around in a 33-gallon tank. I had 4, but gave my comet away to a friend with a pond, the comet was around 8" long. I now have a redcap oranda and a couple of fancy fantails (don't know their exact breed). They are all pretty much the same size - about 6" long and very fat!
A goldfish won't last very long in a bowl unless the bowl holds at least 5 gallons of water per inch of fish, but I don't get too upset if someone can't keep them alive for more than a year - some people have luck with certain fish where others don't. I work in a pet store and there are a lot of people who lost fish due to no fault of their own - these things happen. It so happens that I can't keep a Betta, I do everything "right", but they don't live past a few months - I gave up trying for their sake! Yes, the rule of thumb is 1-gallon of water per inch of fish, but 'fancy' goldfish are quite bulky creatures, not slim like other fish and require approx. 5-gal per 1" (length) of fish. I have just had a 100-gal tank built for my little guys and am waiting for the water to cycle before moving them to their new home.
2006-07-26 09:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by gorfette 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have fancies. My veiltail is about 9" long, she's my baby. I also have a moor an oranda a ryukin and 2 fantails. 3 of them are about 4" the other two are only an inch or so. I am moving soon and will probably relocate two of them. Once they are all full size they will be two crowded in my 75. One of my fantails is a blue- he's perfect.
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2006-07-26 10:08:19 · answer #2 · answered by Lynn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i keep comet goldfish in two places.
10,000 gallon pond, and 3 in a 159 gallon tank.
in the tank, they are 10 years old, and over 23 inches long.
2006-07-26 14:12:40 · answer #3 · answered by ballerina_kim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comet's will get very big. They don't stun their growth to the environment. I have mine in a 75 gallon tank. They love it, I started them out in a 55.
2006-07-26 09:46:53 · answer #4 · answered by Michelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12-15 breeders in a 1000 gal pond up to 10 yrs old
25-50 babies in 400 pond about 2 months old
and very mad about bowls
2006-07-27 22:18:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The general rule in aquariums is one inch of fish(length) to one gallon of water. Sounds like you have 13-14 inches of fish so they should be fine in your 45g tank...
2006-07-26 09:35:06 · answer #6 · answered by emsa5804 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-07-26 09:27:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋