Heyo guys! So, my father has a few fish, and when I saw his goldfish, I was horrified. He loves animals and is a very nice person in general, just uneducated. His goldfish is really big, like almost a foot long and he had it in a 10g. Honestly it looks like a 5g compared to the huge fish in it. He also told me he hasn't been able to do water changes because of work and stuff, and he told me his last water change was like months ago. I did a 50%+Prime today to help him out a bit.
So, I told him we should at least upgrade him to a 30g. He thought a 30g was steep for one fish, so we thought it'd be a good idea to have some tank mates with him, so I'd need some suggestions for good tank mates. Also if anyone knows of a cheap 30g. He told me I'm going to have to be in charge of this 'project.'
I talked to him on the phone about it and he said if I took care of the tank he'd fund the whole thing and I agreed. So, this is where you guys come in. I'm going to need some help with stocking, which and how many of each different fish to stock it with. I don't want to overstock though.
Also if anyone knows of any large ornaments and plants for a 30g, let me know.
a 30 gallon would already be overstocked with a comet that large.if you can keep an eye out on craigslist for a good deal.get a much larger tank if you want to add fish.
For comets, the longer the tank the better. They are active fish usually and need ample room to swim cx a 50 is a good size, but I personally love seeing them in ponds.
Yeah, we had him in a pond. But it's really gross and dirty now. I tested the tank for my dad and it wasn't that good IMO.
pH- 7.0
Ammonia-2.0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-160
Okay, so we found a cheap 50g on craigslist. My father is in NC and I'm in VA, he's coming over here tomorrow so he's going to pick it up on the way back.
Also, I read that Comets are fancy goldfish, and I also read that with fancies you should have 20 gallons for the first one and 10 gallons for every other fancy after that. I'm new to goldfish so I'm not sure on everything, so I wanted to know if I could get a Shubunkin or two as tankmates with the Comet in the 50g?
comets are singletails not fancies.fancies are the smaller,rounder fish like orandas and ryukins.in a 50 i would only add 1 more fish.you need to make sure you have good filtration though.if you get another fish make sure that you quarantine the fish before introducing it to your other goldie.keep your small tank set up for this.keep in qt for atleast 1 month.and remember to do large water changes every week. what kind of filter are you thinking of using?
Oh okay. Internet isn't always right so I'm not surprised xD. I haven't looked at filters yet but I've kept them in mind, do you recommend any? How much tank would a single Comet need?
i would either get two of the big aquaclears,a larger sunsun ?(or other brand,sunsuns cost less) canister(or two smaller ones) or a combo of a small canister and an aquaclear. whatever you get,just aim for 10x filtration.so you are looking at 500 gph. when you see some filters that you like you can always run them by us for suggestions.
No ideas about anything other than the fact that I love my Aquaclears and they're all I use anymore. No having to change media. Just swish in used tank water and put back in. I would assume it may be different with a high bioload fish like goldfish... Just thought I'd put my 2 cents in...
I would but I don't want to make my dad pay for it all so I'm trying to find some cheap ones. If I can find out how much I have I'm going to try and pay for at least half of the total filter cost. If the Penn Plax ones are no good I'll try to get the aquaclears, I'm trying to do what I can to save this goldfish. I think he has ammonia poisoning, I tested his tank for my dad and it had 2.0 ammonia, 160 nitrates, 0 nitrite, and 7.0 pH. I've been doing water changes to try and get it down in the mean time though.
I have a Aquaclear 70 on my 55 gallon sorority tank and it works like a champ. Maybe you could get one for the time being with the one fish and decide later if you want to add another filter/fish.
I would suggest no carbon with extra biomax for more BB... You can fill the Biomax as high as the output/to where it is not dry. I would think that'd get you by for awhile with maintenance. Again, I have no experience with keeping goldies. Just general info off of my experience.
you really want something that you can customize the media in. i do not think the cascade would suffice.i realize that they are expensive.goldfish are not cheap to keep successfully.you could always go the route of using massive sponge filters with a barebottom tank and 90% water changes weekly.or a sponge filter and a small canister
I know, I won him at the fair when I was little (quite a while ago xD) so I kinda did kinda didn't sign up for it. I only would've gotten a fish if I've done my homework beforehand. But in the end I'll pay for the health of the animal. I have almost no idea what a canister is and I have no experience with sponge filters so I'm not sure I want to do that.
Just did, but I feel like I'm going to go in the aquaclear direction. We had a slight change in plans, my mom was a little upset at the costs and how soon dad wanted to get it. So I offered to pay the whole thing rather than just the filters, and we're picking the tank up on Monday. Not much of a shift, just putting it out there. So yep.
Thank you and thank you for your help! I don't know what kind of false information I would've gotten (like the fancy tail comet thing xD) if it weren't for you.
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