viscous goldfish?

[piranha]

I have a pond and started with 5 small goldfish. I thought it might be a good idea because of their size, to bring them in for the winter so I placed them in a 30 gallon.They were 3 different species. 2 shubunkin,2 fantail, the other not sure what kind it is. What I realized after losing 2 is the one type is attacking and inflicting injury to the others trying to prevent them from eating.I give them ample food twice a day. Should I not have them together if they are of different species?

 

[tropicalman]

Yes the round bodied, fantail varieties are slower than the normal tailed fish. You can try to feed a mix of sinking and floating foods. But the best thing, if possible, is to have separate tanks for each variety to make sure they all get food.

 

[nyghtone]

I've had this same experience with a Comet Koi Goldfish. It was the most evil fish I've ever owned, far surpassing the black damsel. I'd get them out of that tank ASAP if I was you, haha.

HTH, Joshua...

 

[piranha]

Thanks Tropicalman and nyghtone for the replies.I did put the killer goldfish back in the pond.He's large enough now to survive our winters.The others will stay in the 30 gallon.

 

[jaowl]

I must be lucky I have just the regular 'matured' feeder goldfish in my ponds plus 2 fantail, bubble eye goldfish & nobody has been eaten yet. The 'mature' feeder fish are 3 yrs old & the fantails are 2 yrs old. They will all come inside to a 90 gal tank in about a month.

 

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