Re: Fantail Goldfish
OK, that's a good thing about the black spots disappearing! Brighter color is a good thing, too. It means that they're healthy. One sign of a healthy, happy fish is brighter coloring. Often, when a fish is taken from the store to a person's home tank, their diet changes a bit. Odds are the flakes that you're feeding them are a lot better for them than the store's food, and thus will increase their coloring. As far as feeding goes, you're doing it right! (Side note: Did you know that they also love fresh veggies like cucumber? Just an extra treat that you might want to try feeding them; my platies like it. Just rinse it off really well, cut a slice, clip it with a well-rinsed plastic clip, and drop it in. Be sure to remove it after an hour, though.)
Still, I should tell you that your tank is a bit too small for goldfish. One goldfish needs at least 20 gallons, and after that each additional goldfish needs 10 additional gallons. They'll be fine in there for now, but they're going to get bigger and then they'll outgrow the tank. Goldfish can get at least six inches long. That equates to very little swimming room when you're talking about two of them in a small tank. If you're planning on keeping them for a long while, you might look into setting up a 29 or 30 gallon tank.
Also, when I said cycled, I meant has your tank gone through the nitrogen cycle yet? You might want to look that up, but it doesn't have much to do with your question right now.
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