Re: [GSAS-Member] Goldfish compatibility

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

This is true, about single tailed verses double tailed....

I have had this problem years ago, we got a Ryukin, and loved him so much, then 
tried to add a single tailed comet style, well you guessed it, the single 
tailed bullied the Ryukin, so out came the single tailed and went back to the 
pet store, besides we liked "Bubbles" more....{He was the Ryukin}....

But havent had problem ever with cories, or the Do Jos....

Trish


--- On Thu, 7/10/08, Dianna Phillips <cyrice37@hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Dianna Phillips <cyrice37@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Goldfish compatibility
> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 10:57 AM
> 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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