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

Bettas, are tropical fish needing warmer water then what goldfish need. Bettas CANNOT handle the amount of ammonia goldfish excrete. Bettas are prone to fin rot and dropsy because of poor water quality. Bettas are carnivores and have different dietary needs then what goldfish do. Goldfish also get big enough to eat small fish such as female bettas.

Tri-color sharks are from the cyprinid family same with goldfish. They are a type of minnow. However, they need a heated tank and need to be in groups of 3-5 because they are a schooling fish. THey also grow to be 13 inches and need 70 gallons PER fish. They are skittish fish and it isnt uncommon for one to get startled and bust through a tank when it gets bigger.

Irridescent sharks GROW TO BE 4 FT LONG and are not suitable aquarium fish. They are a migrating catfish and need to be in groups also, they also will SWALLOW anything that they think they can. They too need heaters since they are warmwater tropicals.

GOLDFISH CAN ONLY BE HOUSED WITH GOLDFISH.

The rule for baby-juvenile fancy goldfish is 10 gallons PER fish. (ryukins, moors, orandas, fantails, ect.)

For baby-juvenile long bodied goldfish, its 20 gallons PER fish. (comets, commons, shubunkins) Adults need atleast 50 gallons PER fish. They need ALOT of filtration because they excrete so much ammonia aswell as regular partial waterchanges. THey grow to be 12-14 inches and will swallow smaller fish.

That being said, people have gotten away with house weather loaches and white cloud mountain minnows with goldfish. However the white clouds will most certainly become food as the goldfish grows and the people that have housed these fish with goldfish had large tanks and took EXCELLENT care of the fish. They did weekly partial waterchanges and fed once a day and tested their water and were awesome fish keepers. If only more people were like them.