Minimum Tank Size

[ScoutCarcer]

Whats the minimum tank size for a common goldfish?

 

[black angel]

Depends on the size of the fish as it grows. For an adult common that say maybe gets to 8-10 inches then i would personally say 50 gallons to allow for any more growth and swimming space.
But if you can afford to upgrade as your fish grows then for a fish thats between 1-3 inches then 10-15 gallons, 3-5 inches 15 - 25 gallons and 5- 8 inches then 25-45 gallons seems reasonable to me, but as goldies grow so fast then this may become very expensive.
Of course thats my opinion and also the fish needs the best filtration. Personally i think once a goldie reaches 5 inches it should be in a pond where it can easily get to over a foot if genetics are good.
A lot of people keep goldies in smaller tanks and this results in the fish becoming stunted which to me is unfair.

 

[vantgE]

Generally 20 gallons for the first and 10 for each aditional. But I agree with black angel they really need a much bigger tank mine are in a 60 gallon in the winter and all they do is move up and down the glass or sit on the bottom. In the 300+ pond with three fish they are amazeing I can watch them for hours, in the tank I never really look at them

 

[Sandusky]

Exactly what they've said, vantagE is right with the pond. They're much more enjoying to watch in larger spaces.

 

[debiasir]

i would not put a common in a tank, have yuo thought of a fancy tailed goldie for a tank. Commons really need loads of space

 

[OohFeeshy]

I'd say pond only, but for tank the same sort of size as for an oscar. 55, 75, something like that.

 

[wwestar2000]

agree a common would need loads of space to be happy.

 

[ScoutCarcer]

i would not put a common in a tank, have yuo thought of a fancy tailed goldie for a tank. Commons really need loads of space

I cant stand fancys and I already have a common that I want to keep inside. (See Here http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=97295 )

 

[black angel]

do you know how long she spent in the bottle? a lot of growth is done in the first two years and she could now be really stunted. i'm not saying she wont grow any more just that it may take her longer to get to a good size.
no one knows the true size she will get to but i would say that you should buy the biggest you can afford with 10 times filtration.

 

[wwestar2000]

well i think anything you put it in bigger than a soda bottle will be better. Go with the biggest you could go.

 

[ScoutCarcer]

He was in the bottle for 5 months.