What Fish Are Compatiable With Fancy Goldies?

[SimoUK]

Sorry to Make Two Threads Close Together - could the other be deleted please?

I have one Fancy Black Moor Goldfish In My 6 gallon tank with filter and a live oxygenaiting plant hich may be horntwart (the shop guy said this was fine in an aquarium) my black moor is only 1" long (body length) i know he will outgrow the tank but when he gets bigger he will be moved into a larger tank. And i was wandering, if any, what fish would happily live together with no fighting, and also would the fancy just eat any shrimp i put in? (sorry if this is a newbie question, im new to this stuff)

Could you guys please list any fish or shrimp or others that would happily live with my fancy

THANKS in advance

 

[nmonks]

There are basically three types of goldfish: standards, robust fancies, and delicate fancies.

Standards are things like "common" goldfish, comets, and shubunkins. These all have a single (rather than double, or veil, tail). They're boisterous and can be aggressive at feeding time. They mix fine with one another but are best not mixed with fancy goldfish, except as noted below. They work best in ponds, but may be kept in large aquaria, allowing a good 30 gallons for the first two specimens, and another 10-15 gallons per additional specimen. Comets and shubunkins especially are super-fast, highly active fish that appreciate swimming space and strong water current.

Robust fancies are fish hat have a double tail and an arched back, but are otherwise normal, usually having normal eyes, a dorsal fin, and no "odd" growths like pompons, bubbles, manes, or anything else. Classic examples are fantails, ryukins and black moors. These fish mix well with one another, being about the same in terms of boisterousness and aggression at feeding time. These fish are best kept in large aquaria, but may be kept in ponds where the water doesn't get below 10 degrees C. Since these fish get to about 20 cm in length, they aren't so big as standards, but they're still bulky fish, and shouldn't be overcrowded; 30 gallons for the first two specimens, and 10 gallons for each additional specimen is about right. If the tank is sufficiently big, they can also be mixed with standard goldfish; moors in particular seem to have a good disposition that works well alongside common goldfish and shubunkins.

Delicate fancies are fish that lack dorsal fins, have odd eyes, and various "deformities" of the face such as manes, bubbles and pompons. These are all best kept in single-variety aquaria or, with care, mixed with one another. Some should always be kept on their own, notably celestials and bubble-eyes, because they are too slow at feeding time and too easily damaged by other fish.

Provided you follow these basic rules, mixing goldfish isn't difficult.

Cheers, Neale

 

[fifefish]

White Cloud Mountain Minnows
they get on fine with my Comet
never had any conflict with them

 

[SimoUK]

thanks for the replies guys, ee he problem is i went to get some smaller fish erlier, they were like mountain minnows but the shop keeper said that th fancies would probably'eat' them so i diddnt get any,i would preferably like some like mountain minnows to go in there, nice, quick, small fish.

Any other like mountain minnows?


Simo