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5 Responses to “fish community compatability. . . khuli loach, fancy goldfish, rosy & cherry barbs?”

1. Just little ole me Says:
   December 26th, 2009 at 14:33

   Thats about a 15g tank and that is way to many fish for that size tank. Especially if you want to put goldfish in it. With the fancy’s you mentioned you would need a 60g tank. Also kuhli loaches aren’t compatible with white clouds. The barbs can get around 4 inches and need to be kept in groups of 4 or more so they are also to big for your tank. You could go with just the white clouds and maybe a briggs snail or two.

2. pleccy Says:
   December 26th, 2009 at 14:33

   I believe a similar question has already been answered, although I will give some advice. I can see a few problems with both of your proposed options, which I have listed below.

   1) The Khuli loaches will need a 90cm tank once fully grown.

   2) Fantails, black moors and bubble eyes are all goldfish, which need coldwater conditions. If you keep them in tropical conditions the fishes metabolic rates will increase, leading to a greater demand in oxygen.

   3) The white clouds are also coldwater.

   Instead I would recommend the barbs (although with cherries you ideally need 2 females per male) along with a group of tetras or rasboras and some bottom feeders like corydoras. You may also like some livebearers such as platies or endlers.

3. Lindsey C Says:
   December 26th, 2009 at 14:33

   Goldfish, white clouds, and kuhli loaches are coldwater fish while the rest are tropicals. Also, the goldfish produce a lot of ammonia that can kill the other fish and they grow to be 8 inches or more in length, so fancy goldfish need 20 gallons for the 1st goldfish and at least 10 more gallons for each additional goldfish. The loaches will also be to big for your tank because they grow to be 4-5 inches each. The rosy barbs will outgrow the tank because they grow to be 6 inches. So no, neither set-up would work

   For this tank size I would stick with smaller tropicals. You can have the cherry barbs and some compatible tankmates are tetras, platys, rasboras, and some bottom dwellers like cory catfish and maybe a few different colored snails.. I’m guessing your tank is about 20 gallons, so I wouldn’t add any more than 10 or 12 fish.
   I have a 20 gallon with 3 harlequin rasboras, 5 neon tetras, and 4 peppered cory catfish.

4. Sandy Ego Says:
   December 26th, 2009 at 14:33

   First off, goldfish is a coldwater fish, and other fish you listed are tropical fish; they should not be housed in the same tank.

   Second, goldfish are very "dirty" fish (they put out a lot of waste); a 2-foot tank is too small to house 5 large goldfish as you are proposing. Look up more info about goldfish online - there are some good sites out there that go into more detail about keeping goldfish.

   Your best bet is to either get a couple of large goldfish, or stick with tropical fish community and get a school of barbs, tetras and some loaches.

5. Crystals Says:
   December 26th, 2009 at 14:33

   Ok, we can mix the goldfish with sub-tropicals because the fantails prefer warmer temps (about 70).
   Your barbs would pick at your goldfish (possibly killing them) and the barbs are usually nitrate sensitive (goldfish produce a lot of waste).
   Khuli loaches would live, but not thrive. I suggest a weather loach instead, as they live in cold streams and can survive and thrive in anything above 60. They are often added to goldfish tanks, be sure to include a cave to hide in.
   The white clouds would thrive too, they are cold water.

   I think you may be overstocking the tank…
   2 foot tank, how wide? here is a link for figuring out gallons: http://www.fishfriend.com/tank_volume_calculator.html

   1 fantail goldfish to 10 gallons, remember they can grow huge. Anyone who tells you fish grow to the size of the tank is only telling part of the truth, they may stop growing, but thier organs don’t - leads to a miserable death.

   Best of luck!