Gillbert225
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I have a comet goldfish, who for his first year lived in a 10 gallon tank, which has stunted him to 4 inches in length. He now lives in a 55 gallon tank but hasn't grown any in six months.
My first question is will his organs be crushed from the inside because of stunted growth? It's never been fully explained to me whether the crushing is due to stunted growth in a small tank versus just stunted growth. If the crushing is from the former, then I would assume him being in the now 55 gallon tank will result in Gillbert living out a happy, non-organ crushing, life and can continue to question two.
As you can guess with a 55 gallon tank and a 4 inch long fish, my tank is rather desolate. Would it be safe to add a smaller breed goldfish (a fancy or black moor)? I've looked at aqadvisor (tank to fish calculator) and my filtration makes the tank compatible for one comet goldfish and one fancy/black moor goldfish (besides the big red message saying the comet will need a bigger tank as it grows).
Disclaimer: I would never add another fish if it meant endangering the life of my current one (Gillbert). This is entirely out of curiosity and a long-term idea, if I were to go through with it I would most likely wait a while before actually implementing it.
My first question is will his organs be crushed from the inside because of stunted growth? It's never been fully explained to me whether the crushing is due to stunted growth in a small tank versus just stunted growth. If the crushing is from the former, then I would assume him being in the now 55 gallon tank will result in Gillbert living out a happy, non-organ crushing, life and can continue to question two.
As you can guess with a 55 gallon tank and a 4 inch long fish, my tank is rather desolate. Would it be safe to add a smaller breed goldfish (a fancy or black moor)? I've looked at aqadvisor (tank to fish calculator) and my filtration makes the tank compatible for one comet goldfish and one fancy/black moor goldfish (besides the big red message saying the comet will need a bigger tank as it grows).
Disclaimer: I would never add another fish if it meant endangering the life of my current one (Gillbert). This is entirely out of curiosity and a long-term idea, if I were to go through with it I would most likely wait a while before actually implementing it.
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