I would setup a planted tank. Wish I had at first.

Much easier to maintain and much more interesting.

my .02

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fw leiden since 1979, fo salt since 1979, mixed reef 55g 2002-2009. Strong emphasis on the tank taking care of itself. Balanced with plant life, no water changes, tap water, no filters in FW. Only dosing calcium, alk, mag in marine reef tanks. http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/my-...ods-26410.html
recent tanks (till 2009) 7 years- 10g FW leiden 7 yrs, 55g mixed reef 7, 2 yrs, 20g FW leiden, 10 g fw leiden , 29g mixed reef, current tank 55g leiden

hey bob i have a sinking feeling you like plants, lol



hell l i can't keep a tank without LR,

If your gonna do other goldfish, then the goldfish you have now are probably feeder goldfish, those guys are quite hardy. As far as a betta in your tank with other goldfish, probably not a good idea. Gold fish are cold water fish, where as the Betta is a warm tropical fish, althought when you go to your lfs ( local fish store) or wally world, you see them sitting in a glass jar with nothing more than a fake plant, no heat or anything, but those ones are not the best breeds either, good breeds of bettas are so nice looking, beautiful fins with great coloration. (spelling) You can find some real nice Goldfish to go in your tank also.

Tropical Fish, Freshwater Fish for the Aquarium, Fish Information and Fish Pictures

hope the link works. enjoy you new tank !!

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55 Gallon Tank

3 Male Guppies
4 Tiger Barbs
1 Rainbow Shark
1 Clown Pleco
4 Ottos

8 bamboo plants
2 Algae Balls

YepTo any new people LR is Live Rock that has been in saltwater (hopefully the ocean) for marine tanks.

On my 55g mixed reef, I use limestone rocks that cost $20/ton from a local quarry.

my .02

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fw leiden since 1979, fo salt since 1979, mixed reef 55g 2002-2009. Strong emphasis on the tank taking care of itself. Balanced with plant life, no water changes, tap water, no filters in FW. Only dosing calcium, alk, mag in marine reef tanks. http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/my-...ods-26410.html
recent tanks (till 2009) 7 years- 10g FW leiden 7 yrs, 55g mixed reef 7, 2 yrs, 20g FW leiden, 10 g fw leiden , 29g mixed reef, current tank 55g leiden

Just to clarify, Carassius auratus auratus( goldfish) is one of the earliest aquarium species first recorded in 265-420 bc in the Jin Dynasty. Carassius auratus auratus prefer temps around 25c/77f and can live/breed/thrive in higher temps, such as those in a tropical tank usually around 78/80f. Although higher temps contain less oxygen goldfish can thrive in higher temps. Also goldfish are not anymore "dirty" then an oscar or a pirahna, overfeeding of goldfish and a high protein diet is why goldfish seem to be more wasteful then other fish species.Goldfish need a low protein high carbo diet.It has been argued that keeping goldfish in a higher temp range shortens their life span but no evidence to support that has been published to my knowledge. I apologize for posting off topic but the lack of true information seems to be the norm for goldfish.

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Check out my tanks:
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Actually you can't, goldfish are colwater fish and bettas are tropical fish, in the end one of them will die.

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Fish are living creatures...treat them that way

2g with 1 female betta

8 gallon with 3 young, adorable bettas and a bumblebee platy or 2 soon to come!

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platy,molly,guppy are the great starter fish...