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I was pretty candid about tank size when I got them. I got them at one of the "big two" pet stores and was never told of an issue. Frankly, the posts on here have ranged from "common goldfish don't get bigger than a couple inches" to "you need at least 30 gallons for one goldfish. And not to...
Just common "feeder" goldfish. The ones that are cents per fish. 6 have barely grown. 2 probably doubled in size and are maybe 1.25-1.5 inches.
As the other post mentioned, I don't notice any deformities... The fish seem happy and healthy.
Long story short, I have a 5 gallon goldfish tank in my apartment. I know it's way over the 1 in fish per gallon rule, but because it was a "co-managed" tank it ended up with 8 goldfish. I do not have a pump, filter, ect. I have one live java fern. I change the water/suction the gravel at the...