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Discussion in 'Freshwater General Discussion' started by Cynthia, May 20, 2010.

  1. Cynthia

    Cynthia Thread Starter Member

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    after having my kitty run away :( ...I'm looking for a small,friendly little fish that will "play" live a couple years and does good with others, currently my female Veil-tail Ruby is my fish buddy but she's rather aggresive and not too good with others...
     
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  2. MasterBlue

    MasterBlue Active Member

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    AWWWW! I'm sorry about your kitty =(
    I hope someone can help you, if it doesn's give live birth I pretty much don't play with it >.>;
     
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  3. MOD_Dawn

    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    what size setup do you have for this fish and what do you intend on putting in with it?
     
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  4. nossie

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    Well, Goldfish are very friendly, mine are snuggling with me every day and all the time :)
    And a common fantail doesn't grow much bigger than 6-7 inches at most, so it's one of the smaller, hardier varieties. But you need to have a 20 gallon tank for him to live in. Very rewarding investment though!

    But if you're looking for some nice tropicals or smaller fish, then I can't help that much, since I haven't ever noticed any tropicals being too cuddly C:
     
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  5. Cynthia

    Cynthia Thread Starter Member

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    maybe a 40 gal if I can get one ,and I don't know yet
     
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  6. MOD_Dawn

    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    most of your larger fish that come to mind would be a 55g minimum (Jack Dempsey, Parrot Fish, Oscar)...
    Agree with you could do goldfish...section it up and do a variety of this and that...
    for a variety take a look at these suggestions from my local fish store (and I disagree with them saying larger fish are okay in 20g...maybe when they are small, but defin not at full size)--> <a class="postlink" href="http://elmersaquarium.com/c106communityinfo.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://elmersaquarium.com/c106communityinfo.htm</a>
    see angel, peaceful, and livebearer.
     
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  7. Cynthia

    Cynthia Thread Starter Member

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    the fish there all seem nice, I was thinking about liver bearers anyway ,but a small angel fish seems good, and when it grows up fully a larger tank is easy to get ,that or save up for a 55-75 gal tank for a Oscar
     
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  8. MOD_Dawn

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    before I'd do a oscar I'd do a Jack or Parrot fish (they get really nice colors to them).
     
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    Standard answer Goldfish I have goldfish that you can pet

    Rick
     
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  10. Cynthia

    Cynthia Thread Starter Member

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    I was wondering when you'd say that, but I like tropical fish and you can only keep cold water that aren't small enough to be dinner with a goldfish XD, I prefer bettas, but if I had a 6000 gal pond I'd buy a few fan tails or a couple koi
     
    Cynthia, May 22, 2010
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  11. nossie

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    You could keep goldfish with goldfish C: About 3-4 fish would fit in the 40 gallon :D
    They would give you sooo much of love! c':
     
    nossie, May 22, 2010
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