chickenfoot3552 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 How do you set up a goldfish tank, is it best to keep it simplistic like Cory's 800 gallon or bare? What's the best way to setup. If you can post pics. It'd be much appreciated, so I have a better idea of hwo to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 What kind of goldfish? The big fancy fat ones have slightly different environment considerations than anything slim-bodied. What I’ve heard and seen is that you don’t normally see the full aquascaping thing with goldfish. The goldfish is the highlight and the plants are a secondary accent. And the plants may get munched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenfoot3552 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 @RovingGinger Sorry, in my head when I say goldfish. I always mean fancy. I don't got the space for comet, koi, or ryukin The Fancy ones I'm looking at are Oranada, Ranchu, Moors, or Fantail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexa Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I like having sand or small gravel because they love sifting through it looking for food. Just make sure if you do use a substrate that it’s not too big as it can be a choking hazard. Hardscape like river stones and wood is okay, just make sure there isn’t anything jagged, since fancies have those long flowing fins. There are a lot of plants that you can get away with! Java fern and Anubias are common choices. Really any sturdy plant can work. I’m having success with Vallisneria inside of the easy planters. In the past I’ve floated stem plants and it worked out well; the goldfish will munch on it and new roots grow from the “broken” pieces 😊 There was a blog article recently about plants and goldfish: 5 Easy Plants for Goldfish Aquariums WWW.AQUARIUMCOOP.COM Goldfish are notorious for munching on or digging up aquatic plants, which is a shame because live plants are both... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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