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What kind of fish should i get2007-11-24 23:41:59

Goldfish, as mentioned, are also poo machines. They have a relatively poor digestive system which will foul the water faster than most tropicals (I say most because plecos, for example, poo a lot too).

The main issue when housing goldfish with other species are the temperments and stricter requirements for most tropicals. However, a well maintained tank can successfully house goldfish with certain species of tropicals.

If you (the one asking the question) do want to house goldfish with tropicals, your best bet would be to go with peaceful tropicals that stay at a size large enough that your goldfish won't eat them. So you're pretty much restritcted to medium sized livebearers, hardier tetras, or similar peacful cyprinids. I base this suggestion on the size of your tank and because I don't believe you'll have top notch filtration and maintenance of your tank

(Though I've seen Koi successfully housed with larger predatory fish)

If you're looking for something else it's going to be a trial and error thing. Some "aggressive" fish are less aggressive than others and may live fine with a goldfish. Also some tropicals, like white clouds, weatherloaches, bloodfin tetras, danios, and some barbs can adapt to lower temps better.

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Goldfish are cold-water fish, so you can't really get a whole lot of other stuff that will go good with them. I suggest you get a heater for your tank and then get some tropical fish. Some good tropical starter fish are guppies, mollies, platies, tetras, swordfish.Make sure you know what fish are compatible. Or you might want to go for something bigger, but make sure you find out maximum size first. A general rule of thumb for freshwater is 1 inch of fish per gallon. Or you could just get a tank of goldfish, but remember, they get pretty big and are fairly dirty fish!

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I am not sure but I don't think goldfish and other fish mix well due to the amuount of ammonia goldfish produce. Go to a reputable fish store and ask them.

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I think that gold fish cant go with everything because they are small so I think you should ask at a pet store petco or petsmart one of them they will probably tell you

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Well, goldfish thrive in cold water so there isn't much you can do. Lets see, for one thing you need to know if they're fancy goldfish or the more common kind. Fancy goldfish are somewhat attractive but more slow, so they don't do good many other fish at feeding time. Common goldfish are speedy, so they can handle a variety of companions. You can try catfish, like a pleco. Also look into minnows or "tench" fish. Check this website out.

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Plecos should not be housed with goldfish. Plecos are from south america and need heaters, goldfish need cooler water temps because they need more dissolved oxygen. Colder water holds more dissolved oxygen then what warmer water does. Plecos need alot of green algae, aswell as supplementation with algae wafers, cucumbers, zuccini, romaine lettuce, shrimp pellets, broccoli, driftwood or bogwood for fiber and they develop a taste for the slimecoat on goldfish and will KILL goldfish. It has happened in the large indoor pond at the place i work at. Like goldfish, plecos excrete ALOT off ammonia.