goldfish?
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cuz they're raised in unhealthy conditions (copper-loaded water, to prevent mass disease outbreaks), prone to carrying diseases ANYWAY, they're very deficient in thiaminase (some nutrient allegedly important in fish growth), and being a coldwater specie, they're simply not something our tropical giants would consume in the wild. I view them as swimming corpses.
Experience tells me I can stick 20 goldfish in a well-cycled 10g, and 15-18 of them will drop dead for no reason after a week. No ammonia, no nitrites, 90% water change just prior to adding them.
And I'm feeding these nasty things to my preciouses? oh hell no, I'll keep my guys on pellets, ghost shrimp and whatever expensive schooling fish treat I decide to provide them with on occasion.
Experience tells me I can stick 20 goldfish in a well-cycled 10g, and 15-18 of them will drop dead for no reason after a week. No ammonia, no nitrites, 90% water change just prior to adding them.
And I'm feeding these nasty things to my preciouses? oh hell no, I'll keep my guys on pellets, ghost shrimp and whatever expensive schooling fish treat I decide to provide them with on occasion.
when i had a roommate he had his 55 gallon tank at the house... we had 6 rbp's (6 were too many so i gave 3 to the LFS, which sold for $80 each 
) and an oscar in the same tank (oscar owned the tank)...and fed them goldfish for over a year. one day we go to the LFS and buy some goldfish and come home and feed them. i wake up the next morning to find all four laying on the bottom.....DEAD 
SO DO NOT FEED GOLDFISH TO ANYTHING!!!
) and an oscar in the same tank (oscar owned the tank)...and fed them goldfish for over a year. one day we go to the LFS and buy some goldfish and come home and feed them. i wake up the next morning to find all four laying on the bottom.....DEAD SO DO NOT FEED GOLDFISH TO ANYTHING!!!