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Anymore room in my tank2007-11-24 23:09:36

that goldfish is movng to another tank soon right? something like a 55 gallon with a canister filter.

Im petty sure that your water parameters arent correct either with that many fish and that filter.

So you will need to move that goldfish asap, but then you still cant add anything else as your still alittle overstocked.

Goldfish will get big, comets are the second largest type of goldfish, they will reach over 24 inches. and you will need at least 55 gallons with a canister filter.

edit: there are no stocking rules. 1 goldfish per 10 gallon isnt correct and the 1 inch per gallon for tropicals isnt correct.

All of those "rules" have been outdated, please stop passing it along, as it is outdated..

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Yes, get rid of the gold fish - not only are they very messy, and grow huge (way too big for the tank, the above mentioned 8" is very conservative - any common goldfish can get well over a foot in the right environment), and not only are they cold water fish that and will likely cause problems for your other fish at some point, but getting rid of that one fish will also open up lots of room for other, more suitable types to your tank.

Once you lose the goldfish, you can add 3 or 4 more cory catfish without any issues and have them in an appropriate school, and you can even add a couple of otos too - but since you already have a cory, more of them should be your prime objective.

When you say nitrite and ammonia levels are acceptable - you mean 0 right? Only 0 is acceptable for these.

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No, there is no more room in your tank. Remove the goldfish because he'll grow to over a foot long. Goldfish are also coldwater, and your other fish are tropical. If you remove the goldfish, then you can get another cory or Otocinclus.