Comments on: How Many Fancy Goldfish Can I Fit In A 36 Gallon Tank?

By: jake

jake — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:59:25 +0000

Go with three.

By: jeeplass

jeeplass — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:26:55 +0000

About 4 or 3 cause they need, Big tanks cause they Grow, Huge.

By: catx

catx — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:30:31 +0000

Really only 1 of the regular goldfish. the regular goldfish, (comets, common, feeder) get to be 12+ inches so will require at least 20 gallons for one fish and at least 40 for two.
The fancy ones also get very large (at least 6 inches) and require lots of space too.
I do not know of books but I know they are out there of course. You can go here though: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?… and here:http://www.firsttankguide.net/capacity.p…
Here is a pic to show you how big they can get: http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archi…
Hope this helps.

By: jeritfir

jeritfir — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:58:19 +0000

I’d go with two with good filtration and nice decor. They get big and are very messy.
As for fish books, just get as recently published as possible and if there are any magazines, pick those up too. More recent ones will be more up to date with current technology and theories.
Remember that you need to put the tank through the nitrogen cycle for 2-6 weeks before any fish can be added!