Got a new tank, now what fish could i get?

Question

Ok so today i got a tank. Its just a 30litre (How many gallons?) with an airpump. I already have to goldfish in a fishbowl, will transfer them over a few weeks. But except those 2, what other fish could i keep in that tank with them? So that i have a few ideas some day when i buy new fish for the tank.(How many and of what type?) So just basically tell me what u would get.

Thankz!

Answer 1

Don't let people fool you. While everyone is correct that you can't keep even one goldfish in a 30 liter tank, you do have tons of other options.

Here's a link to an article I wrote for people in exactly your position, you have a small tank and don;t know what to do with it. Hope this helps.
http://freshwater.fanatics.googlepages.com/smallworld

MM

Answer 2

That's less than 10 gallons. You absolutly can NOT keep a gold fish in a 10 gallon, let alone a bowl.

They produce far to much waste for anything under a 50 gallon to properly handle.

Rehome the goldfish as soon as possible or get a large tank (30 gallons for now)

The only other fish you could keep in that tank would be a betta or a sparkling gourami. NEVER keep male betta's with other bettas.
Use the bowl for a plant or something. It's usless for fish.

Answer 3

First off 30 liters = 7.92516154 US gallons. Secondly if you just set up the tank as you had mentioned I would wait a couple of weeks for the bacteria to build up. These are fish that I have found safe to keep with goldfish. Now the Oto catfish can be a problem with fish that like to nip on other fish, so if you have a goldfish that likes to nibble on other goldfish dont place into the tank. Weather Loach, Apple Snails, Rubbernose
Pleco, Hillstream Loach, BristleNose Pleco, Dwarf Otocinclus, Go to.... http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/comfish.html
Please keep in mind that you do not want to over fill tank and 7 gallons is not that big. Good luck

Answer 4

Candy,

30 litres is roughly 8 gallons. The goldfish in your bowl will eventually be too large for even your new tank. In my opinion, the only fish that can be kept in a bowl is a betta, but they are your fish.

I would keep a small shoal of fish that stay around the 1 inch mark, and could be kept in a tank of that size. 5-6 Cardinal tetras, Gold barbs, or danios would look great.

Answer 5

You need a 20gallon tank for 2. Get a 35gallon, and get 1 Pink Kisser fish along with the goldfish, or get rid of the goldfish and get 3 pink kissers. or 1 goldfish with 2 pink kissers, or a 40gallon with 2 redclaw crayfish, or a 20 gallon with those 5 little minnows from bait store( get the kind that have pure oxygen water in it) and and ask is you can have some more pure oxygen water, its a blue water, or if you want to keep that tank pick Triops(pop em in the water put a lamp over it to make it just above room temp and they will hatch the next day).Pick one of my combos.

Answer 6

basically you have an 8 gallon tank and already the with goldfish the tank, that is too small for them. Goldfish need a 10 gallon to themselves.

Answer 7

30 liters is about 8 gallons. Not even big enough for one goldfish. They need 15-20 gallons each.

Answer 8

Goldfish are good. I never could raise anything else. Just be sure to get a good filter for the tank and clean it out regularly.

Answer 9

you can only keep goldfish with other goldfish. not too exciting i know, but if you put another kind of tropical fish in there it wont survive.

personally, i think goldfish have much more personality then any other fish if that makes you any less dissapointed

Answer 10

ask the store helpers what kind of fishes can combined with the fishes u have