I have 2 telescope eye goldfish and they are very cool! but i have a problem, i only have a 6 gallon tank!!!! But anyways i did some research about how many gallons i need and all the websites said different things. If any of you are goldfish lovers plz tell me about how many gallons i need for 2 of the telescope eyes. And about how much you think it would cost! i am guessing i need a 20 gallon tank but i just want to hear what u guys have to say! and i am really worried cause the fish keep coming to the surface "gasping for air" and i know thats bad! thx for all ur help.
2007-02-17 15:53:31 · 8 answers · asked by xo_peanut_xo 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
can people plz tell me the price they think it might be!? cause i dont know if i can really afford a pretty big tank!! thanks so much
2007-02-17 16:14:56 · update #1
Gold fish are pond fish, no matter what type you have and have various requirements. They need 1 sq foot of surface water per inch of fish, however two can live happily in a 20 gallon tank.
With hood, stand and light, roughly around $60 but I've seen them less at walmart and on sail at petsmart. You can also check your local paper and "green sheets" for people who are getting rid of them. I've even found them on the side of the road at trash day.
They are gasping for air because gold fish need higher quantities of Dissolved Oxygen (DO2) The ONLY way DO2 can enter the water is thru movement....ie waves, water from filter pouring into the tank. The moving water must come in contact with air. Adding a bubble wand or air stone will NOT put DO2 into your tank. It moves very little water and these are for decorative purposes only)
Until you get your 20 gal up and running, DO2 can be added to your water simply by taking a cup full of your aquarium water holding it about a foot above the tank and pouring it back into your tank. Doing this a couple of times per day will help add the DO2 to the tank until the other is up and cycled.
Good luck.
2007-02-19 05:56:38 · answer #1 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like goldfish since they do become quite large and somehow "smarter" than most fish. They interact more readily with people than small tropical fish usually do and fit more readily into the category of "pet". Two small goldfish would work in that tank quite well for a good while. If you want something more interesting, though, I would suggest getting a few livebearers. A trio or two each of platies and guppies. They will quickly populate the tank if you have some plants to give the fry cover and it is always interesting to see the characteristics of the various parents being passed along. The livebearers would get along well with a shoal of cory cats as well. It might not sound like a particularly dramatic set-up, but it is an inexpensive set of fish that will be able to handle most typical aquarium problems (ich, questionable water quality, etc) with few casualties.
2016-05-24 00:40:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Telescope eyes don't get as big as some of the others. I wouldn't feel bad putting two of them in a 30-35 gallon. But no smaller than that. And be sure you have a good, strong filter on it.
2007-02-17 16:12:21 · answer #3 · answered by ceci9293 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I would do no less than 55 gallons. But most people go by the 15 gallons per goldfish rule, so you would really need 30 gallons. But really, I think they'd appreciate 40 or 50 even more :)
2007-02-17 16:01:35 · answer #4 · answered by Tazwell 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What you really need more than anything is a strong filter and a test kit. If your fish are gasping the water probably has an ammonia buildup.
2007-02-18 01:26:28 · answer #5 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need about two gallons per inch of fish +- remember that they are carp and will tolerate conditions and crowding that would kill most fish
install a cheap and simple filtration system and an areation system and you will be fine as long as you do not overfeed them.
feed them every other day and only as much as they can FINISH in two to four minutes
the gasping behavior is common in carp, it is usually a food begging behavior, though occasionaly is the result of inadequate areation in the water.
have fun!
2007-02-17 16:10:21 · answer #6 · answered by marduk D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
walmart has 20 gallon tanks for something like 70.00. a 29 gallon is about 100.00 this includes tank, filter, hood with lamp etc.
2007-02-17 16:22:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
for evrey two inches of fish you need 10 gals i think ot 1 gal per two inches
something about two inches search that lol
2007-02-17 15:56:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋