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Hi,
I recently bought 3 goldfish for my daughter. I did some research but screwed up a bit. According to this calculation http://www.petlibrary.com/goldfish/examples.htm I have 77 square inches which means I should be able to support 2 fish with loads to spare but 3 is pushing it. What other ways can I help oxygenate the water? Use a bubble blowing filter? Also what other kinds of fish can live with goldfish? For example can guppies? Can axilotls? Thanks in advance. |
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yeah, an air pump with a couple air diffusers is highly recommended to increase aeration for goldies. mostly tho, the requirement is 10 gallons per goldfish with a 20 gallon minimum. Ingrid http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/...htm#essentials Thanks for the info. So we are looking at 30 litres per Goldfish as a rule of thumb with a minimum of 60 litres (sorry Im a metric person :). Ill get the aeraters ASAP. Seperate question is there a good website to order items from? Prefereably one in Australia or Japan or that ships to these locations. Thanks. |
New caretaker.
10 gallons per goldfish with a 20 gallon minimum.
So unless my math is off thats 30 litres per GF. Thats a lot of water. |
New caretaker.
The Link the Ingrid supplied showed 2 GF in a 20 gallon tank.
That's a 12" x 18" x 24" tank or equivalent. -- --- BEE keepers. Keep bee hives in strawberry fields to get jam instead of honey. --- This communication and the information contained in it are confidential and may be legally privileged. The content is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient it is hereby brought to your notice that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or dissemination, or alternatively the taking of any action in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may constitute grounds for action, either civil or criminal, at the instigation of A Tanabalan. "Solomani" wrote in message m... 10 gallons per goldfish with a 20 gallon minimum. So unless my math is off thats 30 litres per GF. Thats a lot of water. |
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actually, 38 liters. 76 liter minimum. it is a stability issue. with 20 g/76l\ L
the temp wont usually swing so fast. GF start out small, but they grow fast and for most GF 10 gallons per is enough. for large round fancy GF, 10 gallons wont be enough. GF are really very dirty and because the idea is to keep the nitrates at or below 20 ppm smaller tanks mean changing water more than once a week. INgrid (Solomani) wrote: 10 gallons per goldfish with a 20 gallon minimum. So unless my math is off thats 30 litres per GF. Thats a lot of water. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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