"Tynk" wrote in message
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Koi-lo wrote:
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\ Your tank is really too small for goldfish.
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Koi-Lo wrote:

Goldfish get large, up to 12" under excellent conditions so a 3g
tank is
much to small. Can you replace this with a 10g tank?

Depending on the type of feeder, some can reach 16".
AND, knowing that why would you recommend them getting a 10g tank, just
to have to buy another larger tank later on??

Most people will be willing to buy a 10 g tank. Few will pull out the money
for a 20Long for a 25¢ feeder. If the feeder lives long enough to outgrow
the 10g, they're usually willing to go for the 20L because they're attached
to the fish by then. :-)

Feeder Goldies are the ones that should have 15-20 gallons PER
Goldfish.

See above. Few survive that long for a variety of reasons, as you have to
realize.

The smaller, fancy types are the ones that can be stuffed into a 10g by
it's self with no other tank mates.

That's not a real good situation either. Some fancies can get pretty large
and bulky. A 10 would be pushing it. A 10g for a small feeder would be
fine for awhile.

Your statement floored me, as you are supposed to be so knowledgeable
in Goldfish.

Be floored! ;-) If one in 50 of these feeders survive to need more than
a 10g tank I'd be FLOORED.

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