Howsie Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Hi everyone. I have got two goldfish in need of savingfrom there small pond /trough while we get our big pond dug in. These fish i am not proud to say aren't in an appropriate environment so i was wondering couldi put them in my tropical tank temporarily while we work on there big pond. the tannk is at 23~24 degrees but could possibly drop it down further if need be. the tank is 215l and is stocked with a keyhole cichlid 11 lemon tetra6 sterbai corys and a bristlenose. the tank is planted. i do 30~40% water changes every week which can be upped if needed. the gold fishh themselves are about 10cm long. One is a commet annd the ootheer ithink is a common or atleast has shorter fins This of course would not be long term and the environment would be mor consistent than there current tank. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Some people actually keep goldfish in tropical tanks and overseas the goldfish breeding ponds are all in tropical countries. My understanding is the reason not to mix them is that goldfish can carry different diseases that can be transferred to the tropicals but I am not sure if this is so. Keeping them in the tropical tank short term would otherwise be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsie Posted August 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Thank you for the quick reply. ill get to moving them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr A Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Could always buy a 60L plastic container for the warehouse for each goldfish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I would expect the tetra to become a tasty snack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Good thinking Adrienne! I was too busy thinking about the temperature, not that the goldfish would eat the smaller fish. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsie Posted August 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I added the goldfish. they are.looking good . one has a funny shape to it so either it is skinny or it has bad genetics. the other looks perfect.both are eatinng. no worries with eating other fish as they're aren't quite big enough. the keyholee gaave one a bit of a nip when it kept getting too clpse to the food tablet. sof far so good ( sorry bout the spelling . this was done on my fone as i recently broke my laptop) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 you may be surprised what a gold fish will eat, they are nasty lil guys, the 60L tub thing is the best approach imo, all you need is an air pump and away you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 yep goldfish are fine in tropical, if anything they just grow faster. and yep they will eat any fish they can fit in their mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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