Qustions on commets or feeders?

Question

I have a 20 gallon (cycled) tank....

I want to put some feeders in it (not to feed to others but as pets)

1 should I get one or two?

2 How do I make sure I am buying a healthy one?

3 how long would one or two live in a 20 gallon?

4 How fast do they grow?

5 should I get the 12 cent small one or the 24 cent one that is a little bigger?

6 are they hardy fish?

Answer 1

The rule is 1 inch of tropical fish to 1 gal. of water, with goldfish, it is 1 inch of fish to 2 gal. of water. So in a 10 gal. tank, the best option would be 2 keep guppies, or smaller tropical fish. While comet's are cheaper, they do reach about 12 in., that's why most people use them 4 pond fish. Fancy & exotic goldfish which r available at any pet store, only reach '6 in., they r prettier than comet's & more suitable as tank pets. They cost anywhere from $2.00-$5.00. I can't believe someone would answer a ? telling U 1 fish per. gal. of water, especially goldfish. People, unless U know the answer, don't respond.

Answer 2

Rather than getting feeder goldfish why not get something that does not get as large such as the feeder "tuffies" or even White Cloud Mountain Minnows? But as has been mentioned, find out what is killing your previous fish so that you do not wind up killing any more? As for the one inch of fish per gallon, that is alright as long as the fish are only one inch long. When they get larger they need proportionately more water to live in. I tell people to find out the full grown size of the fish and multiply the length times the height in inches (not including any fins) and that will give yo the number of gallons of water that the fish should have. As for feeding I recommend having more than just one type of food (what food would you live on if you had to live on only one kind and pizza counts as more than one kind of food). Feed your fish as much as they can eat in one to two minutes a day, skip one or two days a week of feeding (no body goes around every day in the wild and feeds them). Of course if you have very young fish then make sure to feed them several times a day and very small amounts each time, do not skip any feeding on them.  

Answer 3

1 you can only get 1 they get big!!! so you have to put em in a pond.

2 check their color it has to be very vibrant and dark, check if their tails are bleached white and if they have ick a bleached tail is tail and finrot

3 about 5 years or longer

5 the smaller ones theyre cute!!!!! =D

6 yes very hardy

goodluck!!!! =)

Answer 4

Get no more than two with the knowledge that in less than a year (maybe 6 months depending on growth speed) you will need a larger tank.

Goldfish can more than double their size in a year.

They are very hardy if you do 20% water changes every week and keep up on the water parameters.

When you look for a fish to buy, make sure that the tank is free of parasites like ich. Get one that is active with out clamped fins. I would also look for one thats color doesn't appear washed out and the fins appear intact.

Also make sure that you have a very good filter, one with a bio wheel and more than double the gallons. As in get one that filters up to at least a 40g tank.

Answer 5

I would not get feeders. they die in not time. I would buy mollies, or somthing cool looking....

An the 'rule' id one fish to one gallon. so if you have a 20 gallon tank, you can safly have 20 fish with no problem. But make sure you have a filter.

Answer 6

1. One, but be ready to have to upgrade

2. All fins are up, no signs of illness (listlessness, white specks, etc), no dead fish in the tank with it, no fish acting funny in the tank with it.

3. Depends on the growth rate

4. My fantail went from an inch to 3 inches in two months. They grow fast

5. Get a commet or sarasa commet, the pet store in all honesty probably takes better care of them than the feeders

6. Majority of goldfish are hardy fish. There are very few that require special care.

Just out of curiosity, are you testing with strips or drops? Strips are very inaccurate, drops are better. I've also heard recommendations of treating your fish with praziquatel when you bring them home to get rid of the parasites they have. Also, aquarium salt is good for fish, it won't kill them, it's not bad for them, they tolerate a little of it and it's actually beneficial, especially when treating diseases.  

Answer 7

Feeder goldfish grow to be 12" or more long and really need to be in a 50 gallon tank or a pond.  They grow really quickly and are very messy.

EDIT:  Just read some of your other questions.  Something is seriously wrong if you are losing fish at that rate.  Goldfish are not hard to look after and shouldn't be dieing every couple months.  You really need to figure out what it is that is killing them before you consider getting more fish.  Poor water quality and bad feeding are the leading killers for short time deaths.

Salt is not a good idea in goldfish tanks, they are totally freshwater fish and they only need small amounts of food a couple times a day.  I have a feeling that you may be killing them with kindness.  

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