They have the same traits and care requirements, and they grow to about the same size of 5 to 6 inches long. Most of them have spots either on their face or covering their whole body and are commonly sold in pet store chains. If you only own fancy goldfish, cold water minnows may be a good option. Give them a try because they add interesting activity to the aquarium and provide great enrichment for the goldfish to watch and chase.
Along the same vein as the white cloud minnows are the amazing ricefish. This cold water family consists of many species and color variants, such as platinum white, orange, and blue. Just remember that they will add to the overall bioload or waste load produced in the aquarium, so make sure you have enough tank space for both the goldfish and any tank mates you choose to add.
This spiny but docile catfish looks like a supersized otocinclus that grows to 5 or 6 inches long. Different species include the flag tail hoplo Dianema urostriatum , spotted hoplo Megalechis thoracata , and tail bar hoplo Megalechis picta. Hoplo catfish have long whiskers that help them constantly scavenge for food. Out of the two species of platy fish, the variatus platy Xiphophorus variatus can live in cooler waters.
Finally, they serve as fantastic clean-up crew members, constantly picking at algae or excess food hidden in the tank. At the beginning of the article, we recommended staying away from semi-aggressive and aggressive barbs, which is a shame because many barbs can survive in cooler waters.
Thankfully, there are some relatively peaceful barbs like rosy barbs that can coexist with your goldfish, as long as you follow a few simple rules. Tip 1 is to get a larger school of rosy barbs to minimize any bullying. If you have a group of 10 or more with more females than males since males are more aggressive , they tend to keep themselves entertained and leave your other fish alone. Tip 2 is to find the long-finned variety of rosy barbs.
Please let me know how I can identify the males from the females and which is the best feed for them…flakes or balls?. Here is some information for goldfish: 3 years old is very short life span.
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Other Goldfish The 1 tank mate for a goldfish is… another goldfish! Zebrafish These small, striped fishes do best if kept in a small school.
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You can find out more here. Saes are calm, and social. They can handle a wide range of PH like Orandas, and my fish are all healthy and growing very large. SAEs grow to almost 7 inches and so do Orandas and larger. No risk of cannibalism. Ultimately you have to do the work before you venture into anything, but if you can find a happy medium everyone is happy. I agree, L. I once had an African Dwarf frog that I kept as a pet during college.
When I went home for break, I dropped him in a tank with my betta. I did my research and read that some bettas tolerate frogs. And since they were both tropical, I figured why not? Sadly, my betta went after the frog right away, flaring its gills the whole while.
My frog was forced to hide under a treasure chest ornament, and I was able to get him out before the betta could hurt him. This just goes to show that even research can backfire on you — but I made sure to watch the two closely before stepping away from the aquarium. At the time of this comment things were going well, mostly because my SAEs were smaller fry. I had to remove them once they got too large, they were nipping my Orandas tail fins and just harassing them.
It did not work out. I treated the Orandas so they would not get an infection and bought a new tank for my SAEs and built a tropical community around them, With danios, and many live plants. It had been, but I guess those slow fins were just too much of a temptation. It did take a while for them to turn though. Thanks for letting us know your experiences, Tash! I agree that there are some tropical fish that seem to get along well with goldfish.
You just need to keep a close eye on water quality and how each fish interacts with one another. While goldfish do prefer the colder temperatures, they can get by in warmer temps.
Hi, I have 2 comet goldfish in a 10 gallon tank and was debating on putting some guppies, an african dwarf frog or some mystery snails in with them but am on a tight budget… Any thoughts what I should do? Shakkai, comets are known to be great pond fish because of the fact that they need lots of water to stay healthy.
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