#Large gold fish tank install
Let’s say you want to get 4 additional fish, you’ll have to maybe install more filtration and do 3x the amount of water changes. If you get 2 additional fish, you’ll have to do double the amount of water changes. However large your tank is, I recommend buying those initial two fish, understanding the care they need and the water changes they require based on your tested water parameters, then if want more fish, understand that getting an additional fish means 50% more water changes. As for stocking, I always recommend getting at least 2 fish because fish are social and like having friends. It will make your life easier, and if you hate doing a ton of water changes like most people do, it will make fish keeping a better overall experience.
This is why if you only have the capacity to have a smaller tank, it’s best you buy a goldfish that won’t really outgrow it (a stunted goldfish).Īs I said before, my golden tank rule is to get the biggest tank you possibly can. Keep in mind that stunted goldfish will still grow, just not as much and not as fast, even in good quality water. Most fancy goldfish you see at pet stores are actually stunted in growth and may live well in a smaller tank when compared to a higher quality goldfish from a breeder that is not stunted.
Though this may sound like a bad thing, and a lot of the time is, it does make an ideal candidate for a smaller, 25-gallon tank. No matter the way the goldfish was stunted, it can be safe to assume that their long-term growth potential is forever reduced, at least to a small degree.
This means that it was either raised in poor conditions, was not fed very much as a baby fish, or was raised with many other goldfish in a smaller volume of water in which the goldfish release hormones that limit the growth of others. What does this mean? A stunted goldfish may be hard to identify, but in simple terms, if a goldfish looks like it has adult coloration (bright and developed colors), adult characteristics (large wen or deep belly), or is sexually mature (producing sperm or releasing eggs), but is somewhat small like 2-4 inches, then it can be assumed that the fish is stunted in growth. Ideally, if you are going to put a fancy or common goldfish in a 25 or 35-gallon tank, you would want the fish to already be somewhat stunted in growth.
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