Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / January 2005

I think it would be the temp. If you have good filtration, I do triple
for a goldfish the other thing would be temp. I have my Clown at 82
degrees. My question would be if goldfish can be at the temp all year
around, is it good for the goldfish? Also, I was told by a speaker at a
fish club that fish should only be mixed with those from thier natural
environment. But do goldfish have one? Especially fancy goldfish, they
do not have a natural environment. So who makes the rules?

Kay

Starfish,

It is not that it can't be done, it all depends on how you keep your
Goldfish.  Personally, like now, I don't have heaters in my Goldfish
containers and the temps range around 60 degrees.  Clowns really don't do
well in 60 degree water.  Also my Goldfish are in water that is 8pH, 120ppm
KH with GH around 250 to 300 ppm and although Clowns can tolerate this they
don't necessarily do well in that type of water chemistry.  Now in the
summer time when temps in my ponds are in the 80's I put them outside and
they do well, but that is because of all the live food they have access too
besides what I put in to the pond, plus is the water warms up quick and
cools down slowly they sometimes are outside for 4 months, but that depends
on the year.  One time there were only outside for 2 months.  They seems to
do well in this stint outside, but they seem to really enjoy the 35 gallon
tank that I put them in when they come back inside where the water is softer
and more acid, but they seem to make both seasonal transitions well.

Tom L.L.
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