restingwolf

hello everyone i have a 5 1/2 gallon tank with a aqua clear power filter 150 gph and a heater i wanted to know if i can put one feeder gold fish in the tank and also what temp should i set the heater on so the goldfish doesnt get ick i heard water up and down turns into ich so please let me know thank you i know gold fish is cold water but setting the heater on 70 degrees shouldnt be bad for 1 gold fish should it thanks

Chief_waterchanger

The tank is too small first of all. Goldfish, even FEEDERS get 8-12 inches at adulthood. Your goldfish would NOT like that much of a current in the tank, and would be VERY unhappy. Ich is killed at 82 degrees farenheit, however goldfish are a temperate water fish, they do not like it over 75 degrees at max. The heater setting is fine... just I would say the fish needs absolute minimum of 30g by the time it is bigger. If it is small it could be kept in a 10g for a LITTLE bit.. like.. 4 or 5 months is my longest suggestion.

Good luck.

Allie

No...goldfish are very dirty and get too big. If you are feeding it to another fish or whatever then you want it to be healthy so your other pet isn't eating a diseased meal. If it's only there a day or so until it's dinner than it would be okay