Re: [GSAS-Member] Goldfish compatibility

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

Hi Shamus-

I have goldfish, in a 55 gallon now. And with them, I keep the weather loaches, 
and also some cories....with no heater, all get along just fine, and have been 
together in different tanks through about 5 years now....started smaller of 
course, as small as a 5 gallon with the goldies, and up to a 30 long, with 
weater loaches, and now to the 55 gal.....I have 6 long finned goldies, and I 
think 5 weather loaches, along with 5 or 6 cories......Goldfish are quiet 
dirty, so have 2 filters on this tank, a submersable fluval, and also a magnum 
canister filter.....so good filteration is a must with goldies.....

Now with your friend, she has a 20 gal with 1 golfish, they say goldies need 
about 10 gal per fish, so she COULD add another, but given since she tried that 
already, and the one killed it, maybe adding another wouldnt be good.....she 
could add say 2 or 3 common Do Jo's {weather loach}, and say 4 cories, this 
would be about it.....BUT to keep in mind a larger tank for the future. The Do 
Jos like to be in groups, the more the better, as well as the cories...no less 
than 3 I would guess.....The green cories, seem to do the best with the colder 
water.....from what I have experienced....I have several other types, but the 
green seem to adapt the best.

Any other question feel free to ask!!

Trish


--- On Thu, 7/10/08, Shamus Young <machismo@eskimo.com> wrote:

> From: Shamus Young <machismo@eskimo.com>
> Subject: [GSAS-Member]  Goldfish compatibility
> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 12:12 AM
> Howdy:
> 
> I've got a friend who inherited a goldfish in a small
> tank, circa 3 gal.
> She's accquired a 20 gallon tank with an eclipse hood,
> and moved it into
> that, which is a positive step.  It's about 3"
> now.  I don't think it's a
> special type.  No long fins or weird eye things, but I
> don't know
> goldfish.  To me, it looks like a large feeder goldfish.
> There's nothing
> in there now but a few decorations.  She tried to introduce
> another
> goldfish, but the one she has killed it.
> 
> She wants to add companions.  I've pointed out the
> temperature thing, and
> I know a few cold water fish like white clouds and zebra
> danios, but don't
> know if they are actually compatible with goldfish.  The
> one article on
> goldfish on the krib didn't really talk about
> companions, and I got mixed
> messages about it by just googling it (go figure).  One
> site recommends
> zebra danios.  The other says that they will out-compete
> the goldfish for
> food.  Another site recommended weather loaches.
> 
> She seems determined to put some companions in there.  In
> an attempt to
> avoid trial and error and get an informed opinion, I'm
> asking the group
> for recommendations for goldfish companions.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Shamus
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