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posted 02-20-2004 09:40 AM         

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how many goldfish should u keep in like a 1 gallon (there only like an 1")

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posted 02-20-2004 10:02 AM         

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Teh goldfish will grow bigger that 1" so (depends on what kind you get) I would say 1-2 goldfish Maybe

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posted 02-20-2004 10:06 AM         

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gold fish get to be about 5 inches if thier fancy tails or alot bigger if thier not.... 1 gallon cant cut it for 1 gold fish the bio load is simply to much!!!

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posted 02-20-2004 10:06 AM         

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NONE! I cannot emphasize enough the impossibility of keeping a healthy goldfish in a 1 gallon tank. Those 50 cent feeder fish (common or comets) can grow 12"+ long and live 20-25+ years. Even fancy varieties can grow 7-8" and are extremely thick bodied fish (think softball like). Also, due to GF's digestive system they produce much greater waste than other fish of a similar size. Therefore you need 2-3 gallons of water per inch of fish (30 gallon for 1) at full size. I have mine in a much smaller tank now, but I did it realising that I'd have to upgrade when they reached 3-5". Although fish stores make piles of money off of 1/2 and 1 gallon tanks - there isn't much that can be kept in them - except maybe Betta's, but even then it's none too big.

My advice is to exchange it for a 2-3 gallon and get a betta.

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posted 02-20-2004 10:46 AM         

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I couldn't agree more with what Katana said.
IMO, 1 gallons are pretty much worthless. The only thing I use mine for is as a short term quarantine for my ADF's if I have to treat the tank with non-frog-safe meds, or to grow fry out a little. I used to have a betta in it, but after a few weeks of him looking really cramped, I transferred him to a 10 gallon.

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posted 02-20-2004 10:47 AM         

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k i have a 10 gallon that iam not using and iam thinking of using that would that be ok for the time being and there just comets

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posted 02-20-2004 11:03 AM         

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It doesn't sound like you've bought them yet, so I would recommend tetras for your 10 gallon. You can a fair number of tetras in a 10 gallon and they're easier on plants etc. if you wanted to plant them.

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posted 02-20-2004 11:08 AM         

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well iam sad to say i was realli sick awhile ago and my mom bought me some and theres 2 in like a gallon and i hate to c them like that never mind the amount of amonia thats in the tank which is poising them and iam thinking on moving them to the 10 gallon do u think that would be a good idea and ill have a filter and air going

which i think will help them

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posted 02-20-2004 11:34 AM         

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It will be okay for a while but comet goldfish can get to be 12".

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posted 02-20-2004 11:38 AM         

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if he gets realli big ill feed him to my rb

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posted 02-20-2004 11:52 AM         

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hee hee hee, that always works your rb will be happy!

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posted 02-20-2004 02:12 PM         

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haha yea he will love it

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