OUR TANKS IS 33 GALLONS....
2007-01-16 04:18:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Do you have the 3 comets in the 33 gallon tank? If so, you must remove the comets before proceding with other fish.
Comets are BIG fish, they can grow to 18", and they are pond fish, not aquarium fish. They also produce copious amounts of waste and would rapidly foul up a 33 gallon tank.
Anyway, you have lots of choices with a 33 gallon tank. You could keep a variety of livebearers like the ones I mentioned in your earlier question (you could keep, say, 5 mollies, 8 guppies and 6 platies).
Or you could keep a school of 12 neon tetrashttp://members.lycos.nl/petervanbrunschot/images/neon%20tetra.paracheirodon%20innesi.jpg
And a dwarf gourami
http://www.aquariumfish.net/images_01/gourami_neon_blue_male.jpg OR a pair of kribensis cichlids
http://www.thekrib.com/Apisto/P-pulcher-male.jpg OR a male betta.
You could also have a pair of angelfish
http://www.fishlore.com/Pictures/Profiles/ghost_angelfish_2.jpg
OR a pair of fancy goldfish (for these, you would not need a heater) http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/4468/ryukin.jpg
2007-01-16 04:26:15 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
First, your tank, at the size it is now, cannot handle anymore fish. 10 gallons of water per 1 goldfish up to 3 inches in length. 15 gallons for each goldfish up to 4 inches and 20 gallons for each goldfish 5 inches or more. That is the rule. Oh, and these goldfish only grow to a maximum of 12 inches. Second, you cannot put goldfish in with other freshwater fish. Goldfish are not a community fish. They can only be put with goldfish. Third, you can only put comets with commons and shubunkins. Fancy goldfish are too slow to keep up with commons, comets and shubunkins and would never get enough to eat. If your kids want fish other than comets, you will need to get a separate tank. Hope this answered your question.
2007-01-16 12:42:43 · answer #2 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your comets are going to outgrow that tank very soon, so you need to worry about getting a 100 gallon tank before you worry about getting anymore fish. Even then, there is almost nothing that can live with goldfish because 99% of aquarium fish are tropical, and would suffer when kept in a coldwater tank with goldfish.
You do know comets can grow close to 2 feet right?
EDIT: Sorry, I was thinking of common goldfish. Comets grow to 12 inches. Still way too big for your tank.
2007-01-16 12:30:34 · answer #3 · answered by fish guy 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Depending on the type of comet, comets can grow to up to a foot long. Personally, I wouldn't reccomend getting another fish but if your fish are small right now and you are willing to move up to a bigger tank as the fish get larger, you could get a Shubunkin or a variety of different goldfish. Comets are cold water fish so your options are really only other cold water fish. The only cold water fish are gold fish, Shubunkin and white cloud mountain minnows.
2007-01-16 12:26:53 · answer #4 · answered by chamelean75 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
how big are your comets? if they are small you could get minnows like white clouds. don't mix tropicals with goldfish -- nobody is happy. you can get shabunkins that look like small koi or wakins if you can find them. they look like comets only have a double tail.
2007-01-16 23:46:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids love our plecostomus. The added benefit is that he keeps the tank clean. Quite the bonus!
2007-01-16 12:24:48 · answer #6 · answered by writerchick 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋
Freshwater, right? I had gouramis for a while. They were pretty, hardy and very easy to take care of.
2007-01-16 12:24:20 · answer #7 · answered by donkeehotay999 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋