2007-06-05 15:02:07 · 10 answers · asked by Laurie H 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Yep, that's too much. And please forget the lame and bogus 1' per gallon rule. It's the best known piece of junk ever put out for aquarium keeping. Your fish would be ok in a 10 gallon tank for a little while, but not for very long. Depending on the type of goldfish you have they may "only" get 8-10" long. Unless they are common or comet gold fish, then expect twice that size or more. Please consider returning the goldfish and getting a 2.5 gallon tank with a heater and a filter. Then you have lots of options in fish, but still not goldfish I'm afraid. To keep goldfish correctly you will really need a 20 gallon tank or larger.
MM
2007-06-05 15:17:24 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No fish should be in bowls. All fish excrete waste and cause ammonia levels to rise. Goldfish, plecos and cichlids are the highest bioload makers out there.
If you have common or comet goldfish, they require between 15 - 20 gallons EACH and a filtration system that is larger than their tank. For example, if you put them in a minimum size tank of 30 gallons, they'd require a filter meant for a 40 or up to 55 gallon tank. As you're probably aware 2 - 8" fish can't live in that bowl. They will stunt. Stunting will cause a painful, slow death. Mind you, in a bowl it might be quite quick due to the ammonia burning their gills.
If they are fancy goldfish, then you can get by in a 20 gallon tank with filtration meant for a 30 gallon tank.
2007-06-05 16:11:50 · answer #2 · answered by Barb R 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One inch of fish per gallon.
One Inch Per Gallon Rule
The most widely known rule for stocking a tank is one inch of fish per gallon of water. While this type of calculation works as a rough estimate, it leaves plenty of room for error. Like people, fish are not all the same size and shape. Stocking a ten-gallon tank with ten inches of slender shaped zebras is not the same as stocking it with ten inches of full-bodied goldfish
2007-06-05 15:06:19 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely too much. Those should be in a 20 gallon tank, minimum. Goldfish can and will grow bigger. Get as big a tank as you can afford. They also produce a lot of waste so the water will foul quicker if it's smaller.
2007-06-05 15:05:03 · answer #4 · answered by petlady5 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's waaaaaay too much. All of those should be at least in a 35 gallon tank. I would recommend to buy a new tank and put them in there.
~ZTM
2007-06-06 03:23:22 · answer #5 · answered by ZooTycoonMaster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the only fish thah is really safe to keep in a bowl for any lenght of time is a betta. Get a 5 or 10 Gal Aquarium with filtration.
2007-06-05 18:03:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would say it is too much. They put off ammonia, and with that many in a one gallon bowl...they could make the water pretty toxic, pretty quickly.
2007-06-05 15:05:40 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa E 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barb R and MM said exactly what I was going to say.
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2007-06-06 08:11:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Way too much. Get yourself a real tank.
2007-06-05 18:59:27 · answer #9 · answered by Ghost Shrimp Fan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, too much get amuch bigger tank!
2007-06-05 18:25:50 · answer #10 · answered by jra60411 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋