I have 2 comet fish in a 3 gall tank advice welcome on how to keep them happy?

arrgh do you have any idea how BIG these fish get?! I'm so sick of people going why my fish dying?! it because the frekin pet shop doesn't give you any info on these pets and YOU didn't RESEARCH them before you thought it would be cute to two COMETS in a 3G tank grrrrr.I have 2 comet fish in a 3 gall tank advice welcome on how to keep them happy?
The only way to keep them happy is to move them to a pond. Comets are pond fish and will certainly become stunted and die early deaths in a tiny tank like that. They would be better off for a while in a larger tank, but they are large, active swimmers and would not be happy in any tank you can fit in your home.





The goldfish that require 10 gallons each are the fancies only, the ones with double tails and round bodies. Comets are long, slender fish with single tails... that means they are fast swimmers and can grow to eatin' size!





Until you can figure out what to do with them, they will producing lots of ammonia in that little tank. You need to keep them as healthy as possible by changing the water out daily or they will die painful deaths as their gills burn and they suffocate.I have 2 comet fish in a 3 gall tank advice welcome on how to keep them happy?
get a bigger tank and feed them
to keep them happy you will want to get them a 20 gallon plus aquarium. goldfish get big, and when people tell you that fish grow to the size of their tank, don't believe them. what these people mean to say is that fish die before they reach adulthood due to stress and disease.





so, once you get a bigger tank, you will have to do a 30% water change every week.





don't overfeed (feed as much as is eaten in 5 minutes).





don't add any more fish.





it sounds like a lot of work, and sometimes it can be, but in the end, its worth it.
They need much more room.Do you have a filter in the tank?You


will need to clean the tank more often with it being so small.A


lot of waste from them.The more you clean the quicker and


bigger they grow.
well, it would make them much happier if they were in a proper sized tank! comet goldfish get very large and produce copious amounts of waste. those 2 fish need 40 gallons of heavily filtered water MINIMUM.
get them a bigger tahnk each goldifsh requires 10 gallons each so 20 galls for ur goldies
:O you need at least 55galls for comets, they produce more waste and ammonia than any other fish of equal size and often more than large fish, the amount of space these guys need is big, i see these as pond fish not for aquariums, my freind has a 3 gall tank with 3 large goldfish,2loachs,5 white clouds and a sucing pleco, that is massivly over stocked they are all alive but very unhappy, dont make the same mistake comets get around 1foot and a half, so each of them may reach the actual size of your tank end to end, but if their growth stunts, they will become deformed and their internal organs will expand and kill them, sorry its the truth many people over look, you need at least 20galls a goldfish, sorry but its the truth.
Comet fish belong in ponds or really large tanks. A 3 gallon tank is definately not enough. 30 gal. minimum (20 gallons for the first fish and 10 gallons for each additional fish).





Comets also produce alot of waste so change the water every week (20%). When you get a bigger tank you might want to get a python siphon to make water changing a lot easier.





Feed them twice a day with enough food that they can finish in 2-3 min. I suggest flake food because pellets can swell in their stomachs and make them float, but comets usually do not get swim bladder problems. If you have the budget you should feed them a variety of different flakes, pellets (pro gold pellets are the best) and also freezedried blood worms and little treats of the same kind. They also need to eat veges 2-3 time a week. You can try romaine lettuce, cucumbers, spinach (blanched) and peas (goldfish's fav. steamed and shelled). Comets are very hardy fish so if you take good care of them they will grow very quickly and become very beautiful.





For more info and help go to: http://www.goldfishparadise.com/forum/ph鈥?/a>





its a very helpful forum.
Your 2 comet goldfish will die in a 3 gallon tank. That tank is not suitable for ANY goldfish.





If you want those fish to survive, you need a bare minimum 55 gallon tank with a very strong filter. Comet and other single tail, slim bodied goldfish are actually pond fish and should not be kept in indoor tanks. These fish will reach lengths of 9-10 inches in length not including the tail.





Buy an appropriate tank with a proper filter, find someone with a pond to take the fish or return them to your local fish shop.
Feed them