Help when buying fish?

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troublewolf

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Goldfish are too dirty and get too big for a 35 liters, which is about 8 gallons (?) US. If you were keeping tetras, tropicals that only get around 2 inches or less, then 6 fish would be fine. with golds its not. Read the one question on here that ask "Fish noobs..." read it. We all argue a bit about the correct size for golds, but no one will say a 35 liter is fit. Comets get over 12 inches in adult size..Fancy's can get a little smaller, around 6-8 inches and that's without measuring their fins. Add on the fact that they produce a large amount of waste, crowding four more fish into your tank is a recipe for disaster.
Are the other fish you have called white cloud minnows? If so, stick with those. Please do not subject goldfish to such a small space.
 
OK so I got a new tank for my fish a few weeks back and it it bigger than our old one (35 liters) and I want to buy some more fish to add to it but I am worried that the new fish will have a disease and kill my 2 fish that I already have (they are 1 year old) I am going to buy the new fish from a local pet shop but I have bought them from there before and they have died (the place we bought the fish we have now has shut down)
Should I risk getting new fish from the local pet store or not?
Or what should I look for before buying them
thanks
The person where we used to buy the fish from said we could have upto 4 fish and the fish I already have are small they are coldwater fish
I only want a couple of goldfish
They will be fine in that tank they are an extra small breed of goldfish!!!!
I just want to know about buying the fish stop telling me about the tank
PLEASE!!!!!!
I asked this question for your help not to be told that my tank if too small!!!!
 
A 35L is still a very small tank, what species of fish do you already have? You may already be fully stocked/overstocked!

EDIT: The person at the store was wrong, they wanted your cash. Goldfish need a minimum of 60 litres EACH! If you have Goldfish in this tank, you need to rehome them. They get too big and too messy for a tiny 35L tank!

A 35L tank is ok for say, one Betta and an apple snail, but not too much more.
 
goldfish get very big a 35 liter is not enough room for what you want.
the fish that would be best for that are guppies but you'll need a heater for them.
 
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