Common goldfish aquarium upgrade#

The majority of the fancy goldfish varietes available today were developed by Asian breeders. Originating in Asia (Siberia), goldfish are one of the first aquatic animals in recorded history to be kept as pets. Most of the commonly available goldfish varieties are also relatively easy to care for. The average life span of the common goldfish is over 20 years and some have been known to live up to 32 years. Not only are they beautiful and fun to watch but they have good memories and can become very sociable with their keepers.

Common goldfish aquarium upgrade#

While goldfish follow a similar principle, you can't 'stretch' aquariums out, so you still need to upgrade from the baby/grow-out tank to an appropriate adult tank.Goldfish are very popular today, and have been for 100's of years. Even then, that adult collar can be adjusted as well. Your dog can't wear its puppy collar all its life, and it can be adjusted so far until you need an adult collar. Like I tell people, getting bigger fish tanks for goldfish is like getting a bigger dog collar for your dog. It also gives a better 'minimum' for those who get a larger goldfish that won't fit in a smaller tank.

I find this is a lot more helpful to also guide people who want to improve their tank size, but don't know what size they need. For example, you may already have a huge tank holding adults, but if you have a baby, you may need to keep them in a smaller tank until they're large enough to not get overpowered by the adults. Like the source says, this isn't a way to justify keeping goldfish in small tanks but instead help people upgrade their fish. This is to help determine an appropriate tank size for more than just goldfish: Koi, Rainbow Sharks, Black Sharks, Iridescent Sharks, Bala Sharks, Red Tail Sharks, etc. If I may add my two cents, this forum has a 'sliding scale' of relating the fish size to an appropriately sized tank:ДЄ 2 inch or smaller fish should be kept in a 20 long at a minimum.ДЄ 6 inch fish or smaller should be kept in a 40 gallon breeder at a minimum.ДЄn 8 inch fish or smaller should be kept in a 55 gallon at a minimum.ДЄ 12 inch fish or smaller should be kept in a 75 gallon at a medium.ДЄ 15 inch fish or smaller should be kept in a 125 gallon at a minimum.ДЄ fish exceeding 18 inches should be kept in a pond exceeding 600 gallons. This also saves them from high concentrations of exposure to their own toxins (ammonia), the leading cause of many goldfish ailments! Bigger tank = less maintenance too! :) Getting an appropriately-sized tank from the start saves you time, money, and prevents you from stunting your goldfish's growth (it's not good to stunt them!).

I did this for my own 2 young goldfish before I managed set up their 85 gallon! (note: I later rehomed them to a pond since they were single-tails) They're a safe, cheap way to give them 50 gallons! * If you or someone you know has a goldfish in an undersized tank and they can't be upgraded yet, I recommend getting one of these.

Goldfish like having a goldfish friend, so going close to double the minimum tank size is ideal!

Thus, ponds are more ideal for them than most tanks due to their home size needs.Дў5-40 gallons is the minimum size recommended for 1 fancy goldfishДЄ tank should be more long than tall since goldfish are active swimmers! 55-70 gallons is the minimum size reccomended for 1 single-tailed / common goldfish