"Kodiak" wrote in message
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I heard 5 gallons for every inch of fish but I think that's for multiple
small fish, I don't think you can do
a linear extrapolation of that for large fish. When my Comet reached 4
inches,
It became impossible to maintain water quality, I had to take him out of a
20gal and into a 33gal.
When he reached 7" I could no longer keep him in the 33gal, I was changing
water every 2 days.
I managed to go like that for almost a year, now he's 9" and in a 90gal,
and
i'm afraid to have another
one in there with him.

On top of that someone told me yesterday that during the summer months the
water gets too warm
and Goldfish especially, produce alot of Mucous and slime wich aggravates
the water situation even more,
I have alot of problems keeping the nitrates down in the summer. Is it
true
about the Mucous and the warm
weather?

Best regards... Kodiak.



"Gunther" wrote in message
t...
Just to stir up an old argument again,
I thought I'd mention this.
The current issue of "Aquarium USA 2004",
an annual "buyer's guide" type magazine usually
found at the checkout stands at PetCo, et al,
has an article about goldfish.
Among some wise pieces of info (e.g. goldfish are
_not_ for beginners, and are more challenging than
most tropicals, etc) is the recommendation that
since water quality is the #1 issue, goldfish
should be given 20-30 gallons per adult fish.

In thinking about it, I actually think this is
wise, if by adult fish you mean really good-sized
specimens, say 6"+. My 55 would be just right for
a couple of big bruisers, but can you imagine how
silly I'd have felt last year this time with only
two little 2" guys in it.... If I had it to do over
again, I like to think I'd do it that way, but I suspect
I wouldn't. But right now I've got five fairly good
sized fish (5-6") in that 55, and it does require effort to
stay on top of water quality issues.

Gunther


I have 2 commons in a 55 and one is over 8 inches and water quality is fine
with 2 water changes a week, I have filtration for 165 gallons though.

Kay