Redcap With Tropicals?

[bham]

I recently bought a used 37gallon fish tank complete with 2 red cap oranda goldfish, 3 tetras, 2 catfish and 1 plecostomis. I have the temp set to around 74 and they all appear to be doing fine. Can I keep this mixture or should I get rid of the tropicals and just keep the red caps?

 

[chickennuggets123]

Woah, you dont mix tropicals with goldfish! Bad idea.
Buy a separate tank for the goldfish.
They both need different requirements- food, temperature

 

[bham]

Woah, you dont mix tropicals with goldfish! Bad idea.
Buy a separate tank for the goldfish.
They both need different requirements- food, temperature

Thanks for the response,that's what I figured. I didn't know I was getting fish with the tank I bought off craigslist but I took them all just so that they didn't get flushed. I am looking for a new home for the tropicals now. Any advice on good tank mates for these red cap oranda goldfish?

 

[fluttermoth]

In all honesty, goldfish are better kept in a species only tank. Most of the temperate tropical fish, like White Cloud mountain minnows and danios, are small enough to be eaten by the goldies as they grow, and are so active the slower swimming fancy goldfish, like your orandas, get stressed and upset by the little ones dashing around.

 

[StandbySetting]

Mixing Goldfish and tropical fish is fine within reason, just don't go over 26oC, and be careful about mixing as the Goldfish will happily eat/fin nip the tropical fish given the opportunity.

Without knowing which species of tetra, catfish and pleco you have it's hard to advise.

 

[bham]

I found a good home for everything but the goldfish. I'm going to set the tank up as best I can to suit them...already looking for a larger tank. This may be addictive.