Newbie Question

[Mrs.Pattinson]

hey all!

im setting up a 10 gallon coldwater tank...i'm interested in cloud minnows and was wondering how many can i fit into a 10 gallon comfortably?

also could I add a small goldfish to that?

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[Truck]

10 WCMM's . a gold fish would out grow that tank

 

[Mrs.Pattinson]

hmm...ok...well i have a friend that breeds goldfish and if i was to take one and put it in my 10 gallon to start...what if i moved him to my 20 gallon after a while?

 

[lyotim88]

20 gallons is still too small for a goldfish

 

[Truck]

hmm...ok...well i have a friend that breeds goldfish and if i was to take one and put it in my 10 gallon to start...what if i moved him to my 20 gallon after a while?

if its a fancy you could have 1 in a 30 gallon with an external filter

 

[Mrs.Pattinson]

ok ok no goldfish....

 

[jennybugs]

That's not the stocking levels I've been advised about fancy goldies from a professional breeder...1 fish = a minimum 20 gallons and every other fish a further 10 gallons each (minimum) in a well filtered tank with weekly 50% water changes.

Obviously, the more water you give per fish the better, but a 20 gallon tank would be fine for just one fish imho with good external filtration.

If you had a 20 gallon tank then it would be best to put the goldie straight in there rather than in a small 10 gallon to start off

 

[GSD]

I wouldnt put any goldfish in a 20 gallon personally, they make massive amounts of mess and need plenty of space. I would say 30 minimum. I keep all of my goldfish in ponds because they need such a large space.
You would also need very good filtration to keep water conditions stable.


I would go for the WCMM