tankmates with goldfish which are not too small and quick!?

Question

i have a 50 gallon tanks with 4 goldfish (2 small ones) and a common pleco (unfortunately i got it as a newbie and should have done my research!). I have recently got a very poweful external filter to improve my water quality. The tank is heated as there is a big variation in temp in the room and the so the temp is now constant at around 22-24 celcius, i was concerned at first but the water temp cant get any colder because of the room and although its not ideal after a year the fish are healthy and active.

I want some schooling fish or something interesting with a bit of colour, have considered minnows and zebra sanios but they are just too small and will be eaten! any suggestions, the local fish places havent got a good selection of goldfish, would I be ok looking at tropicals eg tetras or other danios? or what about giant danios. I have considered cory's but think the goldies would bully them too much. Has anyone else had any success stories?

also got a dojo/weather loach forgot to mention that!

Answer 1

I have been keeping Goldfish for about 5 years now, and after a lot of trial and error have arrived in the following compatible fishes that can co-exist with Goldfish. I am providing you this million $ information for free, thats the magic of YA..

WHITE CLOUD MINNOWS: This easy-to-keep minnow will do well in the community aquarium with other peaceful fish. If kept in a school of eight or more, the White Cloud will be more active and colorful. White Clouds are omnivores and should be fed a diet of flake foods with plenty of vegetable matter, as well as freeze-dried bloodworms and tubifex.

ROSY RED MINNOWS: will do well in the community aquarium with other peaceful fish. Should be kept in a school of six or more, with at least one male per 3 females. Rosy red minnows are omnivores and should be fed a diet of flake foods with plenty of vegetable matter, as well as freeze-dried bloodworms and tubifex. Rosy red minnows are often sold in aquarium and pet shops as "feeder" fish. My local fish store sells them for $1.50 per dozen.

DOJO LOACH: The Dojo Loach originates within the Rivers, Lakes and Ponds of Asia and is farm raised for the aquarium industry. Dojo Loaches are bottom dwelling scavengers with reduced or absent scales and a mouth surrounded by barbells in which they use to find food. They have an elongated, smooth body.. They are peaceful and very efficient scavengers that will make a welcome addition to any community aquarium.

PANDA CORY CAT: requires a well planted aquarium with plenty of hiding places that provide relief from the light. A smooth sand or gravel substrate is needed because of the easily damaged barbels. They enjoy being in numbers, so a small school of six or more is ideal for these cats. (Not 100% prefereble in a goldfish tank as mine gets eaten sometimes, though rarely)

One of the first things to consider when you want to combine goldfish and tropical fish in the same tank, is the environment. Goldfish are capable of withstanding cooler temperatures, and many enthusiasts will keep them in unheated aquariums, that stay at room temperature. They can however, live in heated quarters of 65-75F as a range, which would eliminate tropical fish that require very warm water.

Best Wishes..!

Answer 2

I had success with giant danios and goldies. I had a school of about 6. They prefer the cooler temps and did well with the Goldfish.

I feed below the surface of the water so the food sinks. The danios would grab it on the way down but the goldies got the majority of it off the tank bottom.

They grew VERY quickly- they were about 3-4 inches in a matter of months. As my goldfish got larger I decided to trade in the danios. Just because the tank was a little crowded. I never lost a single danio in the time that I had them though.

They are very pretty fish in a healthy environment.

I am a little concerned about you tank size though. I had the same number of fish in a 75 and opted to get rid of the danios for overcrowding. Be careful. You may want to get a patner for your Dojo instead- they are much happier in pairs!

You should get rid of that pleco! He is an awful tankmate for your goldies. He will eat the slime coat off them and make them sick.

Answer 3

I wouldn't really suggest you put any tropicals in with the goldfish. While your tank temperature is in the bottom range for tropicals, it's also into the upper range for goldfish. The goldfish would probably be happier at 20 C and the tropicals would prefer 26 C so to make either one happy would hurt the other. Further more, goldfish do need lots of space and 4 as adults will fairly well fill that 50 gallon tank. If you really feel the need however, look into rosy red minnows or something similar. There are a variety of coldwater minnows that get larger enough to be good tank mates for the goldfish.

MM

Answer 4

Tetras would be an expensive snack for any goldfish, pretty much any other fish that swims at the same level as the gold fish is at risk. Goldfish even nibble each other. They can't help it they are attracted to it, like a man to a blonde. There are loaches, they stay at the bottom of the tank keeping it clean they are sharper in colour and there are many varieties. They resemble eels, some have a long ruffle of a fin that pulses under their body. They tend to hide in tunnels and can swim forwards and backwards in a straight line. It really depends on how aggressive your fish are. If you have cory's it is best to have a group big enough to confuse the goldfish. Go for ones without a shine to them like white with black spots and give them a refuge so if they are being bothered they won't get to tired to flee. If they last long enough the goldfish will lose interest.

Answer 5

In that large of a tank you can go with almost any kind. They'll all have plenty of room. Is the tank planted with plastic or silk plants, rocks, or caves etc. This allows smaller fish to hide if they need to. Try some rainbow danios. They get larger(3inches or so) and are schooling fish. Swim fast as a group. Find another pet shop that has a variety of goldfish. Black moors would look really nice and a couple of the tri-color fancy goldfish. With goldfish the more space they have to live, the bigger they get. If you must add tropicals pick out larger fish. How big are the big two? Could even add a male Betta as they are very interesting to watch. There is plenty of area in a 50 gallon just plant it and add hiding places. The smaller fish are fast and usually can hide if the need arises. Experiment a bit to find out which works with which fish. That's how most people start. Get a good aquarium book or go to the library. I have mixed goldfish with tropical fish for years even tho everything says not to. Just leave plenty of room in your tank and don't overload it with too many fish. Not familiar with celcius but all should be comfortable at a temp. around 75 degrees.

Answer 6

Well, you do not need to mix any other kind of fish with gold fish. The reasoning behind this is: Goldfish put off accessive amounts of amonia, and other fish besides algea eaters can not handle the extream amounts of amonia. I worked in a pet store for 4 years, and I have seen cases where people didn't want to listen to me, but we could not guarentee any other fish if they were being put into a tank with goldfish.

It doesn't matter how powerful your filter is, when goldfish use the bathroom, amonia infects the water and then their waste goes to the bottom of your tank. The carbon in your filter will clean the amonia floating in the water, but the waste that sinks to the bottom stays there and keeps infecting your water, so goldfish can handle these conditions because they are use to high levels of amonia in their bodies, but other fish simply can not. ( I guarentee you that if you mix any other kind of fish besides goldfish in your tank they'll start having red or black streaks down their bodies, and after about 2-5 weeks they'll die from amonia intoication.)

Answer 7

If you wish to keep tropicals get another tank.There are somecold water fish that could live in the same water as goldfish, but the ones you mentioned ain't them. Research is required.

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Answer 9

the other answers so far are all great, take their advice. Also, goldfish don't need a heated tank unless you're trying to keep it from freezing. They are much happier in cooler water

Answer 10

If you want tankmates for your goldfish get comets or shubunkins.
You could get some small koi but they will grow so it's not a good idea unless you have a large aquarium.