MaddieLynn

I recently lost the 2 smallest goldies in my 55g, so I'm left with just 2 (a 3-4" fantail and a 2-2.5" oranda). Since there are just the 2 of them, I'm thinking about swapping tank inhabitants with my 29g. Then I'd have a 29g goldie tank and a 55g community tank.

Should I do it? Or should I stick with the whole big-goldie-tank idea just a little longer? I haven't had very good luck with them. The 2 biggest things I'm worried about are upsetting the eco-system of the community when I move them to the 55g, because everything in their current tank is going SUPER right now. The other big worry I have is that if the 2 goldies I lost died from some illness, I don't want my whole community picking it up.

Also, what kind of work is involved with switching tanks and how could I prevent a mini-cycle?

ATKINSON

Perhaps wait a while( a few weeks) to be hundred percent sure that the illness is gone. It is your choice as to whether you want to swop or not?

MissMTS

If all is well, I would leave it be. Maybe yet a couple more goldies for your 55g I swapped tanks a couple months ago and it was a BIG headache. I wouldn't do it unless you absolutely needed to. If you do decide to do it, keeping the filters running on a rubbermaid tub of tank water and fish while you do the transfer should keep your cycle intact