Re: [GSAS-Member] Goldfish compatibility

[Dianna Phillips <cyrice37@hotmail.com>]

My experience with goldies has been that they attack anything smaller or slower 
than they are. I have a couple of fancies, and they have killed all sorts of 
fish that I've tried to put in with them. If it's a single tailed fish, this 
will be particularly bad as they're faster than even the double-tailed and will 
pick on the slower fish. To solve this problem, you'll need a fish with bony 
spikes or armor. Cories or Otos are a good fit, better if she's willing to heat 
the tank.

One word of caution though - I have 2 goldfish in a 30 gallon tank. Right now 
I'm working very hard to upgrade them because the've become so big that the 
filtration I have is having trouble keeping up. Goldies get huge if they're 
happy in a tank.

Dianna

> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:12:27 -0700
> From: machismo@eskimo.com
> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
> Subject: [GSAS-Member]  Goldfish compatibility
> 
> 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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