I have been feeding Cobalt large cichlid sinking pellets for about a year now. My two have been very happy since the change. I have had people jump my butt because they say this food is horrible for goldfish. When I ask why, they cannot give me an answer backed up with scientific data. I cannot find any research data that would indicate that this food would be detrimental to my fin babies. What are your thoughts? Thank you.
I have silver sharks red tailed sharks rainbow sharks and golden Rainbow sharks and a goldfish and a angelfish And the goldfishes old tank mate but my going to Sarah’s stay have babies so they are in the different tank
Hello. Don’t laugh … I’m a grown woman who has had a lifelong fear of fish. Sounds hilarious, I know. A flopping or dead fish creates pure terror. Watching and educating myself about goldfish is a self-imposed therapy for me and I appreciate your channel. Thank you!
I grew up with fish tanks in the 1980s because of my Dad and am getting back into it now.....just wanted to say aquarium coop is AMAZING!! Brings back memories and learning so much more😀😀
While I do not have a gold fish, I want to thank you for this video and sharing your experience and expertise! I would encourage those with fish to listen to Cory... his advice has saved me tons of money hahaha
Honestly, goldfish are already so beautiful on there own, why do people push poor goldfish to to high temps, or other fish to to low, when you could just have a hill stream loach or two, and your goldfish, boom! Great looking tank!
kurt zingler Thats very true, it’s just important to recognize that you can have more than just a hill stream loach. Dojo loaches and plenty of other fish do better at a cooler temperature as well. You don’t have to push things to the limit and make things stressed in order to have additional fish in your tank
I have 3 comet goldfish (feeder rescues) with 9 golden white clouds, lots of plants. No problems, and they look great together. The colors blend nicely, contrast beautifully with the green plants. Fairly low maintenance, minimal water changes needed, probably because of all the plants, which my Goldie’s don’t bother with much, including lots of hanging roots from water lettuce. Very relaxing aquarium to sit and watch.
I kept gold mystery snails & golden algae eaters in a small (100 gal) , planted and filtered pond with 3 to 4 fancy goldfish. I hope that they were nearly as happy as they made me. 🙂
@@KuchiKopi179 but you can put double tail goldfish with single tail goldfish, I got a goldfish with big eyes and its double tail and another fish but idk what it is but its double tail
Thanx Cory. Never knew you could keep so many different fish with goldfish. I was under the impression that pretty much they had to be kept alone because they were a colder water fish. Glad you cleared that up. 👍😎✌🍄
I have three goldfish (two comets and an oranda). Their only current tank mate is a pleco. I love the idea of adding in a dojo loach! I’ll have to look into them some more.
I was about to but some otocinclus for my goldfish tank and I'm really glad I watched this video before I did. Thanks for saving me and my fish a lot of potential trouble, I love this channel so much!
Love this! Been thinking about getting a hillstream loach or bristlenose for my goldfish tank for a while. I keep variatus platties (sunburst wag tails) with my 4 shubunkins in a planted 75 gallon at the moment and they've slowly expanded their population but most fry get eaten (as intended). It sounds like a hillstream loach or 2 is probably the way to go for me, although the blue eye lemon longfin bristlenose is really eye catching... almost like a gold colored koi or something.
I feel like a rare case then!! My goldfish were feeder fish until we saved them and put them in an outdoor pond. Once the pond was at risk to freezing we put the fish with our cichlids cause we thought we would just try. And they love it!!! Haven’t had any issues and it’s been over a year! Some other tank mates are 2 clown loaches, 3 HUGE plecos, and a red tail blue loach!
I have a question… that tank behind you is like my dream but I’ve had a 20 gallon and only had 2 at all times and cleaning was insane. I was cleaning it every week, if I remember correctly, or once a month but the waste would mess a lot with water levels. What is the best fish/fishes that actually help with maybe eating that waste. Or maybe I’m asking the question wrong.. How do you keep your water levels perfect all the time with all the waste from the fancies? Bristle nose plenco?? Also is having no gravel on the bottom easier for clean up? I think this channel is great thank you for the videos.. huge help!
There is nothing you can add to your tank to remove wastes unfortunately as all living beings produce their own waste too. That just means you either need to do multiple water changes a week or get a bigger tank so it takes longer for those wastes to build up. 🙂
I just found your channel , subbed and notified right away. My first ever fish went in my 40 gallon aquarium yesterday. Thems goldfish , 5 put in there. Hoping you continue to post very informative videos .Thank you very very much. From an older guy up in Canada.
From personal experience White Cloud minnows work so wonderful with goldfish. Mine are definitely too big to be eaten and its so cute watching them try to follow my fancy 😂💕
I love watching your videos. I have developed MTS from you and I'm loving it, also have tried my first plants ever thanks to your easy products and tutorials keep up the amazing work.
Thank you so much! I was hoping you would do a goldfish tankmates video.i have giant danios in my goldfish tank so also a great tankmate they are even breeding in my tank.
Thank you for this video! I have a 75 gallon tank I'm setting up with an Oranda and a Ryukin fancy. my plan is to have pearlweed and S. Repens carpet the bottom as a buffer between the open water and the bottom as well as a cavernous rocky area to the side with space for the smaller fish to enter/exit but not the goldfish, I want to get a couple dojo loaches to live down there and some white clouds or variatus platys
To feel my bristlenoses (babies at the moment 5mths old), i have a skull ornament they hide in, so every second day i put a vegie wafer into the eye hole of the skull where the goldfish can't get into. When they get to big to hide in the skull i will have to come up with a new plan. I also put some sinking food into the bushy plant hoping they get some of that to.
I appreciate this video very very much! I'm adopting a Shubunkin that I've set up a 75 gallon for and I've been trying to figure out good tank mates for her that aren't just the pair of golden loaches she's already buddies with. The longfin rosy barbs sound to me like a great long term plan if the bio-load ends up being light enough to handle her, her buddies, and the snails I'm planning on adding in. I also considered the hillstream loaches, and it's really nice to finally hear someone say they can work with goldfish.
In my 65, I currently have a single ranchu, two medium dojo’s, and a small school of white clouds. This tank was originally just a grow out tank for three baby ranchu before they get moved out to my pond, but tragedy struck this summer and I lost all of my goldfish except the one ranchu when my city did something weird with the water supply. The poor lone ranchu was depressed until I moved in some buddies from my other tanks and now he is so happy derping around the tank with the other fish. Multiple water tests make me think there is heavy metal or something else that doesn’t come up on my tests. I just can’t do water changes during the summer now. 2020 happened, so my pond is drained until spring and this little ranchu is stuck in the house until then too.
Hello I would recommend looking into a video he made about snails and goldfish they can choke up on the baby's so a nerite would be better they only breed in salted water
I kept some mystery snails with my bubble eye goldfish and the poor snails spent most the time cooped up in their shell because the goldfish would try and eat their antennae and face. I felt bad for them, and they ate my water lettuce so I did not feel they were a good mix.
I currently have pictus cats, yo-yo loaches, otocinclus and a mystery snail, with my two fancy goldfish. I got the otocinclus before I saw this video. Started with four and currently at two otos. Never found the two missing otos, so possibly eaten. Thanks for this helpful video!
I keep 3 hillstream loaches with 3 goldfish in a 30 gallon tank. I have them for 1 month now and I am wondering how can I feed them and what? Goldfish will not allow a algae wafer to exist over 2 minutes, they eat eveything!! Any advice?
So I have a 60 gallon tank currently with one ranchu goldfish, soon to be followed by a second fancy, a few snails and a lone amano shrimp. I’m currently working on setting up a large piece of driftwood and then I will be adding some anubius, Java fern and Amazon sword plants. Once I do I would like to get a cleaner type fish and a schooling fish. The school will most likely be the white cloud or rice fish, and I liked the idea of a hoplo. But I’m not sure how many I should get, any advice would be awesome
Have a question if someone could answer I have a 20 gallon wide thank with a hang of the back filter and sponge filter is that good enough fliteration for my black more fish and when he gets bigger will I need a bigger tank thanks
I would think that would be plenty even when he’s grown! I’m sure there’s someone who would disagree haha) but I have 5 fancy goldfish (1 is a black Moore) and a dojo in a 65 which I used to run a hang on back 110 and a sponge filter (not I have a cheap canister because I got sick of cleaning out the sponges but anyhow...) I’ve had them for a couple of years and they’re quite big and my water parameters stay good and I don’t have any issues. 👍🏻 good luck! Let me know if you have any other questions.
@Aquarium Co-Op I've got 37 gallon tank and I've got 5 small orandas but they makes water cloudy very fast just in about 5 day. I feed them 3 times a day which they can finish in about 4 min. I've got a box filter but I don't think it’s enough. Can you please suggest me a good one for me? Thanks love from Uk.
Hey everyone! I have currently got a smaller tank with a couple of variatus platys and a few danios, as well as a couple of amano shrimp I rescued from a friends tank. In the near future I plan on upgrading to a 55 gallon (200L) tank of my dreams. I really want to begin that tank with 2 fancy goldfish (a black moor and a fantail) and was thinking about repeating my current set up of variatus platys and danios. Really glad to see the variatus platys are in this video, but I was just wondering on people’s thoughts on danios? Like the white clouds obviously they are a schooling fish and are pretty fast - so they would likely dodge being eaten in my opinion! But any reasons why I should/shouldn’t would be ace, thanks!
Hi cory I have about 40 small 2 inch goldfish in a 25 gallon tank. I have an XL sponge filter in it bit water quality is stil difficult to maintain. I see you keep alot of them in 20 gallon tanks. How do you keep water clean... I out plants and it helps but its really difficult and I out the plant to avoid water changes. Cheers.
Great video! :) Another species that seems to work really well in a goldfish tank (at least with single-tailed goldfish and wakins) is the siamese algae eater. They're very friendly tank mates with a "food response" that is similar to that of goldfish, so they don't get outcompeted at feeding time. Goldfish are also effective dither fish for the SAE's, making them feel more at ease. Other species my goldfish are currently kept with are panda garras, hoplo cats and some corydoras (large enough to be a safe combo). Very peaceful tank. 👌
@@Aqua_Gino well I heard that Chinese algae eaters are not safe to have with goldfish because they tend suck the slime coat even if you feed them separately. I believe petco sells them with goldfish. I don't know if there is a difference or not
@@brickosaurus2276 Oh I see. Yeah I would never trust a Chinese algae eater with peaceful/vulnerable fish like goldfish. The scientific name of the species you don't want is Gyrinocheilus aymonieri. If you compare it closely to a Crossocheilus species (the ones you want) you'll learn to spot the difference. 🙂
By the way, sometimes the Chinese algae eater is labeled as "Siamese". And there are species which look like the actual Siamese algae eaters but which are not. There are some articles on the internet which explain the difference nicely.
alright what about axotles? think the question is more posed on what can live with axolotles but thought it fit. in a 180 gallon, have 2 axolotles, can goldfish go with them without picking at their feather gills? both like cold water and swim in different parts of water.(fancy gold fish only)
Hey , I’m cycling my 36 gallon . Ph is 7.6 , Nitrate and Nitrite is at 0 ppm . But my ammonia is at a consistent 0.25 ppm . Any suggestions? I’ve added API QuickStart also ..
Question, I’m planning on making a 40 breeder planted tank and going to be housing 2 oranda goldfish and wanted to know if I should get 2 or 4 hill stream loaches base on the tank size?
Hello new to this page I'm getting my new tank and fahaka puffer next week. Was meant to be getting puffer two weeks later but now it's same day. Want to cycle tank immediately and been told to use Api quick start and Api tap water conditioner. Then add him straight away. Would you say this is OK. I have other aquariums but always cycled naturally
I'm not sure I could say it's a huge no like the other commentor. However it wouldn't be the easiest combo. You'd want to run the temps at about 74-75. Your pea puffers may torment the dojo loach by nipping. However they might never do that either. If you did try it, you'd need to be ready to take action. My advice would be find different fish to keep in the 40, and do a pea puffer tank dedicated down the road.
Any suggestion for a 55 gallon that has 2 fancy Goldfish and 2 Dojo loaches - algae eater? I added mystery snails, but they will not live in there (I find empty shells), LFS thinks loaches ate them, live...ICK!
This goldfish tank has made you a personal hero of mine. The variatus platy being cold hardy was something i did not know. On a related note Ive got a gold dojo loach i put in my 120 about a week ago, (plan on adding another pair soon) last few days he has taken to swimming into the current from the HOB and then abruptly doing what I can only describe as playing possum. He will float stiff as a board for a few moments, then take off. I do not believe it is a swim bladder issue, he can stay on the bottom whenever he wants, but coming home to see your loach "stuck" to the filter does nothing good for my blood pressure. Otherwise he is very active, burrowing in the gravel occasionally, absolutely destroys his food. Only tank mates are goldies and a bristlenose I haven't seen since I put in a month ago. Anybody else had this behavior? Looked about online and answers were all over the place.
Chaetosomas! I have the spotted and the striped-one of which turns a very nice orange on the underbelly. The only fish they chase in my 180g are the clown loaches. I also keep them with S lucipinnis and sidthimunkis in a 60g. Great algae eaters. A more delicate touch with plants too. Since Dorkula likes danios, might those appear in the 800?
Same rules apply. If the fish can't fit it in it's mouth then yes. The problem is they don't clean poo and that's the main problem with goldfish. Cleaning the substrate and water changes are your only real options for a clean tank. That being said I won a comet goldfish at a fair six years ago and with little effort the fish thrives. I have had snails but never tried other fish because of the added poo.
Sorry to bother you , I have bought a second hand tank, it has come with everything I need. I would like to know if I can use the filter the way it came. Or should I throw all the filter material away, sterilising the new unit then put new filter material in. Thanks in advance.
Great video. What do you think about Crossocheilus oblongus (I don't know how do you call this fish in yor country but we call them "mower"). Water parameters, temperature, size, food - ewerything seems to match, but I wonder if they would like to gnaw goldfish's fins?
Is it bad that i bred the variatus platy with the common platy together , then made the hybrids breed for 6-7 generations until they developed their own characteristics of being stripped and spotted at the same time?
@@feitanportor9780 thanks! I was looking at mollies I think they’re really nice. I ended up just getting a few Cory catfish and they all get along in harmony lol
Just picked up a dojo loach, was gonna build a tank for a few of them, but I didn't really want a goldfish for tankmates...any recommendations for a dojo loach tank? I would like to see what you think, but I haven't been able to find a video on your opinion on this
In your expert opinion... What do you think of sand as a substrate for goldfish? I have 2 comets I won at the county fair over a year ago, Ive finally moved them to an appropriate sized tank and like what Ive heard about sand, most people online say its good to use but you are in my opinion, the authority on fish. Additionally, I were to get a dojo loach would that be fine in sand. Thanks in advance
Hey Cory, I was wondering what's the best way to transport first for hours without dying in car. So my idea was using a bucket with a lid to keep from spashing with Two holes. One hole would have one of those airline connectors attached to the lid with airline attached to the inside of the lid with a stone so its part of the lid and the pump can be removed and attached as needed and the other hole maybe with a check valve or something? Air in one hole air out the other? How stupid is that idea and would there be some sort of gas exchange issue.
we have a park witha big pond in town here. there has to be about 200 huge gold fish just schooling around. take the children to feed the ducks and the fish. the city even got a big fountian to keep the pond ice free (mostly ice free) in the winter months
Nice list Cory, I've kept zebra danios with mine for a few years, definitely brought my goldfish out of their shells a bit, can't say I noticed much aggression from the danios towards the ranchus, worked well for me 👍
I had considered them as well. I Just wasn't sure how well they would work for a majority of people due to how fast they eat. But yes I believe danios are worth trying a swell.
Thank you for this wonderful videa. Thank you for recommending dojo loach. I have been told absolutely no by so many people. In your experience, do dojo loaches need to have a certain quantity or is 1 okay? Thank you.
Lots of people will recommend lots of things. I want people to know that just because my videos gets a lot of views, my experiences aren't more valid than others with the same experience level. So if your local fish store has been selling fish for 30 years, and say don't put goldfish with dojo loaches, that's a valid opinion just like mine. Mostly I think most people need to research and find what works for them. I find that 1 or many dojos will work with goldfish assuming food and tank size is appropriate.
@@AquariumCoop thank you for your reply. I do not support the fish stores close to me. They have the attitude of, 'their way or the highway'.😡 Where I have found the opposition is on different fish groups. The minute I say comet, common or goldfish I get attacked by horrible people. I have been thinking of dojo loaches because I recently saw them in a pond and the gentleman said that they were great with his koi and goldfish in his pond. Then I saw this video and was like, Ha! Still performing research for set tank set up for these guys. I want the new tank (a 75 long) to be friendly for my comet and common as well as the loaches.😊 Thank you.
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I have been feeding Cobalt large cichlid sinking pellets for about a year now. My two have been very happy since the change. I have had people jump my butt because they say this food is horrible for goldfish. When I ask why, they cannot give me an answer backed up with scientific data. I cannot find any research data that would indicate that this food would be detrimental to my fin babies. What are your thoughts? Thank you.
Aquarium Co-Op Cory have ever raised Tripp’s can you make a video about their care and tank mates?
I just saw the video... they have a hillstream loach as a pleco... comments are turned off too
I think large danios, not giant are good mates. They are fast and hardy.
I have silver sharks red tailed sharks rainbow sharks and golden Rainbow sharks and a goldfish and a angelfish And the goldfishes old tank mate but my going to Sarah’s stay have babies so they are in the different tank
Hello. Don’t laugh … I’m a grown woman who has had a lifelong fear of fish. Sounds hilarious, I know. A flopping or dead fish creates pure terror. Watching and educating myself about goldfish is a self-imposed therapy for me and I appreciate your channel. Thank you!
How did it work out for you? Still have fear of fish?
I just wanted to say that your channel inspired me to get fish of my own......... and it was the best decision I’ve ever made😀😀😀
Me too! And here I am 2 years and three tanks later! Welcome to being broke!
@@shanecoffey7665 RIP YOUR BILLS
thats why i only have 1 tank ;00
I love reading comments like this!
@@shanecoffey7665 Definitely, I thought I spent a lot on my first planted tank ($150), but when I got to my third planted tank….hoo boy ($500)
Fish reduce stress/anxiety which is good for the heart and they are low in cholesterol which is good for heart health as well. 🐟
I grew up with fish tanks in the 1980s because of my Dad and am getting back into it now.....just wanted to say aquarium coop is AMAZING!! Brings back memories and learning so much more😀😀
While I do not have a gold fish, I want to thank you for this video and sharing your experience and expertise! I would encourage those with fish to listen to Cory... his advice has saved me tons of money hahaha
A big school of White Clouds would look great in the 800.
A big school of small schooling fish in a huge tank always make for some of the best spectacles in the whole World.
Finally! This should always be on top of the “Tankmates for Goldfish” algorithm.
It was at the top of mine
Honestly, goldfish are already so beautiful on there own, why do people push poor goldfish to to high temps, or other fish to to low, when you could just have a hill stream loach or two, and your goldfish, boom! Great looking tank!
kurt zingler Thats very true, it’s just important to recognize that you can have more than just a hill stream loach. Dojo loaches and plenty of other fish do better at a cooler temperature as well. You don’t have to push things to the limit and make things stressed in order to have additional fish in your tank
I’ve got golden dojo’s and a baby bristlenose with them
I agree... Wish i would have just kept it gold fish
kurt zingler why do people put goldfish and bettas in bowls with no filters or adequate space, and for bettas no heater, answer: people are idiots
Paige Hudgins I wouldn’t say they’re idiots. Just misinformed. It’s easy to do stuff like that when you see a lot of other people doing it
I have 3 comet goldfish (feeder rescues) with 9 golden white clouds, lots of plants. No problems, and they look great together. The colors blend nicely, contrast beautifully with the green plants. Fairly low maintenance, minimal water changes needed, probably because of all the plants, which my Goldie’s don’t bother with much, including lots of hanging roots from water lettuce. Very relaxing aquarium to sit and watch.
how many gallons. I got two comets, and I'm thinking about 100 gallons
@@processrauwill7922 my 2 gold fish are in a 5 gallon tank
@@braydenroberts7297 that’s definitely not enough lol
@@processrauwill7922 im getting a 10 gallon today i have a fancy gold fish and a comet
@@braydenroberts7297 make that a 20 probably
My outdoor pond goldfish love their new rosy red minnow friends. They play nice and I've seen absolutely no aggression.
I kept gold mystery snails & golden algae eaters in a small (100 gal) , planted and filtered pond with 3 to 4 fancy goldfish. I hope that they were nearly as happy as they made me. 🙂
Glad I found this video - just upgraded the filtration system on my 55g goldfish tank and want to add a bit more fish. Thanks!
That’s always a fun thing to do honestly, I just did the same with my 75 gallon…..
Best tank mates
1-10: Other goldfish
WOW So impressed...........
But, it depends on the type of goldfish, fancies with fancies, single tails, with single tails.
@@KuchiKopi179 but you can put double tail goldfish with single tail goldfish, I got a goldfish with big eyes and its double tail and another fish but idk what it is but its double tail
cool
@@crockdog9838 yh i have a fantail with comets it’s just as fast
Thanx Cory. Never knew you could keep so many different fish with goldfish. I was under the impression that pretty much they had to be kept alone because they were a colder water fish. Glad you cleared that up. 👍😎✌🍄
I have three goldfish (two comets and an oranda). Their only current tank mate is a pleco. I love the idea of adding in a dojo loach! I’ll have to look into them some more.
I was about to but some otocinclus for my goldfish tank and I'm really glad I watched this video before I did. Thanks for saving me and my fish a lot of potential trouble, I love this channel so much!
Love this! Been thinking about getting a hillstream loach or bristlenose for my goldfish tank for a while. I keep variatus platties (sunburst wag tails) with my 4 shubunkins in a planted 75 gallon at the moment and they've slowly expanded their population but most fry get eaten (as intended). It sounds like a hillstream loach or 2 is probably the way to go for me, although the blue eye lemon longfin bristlenose is really eye catching... almost like a gold colored koi or something.
I feel like a rare case then!! My goldfish were feeder fish until we saved them and put them in an outdoor pond. Once the pond was at risk to freezing we put the fish with our cichlids cause we thought we would just try. And they love it!!! Haven’t had any issues and it’s been over a year! Some other tank mates are 2 clown loaches, 3 HUGE plecos, and a red tail blue loach!
Haha well if you put them in almost freezing water I can see why’d they prefer the tank
I have a question… that tank behind you is like my dream but I’ve had a 20 gallon and only had 2 at all times and cleaning was insane. I was cleaning it every week, if I remember correctly, or once a month but the waste would mess a lot with water levels. What is the best fish/fishes that actually help with maybe eating that waste. Or maybe I’m asking the question wrong.. How do you keep your water levels perfect all the time with all the waste from the fancies? Bristle nose plenco?? Also is having no gravel on the bottom easier for clean up? I think this channel is great thank you for the videos.. huge help!
There is nothing you can add to your tank to remove wastes unfortunately as all living beings produce their own waste too. That just means you either need to do multiple water changes a week or get a bigger tank so it takes longer for those wastes to build up. 🙂
I just found your channel , subbed and notified right away. My first ever fish went in my 40 gallon aquarium yesterday. Thems goldfish , 5 put in there.
Hoping you continue to post very informative videos .Thank you very very much. From an older guy up in Canada.
Upgrade the tank when they grow that's really too small
Lovely Orandas behind you. I love the full round fins.
Thanks so much! I have been looking for tank members for my goldfish and this really helped
I love your common sense approach!
Just subscribed! I'm new in the fish hobby and loving it so far I started a channel and you inspired me!
From personal experience White Cloud minnows work so wonderful with goldfish. Mine are definitely too big to be eaten and its so cute watching them try to follow my fancy 😂💕
In Australia the Tandanus catfish is a great tankmate for goldfish, can go outside year round in temperate regions as well.
I love watching your videos. I have developed MTS from you and I'm loving it, also have tried my first plants ever thanks to your easy products and tutorials keep up the amazing work.
Looking for a few friend to help keep my 12 year old common goldfish’ tank clean. This really helped!
Thank you so much! I was hoping you would do a goldfish tankmates video.i have giant danios in my goldfish tank so also a great tankmate they are even breeding in my tank.
Troy Johnson same bro
Thank you for this video! I have a 75 gallon tank I'm setting up with an Oranda and a Ryukin fancy. my plan is to have pearlweed and S. Repens carpet the bottom as a buffer between the open water and the bottom as well as a cavernous rocky area to the side with space for the smaller fish to enter/exit but not the goldfish, I want to get a couple dojo loaches to live down there and some white clouds or variatus platys
To feel my bristlenoses (babies at the moment 5mths old), i have a skull ornament they hide in, so every second day i put a vegie wafer into the eye hole of the skull where the goldfish can't get into. When they get to big to hide in the skull i will have to come up with a new plan.
I also put some sinking food into the bushy plant hoping they get some of that to.
I appreciate this video very very much! I'm adopting a Shubunkin that I've set up a 75 gallon for and I've been trying to figure out good tank mates for her that aren't just the pair of golden loaches she's already buddies with. The longfin rosy barbs sound to me like a great long term plan if the bio-load ends up being light enough to handle her, her buddies, and the snails I'm planning on adding in. I also considered the hillstream loaches, and it's really nice to finally hear someone say they can work with goldfish.
fathead minnows, do really good with comets. cheap (feeders) and are very active.
FINALLY. Someone else that keep those. When we do our pond we're running shubunkin and white minnow. Will also be growing koi to sell at size.
I have those in my pond in Denver with my goldfish and koi. They made it through the winter here without any extra heat.
In my 65, I currently have a single ranchu, two medium dojo’s, and a small school of white clouds. This tank was originally just a grow out tank for three baby ranchu before they get moved out to my pond, but tragedy struck this summer and I lost all of my goldfish except the one ranchu when my city did something weird with the water supply. The poor lone ranchu was depressed until I moved in some buddies from my other tanks and now he is so happy derping around the tank with the other fish. Multiple water tests make me think there is heavy metal or something else that doesn’t come up on my tests. I just can’t do water changes during the summer now. 2020 happened, so my pond is drained until spring and this little ranchu is stuck in the house until then too.
My go to guy for aquarium tips. Very knowledgeable fella
Hey! Do you think it would work as well with a longfin bristlenose?
Thinking about the tail, that they might nag on it
Opinion on keeping Mystery, Apple, Snails. I have 4 gold snails in my 40g breeder with 2 ranchu goldfish & 7ish gold white clouds.
Hello I would recommend looking into a video he made about snails and goldfish they can choke up on the baby's so a nerite would be better they only breed in salted water
I kept some mystery snails with my bubble eye goldfish and the poor snails spent most the time cooped up in their shell because the goldfish would try and eat their antennae and face. I felt bad for them, and they ate my water lettuce so I did not feel they were a good mix.
could ghost shirmp work? looking for non agressive bottom cleaning tank mates
I currently have pictus cats, yo-yo loaches, otocinclus and a mystery snail, with my two fancy goldfish. I got the otocinclus before I saw this video. Started with four and currently at two otos. Never found the two missing otos, so possibly eaten. Thanks for this helpful video!
Interesting tips. As always good with general guidelines and what to keep in mind.
I keep 3 hillstream loaches with 3 goldfish in a 30 gallon tank. I have them for 1 month now and I am wondering how can I feed them and what? Goldfish will not allow a algae wafer to exist over 2 minutes, they eat eveything!! Any advice?
Thanks for the nice videos all the time. I hope your back heals very quickly.
Awesome video man definitely gave me some great ideas for what is possible.
So I have a 60 gallon tank currently with one ranchu goldfish, soon to be followed by a second fancy, a few snails and a lone amano shrimp. I’m currently working on setting up a large piece of driftwood and then I will be adding some anubius, Java fern and Amazon sword plants. Once I do I would like to get a cleaner type fish and a schooling fish. The school will most likely be the white cloud or rice fish, and I liked the idea of a hoplo. But I’m not sure how many I should get, any advice would be awesome
Can I put a tetra with a gold fish like a black stripe tetra
So something like a Striped Raphael Catfish would be a good match?
Now I want a hillstream loach
I have 3😊
Haplo catfish sometimes scream when you catch them they press air trough their gills
its weird to hear them scream like they do
Have a question if someone could answer I have a 20 gallon wide thank with a hang of the back filter and sponge filter is that good enough fliteration for my black more fish and when he gets bigger will I need a bigger tank thanks
I would think that would be plenty even when he’s grown! I’m sure there’s someone who would disagree haha) but I have 5 fancy goldfish (1 is a black Moore) and a dojo in a 65 which I used to run a hang on back 110 and a sponge filter (not I have a cheap canister because I got sick of cleaning out the sponges but anyhow...) I’ve had them for a couple of years and they’re quite big and my water parameters stay good and I don’t have any issues. 👍🏻 good luck! Let me know if you have any other questions.
@Aquarium Co-Op I've got 37 gallon tank and I've got 5 small orandas but they makes water cloudy very fast just in about 5 day. I feed them 3 times a day which they can finish in about 4 min. I've got a box filter but I don't think it’s enough. Can you please suggest me a good one for me? Thanks love from Uk.
I have two comet goldfish in a 55 gallon tank. What would you recommend putting with them as tankmates? I
Maybe watch the video And see how you like it
Hey everyone! I have currently got a smaller tank with a couple of variatus platys and a few danios, as well as a couple of amano shrimp I rescued from a friends tank. In the near future I plan on upgrading to a 55 gallon (200L) tank of my dreams. I really want to begin that tank with 2 fancy goldfish (a black moor and a fantail) and was thinking about repeating my current set up of variatus platys and danios. Really glad to see the variatus platys are in this video, but I was just wondering on people’s thoughts on danios? Like the white clouds obviously they are a schooling fish and are pretty fast - so they would likely dodge being eaten in my opinion! But any reasons why I should/shouldn’t would be ace, thanks!
Reticulated hillstream loaches ROCK!
Hi cory I have about 40 small 2 inch goldfish in a 25 gallon tank. I have an XL sponge filter in it bit water quality is stil difficult to maintain. I see you keep alot of them in 20 gallon tanks. How do you keep water clean... I out plants and it helps but its really difficult and I out the plant to avoid water changes.
Cheers.
I have a 60 gallon tank with 2 fancy goldfish, will a school of minnows work well? Possibly a zebra danio?
Great video! :) Another species that seems to work really well in a goldfish tank (at least with single-tailed goldfish and wakins) is the siamese algae eater. They're very friendly tank mates with a "food response" that is similar to that of goldfish, so they don't get outcompeted at feeding time. Goldfish are also effective dither fish for the SAE's, making them feel more at ease. Other species my goldfish are currently kept with are panda garras, hoplo cats and some corydoras (large enough to be a safe combo). Very peaceful tank. 👌
Are those the same as Chinese algae eaters?
@@brickosaurus2276 Which ones specifically do you mean? :)
@@Aqua_Gino well I heard that Chinese algae eaters are not safe to have with goldfish because they tend suck the slime coat even if you feed them separately. I believe petco sells them with goldfish. I don't know if there is a difference or not
@@brickosaurus2276 Oh I see. Yeah I would never trust a Chinese algae eater with peaceful/vulnerable fish like goldfish. The scientific name of the species you don't want is Gyrinocheilus aymonieri. If you compare it closely to a Crossocheilus species (the ones you want) you'll learn to spot the difference. 🙂
By the way, sometimes the Chinese algae eater is labeled as "Siamese". And there are species which look like the actual Siamese algae eaters but which are not. There are some articles on the internet which explain the difference nicely.
What are you’re thoughts about a Fancy goldfish and Rainbow fish aquarium?
Thank you Cory you are the go to guys for knowledge!!!
I want some goldfish so bad!!!
But i have plattys, mollys, 1betta and some amano shrimp.... would it be a total no go with betta and shrimps?
Probably not, they get pretty big
alright what about axotles? think the question is more posed on what can live with axolotles but thought it fit. in a 180 gallon, have 2 axolotles, can goldfish go with them without picking at their feather gills? both like cold water and swim in different parts of water.(fancy gold fish only)
Hey , I’m cycling my 36 gallon . Ph is 7.6 , Nitrate and Nitrite is at 0 ppm . But my ammonia is at a consistent 0.25 ppm . Any suggestions? I’ve added API QuickStart also ..
Question, I’m planning on making a 40 breeder planted tank and going to be housing 2 oranda goldfish and wanted to know if I should get 2 or 4 hill stream loaches base on the tank size?
Hello new to this page
I'm getting my new tank and fahaka puffer next week. Was meant to be getting puffer two weeks later but now it's same day. Want to cycle tank immediately and been told to use Api quick start and Api tap water conditioner. Then add him straight away. Would you say this is OK. I have other aquariums but always cycled naturally
I keep my lion head ranchu with some rainbow fish they do very well together in my personal experience so far
Hey cory! if i have a dojo loach in the 40 gallon would i be able to keep a few dwarf pea puffers? not planning on it just an interesting concept
Pea puffers need really warm water, dojos need it cooler. Thats a huge no
I'm not sure I could say it's a huge no like the other commentor. However it wouldn't be the easiest combo. You'd want to run the temps at about 74-75. Your pea puffers may torment the dojo loach by nipping. However they might never do that either. If you did try it, you'd need to be ready to take action. My advice would be find different fish to keep in the 40, and do a pea puffer tank dedicated down the road.
Aquarium Co-Op sounds good!
Any suggestion for a 55 gallon that has 2 fancy Goldfish and 2 Dojo loaches - algae eater? I added mystery snails, but they will not live in there (I find empty shells), LFS thinks loaches ate them, live...ICK!
This goldfish tank has made you a personal hero of mine. The variatus platy being cold hardy was something i did not know. On a related note Ive got a gold dojo loach i put in my 120 about a week ago, (plan on adding another pair soon) last few days he has taken to swimming into the current from the HOB and then abruptly doing what I can only describe as playing possum. He will float stiff as a board for a few moments, then take off. I do not believe it is a swim bladder issue, he can stay on the bottom whenever he wants, but coming home to see your loach "stuck" to the filter does nothing good for my blood pressure. Otherwise he is very active, burrowing in the gravel occasionally, absolutely destroys his food. Only tank mates are goldies and a bristlenose I haven't seen since I put in a month ago. Anybody else had this behavior? Looked about online and answers were all over the place.
I used to keep rosey barbs. Used to bite my fingers when cleaning
Hi thanks can a molly handle cooler water? Are they the same as a platty?
Chaetosomas! I have the spotted and the striped-one of which turns a very nice orange on the underbelly. The only fish they chase in my 180g are the clown loaches. I also keep them with S lucipinnis and sidthimunkis in a 60g. Great algae eaters. A more delicate touch with plants too. Since Dorkula likes danios, might those appear in the 800?
Great tank mates video and information 😎👍🏻
Hi!! Are Molly’s aggressive or not? I keep reading different opinions and I have them in a tank with my goldfish
I have some snails for my fish and they are very calming and have no aggression
Hey I have 2 synodontis fish about 13 cm in a 120 ltr tank. What options do I have for other tank mates?
How do you feed both the hillstream loach and the goldfish together?
Thank you. I been wanting to upgrade my tank and your video has been very informative. 😃 you answered every question I had
Can u put cleaner snails in a gold fish tank I’m looking for a cleaner
Same rules apply. If the fish can't fit it in it's mouth then yes.
The problem is they don't clean poo and that's the main problem with goldfish. Cleaning the substrate and water changes are your only real options for a clean tank.
That being said I won a comet goldfish at a fair six years ago and with little effort the fish thrives.
I have had snails but never tried other fish because of the added poo.
Sorry to bother you , I have bought a second hand tank, it has come with everything I need. I would like to know if I can use the filter the way it came. Or should I throw all the filter material away, sterilising the new unit then put new filter material in. Thanks in advance.
You'd be fine to just start it up with the old media.
Great video. What do you think about Crossocheilus oblongus (I don't know how do you call this fish in yor country but we call them "mower"). Water parameters, temperature, size, food - ewerything seems to match, but I wonder if they would like to gnaw goldfish's fins?
Is it bad that i bred the variatus platy with the common platy together , then made the hybrids breed for 6-7 generations until they developed their own characteristics of being stripped and spotted at the same time?
I want to mix some fish with a BIG mystery snail. 10 gallon tank. Any recommendations??
Mollies should be good
@@feitanportor9780 thanks! I was looking at mollies I think they’re really nice. I ended up just getting a few Cory catfish and they all get along in harmony lol
@@franklinfocus that’s great!😊 you should do a TH-cam video on it!
Nice tank you have there. Wonder what is the height of the tank. Look amazing in the backgroujd.
So my roomate got a ciclied and put it with my gold fish it hasn't been aggressive so far should i leave it in or take it out
Just picked up a dojo loach, was gonna build a tank for a few of them, but I didn't really want a goldfish for tankmates...any recommendations for a dojo loach tank? I would like to see what you think, but I haven't been able to find a video on your opinion on this
"a hotdog with fins".
I love that line to makes me laugh every time
I added 3 sewellia lineolata in my goldfish tank. But I cannot feed them anything! Everything I throw for them, the goldfish jumps first. Any advice?
I have 10 dwarf pale blue ghromie s in a 55 gallon tank with 2 ivory/ peach fancy goldfish. 6 Coriadoras help to keep the tank clean..
I have 3 fancies with 2 yellow tail spinny eels. I have not ran into any problems yet, it been about a year and a half.
In your expert opinion... What do you think of sand as a substrate for goldfish? I have 2 comets I won at the county fair over a year ago, Ive finally moved them to an appropriate sized tank and like what Ive heard about sand, most people online say its good to use but you are in my opinion, the authority on fish. Additionally, I were to get a dojo loach would that be fine in sand. Thanks in advance
I have two gold fish and along with them are 4 mollies 8 guppys 2 sword tail and 2 tank cleaners
Any tips on safe fish to go with a Ryukin, was thinking a tetra..
Mine have some mystery snails and whiteclouds with them. So far so good
Thanks Cory for the tips. Have never mixed other fish with my goldfish.
Do you think a Congo spotted puffer could work with a Oranda in a 30 gallon?
Hey Cory, I was wondering what's the best way to transport first for hours without dying in car. So my idea was using a bucket with a lid to keep from spashing with Two holes. One hole would have one of those airline connectors attached to the lid with airline attached to the inside of the lid with a stone so its part of the lid and the pump can be removed and attached as needed and the other hole maybe with a check valve or something? Air in one hole air out the other? How stupid is that idea and would there be some sort of gas exchange issue.
we have a park witha big pond in town here. there has to be about 200 huge gold fish just schooling around. take the children to feed the ducks and the fish. the city even got a big fountian to keep the pond ice free (mostly ice free) in the winter months
Nice list Cory, I've kept zebra danios with mine for a few years, definitely brought my goldfish out of their shells a bit, can't say I noticed much aggression from the danios towards the ranchus, worked well for me 👍
I had considered them as well. I Just wasn't sure how well they would work for a majority of people due to how fast they eat. But yes I believe danios are worth trying a swell.
Not so much zebra danios as my larger ones ate them. Had the giant danios with mine for about 3 years no problem.
is a 10 gallon too small to put a single 3" holding pundamilia cichlid temporarily until the fry are spit out?
Fish co-op really amazing .
Thank you for this wonderful videa. Thank you for recommending dojo loach. I have been told absolutely no by so many people.
In your experience, do dojo loaches need to have a certain quantity or is 1 okay? Thank you.
Lots of people will recommend lots of things. I want people to know that just because my videos gets a lot of views, my experiences aren't more valid than others with the same experience level. So if your local fish store has been selling fish for 30 years, and say don't put goldfish with dojo loaches, that's a valid opinion just like mine. Mostly I think most people need to research and find what works for them. I find that 1 or many dojos will work with goldfish assuming food and tank size is appropriate.
@Eric Ericson thank you so very much for sharing your experience.😊
@@AquariumCoop thank you for your reply. I do not support the fish stores close to me. They have the attitude of, 'their way or the highway'.😡 Where I have found the opposition is on different fish groups. The minute I say comet, common or goldfish I get attacked by horrible people.
I have been thinking of dojo loaches because I recently saw them in a pond and the gentleman said that they were great with his koi and goldfish in his pond. Then I saw this video and was like, Ha!
Still performing research for set tank set up for these guys. I want the new tank (a 75 long) to be friendly for my comet and common as well as the loaches.😊 Thank you.
I added 3 golden dojo’s with my goldfish. They are the most entertaining and enjoyable fish in my tank. They play with each other and other fish.