Otos and goldfish fish good to be with??? where is the best place to get otos?

Question

Hi i have two goldfish and a 25 gallon tank im thinking of getting two otos to and 1 more goldfish can otos live in freshwater???????? If they can where is the best place to get them plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP!

Answer 1

your research is not good enough..and people here are trying to give you good answers...goldfish only go with goldfish...and they do get big..25 gallons is not big enuf for even 2 fancies...if you have common goldfish then they really need a pond...otos are tropical...and goldfish wont survive in warm water...75 degrees F for goldfish????...what is your research source...omg...seriously if you think all these people are not giving good advice and good answers, then god help you...

Answer 2

You can buy them at a fish store preferably not from chain stores. The oto really shouldn't be together with goldfish. The goldfish will eat the oto when they can fit in their mouths.

Answer 3

Generally not a good combination.

Goldfish are coldwater, otos tropical. Goldfish grow MUCH bigger than the Otos. Otos also need very good water conditions, something thats hard to maintain in a tank with goldfish.

Ian

Answer 4

Not a good idea at all.

I agree with everything said so far plus Otos NEED live plants to thrive, a constant source of algae, and while they sometimes do okay in cooler temps, they are mainly tropical.

Goldfish are vegetarians and will eat any live plants you put in there for the otos and any algae wafers you try to feed the otos.

Overall just not a good idea.

Answer 5

2 goldfish in a 25 gallon tank is already over stocked,goldfish are very messy fish. i would advise no more goldies. and as for the otos, arent they tropical fish? goldies are cold water fish,and shouldnt be mixed with warm water species.

if you go and buy a new larger tank, say 55gallon, maybe add 1 more goldie and a trio of dojo/weather loaches,or add a few snails if algea is the problem,dont add dojo/weather loaches with snails as the loaches can and will snack on the snails. hoep this helps.