i got a goldfish for my Bday, in a small tank, and i moved him in a bigger one, with his water-cleaning shellfish and the plant that was in the small tank. is that ok? can i buy another fish so he has a pall? how should i feed him?
2006-10-28 10:06:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Goldfish need a minimum of 10 gallons each, so if by big you mean 20 gallons or more then yes you can get him a friend. Make sure you have a good filter too, one that filters all the water at least 10 times an hour. So if your tank is 20 gallons it would have to do at least 200 gph.
Check out http://kokosgoldfish.com/
They have a great forum there and the people are really nice. They will help you with whatever you need to know or if you just want to look up some more stuff on your own.
2006-10-28 12:03:58 · answer #1 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's fine as long as it's fresh water. You can get another fish for your tank but make sure that it "gets along" with goldfish. Buy some goldfish food and feed it once a day jsuta pinch.
2006-10-28 17:09:29 · answer #2 · answered by kooimanlora 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
personally l think a big tank counts.once l had two fish and the one looked kind of depressed because l had put them in a thin tube-like glass.you won't believe it but the other one (it was more vivid) run with force against the glass,like he was trying to brake it.the depressed one died and then l thought of buying a second one.you should know that all aquarium-fish are not compatible.you should buy a second one but of the same species with the one you have.if you have a gold-fish,buy a gold-fish.l bought then a small little black one (flashy) but they didn't get along (it was aggressive).In all the three of them didn't live for over 2-3 months,but a friend of mine had gold-fish for like 5 years.important : you should buy the little colored rocks that are thrown in the bottom layer because they pass time pleasantly and don't realize lack of space.l hope l helped
2006-10-28 17:35:23 · answer #3 · answered by Nick's_name 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, you can buy him a fellow goldfish and i dont really get what you mean by how should i feed him. You should go to a stor like petsmart or petco and pretty much ask themf or advice and help for your goldfish. here is something that might help you.
http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/care.html
that might help...
http://www.petlibrary.com/goldfish/goldfish.html
and this
http://www.firsttankguide.net/goldfish.php
and this
http://www.justanswer.com/pet-health-care.asp?r=gapet&B=Goldfish
that ^^^ is a site where you can ask for pet advice and questions
yah and those should help
Have fun with your goldfish!!!
2006-10-28 17:07:32 · answer #4 · answered by Shannizzle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You sound like you've done everything right, and I think your fish would love a buddy.
The worst thing you can do is over feed your fish, so a pinch of fish food a day is plenty.
2006-10-28 17:08:57 · answer #5 · answered by Miami Lilly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds fine. He doesn't need a companion due to his short attention-span, and babies might happen as it's difficult to see gender on a fish. There is plenty of food made just for goldfish in petstores too.
2006-10-28 17:10:36 · answer #6 · answered by Judgerz 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get an algae eater then the goldfish wont be compleatly lonley and the algae eater will help clean the tank
2006-10-28 20:16:19 · answer #7 · answered by Skittles 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well u know if it is a boy fish(or if u don't know)he or she would love another fish friend one or two or more don't matter!
2006-10-28 17:35:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is a common goldfish i advise you to get other common goldfish and not the fancy kind but they are compatitble
2006-10-28 19:25:58 · answer #9 · answered by Ben 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋