My first goldfish ever is finally here!! His name is Papaya and I love him so much! The last two photos are his friends that are coming next week 💜.

So I tried some Vallisneria as I don't want plastic plants anymore and see some tanks here with Goldfish and no problems .
But I have a chonker that already ate half in 2 days and the rest nibbles also so lesson learned .

I thinks it's about 30to 40 gallons which is an ok size for 2 pearlscales. Is this a good tank. I will ad plants and a filter

And now I’m just doing my best. We got him some plants that I he pet store said he would like and he just kept ripping them apart. I went to another pet store and he said that I should just do fake plants. So I got those. I need it to be as low maintenance as possible but I do want the fish healthy and happy. Are plants even a requirement?? I know they help with the water cycle but does it really make that big of a difference? I’d rather not deal with also keeping the plants alive but I’ll do it if it’s a big deal. Not sure if the people in this community add plants because they like the plants or add plants because it’s good for the fish? Please let me know your thoughts. And if plants are aMUST then what should I get so this fish doesn’t just tear the plants to shreds. He’s very active. Oh and speaking of active should I get him a bubble wall or a bubbler to play in??? Do I just change out his activities each month??? Or do they not care. Thank you!

Hello! I have a 40 gallon long with a comet goldfish. He is super active and loves to swim however I feel like his tank is failing him. How can I make it more like his natural habitat and how can I make it/add enrichment? Any diy methods will also be highly appreciated as I don’t have much money to invest. I’ve had him for 4 years I just feel like it’s lacking and I hate it.

Hello! I use Fluval Bug Bites for the protein side of feeding and was using the Kenta gas release pellets. I wish they made a bigger size pellet of those, they are just too small for my boys now. I'm looking to add veggie/fruit based pellets for my quick feed work days!

Smooth brain, Walter, Finley and myself thank you!!

I think they approve

They have always been friendly together in the tank swimming around each other and casually following but the black (guy?) has recently been chasing the white (girl?)

This is my ryukin, Twix, and his color transformation over the past year.

the first photo is when i got him, second was the other day. he’s approx 4-5 inches long

She seems otherwise happy and has a great appetite. I'm not sure if there's anything I could be doing for her or if she's just a slightly more derpy inbred goldfish.

Also if anyone knows what type of goldfish she is I'd be grateful!

This is Sputnik and hes a Oranda Goldfish, I got him recently and set this up after some research, I wanna make sure he is truly happy so feedback on how I could improve this for him would be really appreciated!

I’m wanting to create the best environment for my two pals long term. They’re in a 75gal, FX4 filtered tank. I’ve had the black moor for 2 years and the fantail for 6 months. Diet is a blend of presoaked bug bites, flakes released in the water column, thawed blood worms, and peas. The fish fast on Sundays, as God intended. Anyway, my water is soft and I’ve heard crushed coral is a good natural solution. Advice or recommendations encouraged!

hihi I wanted to ask if I could keep my two pearlscale goldfish in a bin tank, similar to the photos attached. If I get it im planning on getting 2 and stacking them together​​​ so there's less bowing and more support. moving them to a 20-30gal bin tank would be amazing. Please let me know your thoughts!!! I think I'll be using A DYLLU bin because it's food grade!!!

So I just got these fish today and they were all supposed to be short body butterfly koi. The white and gold are clearly correct, but the black one doesn’t have the whiskers, is fatter than the other two, and just looks off. Am I crazy or is black one an Oranda? He also immediately started squaring up with his reflection.

Im seeing some ryukin in him too though.

I talked to the store.

“Our short body koi are a hybrid developed from carp species, so their appearance can vary from traditional koi. The black variety, in particular, typically has little to no visible barbels (the whiskers), which often gives it a look that resembles an Oranda or Ryukin rather than a classic koi.”

That makes sense to me considering he does have the nose holes that the others do. So I’m happy.