Iodizedfate
Aquarium Advice Activist
I have two coworkers who are getting ready to move and the both have what I'm guessing are two common goldfish each. One of them has the two fish with a pleco in an unheated 10g or 20g tank (she's not sure) and the other has her 2 goldfish in a 2g tank or something small like that.
They have both asked me if I would take them because they know that I'm into fishtanks.
Here is my question.
I have a 55g tank and figured I could rehome them there until I have a proper home for them. I know that I can't afford to get a tank to fit them so the only option would be to find a new home for them.
Last night I was talking to my wife about it for the millionth time and she suggested that we just set up a stock tank (horse trough) in the garage and just make sort of an indoor, above ground pond.
What size tank would I be looking at to make potentially 4 common goldfish comfortable? I imagine that they are stunted from being in such small tanks and don't know how big they are or how old they are.
I want to spend as little money as possible on this and still have happy healthy fish.
Also I would find a home for the pleco because it wouldn't survive in the cooler water the goldfish need.
They have both asked me if I would take them because they know that I'm into fishtanks.
Here is my question.
I have a 55g tank and figured I could rehome them there until I have a proper home for them. I know that I can't afford to get a tank to fit them so the only option would be to find a new home for them.
Last night I was talking to my wife about it for the millionth time and she suggested that we just set up a stock tank (horse trough) in the garage and just make sort of an indoor, above ground pond.
What size tank would I be looking at to make potentially 4 common goldfish comfortable? I imagine that they are stunted from being in such small tanks and don't know how big they are or how old they are.
I want to spend as little money as possible on this and still have happy healthy fish.
Also I would find a home for the pleco because it wouldn't survive in the cooler water the goldfish need.