My outdoor pond used to be full of gold fish. Now there are two! Do you think it's raccoons eating them? It's a pretty deep fountain, I'm thinking a cat would be like "screw this". And I've seen the masked punks running around at night, they love our trash cans as well.
Plus when I save the guys today, can I put them in a tank with a beta? Betas are fine with goldfish right?
Thanks for your help!
2006-09-19 05:59:49 · 14 answers · asked by Krn 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
They've been deployed to Iraq. The situation is THAT bad......
2006-09-19 06:01:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Depending on how big the gold fish are depends on how your Beta will fare. Plus the water temperature should be cooler for gold fish where the Beta prefers around 78 degrees F. Gold fish do emit alot of ammonia and don't make very good community fish except with their own kind and might have a tendency to nip at your Betas fins
2006-09-19 06:43:23 · answer #2 · answered by dmxdragon2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A cat maybe the preditor if you have cats around as well as the racoons. Cats will steal your fish from a tank if they can see it they will catch it if at all possible. Cats aren't much differnt than a raccon when it comes to food. your beta might not like being put in with gold fish cause gold fish are also an aggressive breed of fish. try it and keep an eye on them for a while to see if they start fighting, if so seperate them. Normally betas will fight with betas only.
2006-09-19 06:09:42 · answer #3 · answered by stacy g 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't tell you what's going on that your fish are disappearing, but you need to know several things.
First of all, depending on the age and size of your fish, you may need a very large tank to house them. Ideally, juvenile goldfish don't belong in anything less than a 40-gallon tank. If they're 6 inches or larger, you shouldn't keep them in anything less than a 65-gallon tank. You will also need a filter designed for a very large tank just to keep up with ammonia and waste production. You'll also have to do weekly water changes of about 30-40% just to keep nitrate and ammonia levels under control.
And no, a betta is a tropical fish, requiring a minimum temperature of around 76 degrees. Goldfish are coldwater fish that will not do well at a tropical temperature. Also, depending on what kind of goldfish you have (and how long his fins are), the betta may decide to attack him. And depending on the size of the goldfish, he may eat the betta. They are not at all appropriate tankmates.
2006-09-19 06:09:44 · answer #4 · answered by birdistasty 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes those pesky bandits are finding an easy meal. I had the same problem with my outdoor pond. Only solution is to find a wildlife trapper and capture the critter. Otherwise I say wait until all your fish are gone do not buy any for a while and once the coons figure there arent any more fish they will stop coming and you can restock.
2006-09-19 06:32:39 · answer #5 · answered by Cyrinos 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It could very well be the masked bandits or it could be birds and no a beta will KILL and I do mean KILL the poor little gold fish but if the gold fish are 2 or 3 times bigger they might make it
2006-09-19 06:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by delmonticoman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beta's are not friendly fish. They are fighting fish. And goldfish also have a tendancy to attack other types of fish.
Had em before lol. Didn't find out until my other fish were dying that they are kinda incompatible. Ask someone at a pet store that actually sells fish.
2006-09-19 06:08:21 · answer #7 · answered by saintlyinnocents 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How big are your Goldies? Are you sure you don't have any Great Herring or other type birds like that in your area?
Coons could be the culprits, but if you pond is deep, and is equally wide - I'd be hard pressed to think a coon went swimming it in for a meal (maybe shore snatching, but Goldies don't usually go up to the sides that often - or do they in your case?)
2006-09-19 07:27:11 · answer #8 · answered by sly2kusa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, actually, there is a vacant house next door which has a brick 'pond' with carp in it - had carp. A black cat in the neighborhood keeps going fishing in it. Cats like water just fine when their dinner is swimming in it.
2006-09-19 06:02:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
beta are fine with gold fish if the tank is big enough and the gold fish are larger than the beta.
Its probably raccoons.
2006-09-19 06:01:19 · answer #10 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you can put chicken wire down over your pond to keep out pesky wildlife.
I wouldn't reccomend putting your goldfish with betta, they wouldn't really get along. Just leave your fish where they are and go get some wire to cover your pond with.
2006-09-19 08:45:57 · answer #11 · answered by allyalexmch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋