What Coldwater Fish In A 9X3X3

[bae1994]

my tank is 9ftx3ftx3ft with a 200gallon sump

i was gonna have tropicals but due to the price of heating 766 gallons so im gonna go cold water

would koi be ok in this

also a few goldfish


id love a sterlet as they suposidly get to 3ft rarely but im guessing thats a definate dream

if not koi what please

 

[kizno1]

What happened to the marine?
Koi can get to 1m long so the tank is to small for them. Goldfish, rudd,roach orfe and tench should all work.

 

[bae1994]

well the pump nor the liner were marine safe so didn't set it up


what about shubunkins

 

[kizno1]

They would work fine. If its going to bi indoors you could keep it at room temp and get really strong filtration and gett a big group of hillstream loaches and wcmm. If you go down the goldfish root i would go for something like
6 goldfish
6 orfe
1 golden tench
and maby a few rudd or roach.

 

[bae1994]

well i have 15 000 lph so alot of flow

and it is indoors

but how long could koi live for before i had to rehome as id quite like to buy small then sell on when they get bigger and then buy young again sort of like a grow out tank

 

[kizno1]

Not long at all they should grown from a few inches to about 1 foot+ in 1 year. I personally think they are to active and will grow to big to fast. for hong kong plecs i would add another 15000lph pump to give you about a 10X turn over. They need fast well oxygenated water.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

well the pump nor the liner were marine safe so didn't set it up


what about shubunkins

shubunkins would be fine too.

I have goldfish and shubunkins togehter - they get to around the same size too (the shubunkins have smaller bodies but longer tails; where as the goldfish are more stocky with shorter tails).

 

[Wills]

What about a tank of high quality fancy goldfish?

 

[england]

Have a look into setting up a native tank?
There is quite a few native varietys that you could keep, i remember nmonks telling me not so long ago what was possible, you could crete an amazing set up in there...

Or if you fancy something a little different have a look into the sub tropical varieys of channa, or other sub tropical varietys..

 

[nath1]

Be carefull with tench, I've caught a couple of 9lb green tench in the past and they were incredibly powerfull. I'd be worried about your glass!!
Nath.

 

[kizno1]

Be carefull with tench, I've caught a couple of 9lb green tench in the past and they were incredibly powerfull. I'd be worried about your glass!!
Nath.

Ive had a 8lb and know what your on about but golden tench are smaller and i dont think they are as powerful as greens.

 

[fishnovice]

How about a shoal of 10+ golden rudd? They were my first fish, still have them a year later. Very hardy and easy to keep. Fascinating to watch when they school, all turning together at the same time just like in wildlife films.Love them!

 

[kizno1]

I think a natural predators set up would be nice but after 5-10 years nost would outgrow the tank. But if you get them small them
a few small eels
5 perch
1 pike
would look nice but like i said they would outgrow the tank after a few years.

 

[hedgehog738]

if i had your sized tank i would get as many large, different types of fancy goldfish as i could fit in the tank. Fully grown bluuble eyes look great, as do all fancy goldfish and orandas.
blue and golden orf look nice. you could get koi or een a sturgen as long as you know someone with a pond you could put them in if they get too big.

 

[Pearsondesign]

seriously?
your gonna use a 9ft tank for coldwater fish?

if it was me id make it into the most amazing reef setup known to man!! ever!