aaron11 Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 :cry1: Hi can anyone tell me if I put some guppies in the tropical tank where my gold fish is will it eat them??? I can put the gold fish in a big bowl until I rehome it I took it to save its life as the person who had it didnt want it Its been living int he tropical tank on its own for a while, Guppies arriving today will they be ok let me know please !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Use the size of mouth rule here, if the larger fish can fit the smaller fish in it's mouth, then it will eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colour_genes Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hi, Even if the goldfish cannot eat the guppies it will likely nip/grab their fins and chase them. It would be best to separate the Goldfish into a bucket or bowl with perhaps a bubbler in it, and do not feed the goldfish or only very lightly, until it goes to it's new home. Just be careful to change the temperature slowly. Better for both species to separate them. Or put the goldfish in a breeder net in the tank. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hi, Even if the goldfish cannot eat the guppies it will likely nip/grab their fins and chase them. It would be best to separate the Goldfish into a bucket or bowl with perhaps a bubbler in it, and do not feed the goldfish or only very lightly, until it goes to it's new home. Just be careful to change the temperature slowly. Better for both species to separate them. Or put the goldfish in a breeder net in the tank. good luck Hi thank you for that I will put it in a fish tank bucket I have and bubbler and water like you said and find a home for him. I am rather attached too the gold fish !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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