Regular Member fishermoe14 Posted July 24, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 24, 2005 are neon tetras compatibale with goldfish or will my goldies eat them? my fish are 6 inch and 7 inch fancy goldfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member sandy Posted July 24, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 24, 2005 the goldies would see them as food and will chase them round and try to eat them. neons are fast but its a chance you will have to take if you decide to go ahead. i had white cloud minnows with my fancies and they didnt chase them because they had grown with them so its hard to say what will happen. the temp of the water will have to be tropical. you will need quite a big group so the neons will feel safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fishermoe14 Posted July 24, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 24, 2005 would about 74 F be good enough? how much space does each tetra need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member sandy Posted July 24, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 24, 2005 the temp is fine, and they require more in swimming room rather than gallon size as they dont really add anything to the system, but 6 would be a good number. just remember to quarantine them first and as long as your system is more than six months old they should be fine. just a word of warning though, big fish will eat little fish. what do you plan on feeding them as they need tropical flake in the diet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fishermoe14 Posted July 24, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 24, 2005 i have some old tropical flakes from when my dad had angelfish and they are still ok to be fed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fishermoe14 Posted July 24, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 24, 2005 thanks alot sandy. the mmm has a sale and its 6 for 6 and im thinking about doing that today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member sandy Posted July 24, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 24, 2005 depends how long ago he had the angels, i would buy new flakes. make sure the tank has plenty of hiding places such as fake plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fishermoe14 Posted July 24, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 24, 2005 oh it was only like last year when all the angels died. i got some floating plants and some aponegens. ill probably buy some more thou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted July 24, 2005 Admin Share Posted July 24, 2005 the other problem with Tetras is the they need more soft water than the goldfish needs.....Dont think Tetras and Goldfish should be placed to gether Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Black oranda Posted July 25, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 25, 2005 Also id like to add, if im not mistaken.... Neon tetras are one of the most sensitive and gentil tetras... So putting them in a tank with goldies isn;t a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 2befree Posted July 25, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 25, 2005 I tried putting neons with goldies and the goldies ate all eight of them!So I would say it is not a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fishermoe14 Posted July 25, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 25, 2005 oops. i already bought them yesterday. i shouold have waited. oh well ill just see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gold Ryu Posted July 25, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 25, 2005 Hope it goes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fishermoe14 Posted July 27, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 27, 2005 it didn't go well at all 4 of them got eaten by my goldies in one day then i decided to put them in with my comets in a rubbermaid. so far they seem to be ok but i dont know. i should never have bought them in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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