j j m 6,617 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Very nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
northern lad 2,292 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Yes please! how much do you want for it? Goldies have a reputation for destroying plants but mine are well behaved. But then I feed them veg and put duckweed in specially for themm to munch on. I have 19 different plant species growing in mine, from bacopa to tiger lotus To my reckoning, the tank will hold 720 liters :D:D Its 5 foot by 2 foot by 2 1/2 foot! Nowt ,you can have it Will pm you when I start emptying it.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Donna Wildwood 288 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Thank you very much! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
northern lad 2,292 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 No worries Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,588 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 some tank for five goldfish you could get some trout in there and have a pick your own at tea time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,601 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Yes please! how much do you want for it? Goldies have a reputation for destroying plants but mine are well behaved. But then I feed them veg and put duckweed in specially for themm to munch on. I have 19 different plant species growing in mine, from bacopa to tiger lotus To my reckoning, the tank will hold 720 liters :D:D Its 5 foot by 2 foot by 2 1/2 foot! 705 litres to be exact.....the Aqua 1250 canister filter is only good for about 250 litres,i dont know much about Goldfish but id imagine they,re reasonably hardy......tank seems a bit excessive for a few Goldfish .....and whats with the cups and saucers didnt you have enough gravel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rake aboot 4,936 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Running that filter in that tank and you will need more than a few snails to keep the algae down. I can only imagine you want to grow plants commercially cause thats way too much tank for a few goldfish. You`d need to make at least a little money to make looking after that thing worthwhile. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Donna Wildwood 288 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Trust me my fish are worth any amount to me, since keeping them I have been able to cut down on my head meds. It really is true when folk say that watching fish is good for you The cups and saucers are because I like them, and it means I can have some plants on the bare slate. I have the area of bare slate as that is where i feed them, and it is dead easy to siphon out any leftovers off the smooth surface I don't grow commercially as such, but when I do the pruning i can either sell the cuttings, swap them or my local fish supplier has them for a bit of store credit They are in 330 liters at the moment, and so far no algae! I think they will love it, and since August my white one Fsh has gone from the size of an almond to the size of a goose egg! Alot of people don't realise that they can grow to the size of a coconut, without the fins! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Yes please! how much do you want for it? Goldies have a reputation for destroying plants but mine are well behaved. But then I feed them veg and put duckweed in specially for themm to munch on. I have 19 different plant species growing in mine, from bacopa to tiger lotus To my reckoning, the tank will hold 720 liters :D:D Its 5 foot by 2 foot by 2 1/2 foot! 705 litres to be exact.....the Aqua 1250 canister filter is only good for about 250 litres,i dont know much about Goldfish but id imagine they,re reasonably hardy......tank seems a bit excessive for a few Goldfish .....and whats with the cups and saucers didnt you have enough gravel Apparently the more water the better with goldfish mate. They produce something like 4x as much waste as other cold water fish, they are meant to be a pond fish rather than a tank fish. I know people have kept them in bowls for donkeys years but they need a lot of space to really do well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Yes please! how much do you want for it? Goldies have a reputation for destroying plants but mine are well behaved. But then I feed them veg and put duckweed in specially for themm to munch on. I have 19 different plant species growing in mine, from bacopa to tiger lotus To my reckoning, the tank will hold 720 liters :D:D Its 5 foot by 2 foot by 2 1/2 foot! 705 litres to be exact.....the Aqua 1250 canister filter is only good for about 250 litres,i dont know much about Goldfish but id imagine they,re reasonably hardy......tank seems a bit excessive for a few Goldfish .....and whats with the cups and saucers didnt you have enough gravel Apparently the more water the better with goldfish mate. They produce something like 4x as much waste as other cold water fish, they are meant to be a pond fish rather than a tank fish. I know people have kept them in bowls for donkeys years but they need a lot of space to really do well. I won one on Goose Fair when I was 10 or 11 and it lived til I was well into my 20's ! Lived in a small tank in my granddad's kitchen............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wullz 408 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Mind these things are carp and you know some of the muddy holes they live in! They will live for ever and a day given half a chance! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoChara 1,632 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Jesus I could live in that thing Donna did you get the caravan ready for it yet in case it goes through the floor? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 377 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I thought goldfish would demolish live plant's ? Think this will be ok ,they tend to muller the softer plants Elodea etc,these fancy goldfish spend most of their lives trying to swim properly True that. I used to have lionheads and redcaps, they occasionaly used to float I was told its because they gulp loads of air while they eat off the surface. Id love some more fancy goldfish one day, I could watch them for hours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shepp 2,285 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I have had a few fancies over the years, I really like their character, very daft and friendly lol I had a few summer in my garden pond and planned to bring them in for the winter, they get much more vivid colouring in a pond. Unfortunately the heron visited and as you can imagine these things are ridiculously easy pickings, immobile and with no sense of danger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,601 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Apparently the more water the better with goldfish mate. They produce something like 4x as much waste as other cold water fish, they are meant to be a pond fish rather than a tank fish. I know people have kept them in bowls for donkeys years but they need a lot of space to really do well. No i agree a fish can never have too much water......i meant in terms of seeing them,after all said and done we keep fish in glass tanks to watch them 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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