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[black angel]

Iwould say that was overstocked as well, can you find another pond for it to go into?

 

[RandomWiktor]

BlackAngel, just out of curiosity - why 20g for the two fancies? I thought 20g was the minimum for one, with another 10g for each additional fish? It seems like, at adulthood, a 20g would be way crowded with two full grown fancies, as many varieties get very big and bulk, and produce tons of ammonia.
That pond does sound a tad overstocked... perhaps you could find a larger, less populated one? Maybe that their current length, the goldfish are OK in it, but remember - commons and comets will be at least 1ft long at adulthood, ofter more - even double that. I think the owner of that pond is going to run into some real problems with ammonia as those guys grow.

 

[black angel]

He asked what the minimum would be, and for me personally 20 gallons for two fancies is a minimum.
I know people have their own stance on what size of tank any fish goes into but 10 gallons for a fancy with plenty of filtration and media is fine with me.

 

[LucyHurst]

..I dont think a common would get to two foot?

 

[RandomWiktor]

They aren't likely to in an aquarium, ~ 12in being more likely, but in an appropriately sized pond or larger body of water, they get massive - often 17-24in. A common goldfish is, after all, merely the domesticated form of the common carp (Carassius auratus). If you don't think they can get to two feet long, you should see all of the ones we have here destroying the ecosystem in the Bronx River because people dumped their throw-away pets when they got too big. They are beautiful fish, but they should really be kept in ponds.

These fellas, for example, are a fine example of a very large commons (is the latter a comet, even?), but are perhaps not the largest they can get. AQUAKING is making the rest decision to try and rehome the fish, because either way - 12 inches or 24 - a common goldfish is simply not going to do in a 20-30g tank, especially with two other fish.

 

[LucyHurst]

woah, those are some mighty big fish.

 

[BWBettas]

ive caught a 2LB common goldfish before at a local lake

Bret

 

[AQUAKING]

So, my next door neighbours pond is to small. My aunt lives about a 5 min walk from my house, she has a 9 foot circle pond. In it are 2 tiny fish, she said they are not goldfish. Can my silver one go in that pond. She has kept fish for many years and knows how to look after them. She also breeds angels. She said she is only going to get 2 goldfish in her pond, so i asked if my silver one could be one and she said YES

Does anyone know what the 2 small fish in her pond could be? She dosent remember!

And

Can the silver fish live in the pond?

thanks

AQUAKING

PS- All of the gallons i say are UK, so the 30 gallon tank is UK gallons.