i have 15 fish ranging from goldfish 3 - 4 cms long to a yellow/black one about 12 cm long(not sure on the breed) all relatively young i currently have them in 4 rectangular tanks (about 12"x8"each tank) and want to buy one big tank with room for them to grow but unsure what size i need anyone any ideas????
2007-06-04 11:07:26 · 8 answers · asked by deka w 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
at the minute i have a tank for each type of fish (i think) ,will have to do my home work on the breeds as i didnt buy them myself i
no there is 3 "bronzefish" and 2 goldfish which where all in the same tank when i got them which i have left like that ,
there is 5 about 8cms in length which are white with orange markings/patches on them in 1 tank,
2 larger ones yellow in colour but have started to turn black in places in one tank
3 unusual looking ones about 6 - 7 cms long with black silver orange and white markings
2007-06-04 11:43:21 · update #1
"Sarasa Comet" i think is the 5 i descibed as orange and while bodied havnt found any pics yet to be certain and
"Shubunkin" i think sounds like it could be the unusual looking ones
2007-06-04 11:58:16 · update #2
pretty sure now that they are all goldfish i have had these fish now for 2 months and the original owner had them for about a month and none have died so far so something im doing is working
2007-06-04 12:14:49 · update #3
I would suspect the gold with speckled black back is either another goldfish or maybe a golden orfe, to accommodate these fish id have thought something in the region of 48x24x24 - 60x24x24 giving a surface area of 1150 - 1450 sq inch's where as you probably have a maximum of 1800 potential inch of fish, if you can go larger all the better, however a different way would be to have the 48x24x24 with 36x18x12 trickle filter in the base therefore increasing your capacity by another 650 sq inch.
If you don't use the trickle filter then a very large canister filter as a purely mechanical filter would be needed. Plus your bio filter/s
AJ
are they all the same goldfish shape?
2007-06-04 11:42:15 · answer #1 · answered by andyjh_uk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those goldfish might mature. If that's the goal, they will reach 6-8" or greater. That's 20 centimeters or more each.
Mature gold fish need 20 gallons each. That's about 75 liters each. If all 15 fish were to survive, you are looking at 300 gallons or 1,125 liters.
You probably won't believe this. That may be a good thing, because most of your fish will die and the few that remain have at least a chance at surviving in the tank you are prepared to buy.
2007-06-04 11:58:07 · answer #2 · answered by Democrat with 5 Guns 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should NEVER put 'goldfish' and 'other fish' into one tank ... and you should be 'sure' that each of them has a tank of the right temperature and 'salinity' (that is salt level) for the fish living there. For you goldfish ... they're 'very small' now but they can grow to be 8-10" long if you move them to a 'larger tank' ... I have two goldfish in my 20 gallon long tank, and will have to move them to a 'larger' tank (a 29 gallon, which is 'deeper' but has the same footprint' as the 20 gallon long tank) in about 8 more months. They were 'tiny' like yours when I bought them, and they are now just over 5" long (13cm) and are very 'happy' together ... they are a 'mated pair' but you don't have to have just two as long as you know that 'they'll keep growing' if their tank is large enough, but won't get to be 'koi' sized if they're not 'koi carp') ... You'll need to 'be sure' about the 'breed' of your yellow/black fish, and any other fish before you get any new tanks ... and if you can, you should talk to the 'fish EXPERT' at the 'aquarium store' and be very sure that you are doing things 'correctly' because if you do them wrong, your fish could die ...
2007-06-04 11:24:42 · answer #3 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are all of your fish goldfish? If not then you will want to consider separating any tropicals from the goldfish. Without knowing what fish you have it's really impossible to say what size tank it would require. Please post all the types you know and if you can post a link to any you don;t know we can help you with that too.
I'll check back a little later and edit my answer if you update the info needed.
MM
2007-06-04 11:11:29 · answer #4 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry what type of fish, all goldfish or a mix. Gold fish are famous for expanding to the limit of your tank?
2007-06-04 11:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go for something about 45" long, 30" high and 20" across.should be big enough for 15 fish.
2007-06-04 11:15:57 · answer #6 · answered by John M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try video jug com.Fishkeeping.
2007-06-04 11:33:34 · answer #7 · answered by Butt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
48"x15"x18"
2007-06-04 11:27:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋