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Originally Posted by BatRay
I have weather loaches as well, and they seem to get along with the goldfish. My two goldfish are in a ten-gallon aquarium, and I have had no end of problems with getting a lid for it, keeping the lid in good shape, leaks, and just about everything else. You are right, though. They do seem to be sucking the algae off the sides. I just wonder if they don't have enough space. They're both pretty good-sized fish.
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It would be difficult to offer your pets a home that was too big for them!
There may be exceptions to the rule & obviously limitations to ones own environment but -
Goldfish or any captive fish will need special attention to maintain a healthy environment, that is, if you care for their health & longevity.
Keeping pet fish can be very simple if you understand jut a few basics.
(1) A large volume of water is far more stable than a small volume of water IE if you were to add one drop of food colouring to glass of water you would see a colour change, one drop of food colouring to a 100 gal tank would not be visible at all! Now apply this logic to a fishes poo!
(2) Although water changes are very important in the majority of tanks the quality of water you use is equally important. Very often tap water contains many chemicals that will either harm your fish or more likely kill friendly bacteria that is the life line to your fishes health.
(3) Filtration, you could use the same rule of thumb as no (1) big is best but even a basic biological filter is better than not having one! However there is little point in trying to maintain a bio filter if you dont understand how they work?
In summery, keeping a pet fish in a healthy environment & being able to understand some very basic chemistry will give you long term enjoyment in preference to watching a dying fish while you accidentally, slowly kill it!
Of course there are people who have successfully kept fish with little or no understanding of their real needs but take a look at someones tank who does! Goldfish can live for a very long time in ideal conditions, normally in a outdoor pond but a beautifully planted filtered & maintained tank is a joy to own.
