Why shouldn't mix GF with other fish?

"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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"RubenD" wrote in message
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For being the self appointed newsgroup expert, you love to demonstrate your
lack of knowledge on a regular basis, compounded with your rush to be the
first person to reply, you rarely take the time to read and understand what
the person was asking.

The reason it's not advised to mix GF and tropicals is that goldfish have an
ideal temp range of 65-75F. Tropicals are happy in the 75-80F range. GF are
larger, and slower moving fish, tropicals are typically smaller and faster
moving. Tropicals usually have a diet higher in protein. GF also tax the
filtration system with their higher waste generation, something tropicals
are more sensitive towards.

For example an 8" red cap goldfish would look out of place in a tank full of
neon terras that perform laps around the goldfish..

There are some parasites that can be transmitted to humans from fish, but
that's usually through consumption, or exposing cuts to contaminated water.
Most of the fish diseases and parasites found on tropical pet fish do not
cross over well to humans.

-S

"Snooze" wrote in message
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"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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"RubenD" wrote in message
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For being the self appointed newsgroup expert, you love to demonstrate
your lack of knowledge on a regular basis,

Self appointed? Don't waste your time with trolling insults Snooze, they
wont work on me.

compounded with your rush to be the
first person to reply,

Then your newsreader is missing messages. I suggest you get a better
newsreader.

you rarely take the time to read and understand what
the person was asking.

You rarely take the time to read and understand the replies I give them, and
immediately TROLL my messages.

The reason it's not advised to mix GF and tropicals is that goldfish have
an ideal temp range of 65-75F. Tropicals are happy in the 75-80F range.

Yes, I mentioned the temp difference but fancy GF will do ok in water 75 -
80F. People keep them in ponds in the southern states and along the
gulfcoast where the water is in that range or warmer.

GF are
larger, and slower moving fish, tropicals are typically smaller and faster
moving. Tropicals usually have a diet higher in protein.

That thought is changing. Goldfish will thrive on a variety of diets
including what is fed to tropicals.

GF also tax the
filtration system with their higher waste generation, something tropicals
are more sensitive towards.

Get with the times. Partial water changes and modern filtration have
changed that. My ottos and plecs are doing fine in my GF tanks. I don't
mix GF with tropicals because I don't care for the look of mixing them, and
their water remains around 74 to 76 F, a bit lower than what is ideal for
tropicals.

For example an 8" red cap goldfish would look out of place in a tank full
of neon terras that perform laps around the goldfish..

What would LOOK out of place to YOU may look great to the next person. Some
like screaming hot pink gravel and others like the natural colors. You're
trying to speak for someone else's taste now.

There are some parasites that can be transmitted to humans from fish, but
that's usually through consumption, or exposing cuts to contaminated
water.

There was a skin condition you could get from either a virus or bacterial
infection mentioned on the old Sillybug GF list a few years back. I'm not
going to take the time to look them up because I'm not interested in the
subject.

Most of the fish diseases and parasites found on tropical pet fish do not
cross over well to humans.

Which he would quickly learn if he Googled the subject as I suggested.

Koi-Lo.........