Goldfish Planted Tank

[Rafael Dilone]

So i have a spare 10 gallon tank with 8 small goldfish with an Aquaclear 50 set at minimal flow rate. It really has been keeping the tank clean with all the waste the goldfish produce. I have some Flora base and some extra fine sand to spare. So i would be interested in planting the goldfish tank slowly. I already have a fully 10 gallon planted tank that has been running for years. But i am aware that goldfish will either eat or tear up most plants. So i would appreciate it if someone can suggest some plants that will go well with goldfish and would provide nice aquascaping. I was thinking of some anubias plants which will go well with the tank.

 

[SlyPolak]

8 goldfish in a 10 gallon!!

I think you're 8 goldfish overstocked

 

[Rafael Dilone]

8 goldfish in a 10 gallon!!

I think you're 8 goldfish overstocked

I run a filter that is far beyond a 10 gallon with great water quality. I believe in getting the largest filtration unit you can afford as long as it has adjustable flow rate of GPH that is not harmful to fishes. People need to see that the general tank rules of fishes per tank can be stretched. Take for example the takashi amano nano tanks that are a few liters barely 4 gallons and have a small school of tetras or other small fishes. With proper care they will live well in the tank for a certain amount of time. Afterwards i would swap them out into my larger tanks. So can someone please just tell me what plants would be a good for this tank.

 

[anshuman]

those 8 fish will grow VERY fast. get big tank first , or loose those small fish. then you can have very big heavy plants in the tank, small plants will get toyed and tossed out.


http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fdEiCoqiZI < my tank with plants.

 

[Rafael Dilone]

those 8 fish will grow VERY fast. get big tank first , or loose those small fish. then you can have very big heavy plants in the tank, small plants will get toyed and tossed out.


http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fdEiCoqiZI < my tank with plants.

I am asking for plants that could possibly work. Thank you for your concern but i am ok with my 8 goldfish. I have done extensive research in taxonomy and have breed a wide range of fishes. I have 5+ tanks at home and all range in sizes. The goldfish are very small and i am aware of their growth rate and when they should be moved. But i would like to establish this planted tank as they outgrow the tank. So can someone offer some advice that is relevant. I have a good idea of plants that would work with the tank at the current size of the goldfishes.But would like to hear other peoples opinion on plants.

 

[ian]

Let's stick to the question in hand and what the op asked, he has been advised. As for plants in a small goldfish, I reckon you'd be looking at java ferns and anubius attatched to rock and bog wood.

 

[anshuman]

get some big jungle val as i did. and then some big leaf plants.

 

[Rafael Dilone]

Let's stick to the question in hand and what the op asked, he has been advised. As for plants in a small goldfish, I reckon you'd be looking at java ferns and anubius attatched to rock and bog wood.

Thanks for the info. I was looking into adding those and perhaps a moss ball they can nibble/eat. Atm the goldfish are under 1 inch. They were given to me from a friend who breeds goldfishes. We always trade one another our fry and raise them to be sold or given a good home. I do plan on moving these in about a month or so into a 135 gal custom tank. Not my 135 gal tank but a person i do tank cleaning for and he wants to have a few goldfish in there. So promised i would raise some goldfish for him. If anyone has any other plants that can be kept with goldfish your input would be appreciated.

 

[anshuman]

I had huge success with bunching up water wisteria and putting a weight to hold them down, they grew fast and looked V V V beautiful.

http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6BytvJUvO0 .

Like you , i too kept trying plants with goldies till i succeeded. BTW, goldies teared up carolina cabomba and floating riccia like it was salad.

 

[Rafael Dilone]

I had huge success with bunching up water wisteria and putting a weight to hold them down, they grew fast and looked V V V beautiful.

http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6BytvJUvO0 .

Like you , i too kept trying plants with goldies till i succeeded. BTW, goldies teared up carolina cabomba and floating riccia like it was salad.

Yea this is my first time planting a tank which have goldfish in them. I always had planted tanks for years but usually with cardinal tetras, rainbows, etc. It will be hard to let go of the goldfish once they have outgrown their tank soon. I got them as fry and it has been fun watching them grow. I will look into the plants you mentioned. You seem to have a nicely setup goldfish tank with plants.

 

[Rafael Dilone]

Well i have given away the 8 goldfish and will start planting the tank soon. I will have it planted for a few weeks before adding fishes. Even though this tank has been running for a few months now.

 

[haowin]

Hey guess it might be late but ive got GF in my tank with various plants. I was really sceptical at first when i was researching plants and GF, all i kept reading was goldfish and plants = expensive dinner. So i tried with some moss balls and it went fine, so i tried more choosing hardy plant, atm ive got moss balls, riccia fluations, java ferns, vallis spiralis (think thats right), elonea densa, anubius nana, theyre generally hardy plant and i can say my GF arent interested in the plants at all. They are somewhat oppurtunists but if the plants are healthy enough they'll be ok. It was well worth the risk for trying plants in my tank, fills the tank and gives the tank characther.

 

[Teephphah]

Hey, has anyone mentioned that 8 goldfish in a 10 gallon is the worst thing to ever happen in the entire history of fishkeeping and possibly the whole world yet?

They have? Really? How'd I know that would happen?

I do so love it when people feel the overwhelming need to critique the stocking choices of others. Endless entertainment.


Anyway, I've had a surprising amount of luck with anacharis, believe it or not.

I threw it in there expecting it to get eaten, but I had some extra and figured I'd just let it do its "nitrogen sponge" thing until it was completely consumed. But, to my surprise, my kids' (common) goldfish only snacked on it a little, but it was growing fast enough that it wasn't really a problem.

By way of contrast, they did some pretty heavy damage to my java fern, which I had heard they would leave alone. They picked the leaves to pieces, all the way down to the stems. Rhizome is still okay though, as far as I can tell. Now that the GF have moved on, I'm hoping it will rise from the ashes.

Wisteria was completly consumed. Amazon sword was not eaten, but it wasn't the healthiest plant in the world when I put it in there. I'm thinking they didn't eat it because there were greener pastures to graze.

So, in my experience, goldfish will choose not to follow the "conventional wisdom" when the opportunity presents itself. Darn the little buggers.

 

[SlyPolak]

Hey, has anyone mentioned that 8 goldfish in a 10 gallon is the worst thing to ever happen in the entire history of fishkeeping and possibly the whole world yet?

They have? Really? How'd I know that would happen?

I do so love it when people feel the overwhelming need to critique the stocking choices of others. Endless entertainment.


Anyway, I've had a surprising amount of luck with anacharis, believe it or not.

I threw it in there expecting it to get eaten, but I had some extra and figured I'd just let it do its "nitrogen sponge" thing until it was completely consumed. But, to my surprise, my kids' (common) goldfish only snacked on it a little, but it was growing fast enough that it wasn't really a problem.

By way of contrast, they did some pretty heavy damage to my java fern, which I had heard they would leave alone. They picked the leaves to pieces, all the way down to the stems. Rhizome is still okay though, as far as I can tell. Now that the GF have moved on, I'm hoping it will rise from the ashes.

Wisteria was completly consumed. Amazon sword was not eaten, but it wasn't the healthiest plant in the world when I put it in there. I'm thinking they didn't eat it because there were greener pastures to graze.

So, in my experience, goldfish will choose not to follow the "conventional wisdom" when the opportunity presents itself. Darn the little buggers.

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