Can i mix all of these fish together?

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brittany

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i have 2 fish tanks (one is cold water and the other is heated) in the cold water i have 4 gold fish, and in the heated i have 1 angelfish, 2 platys and 1 dwarf gourami. the heated tank is:

49cm-- length
29cm-- width
29cm-- height

would it be ok to mix the gold fish with the angelfish, 2 pltays and the red gourami??

please help me!!!

thanks xoxo
 
a. goldfish need 20 gal per fish
b. yes, but you would need a special water treatment for the fish because the goldfish pee will kill the tropical fish
c. I need a tank size, but I'm going to say that might be a lot crowded.
d. you go by inches not cm.
e. 16x9x9 ... I think
 
Nope, sorry. The tank size doesn't matter, you can never mix coldwater and tropical. Because if you leave the tank warm the goldfish will eventually die, if you cool it the tropical fish will die, and if you try and compromise then all the fish will die.

In any case, the heated tank is too small, even just for the fish that you have now. The angelfish needs at least twenty gallons, so you should remove him. Then add another two platies, because they prefer to be in groups, and leave the tank alone because you'll be fully stocked.

If you have fancy goldfish, you need twenty gallons per fish, which means at least an eighty gallon tank. If they're comets, you will need a pond- no way around it.

Good luck.
 
no first of all goldfish are very messy(thats what they say), and they are cold water fish and if they are the common goldfish they need at least 180 gallon tank for the 4, and they will end up eating the platys at the end as they can reach up to 12" or more
 
I calculated the size of your tank and its about 10.5 gallons(probably 10 after including the thickness of the glass). I don't know what kind of goldfish you have(fancy, comet, koi), but any type of goldfish cannot live in a 10g. A fancy goldfish needs a 20g minimum, a comet needs a 50g minimum, and a koi needs a 500g pond since they can easily grow to over 3 feet. Your current platys and gourami are fine in the 10g. The angelfish would work in a 10g temporarily, but will eventually need a bigger tank because of its height(angelfish have tall fins). A 29g has just the right height for an angelfish.

If you ever get a bigger tank and decide to put in a goldfish, set your tank temperature at around 75 degrees. This is a suitable temperature range that allows both the goldfish and most tropical fish to thrive.

Good luck :D
 
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