New Goldfish Care Taker!

[Big_Dee]

Hello goldfish care takers out there. I just recently became a goldfish owner and I can't believe how much I enjoy it. I had a regular gold fish you win at the fair when I was a kid and of course I didn't know what I was doing back then sorry to say. But now, I am really into doing it right. I got a small fluval all in one tank and I am sold on them. I looking for a larger tank now and found some all in one tanks (acrylic) but the down side is they get scratched up......so it's a glass all in one even though they are heavier. I'm checking out one that has a drain for water changes how cool it that.... Probably not what most here would probably promote but I like how uncomplicated they are as well as the pumps/filters etc are hidden from view with a submersible quiet pump. So all you see is the fish to enjoy and it really looks nice too. I can't wait to give my guys a bigger home. Then I have to figure out what I am going to put in the smaller tank. I think the glow fish under LED's is pretty cool. Maybe some suggestions would help. I want small fish so I can put a few in and maybe a bottom feeder/algae eater too. Not to interested in the betta but might do that if I can get a really interesting one with a few gost shrimps maybe.

 

[SherLar]

What type of gold fish do you have? Fancy, fan-tailed varieties will be fine with most any fish; but the faster swimming varieties, such as comets, shubunkins, etc, may catch and eat small tank-mates.
AS for algae eaters, most smaller sized plecos would do well. I would stay away from snails with gold fish, as the gold fish will pester them so that they never come out of their shells and slowly starve.
I don't think I've ever had gold fish in an aquarium, but have several different types in various outside ponds, and I would think a good rule of thumb would be at least 25 gallons per gold fish. Even the fancy varieties can reach 8-10". Comets and the like can get even larger.