Friday, July 31, 2009

I have 8 big gold fish in a pond, if i put 2 small fish from a bowl in there, will they be eaten?


Answers:
You don't say what kind of goldfish. Koi will eat the small goldfish. Even fantails and Orandas will prey on smaller goldfish. This seems to occur about 1 in 20 fish. Customers tell us frequently about bigger goldfish preying on smaller ones.
Goldfish have been known to feast on the dead, but they typically will not feast on each other. I'd say you should be alright.
They should all be OK together.
put one in and if it get ate by the others dont put the second one in
Some bigger goldfish will kill or eat smaller fish
it's definitely possible!
PUT THE 2 SMALL FISH IN A PLASTIC BAG WITH WATER AND PUT THEM IN THE POND FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS, THAN LET THEM OUT, THESE WAY THE BIGGER FISH GET USED TO THEM.
Not all big fish eat small fish, depend on the small fish.
besides what I know, gold fish don't eat other fish.
I think it's OK to put small fish into the pond, so they can mingle :)
gold fish only nibble on dead fish b/c they think since it's not moving it's food. they're not an aggressive fish so they will fine unless the 2 smaller fish are aggressive then they will fight back.
i don't think that they will be eaten.u can test by putting a toy fish..
they should be ok. put some structure in the pond will help alot
they should be fine, I've never had aggressive goldfish
GOLDFISH CANNOT LIVE IN BOWLS!!
Baby-juvenile fancy goldfish need 10 gallons PER fish. (fantails, orandas, black moors, ect)
Baby-juvenile long bodied goldfish need 20 gallons PER fish. (comets, commons, shubunkins)
Adult goldfish need 50 gallons PER fish as they grow 12-14 inches and excrete ALOT of ammonia.
Get those poor fish out of the freakin bowls

Yes larger goldfish will eat smaller goldfish, but if you have plants and rock formations the smaller ones will hide or you can hose them in 50 gallon rubbermaid storage tubs(5-10 bucks) with filters and grow them up. The hang on the back filters will fit on the sides of the storage tubs.
Ask those 8 big goldfish whether they will eat them or not? lol.

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