My Tank Buddies

[Sharkbait]

I have a few different species with my guppies and they seem to be fine with one another.

I have a rainbow shark, bristle-nosed catfish, peppered catfish, golden algae eater, flying fox, mollies, platies and swordtails all in one tank with 3 of my guppies.

I also have 4 goldfish in with my other guppies.

They all seem to be fine with each other.

[Cyberguppy]

I have rams in one tank (although water needs to be kept very low ph) but the gups dont seem to mind.

Bristlenose, endlers, swords, mollies, BBgobies (not reccomended), angelfish (not reccomended) bettas , Barbs (not reccomended) and Synodontis Niagraventis (upside-down cat).

Fish always seem to get along better in large tanks, a lot of those I would not dream of keeping together in a small tank.

[Sharkbait]

Yes I agree.

I need a bigger tank. Mine is pretty small compared to the ones I have seen.

[Bumblebee]

not a lot of people reccomend goldfish, like you I have had them in a tank no problem. If you read older books (from the 50's and 60's) they even reccomend keeping goldies at 21.c, I am not sure if this is true or a good way of keeping them but the author of one book was very adament that the sale of goldfish as a coldwater fish was wrong

[Sharkbait]

i had my goldfish in coldwater, then i got guppies which then i heated the water, and the goldfish grew faster and seemed happier.

Then I moved them to a cold water tank again and they got traumastised (sp?) and stayed in the corner and didn't move. It was quite sad really.

Then I got another heater and put it in with the goldfish and now the goldfish seem livlier. They look happier too.

some people say that guppies are more dangerous to goldfish than goldfish are to guppies. Apparently the guppies eat the special slime off the goldfish scales and then the goldfish get sick and prone to disease.

[Cyberguppy]

I had a medium sized goldfish that travelled everywhere with me while I was at uni, I had him for about 6 years in various tropical tanks. I was forced to leave him in a cold water tank for a short time and he died I think they market goldfish as 'coldwater' to sell more. The more exotic goldies definitley need heaters and very stable environments.

[Bumblebee]

There is definitley a lot of speculation about keeping goldfish with tropicals. In the past I have had no problem but there are a lot of people who definitley argue against. Goldfish will eat small fish and fry but only if they can catch them. Orandas and fantails have no chance of catching a small gup, they are just too quick.

[todnjo]

Goldfish were of course my first fish as a kid. I have had them in heated and unheated tanks. But you know what i have found? They absolutely THRIVE and grow like mad in a garden pond. They love natural sunlight and play in the currents eat bugs from the surface and breed easily. We have somthing like 20 gold fish of all sizes, fantails, veiltails, moors, orandas a ryukin and are looking to get a couple of celestials. We have a good filter and most inportantly a UV clarifier (dont have a pond without one). Protect from birds and your set. My kids let the goldies nibble their toes, we LOVE our outdoor entertaining area so much now...if you love goldies then get a pond, the difference between a tank goldie and a pond goldie is amazing. Maintenance these days is so easy. LOVE the GOLDIES. Love the pond as much as my guppies...hard to believe......but true!!!!

[Bumblebee]

definitley, its lovely to see all the new goldies in spring, ours always seemed to spawn late winter although I never had a filter or uv clarifyer so the water was a little murky . they still thrived and bred like crazy. Its fun to watch them basking in the sun.

[todnjo]

I never had a UV clarifier either until last weekend. Says it takes 14 days to make ur pond crystal clear....did ours in two days. It really is crystal clear. I can see all the way to the bottom and the conections etc. We were so surprised, didnt think it would work that good.