the ideal number is 10 gal per inch of fish, BUT that can be difficult in your situation....so i agree the 75 gallon is much better for them temporarily through winter until you can get them a pond built in the spring! iām currently at estimated 40ā fish in a 300 gallon

but they seem happy and healthy so iām waiting to make a decision in the spring as to expansion or re-homing.
Oh wow thatās a lot of water! Ha
Thanks, yeah I would love to be able to get them a bigger tank, but this was as big as I could get. I didnāt want to get in trouble or anything and do the stock idea regardless so I compromised. I still think theyāre way better off than most goldfish.
And yeah, exactly. Iām going by the happy and healthy thing. Thatās the other reason I donāt think the rule is so black and white because some fish are perfectly happy in smaller areas or with poor quality food and some get sick even in a bigger one or with good food, just like birds, kids, dogs, etc. lol
Not saying I would do it permanently or anything but this is as big as I could get and it was half off so I took advantage of the sale.
I get that everyone just cares about the fishes well being and I do too and appreciate it but itās just everyone said I needed a bigger tank and needed it yesterday so I went out and bought one instead of keeping them in the 20 an extra few months and saving hundreds of dollars, thinking I was doing a good thing for them, only to be told itās still not big enough, not good enough, wonāt work. Itās just a little bit discouraging and honestly frustrating.
I also really donāt think they will double in size in a couple months or die or anything anytime soon.
They were in the other tank for 3 years. This is a major upgrade for them.
Of course I would love to be able to buy them a bigger tank or keep them in a pond year round but I canāt right now so I did the best I could for the time being only to be told itās not good enough.
Sorry, Iāll stop now haha
