AboutChris Robbins Expertise I have 25+ years of personal experience as a pet
store employee and manager in the family pet store
business. The main part of our business was
Freshwater Fish. I can answer questions on; Fish care, diseases,
parasites and fish identification, feeding your
fish, breeding and sexing your fish, setting up
your aquarium, cleaning your aquarium, and
"what`s this weird stuff in my tank/on my
fish" questions. I am not an African Cichlid expert, Plant expert or Brackish Expert. No Pond or Saltwater Questions Please.
Experience I worked in and managed my family's fish and pet and fish store for 26 years and maintained the 35 aquariums. My experience also has included occasional in-home consultation and aquarium maintenance for my clients.
Expert: Chris Robbins Date: 4/18/2008 Subject: Goldfish!!!!
Question Do goldfish need a filter or heater? Does a goldfish need a specific temp.? Can I put goldfish in a 1 gal. tank? Can I manually clean it? Are they hardy fish? Do they die easily because of ammonia, nitrite, pH, hardness, alkaline, or nitrate? Thanks:)
Answer Hi Christian;
Goldfish are hardy fish when cared for properly. They are a cold water fish so they don't need a heater. They like their water about 68f or a little less. They absolutely need a filter, and a powerful one. They are very messy guys. They cannot live in small tanks or bowls though. That is a common myth. They grow to be at least 6 inches long so the minimum size for just one is ten gallons. Even if the goldfish is small when you buy it, they all grow pretty fast. Here is a good web page about them to help you learn more;
