So I want to get a big fish tank some day and have Oranda's or other fancy tails. Right now I have a red cap oranda in a tank just for him. How would I go about starting a new tank and introducing him to it someday, and then how should I go about adding more fish? I'm guessing if I get a tank in the 30-50 gallon range I should only get a few more fish? My thinking right now on how to add fish would be to do so one at a time. Move the little dude into the new tank, get another one and add him to the old tank for quarantine, and then once he looks OK and healthy add him to the new tank, and then get a another little dude and start all over again? I don't want to get a super huge tank b/c we may be moving after only a few years. Also, I def want a tank from the Biowheel series because he is in one now and it is FANTASTIC! I'll be on a budget so I'm not looking to buy any more tanks for the purpose of quarantining (the one I have now is not big enough for more than one fish at a time).
2007-04-15 09:57:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
For goldfish, 30-50 gallons is enough for about 2-3 gold fish. You should start with one. You will be shocked to see them grow to 6-8" or more. A mature gold fish weights half a pound or more! They need a tank far bigger than most people would expect.
2007-04-15 11:39:16 · answer #1 · answered by JJB 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your best bet will be to plan a head a bit and run your new filter on your old tank (in addition to the normal filter) for a few weeks before you change the fish to the new tank. Then once your new tank is set up, move the filter along with the fish. This will start the new tank off with some of the bacteria you need to cycle the tank and will help make the cycle short and easy. Using the gravel out of your small tank as a start i your new tank would be a good idea as well. Then after a week or so you'll be ready to add an additional fish or two.
Your plan sounds great! Using your old tank for a quarantine tank is an excellent idea. That's the single best thing you can do to prevent disease problems in a tank, period. That also allows your large tank to adjust to the new fish load after each new fish and before a new one gets added. Two thumbs up, your thinking exactly right!!
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2007-04-15 10:41:42 · answer #2 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you get a 30 gallon, you could add up to 2 more fish. With a 40, 3 more and with a 50, 4 more.
And you're right. Add one at a time and you'll be fine :) As a matter of fact, if you use the gravel or media from your old tank to help quickly cycle the new one? You could probably add the remaining fish at once (as long as you weren't getting full grown fish...want to make sure you don't start the cycle again).
2007-04-15 10:04:09 · answer #3 · answered by Barb R 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i began out with a 5 gallon betta tank then i've got been given have been given a 20 gallon, then i've got been given a 10 gallon then a fifty 5 gallon then yet another 10 gallon then yet another 10 gallon then a 10 gallon reptile tank.
2016-11-24 20:46:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok first just keep that fish with another fish first then add on then with 3 then you should get a bigger one
2007-04-15 10:05:34 · answer #5 · answered by pete wentz lover 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I found that going to my local pet/fish store was the best way to get all my answers. You are going to have to go anyway to buy the fish, so why not pick their brains while your there:)
2007-04-15 10:08:00 · answer #6 · answered by Alicia P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a tank that big with one fish. my aunt has a 5 gallon tank and keeps 15 fish in it. i wold at least get 10 more. it would be ok to have 25-30 fish in that tank.
2007-04-15 10:03:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋