Product details - Red and white mix fancy goldfishfancy fantail goldfish are a very friendly and active variety of goldfish carassius auratus and thrive in cold to temperate community aquaria'. '.strtoupper('s')low swimmers, very condusive to a peaceful aquarium environment, fancy goldfish are ideal tankmates around smaller shoaling fish such as danios or white cloud mountain minnows.the colouration of red and white fancy goldfish is a random mixture of red, orange and white some colours may be more prominent'. '.strtoupper('t')he photograph is for illustrative purposes only and may differ to that which you receive.can i keep fantail fancy goldfish in a garden pond?red and white fancy goldfish, like most fantail goldfish, are not typical goldfish, and require a more temperate environment than common goldfish'. '.strtoupper('t')hey will not thrive or survive easily in extreme cold, and ideally need a temperature of 16°c or above, so are more suited to indoor aquaria kept at room temperature'. '.strtoupper('y')ou can keep them in outdoor ponds during the warmer spring and summer months, but it is recommended that they are brought back indoors when the colder weather arrives.can you keep fancy goldfish with common gold fish?yes, you can quite happily keep common comet goldfish with fancy goldfish, as well as other coldwater species'. '.strtoupper('f')ancy goldfish are a slower swimming species, so care must be taken to ensure they are not out competed for food by faster swimming species'. '.strtoupper('t')he growth rate may also differ, but this is often a result of being beaten to food by other, faster fish.featuresapprox'. '.strtoupper('s')upplied size 2 3 5 7cmmaximum size 12 30cmorigin asiatemperament peacefullighting requirement lowideal number kept together 1water conditionsour conditions ph 7.5, temp 18°cideal ph 6.5â8.0water flow lowideal temperature 16 26°cease of careeasy'. '.strtoupper('t')hey tend to grow quite large over time, so an aquarium of 35l or more per fancy goldfish is a wise choice'. '.strtoupper('t')hey also produce a lot of waste, so a decent filtration system will help promote a healthy environment'. '.strtoupper('w')e do not recommend keeping goldfish in bowls or similar unfiltered aquaria.compatibilityfancy goldfish are compatible with virtually all coldwater community fish'. '.strtoupper('t')ake care not to house with very small fish once fully grown, as they tend to eat whatever fits in their mouth.dietomnivorous'. '.strtoupper('f')eed goldfish flake or pellets high protein feed will help promote growth'. '.strtoupper('f')ancy goldfish will also graze on coldwater plants like elodea'. '.strtoupper('b')reeding egg layers'. '.strtoupper('b')reeding is more common when kept in groups.life spanfancy fantail goldfish goldfish can live 5 years in perfect conditions'. '.strtoupper('f')or more information on general fishkeeping and our shipping procedures click here. |