One of my gold fish recently died and the other one just looks lonly i was wondering if it would be safe to add another gold fish to the tank witout it getten eaten or anything bad happening etc etc.
They were just normal gold fish and the tank is around 6 litres.
2006-09-25 11:33:20 · 9 answers · asked by Nixs 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
I think the fish died of a tumor it had a wee white lump on it's side, it also got injured in one of the air tubes swam in it by accident. There water is 50% per week
2006-09-27 01:15:42 · update #1
I'd say, try to match the size of your new fish, close to the same size as the fish you have at home.
Fish tend to think of anything smaller than them as food!
And, you might add a couple aquatic plants. It gives them a place to be less visible, for a few minutes. It can also help get them used to each other.
2006-09-25 12:05:58 · answer #1 · answered by OShenandoah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Six liters is a small tank. Because goldfish tend to be a dirty a tank this size will need to be cleaned at least weekly. Adding another goldfish to the tank would be ok but goldfish live for years and can get quite big. I would recommend that you get a large Tank and try tropical fish. The size of your tank can not readily hold more Than a fish or two without frequent water changes and aeration.
2006-09-25 11:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by Stan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another should be fine. Goldfish are pretty even tempered. Unless yours is unnaturally aggressive I wouldn't give a second thought to putting another in there and if get one the same size as the one you use to have space shouldn't be an issue. Sorry for your loss.
2006-09-25 12:12:24 · answer #3 · answered by Lookinginallthewrongplaces 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Add another goldfish of similar size to be safe. Why did the other one die - are you sure the water quality is ok? Check or ask your petshop to check (take a water sample to them) the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels.
2006-09-26 12:19:30 · answer #4 · answered by Cichlid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would be fine, but change the water more often and feed less so the next fish survives longer
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2006-09-25 15:04:32 · answer #5 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gold fish are friendly by nature, so adding a pal would be just fine.
2006-09-25 11:40:48 · answer #6 · answered by Pepper's Mommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes add another fish of similiar size.
2006-09-25 13:00:33 · answer #7 · answered by Jennifer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
small fish you don't want to many fish in your tank seeing as its a small one because the ammonia will rise because the amount of fish in a small tank ammonia means the waste of fish that doesn't get cleaned it could potentically kill them
2006-09-25 12:17:18 · answer #8 · answered by Surfer_69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A small one
2006-09-25 11:36:43 · answer #9 · answered by jonnyraven 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋