Re: Can tank size limit fish size? (Or why are my friends fish so small?)

>Subject: Re: Can tank size limit fish size? (Or why are my friends fish so
>small?)
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>Date: 12/1/2003 8:21 PM Central Standard Time
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>>"Rick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>>> > >Subject: Can tank size limit fish size? (Or why are my friends fish so
>>> >>
>>> > Sounds like they've been severly stunted.
>>> > This will cause an early death, as well as keeping 2 goldfish in a 1
>>> gallon
>>> > tank?
>>> > That's simply terrible.
>>> > If this person is your "friends", why not better educate them on the
>>> > requirements of Goldfish.
>>> > Tell them to get a minimum 30g tank (for only those 2)
>>>
>>>
>>> these are fancy gold fish not huge Koi, why would anyone want a 30 g tank
>>> for two gold fish?. A 10 gallon, ( 1 gold fish per 5 g) will do nicely.
>>>
>>> Rick
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>>    Tell that to the 8-10 inch goldfish in my pond, I'm pretty sure that
>>they would find that interesting...
>>
>>Bob
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>ARe those fancy gold fish or Comet goldfish?  I think the Fancy ones only get
>about 6 inches..

And a 6 inch Goldie would be fine ina 5g tank?
No way.