Are goldfish ok living alone
I believe they do like company, and if you were able to do more water changes you could try. The only other problem is if they try to fight which happened when I added my second. I had to out the original in a small tank to teach him a lesson!! they are the best of friends now!!
Well i used to have a goldfish and the first i had one i left it alone and then i think it died...The best thing is if you buy another goldfish cause the goldfish you have may feel lonely..
Hi Miss Lawyer, Well done for keeping your water quality spot-on & having a filtered tank!
To answer your question, although Goldfish do not habitually 'school' they certainly appear to enjoy each others company & are visibly more active in groups & I would never recommend keeping one alone. However, the size of your tank, approximately 3 or 4 gallons, UK or US sizes respectively is really too small to be keeping such a potentially large fish as a Goldy in so I would have to say don't get him a buddy.
You say you can't get a bigger tank-a 20 gallon would be ideal for 2 similar sized fish & if this is due to finances then you might try posting a 'Fishtank Wanted' on your local Freecycle. Several of the members of my forum have done just that & now own huge tanks! If it's due to space limitations then you might consider a 20 gallon long will only take up approximately 30" x 12" space. At 4" your fish will very soon be facing the possibility of getting stunted which is fatal from living in such a confined space so please consider the options!
i think you should get another one as a mate for it because the get lonley. i started of with two goldfish and then got two shubumkins they get along great.
yes but i would sugest getting a biger aqaurium and maybe then getting it a friend=o.hope this helps
Well i had a goldfish that was alone and after 2 months it just swam boredly
We got another one and all of a sudden it sprang into life seriously!!
I think it would be a good idea to buy another fish for it.
Should be OK on its own. You don't say how big the tank is so if you intend to buy another fish make sure it's big enough.
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