i have just been given a 24" tank with 8 mollies that are 1 month old. however i also have a hexagon tank left by one of my daughters with one goldfish in it. my question is can i put the the goldfish in with the molliies. iknow this sounds a stupid question to ask, but bare with me as i am new to this fishkeeping lark.
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Within that temperature range, both fish will survive but , IMO, I wouldn't put goldfish with mollies. I tried that in the past when I was younger and it seems to me that the tropical fishes were always dying probably secondary to diseases acquired by the goldfish. I am not sure if you mean goldfish feeders that you can buy by the dozens but they do live in pretty poor conditons and do carry a lot of diseases.
Not only are goldfish cold water fish, they are also "dirty" fish. Now, If you keep goldfish, I dont mean that in a bad way. What I mean is that the golfishs' waste is different than that of tropical fish. Im sure you guys know what I mean. And this difference in waste products ok...Fish Poop...is not healthy for the tropical fish.
I recently proved this to myself. I have a 38 gallon that housed female bettas. i had a small fish pond outside on my front porch. It got a leak so I had to put my 2 shubunkins in my bettas aquarium. Several of the females died after I did this. 
My mistake. Dont let it happen to you!
I recently proved this to myself. I have a 38 gallon that housed female bettas. i had a small fish pond outside on my front porch. It got a leak so I had to put my 2 shubunkins in my bettas aquarium. Several of the females died after I did this.
My mistake. Dont let it happen to you!