Hi

[Richard Jones]

Ive new to this newsgroup so first i would like to say hi.
anyway
About 6 months ago I started in fishkeeping, i bought a hexagonal 15 Litre
tank and 3 goldfish.
I didnt go into as much detail ie measuring nitrate levels etc but managed
to keep the water clear, smell free and most importantly keep the fish
happy.
I did not perform partial water changes although advised, this was mainly
because of the size of the tank, i found that the tank was easier to clean
out totally every 8 weeks.
This was good and i have enjoyed keeping these fish but i am looking for
something rather bigger, maybe not massive 6ft long aquariums but definitly
something bigger than 15 L

I have looked at professional tanks which are supplied with a heater
(Obviously for tropical fish) mainly because i like the look af them.

i have decided on a FLUVAL 600 tank
This is in my local DIY store for £79.99 which compared with mail order
prices is very cheap
The tank is 2ft long (60cmx30cmx34cm)
and is 60Litres
My question is how many fish would i be able to keep in the 60L tank bearing
in mind that i will be sticking with coldwater goldfish - Black Moor maybe
and will be using a FLUVAL 2 Powered Filter

Thanks for any replies
Richard.

(Cumbria UK)

[Carlos]

the usual recomendation is one adult goldfish per 10 gallons of water, thats
the limit. remember that goldfish are very pollutant and they eat a lot,
they excrete a lot, so one fish/10 gals. also remember when buying that
they are young but they will be adults sooner or later, you see them small
but they get big fast.

hope this helps. :-)



"Richard Jones" > wrote in message
...
> Ive new to this newsgroup so first i would like to say hi.
> anyway
> About 6 months ago I started in fishkeeping, i bought a hexagonal 15 Litre
> tank and 3 goldfish.
> I didnt go into as much detail ie measuring nitrate levels etc but managed
> to keep the water clear, smell free and most importantly keep the fish
> happy.
> I did not perform partial water changes although advised, this was mainly
> because of the size of the tank, i found that the tank was easier to clean
> out totally every 8 weeks.
> This was good and i have enjoyed keeping these fish but i am looking for
> something rather bigger, maybe not massive 6ft long aquariums but
definitly
> something bigger than 15 L
>
> I have looked at professional tanks which are supplied with a heater
> (Obviously for tropical fish) mainly because i like the look af them.
>
> i have decided on a FLUVAL 600 tank
> This is in my local DIY store for £79.99 which compared with mail order
> prices is very cheap
> The tank is 2ft long (60cmx30cmx34cm)
> and is 60Litres
> My question is how many fish would i be able to keep in the 60L tank
bearing
> in mind that i will be sticking with coldwater goldfish - Black Moor maybe
> and will be using a FLUVAL 2 Powered Filter
>
> Thanks for any replies
> Richard.
>
> (Cumbria UK)
>
>

[Richard Jones]

so according to that 10gal per fish
i am going to buy a 60Litre tank that equals 15 gal so i can only have 1
fish? thats rediculas
"Carlos" > wrote in message
...
> the usual recomendation is one adult goldfish per 10 gallons of water,
thats
> the limit. remember that goldfish are very pollutant and they eat a lot,
> they excrete a lot, so one fish/10 gals. also remember when buying that
> they are young but they will be adults sooner or later, you see them small
> but they get big fast.
>
> hope this helps. :-)
>
>
>
> "Richard Jones" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Ive new to this newsgroup so first i would like to say hi.
> > anyway
> > About 6 months ago I started in fishkeeping, i bought a hexagonal 15
Litre
> > tank and 3 goldfish.
> > I didnt go into as much detail ie measuring nitrate levels etc but
managed
> > to keep the water clear, smell free and most importantly keep the fish
> > happy.
> > I did not perform partial water changes although advised, this was
mainly
> > because of the size of the tank, i found that the tank was easier to
clean
> > out totally every 8 weeks.
> > This was good and i have enjoyed keeping these fish but i am looking for
> > something rather bigger, maybe not massive 6ft long aquariums but
> definitly
> > something bigger than 15 L
> >
> > I have looked at professional tanks which are supplied with a heater
> > (Obviously for tropical fish) mainly because i like the look af them.
> >
> > i have decided on a FLUVAL 600 tank
> > This is in my local DIY store for £79.99 which compared with mail order
> > prices is very cheap
> > The tank is 2ft long (60cmx30cmx34cm)
> > and is 60Litres
> > My question is how many fish would i be able to keep in the 60L tank
> bearing
> > in mind that i will be sticking with coldwater goldfish - Black Moor
maybe
> > and will be using a FLUVAL 2 Powered Filter
> >
> > Thanks for any replies
> > Richard.
> >
> > (Cumbria UK)
> >
> >
>
>

[Neil Cummins]

Think how big they might get - we started with 2 goldfish each maybe 2
inches long. Seven years later one is about 9 inches long and the other 7
inches - they are in a 150 litre tank and to my eye that's still too small.

Neil

"Richard Jones" > wrote in message
...
> so according to that 10gal per fish
> i am going to buy a 60Litre tank that equals 15 gal so i can only have 1
> fish? thats rediculas
> "Carlos" > wrote in message
> ...
> > the usual recomendation is one adult goldfish per 10 gallons of water,
> thats
> > the limit. remember that goldfish are very pollutant and they eat a
lot,
> > they excrete a lot, so one fish/10 gals. also remember when buying that
> > they are young but they will be adults sooner or later, you see them
small
> > but they get big fast.
> >
> > hope this helps. :-)
> >
> >
> >
> > "Richard Jones" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Ive new to this newsgroup so first i would like to say hi.
> > > anyway
> > > About 6 months ago I started in fishkeeping, i bought a hexagonal 15
> Litre
> > > tank and 3 goldfish.
> > > I didnt go into as much detail ie measuring nitrate levels etc but
> managed
> > > to keep the water clear, smell free and most importantly keep the fish
> > > happy.
> > > I did not perform partial water changes although advised, this was
> mainly
> > > because of the size of the tank, i found that the tank was easier to
> clean
> > > out totally every 8 weeks.
> > > This was good and i have enjoyed keeping these fish but i am looking
for
> > > something rather bigger, maybe not massive 6ft long aquariums but
> > definitly
> > > something bigger than 15 L
> > >
> > > I have looked at professional tanks which are supplied with a heater
> > > (Obviously for tropical fish) mainly because i like the look af them.
> > >
> > > i have decided on a FLUVAL 600 tank
> > > This is in my local DIY store for £79.99 which compared with mail
order
> > > prices is very cheap
> > > The tank is 2ft long (60cmx30cmx34cm)
> > > and is 60Litres
> > > My question is how many fish would i be able to keep in the 60L tank
> > bearing
> > > in mind that i will be sticking with coldwater goldfish - Black Moor
> maybe
> > > and will be using a FLUVAL 2 Powered Filter
> > >
> > > Thanks for any replies
> > > Richard.
> > >
> > > (Cumbria UK)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Richard Jones]

oh come on How many goldfish grow that big!
thats stupid.

"Neil Cummins" > wrote in message
...
> Think how big they might get - we started with 2 goldfish each maybe 2
> inches long. Seven years later one is about 9 inches long and the other 7
> inches - they are in a 150 litre tank and to my eye that's still too
small.
>
> Neil
>
> "Richard Jones" > wrote in message
> ...
> > so according to that 10gal per fish
> > i am going to buy a 60Litre tank that equals 15 gal so i can only have 1
> > fish? thats rediculas
> > "Carlos" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > the usual recomendation is one adult goldfish per 10 gallons of water,
> > thats
> > > the limit. remember that goldfish are very pollutant and they eat a
> lot,
> > > they excrete a lot, so one fish/10 gals. also remember when buying
that
> > > they are young but they will be adults sooner or later, you see them
> small
> > > but they get big fast.
> > >
> > > hope this helps. :-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Richard Jones" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Ive new to this newsgroup so first i would like to say hi.
> > > > anyway
> > > > About 6 months ago I started in fishkeeping, i bought a hexagonal 15
> > Litre
> > > > tank and 3 goldfish.
> > > > I didnt go into as much detail ie measuring nitrate levels etc but
> > managed
> > > > to keep the water clear, smell free and most importantly keep the
fish
> > > > happy.
> > > > I did not perform partial water changes although advised, this was
> > mainly
> > > > because of the size of the tank, i found that the tank was easier to
> > clean
> > > > out totally every 8 weeks.
> > > > This was good and i have enjoyed keeping these fish but i am looking
> for
> > > > something rather bigger, maybe not massive 6ft long aquariums but
> > > definitly
> > > > something bigger than 15 L
> > > >
> > > > I have looked at professional tanks which are supplied with a heater
> > > > (Obviously for tropical fish) mainly because i like the look af
them.
> > > >
> > > > i have decided on a FLUVAL 600 tank
> > > > This is in my local DIY store for £79.99 which compared with mail
> order
> > > > prices is very cheap
> > > > The tank is 2ft long (60cmx30cmx34cm)
> > > > and is 60Litres
> > > > My question is how many fish would i be able to keep in the 60L tank
> > > bearing
> > > > in mind that i will be sticking with coldwater goldfish - Black Moor
> > maybe
> > > > and will be using a FLUVAL 2 Powered Filter
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any replies
> > > > Richard.
> > > >
> > > > (Cumbria UK)
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Richard Jones]

as i have said ive got 3 goldfish in a 15 l tank this one is miles bigger im
bound to be able to have more than 1.5 goldfish
"Neil Cummins" > wrote in message
...
> Think how big they might get - we started with 2 goldfish each maybe 2
> inches long. Seven years later one is about 9 inches long and the other 7
> inches - they are in a 150 litre tank and to my eye that's still too
small.
>
> Neil
>
> "Richard Jones" > wrote in message
> ...
> > so according to that 10gal per fish
> > i am going to buy a 60Litre tank that equals 15 gal so i can only have 1
> > fish? thats rediculas
> > "Carlos" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > the usual recomendation is one adult goldfish per 10 gallons of water,
> > thats
> > > the limit. remember that goldfish are very pollutant and they eat a
> lot,
> > > they excrete a lot, so one fish/10 gals. also remember when buying
that
> > > they are young but they will be adults sooner or later, you see them
> small
> > > but they get big fast.
> > >
> > > hope this helps. :-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Richard Jones" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Ive new to this newsgroup so first i would like to say hi.
> > > > anyway
> > > > About 6 months ago I started in fishkeeping, i bought a hexagonal 15
> > Litre
> > > > tank and 3 goldfish.
> > > > I didnt go into as much detail ie measuring nitrate levels etc but
> > managed
> > > > to keep the water clear, smell free and most importantly keep the
fish
> > > > happy.
> > > > I did not perform partial water changes although advised, this was
> > mainly
> > > > because of the size of the tank, i found that the tank was easier to
> > clean
> > > > out totally every 8 weeks.
> > > > This was good and i have enjoyed keeping these fish but i am looking
> for
> > > > something rather bigger, maybe not massive 6ft long aquariums but
> > > definitly
> > > > something bigger than 15 L
> > > >
> > > > I have looked at professional tanks which are supplied with a heater
> > > > (Obviously for tropical fish) mainly because i like the look af
them.
> > > >
> > > > i have decided on a FLUVAL 600 tank
> > > > This is in my local DIY store for £79.99 which compared with mail
> order
> > > > prices is very cheap
> > > > The tank is 2ft long (60cmx30cmx34cm)
> > > > and is 60Litres
> > > > My question is how many fish would i be able to keep in the 60L tank
> > > bearing
> > > > in mind that i will be sticking with coldwater goldfish - Black Moor
> > maybe
> > > > and will be using a FLUVAL 2 Powered Filter
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any replies
> > > > Richard.
> > > >
> > > > (Cumbria UK)
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Donald Kerns]

[top posting because that is the way this thread seems to be going...]
Yo, Dick...

How many goldfish grow that big?
Most all of them if kept properly.

If you keep three fish in a 15l tank I would be VERY surprised if you
EVER got a fish that lived well enough to grow to its proper size.

-Donald
(Don't worry about replying, I'm done with this thread...)


Richard Jones wrote:

> oh come on How many goldfish grow that big!
> thats stupid.
>
> "Neil Cummins" > wrote in
> message ...
>> Think how big they might get - we started with 2 goldfish each maybe
>> 2
>> inches long. Seven years later one is about 9 inches long and the
>> other 7 inches - they are in a 150 litre tank and to my eye that's
>> still too
> small.
>>
>> Neil
>>
>> "Richard Jones" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > so according to that 10gal per fish
>> > i am going to buy a 60Litre tank that equals 15 gal so i can only
>> > have 1 fish? thats rediculas
>

--
"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving
that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the
proof." -Galbraith's Law

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almost all commons and comets get that big unless they are genetically stunted or
stunted by bad water. and they get that big in a couple years in a pond. Ingrid

"Richard Jones" > wrote:

>oh come on How many goldfish grow that big!
>thats stupid.
>
>"Neil Cummins" > wrote in message
...
>> Think how big they might get - we started with 2 goldfish each maybe 2
>> inches long. Seven years later one is about 9 inches long and the other 7
>> inches - they are in a 150 litre tank and to my eye that's still too
>small.


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[Richard Jones]

one goldfish
the tank is massive!
"Richard Jones" > wrote in message
...
> as i have said ive got 3 goldfish in a 15 l tank this one is miles bigger
im
> bound to be able to have more than 1.5 goldfish
> "Neil Cummins" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Think how big they might get - we started with 2 goldfish each maybe 2
> > inches long. Seven years later one is about 9 inches long and the other
7
> > inches - they are in a 150 litre tank and to my eye that's still too
> small.
> >
> > Neil
> >
> > "Richard Jones" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > so according to that 10gal per fish
> > > i am going to buy a 60Litre tank that equals 15 gal so i can only have
1
> > > fish? thats rediculas
> > > "Carlos" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > the usual recomendation is one adult goldfish per 10 gallons of
water,
> > > thats
> > > > the limit. remember that goldfish are very pollutant and they eat a
> > lot,
> > > > they excrete a lot, so one fish/10 gals. also remember when buying
> that
> > > > they are young but they will be adults sooner or later, you see them
> > small
> > > > but they get big fast.
> > > >
> > > > hope this helps. :-)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Richard Jones" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > Ive new to this newsgroup so first i would like to say hi.
> > > > > anyway
> > > > > About 6 months ago I started in fishkeeping, i bought a hexagonal
15
> > > Litre
> > > > > tank and 3 goldfish.
> > > > > I didnt go into as much detail ie measuring nitrate levels etc but
> > > managed
> > > > > to keep the water clear, smell free and most importantly keep the
> fish
> > > > > happy.
> > > > > I did not perform partial water changes although advised, this was
> > > mainly
> > > > > because of the size of the tank, i found that the tank was easier
to
> > > clean
> > > > > out totally every 8 weeks.
> > > > > This was good and i have enjoyed keeping these fish but i am
looking
> > for
> > > > > something rather bigger, maybe not massive 6ft long aquariums but
> > > > definitly
> > > > > something bigger than 15 L
> > > > >
> > > > > I have looked at professional tanks which are supplied with a
heater
> > > > > (Obviously for tropical fish) mainly because i like the look af
> them.
> > > > >
> > > > > i have decided on a FLUVAL 600 tank
> > > > > This is in my local DIY store for £79.99 which compared with mail
> > order
> > > > > prices is very cheap
> > > > > The tank is 2ft long (60cmx30cmx34cm)
> > > > > and is 60Litres
> > > > > My question is how many fish would i be able to keep in the 60L
tank
> > > > bearing
> > > > > in mind that i will be sticking with coldwater goldfish - Black
Moor
> > > maybe
> > > > > and will be using a FLUVAL 2 Powered Filter
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for any replies
> > > > > Richard.
> > > > >
> > > > > (Cumbria UK)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Tom La Bron]

Richard,

As others have said if kept correctly quite a few. Let's see, I have two
Comets at 9 inches, a Bristol Shubunkin at 8 inches, a Calico Oranda at 7
inches, 4 Philly Veils at 6 inches and 4 that were only pea size last year
at this time that are 4 inches now, 36 Ranchus that were pea size last
Spring that are all between 4 and five inches in length, 7 Blue Phoenix that
are 5 inches, 9 Calico Phoenix that are 6 inches, 4 Matt Phoenix that are in
the 4 inch range.

So if you provide enough space in gallonage and proper feeding you too can
have nice sized fish.

Tom L.L.
-----------------
"Richard Jones" > wrote in message
...
> oh come on How many goldfish grow that big!
> thats stupid.
>
> "Neil Cummins" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Think how big they might get - we started with 2 goldfish each maybe 2
> > inches long. Seven years later one is about 9 inches long and the other
7
> > inches - they are in a 150 litre tank and to my eye that's still too
> small.
> >
> > Neil
> >
> > "Richard Jones" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > so according to that 10gal per fish
> > > i am going to buy a 60Litre tank that equals 15 gal so i can only have
1
> > > fish? thats rediculas
> > > "Carlos" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > the usual recomendation is one adult goldfish per 10 gallons of
water,
> > > thats
> > > > the limit. remember that goldfish are very pollutant and they eat a
> > lot,
> > > > they excrete a lot, so one fish/10 gals. also remember when buying
> that
> > > > they are young but they will be adults sooner or later, you see them
> > small
> > > > but they get big fast.
> > > >
> > > > hope this helps. :-)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Richard Jones" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > Ive new to this newsgroup so first i would like to say hi.
> > > > > anyway
> > > > > About 6 months ago I started in fishkeeping, i bought a hexagonal
15
> > > Litre
> > > > > tank and 3 goldfish.
> > > > > I didnt go into as much detail ie measuring nitrate levels etc but
> > > managed
> > > > > to keep the water clear, smell free and most importantly keep the
> fish
> > > > > happy.
> > > > > I did not perform partial water changes although advised, this was
> > > mainly
> > > > > because of the size of the tank, i found that the tank was easier
to
> > > clean
> > > > > out totally every 8 weeks.
> > > > > This was good and i have enjoyed keeping these fish but i am
looking
> > for
> > > > > something rather bigger, maybe not massive 6ft long aquariums but
> > > > definitly
> > > > > something bigger than 15 L
> > > > >
> > > > > I have looked at professional tanks which are supplied with a
heater
> > > > > (Obviously for tropical fish) mainly because i like the look af
> them.
> > > > >
> > > > > i have decided on a FLUVAL 600 tank
> > > > > This is in my local DIY store for £79.99 which compared with mail
> > order
> > > > > prices is very cheap
> > > > > The tank is 2ft long (60cmx30cmx34cm)
> > > > > and is 60Litres
> > > > > My question is how many fish would i be able to keep in the 60L
tank
> > > > bearing
> > > > > in mind that i will be sticking with coldwater goldfish - Black
Moor
> > > maybe
> > > > > and will be using a FLUVAL 2 Powered Filter
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for any replies
> > > > > Richard.
> > > > >
> > > > > (Cumbria UK)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>