"anemone" wrote in message ...
Can i also point out that this person HAS overstocked his tank
" just got my first 10 gallon aquarium last Wednesday (5 days ago). I
let the water set-up for 24 hours before putting my two fantail
goldfish and one black moor in the tank"

as noted by his previous post?

I'd say that he has to be extra diligent about the chemical conditions in his tank, as the smaller volume leaves him less time to
react to an adverse event that could occur (e.g. Ammonia spike during cycling, etc.)

If he can GUARANTEE clean, fresh water in his 10 gallon tank with 3 goldfish (e.g. via frequent partial water changes), what other
problem do you see in his current setup?

The Fish Stores have a higher goldfish density than that in their tanks. But they have a constant supply of clean/fresh water.