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Goldfish in an 14L tank?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:15 pm
by SophieBooty
Hi! 
Random question I know, but in a couple of weeks I'm getting a fish tank for my room, (It's 14L)
Does anybody know how many goldfish I could keep happily in that size?
I want to keep two, but I'm not going to do that if there isn't enough room for two.
I don't want to harm the fish so any opinions would be appreciated!
Thank you! 
Sophie 
Re: Goldfish in an 11L tank?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:31 pm
by twilighter
i dont know anything about liters
but for gallons... the "rule" is one fish per gallon...
if you can find how many liters equal a gallon... then you are set..
but a few years ago i had about 12 fish in a 10 gallon tank... and they lived for a few years!!!
{thumb2} good luck!!!
Re: Goldfish in an 11L tank?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:43 pm
by SophieBooty
Thank you for the advice twilighter!
I'm getting a 14L tank now, so that might be a bit better for them, and in the picture, there are two fish in the tank.
Sophie
Re: Goldfish in an 14L tank?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:08 pm
by margotchanning
I text my friend who studied aquatics and marine life at college and she said the maximun amount of fish she would put in a 14L tank is four {thumb2}
Re: Goldfish in an 14L tank?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:41 pm
by SophieBooty
Wow, thank you so much for that advice!
Tell your friend thank you very much too {thumb2}
Sophie
Re: Goldfish in an 14L tank?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:52 pm
by dfreely
You cannot permanently keep Goldfish in a tank that small. Goldfish sold at stores are often small, but they can easily grow over a foot long.
Re: Goldfish in an 14L tank?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:43 pm
by legendwithoutaname
KOI get that big your average goldfish do not.
14 L = 3.69840 gal
But I would do 1 fish per gallon rule. So I would just put 2 in there
Re: Goldfish in an 14L tank?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:55 pm
by dfreely
Yes, Goldfish DO get that big, and Koi are even bigger.
You should also ignore the "one fish per gallon" rule and any similar rules, as they're widely discredited among fishkeepers.
Re: Goldfish in an 14L tank?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:57 pm
by legendwithoutaname
Goldfish can grow to a length of about 16 - 20 cm (6.3 - 7.87 in). However, this is rare, and few goldfish reach this size
Re: Goldfish in an 14L tank?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:10 pm
by dfreely
I've seen Goldfish a foot long with my own eyes - it isn't rare at all. It's just that you won't see them in stores because they sell young ones.