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What fish can you mix with goldfish?
With these ground rules in mind, here are our top 10 tank mates that we have personally tested and found to be compatible with goldfish:
- Hillstream Loach.
- Brochis multiradiatus.
- Dojo Loach.
- Bristlenose Pleco.
- Rubbernose Pleco.
- White Cloud Mountain Minnows.
- Ricefish.
- Hoplo Catfish.
What big fish can live with goldfish?
7 Best Tank Mates For Goldfish
- Rosy Barbs (Pethia conchonius) Care Level: easy.
- Zebra Danios (Danio rerio)
- Giant Danios (Devario aequipinnatus)
- White Cloud Mountain Minnows (Tanichthys albonubes)
- Dojo Loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)
- Banded Corydoras (Scleromystax barbatus)
- Platy (Xiphophorus maculatus)
What small fish can you put with goldfish?
Suitable goldfish tank mates for smaller aquariums may include white cloud mountain minnows, danios, and gold medaka (check these are larger than the goldfish’s mouth). For variety in larger aquariums suitable tank mates for goldfish may include Murray river rainbow fish.
Can big and small goldfish live together?
As long as they won’t fit in the larger goldfish’s mouth, smaller goldies should be berfectly safe with larger goldfish.
Will a big goldfish eat a little goldfish?
Goldfish by nature are not aggressive, and are not predatory. The short answer would be, “No, they don’t eat each other”. But, if they happen to come across small fish (e.g. baby goldfish), they do not discern, and they will eat it if they can catch it.
How many goldfish can I have in a 50 Litre tank?
Re: How many goldfish can I keep in a 50 litre tank? # Still 1. There is a sticky on this, to explain but if we hang around the real cold water specialists will go into more detail. Basically each normal goldfish needs 40L to live a happy and health life.