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scoutmaster022
05-14-2006, 1:04 PM
What would be a good scavanger for a 29 gal goldfish tank?
I was thinking of a gost shrimp:)
chefdazza
05-14-2006, 1:17 PM
snails?
scoutmaster022
05-14-2006, 1:19 PM
Thanks
concord
05-14-2006, 1:29 PM
dont need 1 lol they eat everything includin their own sh*t no small shrimp when the golfish are big enough they'll leave no trace of it :lol2: :ROFL:
scoutmaster022
05-14-2006, 2:24 PM
Lol they can not be as bad as my africans lol
skinless
05-14-2006, 2:48 PM
goldfish will eat everything. mine love danios. id say maybe pleco, but its just a 29 so in the long run id just let the gf scavenge himself.
rhinod56
05-14-2006, 2:59 PM
goldfish will eat everything. mine love danios. id say maybe pleco, but its just a 29 so in the long run id just let the gf scavenge himself.
I agree :)
Casey Norris
05-14-2006, 3:51 PM
If you’re looking for tank mates, I have some rosy red minnows with my goldies that go great and look wonderful. But ya, Goldfish are like cows they constantly graze the bottom of the tank looking for food so you don't have to have a scavenger.
scoutmaster022
05-14-2006, 9:47 PM
Yeap I see what you mean my gold fish are always feeding at the tank floor . Thanks for your input:)
buckeyenut222
05-14-2006, 9:55 PM
i had two goldfish in a 10 gallon for a while and they got big and they just made the tank nasty and extremely dirty all the time, my uncle gave me his 55 gallon about a year after having the goldfish and it had a pleco and i put my goldfish in it and it also had some kind of barb. but the goldfish got almost a foot long in that thing lol they were huge.
Honda12
05-14-2006, 9:59 PM
If you want a bottom dweller for a golfish tank, a good one is a dojo loach, they can take the colder water and they are pretty interesting. But really goldfish do a good job on their own.
ewurm
05-14-2006, 10:02 PM
I recommend Goldfish and a common pleco. If you want other fish, go tropical.
AtomixIGN
05-14-2006, 10:39 PM
I keep a 20 gal hex at my girlfriends house that continues to amaze me. 3 Ryukin goldfish 3"+, a dozen neons, a 3" chocolate pleco, 6 ghost shrimp, and 2 very happy mystery snails. One blue and one ivory.
The tank is 6 months old and we haven't lost a petco-neon yet. (Y)
ewurm
05-14-2006, 10:49 PM
Is it heated?
scoutmaster022
05-14-2006, 11:21 PM
wow I realy like dojo loach, Thanks
scoutmaster022
05-14-2006, 11:23 PM
I keep a 20 gal hex at my girlfriends house that continues to amaze me. 3 Ryukin goldfish 3"+, a dozen neons, a 3" chocolate pleco, 6 ghost shrimp, and 2 very happy mystery snails. One blue and one ivory.
The tank is 6 months old and we haven't lost a petco-neon yet. (Y)
That is great what filter dose she have on it?
I would go with the dojos, they are great fish, very amusing and hardy
AtomixIGN
05-15-2006, 3:08 AM
It's heated. 75 degrees and filtered with a AC30. And correction it's a 15 gallon hex. Siento.
Actually I have a cameraphone pic from set-up day.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/AtomixIGN/josstank.jpg
Other than the stock, the only change is the addition of a few more pieces of topfin fake coral in the bottom of the tank. Hiding places.