different types of goldfish?

[YahooFishKeeper]

is it ok to put different types of goldfish together?

[khyle]

yes, it is. i hv diff types of goldies in a single tank & they get along 2gether well & they play w/ each other. gold fishes r cool fish that won't harm other fish, though don't put any small fish in their tank smaller than their mouth or else they could be eaten (as all other fish do i suppose).

[Seleya]

Which type of goldfish are you thinking of combining? Some mix well, others don't. Ryukins shouldn't be with bubble eyes or other dorsalless fish and really shouldn't be with telescopes or orandas. Usual advice is to mix like with like -- single tails with single tails, egg shaped with egg shaped and dorsalless with dorsalless. I find most egg shaped goldies do fine together. Ryukins can safely be with singletailed goldfish and even hold their own with koi.

[YahooFishKeeper]

hmm... i have some regular kind like at the pet store with a bubble eyed gold fish, a lion head, and two black moores. one is really fat and the other is really small lol. they seem to be fine and dont pick at each other or anything. i was just wondering so that i didnt seriously screw anything up.

[go_dawgs]

Originally Posted by khyle

yes, it is. i hv diff types of goldies in a single tank & they get along 2gether well & they play w/ each other. gold fishes r cool fish that won't harm other fish, though don't put any small fish in their tank smaller than their mouth or else they could be eaten (as all other fish do i suppose).

i had goldfish in with my white clouds and micky mouse fisse and the goldfish were beating up on them, i also used to have a rainbow and my goldfish killed them too! i dont like goldfish anymore they're evil!!!

[seastaar88]

i dont like goldfish anymore they're evil!!!

and MESSY little devils! hah!

[YahooFishKeeper]

ok... i spoke way too soon! in some other thread i blamed my mollies for picking on other fish, so i took them back, now i find out it is the other goldfish beating up my black moores and bubble eyed goldfish! now what? do i take the black moores and bubble eyed fish back, or do i take back the regular goldfish?

[FroggyFox]

What size tank do you have them in?

[Seleya]

Well, first, your mollies really didn't belong with the goldfish.

How do you know who is picking on who? Are you seeing interaction? Some bumping and running up each other's skirts is normal. Your moors, lionhead and bubble-eye should be fine together. What is the 'regular type'? A comet or common goldfish? (single tail, torpedo shaped body) I have a comet in with some of my fantails currently with no problems -- he just ended up in one of my goldfish tanks instead of my pond overwintering basin downstairs last Fall and he's small enough and behaving so he gets to stay until Spring. It's the ryukins you really have to watch -- they like to eat eyes and tend to be bullies.

You can't blame goldfish for trying to eat other fish -- that's what fish do. Having a large fish in with wcmminnows or other tasty morsels frequently ends badly for the smaller fish. It's not aggression, it's nature.

They may be messy compared to the average tetra, barb or rasbora, but they're also larger fish and their requirements tend to be overstated perhaps in part due to the incredible amount of misinformation out there about goldies (heck, even the fish tank kit boxes show 10 goldies in a 6 gallon!). So long as proper stocking levels are maintained (keeping in mind, they're temperate water fish and ALL fish require more space per fish as the water temperature gets cooler) and sensible husbandry is practiced, they're really easy fish and quite interactive.

What size tank is this, why do you think someone is being picked on and what are your water parameters?

[YahooFishKeeper]

they are in a thirty and i have seen the torpedo shaped single tail ones pick on the black moore.

and seleya, the mollies were a gift.