Joining the Goldfish club

I’ve been thinking about a goldfish for a while! I just lost a few bettas (one to old age and a sick fish because of a strict covid quarantine) I’ll post more about that elsewhere.

Anyways so now I have the space because I was able to Move some fish around.I went and purchased a goldfish from PetSmart . The fish was in with the fantails but has the bump on its head like the Oranda. I will post a photo soon. Didn’t look like a fantail. I didn’t really ask I just wanted to get in and out. He /she has a scale hanging off it’s head. Maybe they shift the fish because of bullying or maybe the fish was one someone gave up, who knows I just hope it’s healthy enough to live a long life. Most of my experience is with bettas. Had goldfish as a kid but they never lived (we didn’t know what we were doing then) any tips are appreciated!

 

You don't need a heater, they like cooler water.
Large water changes are necessary. They are super messy eaters.
They can get pretty big so a big tank is needed. What size is s/he in now?

 

I took the heater out and cooled down the water prior to putting her in. 20 gallon for now just her and some small pest snails that won’t go away. Although I think I saw her eat some. For now I have a tetra 20i and and a 10i on each side, and an air stone. I can always get another filter it’s just what I had set up. I have a few other filters I just don’t know if they will produce way to much flow in the 20 or be too large for the tank. I will have to upgrade again eventually I’m sure. I have turtles so I’m used to a lot of waste and water changes !

 

What type of Goldfish?

 

Pompom watch that they don't grow over the mouth

 

Thanks makes sense now. I didn’t even know what a Pom Pom was ! The fish was in with fantails so I was a bit confused. Do you know how to tell if it’s male or female?

 

Unfortunately, no.

 

Do you know how to tell if it’s male or female?

It's hard to tell if they're not breeding, but I believe the best way is to look down under their tail to see if you can see a vent. If it's a female, you'll see a little sort of bump. If you can't see that either means it's male or you missed it.