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Question

Okay, how many gallons of water do you need for a fancy goldfish and how much for a common goldfish. And if you can, how many gallons for a tropical goldfish, Im allowing websites. P.S.:How do you maintain a koi and goldfish pond (answer if you can)

Answer 1

You should look at how large the fish will get when it's fully grown. Fancy goldfish aren't supposed to grow past 8inches, common goldfish get over a foot in length sometimes. You need a tank that will allow them *at least* a gallon per inch, more IS better, a "gallon per fish" is torture to every fish in the tank and will cause ammonia spikes and other chemicals in your tank to go nuts, possibly killing all of your fish.

Filtration is VERY important for goldfish. They are high ammonia producers so if you can search for a filter that allows for an ammonia reducer- Aquaclear filters allow room for ammonia removers, and they are wonderful filters. I use one in my goldfish tank and I've NEVER had a problem with cloudiness, ammonia or any thing else. But again, a filter can only do so much, if you're overcrowding your tank too much, the filter isn't going to save their lives.

If you plan on having more than five fancy goldish I'd suggest at least 40-55 gallons. Comets need at least 12 gallons per fish, if you want to ensure their life. You CAN put them in a smaller tank and upgrade as they grow. My goldfish are all in a 30 gallon right now, but soon they're moving up to a 55. The thing people say about fish growing to the size of the tank is a lie, if they're given all the right foods and the water is suitable, they will outgrow a tank too small.

Good luck.

Answer 2

For an adult fancy gold fish you should allow 20 gallons. They are not really active swimmers, so the shape of the tank is less important for them than some other species of fish. They do however produce plenty of waste, so the gallonage is important to dilute the waste until the beneficial bacteria can detoxify it.

Since common goldfish can reach a length of well over a foot, by adulthood they need a tank on the order of 100 gallons. Not so much for the gallonage, but for the swimming room. Truthfully, they are best kept in ponds for the added space.

There are no tropical goldfish.

Books and books have been written on the subject of pond maintenance in general and even more on goldfish and Koi ponds. Here's a few websites with good information that will get you started

http://www.goldfishconnection.com/
http://kokosgoldfish.com/
http://www.koifishponds.com/

Hope that helps

MM

Answer 3

sometimes gallons don't matter as much as filtration. I had 3 gold fish in a non filtered 5 gallon tank and it got soo dirty. but now i got a 30 gallon and at one time 8 fancy gold fish and crystal clear water because the filter was really nice Common goldfich are really pound fish and really need a minimum of 55 gallon, many will be stunted and live for a while in smaller tanks, but for a healthy pound fish it needs to be in a pond of 70 or more gallons. tropicals are cleaner than gold ship but size varies greatly

Answer 4

If you want one fancy Goldfish a two gallon Shuold be good. Including the filter and air pumps.

Answer 5

You would need one gallon of water per one inch of fish. To be safe, I would get a 5-10 gallon tank.

Answer 6

Actually goldfish doesn't really need a huge tank.
What a goldfish need themost actually is the oxygen.
So once you keep a goldfish for sure you also must buy the aerator to suply the oxygen into the water.

Answer 7

It might depend on the size and how many you have in one tank.I have a betta fish and I use a one gallon tank.You should use a gallon per fish.

Answer 8

We have our pond set up with a filter type system, and just use a pool skimmer whenever need be.

Answer 9

umm you need to fill up the hold tank or it will die i know that because i have them!

good luck!
P.S umm i like your picture it is nice!

Answer 10

all gold fish are pretty much the same sheesh