2006-12-21 13:37:39 · 10 answers · asked by lorenpurvis 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I have this write up for another forum.
It promotes a paradigm shift from using a fix volume to fish ratio when deciding the number of fishes you can keep in a tank.
In the text, the number 9 is an auspicious number for Chinese and many chinese like to keep goldfish in nines. It's abit complicated and my ability to write has it's limitation :) But I hope it gives you a scientific (or mathematical) idea how many goldfish your tank can support and /or guide you in deriving how many goldfish you're willing to keep in your tank.
http://www.arofanatics.com/members/dragonfly_sg/howmanygoldfish/
Happy reading.
2006-12-21 14:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by dragonfly_sg 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In a 20 gallon tank you can only have ONE fancy goldfish, no common or comet goldfish. Even 20 gallons is a bit small, 30 gallons is getting closer. But you can get away with 1 in a 20 gallon with extra filtration and you have to be religious with water changes to keep nitrates down. You don't want to go with anything lower than a 20 because you don't want to stunt the fish's growth. It causes an early, very painful, slow death for the fish.
2006-12-21 14:36:50 · answer #2 · answered by fish guy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We had a 50 gallon tank and put 6 in there and they had a lot of room left. But, since yours in smaller I would image 4 at the most. Also, get them when they are young because goldfish will adjust to the tank size.
2006-12-21 13:44:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
20gallons is ideal for ONE full grown goldfish. while 2 or even three small young goldfish could be happy in it now, once they get older you'd have to upgrade to a 30-40gallon tank with really good filtration. you may be able to get away with two goldfish when full grown if they are a smaller kind and you get a powerful filter.
2006-12-21 14:09:14 · answer #4 · answered by Kylie Anne 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Goldfish need 10 Gal per fish.
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2006-12-21 14:28:38 · answer #5 · answered by BubbleGumBoobs! 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2006-12-21 15:05:23 · answer #6 · answered by jsutin 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
most pet shop people will tell ya no more than one fish per gallon of water.
Pet store fish, that is. Not a trout or a shark.
2006-12-21 13:46:35 · answer #7 · answered by Sue Naumy 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you want them to live long happy lives, get 2.
Go to kokosgold.com for more info on raising and keeping healty goldfish.
If this is a joke, I don't know, about 500 dead ones.
2006-12-21 13:41:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i work at petco and i recommend 1 maybe 2 if you wanna a long living healthy fish!
2006-12-21 14:47:54 · answer #9 · answered by lfmsprincess23 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Two would be the recommended amount, as they can get pretty big, and they need the room to grow.
2006-12-21 13:42:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋