Can you put a blue gill in the same tank as a gold fish?

Question

my daughter caught a small blue gill and wants to try and keep it in the tank with the gold fish. we arent sure if we can do this. can anyone help?

Answer 1

A fish tank is not the same environment as a lake.  The blue gill will probably get stressed out and die.  When fish get stressed, usually they become less immune to disease and get sick.  Your goldfish releases a dangerous chemical in its waste called Ammonia and that is natural for a goldfish, but will kill your blue gill.  Ammonia can breed bacteria too, so usually it is good to have a goldfish alone or it will kill other fish.  

Answer 2

how big is the tank it depends if the tank is too small it wont live.

and if the gold fish is tiny, the blue gill might eat it.

Answer 3

Bluegills depending on the type can get up to 16" that is the size of a dinner plate. I don't know what kind of goldfish or size of tank you have but I would advise against putting them together.

Goldfish swim around alot and bluegills which are a type of sunfish are very sedentary fish as in they do a lot of sitting around.