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I agree with previous posters, these fish need a bigger tank and soon. Not only for the size issues noted but just the sheer bio load of 4 goldfish this size in 40 gallons of water. Minus a few gallons for substrate this is less than 10 gallons per fish which is a big no no with goldfish.