Will they be ok together ?

ClarkyJ

Hi I have 3 fan tails at the moment I am going to get 3 more livebearers for breeding purposes. Will these fish be ok together ?
The fan tails and livebearers. And when the fry are born to they need to come strate out of that tank ? Thanks for all your help

Rue

Fan-tails? As in Goldfish?

You can't mix Goldfish (cold-water) with live-bearers (warm-water).

Why are you planning on breeding fish?

ClarkyJ

no no no Lol

Rue

...well now! That clears things up...

lioness501

i have a Goldfish in my tank with guppies, and alsorts of others, the temp is 77 and he is happy as larry. been in there for 6 months now, so i say, yes, u can keep Goldfish in a heated tank! :):):)

musho3210

i say i dont know, what size tank do you have?

Rue

...77 F is getting a bit high for Goldfish, some sources list 60-65 as ideal, others say 70-75 F...and he might be doing well now...but as a rule the water is too warm for long term success and health...

Fancy Goldfish are also less hardy than the single finned varieties, so if you have a small comet he might be more tolerant than if you had a black moor for example...but that's another huge discussion...

...and then again, you could have one of the exceptions to the rule...

Heh...rules ARE meant to be broken...

fish_4_all

I don't see a problem as long as the tnak is large enough. With 3 fancies and adding live bearers you need to have at least a 55 if not larger.

I also know other fish keepers that have kept Goldfish of many different species in heated tanks at 78-80 for well over 8 years. They were huge but did not have any health problems and were some of the nicest looking Goldfish I have ever seen.

ClarkyJ

kk ty