Need some advice -- Goldfish & pH

[smokefan]

I have a 29 gal tank with 2 small Ryukin goldfish and 1 small sized oranda and 1 med sized oranda goldfish. My question is my PH stays at 8-8.1 and from what I have read goldfish like 7.5 Since my PH stays steady should I just leave it alone? My Tap water test at 8-8.1 Ph
Thanks

 

[Brad S]

If the fish are happy, just leave it the way it is. They get used to the way it is and don't care.

 

[bluerose]

Goldies are very dirty fish and need much more water volume to balance that... I don't think you have a large enough tank for 4 goldfish.

How are your other parameters?

 

[smokefan]

Everything else is fine just a higher PH than what is prime. I was always told to figure about 10gal per fish on goldies. One of the Ryukins will be leaving in about 6 months when my daughter leaves to go off to college. So that figures out to about 10 gal per fish. 3 of them are about 2 inches long and the larger one is aprox. 3 inches long. Just don't want to mess things up. When I was a kid I had a 30 gal tank with cichlids and didn't do anything besides partial water changes and never had any issues to speak of they all lived about 8yrs. Just want to make sure I do things right LOL .
Here are my parameters
PH-8.0
Nitrate-5.0
Nitrite-0ppm
Ammonia-0ppm

 

[jsoong]

Goldfish will be fine in your water, I'd leave the pH alone.

29 will be a little small when those goldfish grows up. You can prob manage till they get 3-4" each ... but at 6-8" full grown, you will want at least a 75gal. <10 gal per fish is also a bad "rule", it depends on tank shape, depth, etc. Eg. you can stock more in a 40 gal breeder due to its larger surface area. Your 29, being a tall tank, you can stock less.>

For now, just watch the parameters & do your pwc's. If you find the nitrates going up or any accumulation of ammonia or nitrites, you know the tank capacity is being exceeded & time for a new tank.

 

[smokefan]

Thanks for the info guys