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cops5476 Member  Posts: 39 |
posted 01-19-2004 12:28 PM
 
do goldfish need air pumps? IP: Logged |
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!fuzzypeach! Member Posts: 25 |
posted 02-05-2004 07:05 PM
no, just as long as oyu have a gallon for every inch of fish and they should be fine.more surface area of the tank will also get more air in the tank, also get some live plants and they should live little happy lives. IP: Logged |
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t_chelle16 Member Posts: 501 |
posted 02-05-2004 10:19 PM
That gallon/inch rule ONLY applies to small bodied fish like tetras, barbs, and danios. And even then, you have to take into consideration the ADULT size of the fish. The rule of thumb for goldfish is 10 gallons/fish (believe it or not, goldfish get quite large). As for aeration, as long as your filter is agitating the surface of the water, you should be fine. -Chelle IP: Logged |
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gr8fuljames Member Posts: 277 |
posted 02-06-2004 07:40 AM
Realy it depends on what type of goldfish you buy. some require 30 gal. and some will even grow into a 50 or 55 gal. I know alot of people won't agree with me but then again alot of people put them into bowls and they only live for those people for a short time. go to this link it has an index of several goldfish click on the info next to the goldfish your interested in then it might try to give you a video download but thats not needed. then scroll down a ways and it has the requirements for a good home for that fish.http://www.aquariumfish.net/indexes/goldfish_and_koi.htm ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Samsintentions Member Posts: 944 |
posted 02-06-2004 11:00 AM
I have gold fish... My experiances have taught me never to use a thermometer heater...they will grow. no matter what breed. I have a normal feeder fish that was a 1/2 inch when I got him and until he died he grew to about 13" long, and weighed in over 3 lbs.... I've also got 2 filters. Goldfish have to be the nastiest fish out there... I can clean their tanks, and the next day, its foggy and slimy again. I have two alge eaters. one's about 12" long and the other is smaller.....so its not alge. I was told its from the slime on them?? IP: Logged |
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katanas_edge Member Posts: 266 |
posted 02-07-2004 07:12 PM
10 gallons/inch goldfish seems a little much (that would require a 120 gallon tank for one fish!) but they do get large and require a fair bit of space. They are coldwater fish, and if the tank is kept cooler they will grow slower and live longer. As far as being nasty, they can be. My brother ponds his fish in the summer and brings them in for the winter. The ponds big enough to stay clean, but sometimes you can hardly see the fish in the aquarium. Use a lot of mechanical and biological filtration and do weekly water changes to keep nitrates low. IP: Logged |
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t_chelle16 Member Posts: 501 |
posted 02-07-2004 09:23 PM
Actually, I said 10 gallons per fish (not inch of fish). But as someone else pointed out, that's on the low end and they really should have more than that. -Chelle IP: Logged |
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katanas_edge Member Posts: 266 |
posted 02-09-2004 07:38 AM
My mistake, sorry. I have read several items on sizing tanks for goldfish. Many size by surface area of the tank, but my fish tend to use the whole volume (top to bottom). I'm of the opinion that it is the overall volume and filtration requirements that matter most. As well, common GF and comets are fast, active swimmers and require several body lengths of tank so you may be looking at a 3 to 4 ft long tank for one fully grown fish (12" is not unrealistic). They are not territorially aggressive though, so more the size requirement is not for linear for more than one fish. It doesn't say how many GF you have, but a 55 gallon would probably be fine for quite awhile. Other types like lionheads/bubble eyes etc. aren't effective swimmers and therefore the biggest requirement is bioload. They grow about 8" long and are VERY fat bodied fish - so you're probably looking at 20 gallons minimum for one - with good filtration. As for aeration, you probably don't need it if your filter stirs up the surface of the water. An airstone or bubble wall certainly won't hurt anything though. IP: Logged |
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