going on holiday need help

[dean1397]

i am going on holiday for 3 weeks back 2 the uk i only have a little tank about 10 uk gallons there is only 5 fish in there and they are only gold fish but we have no one 2 look after then will they be ok for that long or can i do somthink for them i need help asap thanks

 

[Lotus]

You can get an automatic feeder for the tank, but make sure you feed a lot less than you normally do to try to keep the water quality good.

To be honest, that tank is way too small for goldfish. They need about 10g (40 litres) for each fish.

 

[zombiefetus]

five goldfish in a 10gallon tank is extremely overstocked- Goldfish need 20gallons for the first fish and 10gallons for every goldfish added after that. I highly doubt they'll be okay for three weeks without constant water changes. You might want to look into bringing them back to a LFS. I'm sorry if it sounds harsh, but there's just no way they'll be okay for that long in a 10gallon tank without water changes, even with water changes, it's way too overstocked.

 

[dean1397]

thanks

well we went and got an atomatic feader and i have had the fish for 2 years now and they seem fine and happy i am really new to all this so i dont really no i was thinking of upgrading my tank when i come bk to about a 86 uk gallon so any ideas are welcome

 

[SAE]

I agree that tank is extremely overstocked.

If you are not willing to give some away, I would set the feeder for minimal feedings to try and keep the water parameters in better shape until you get back.

Getting a larger tank when you return would be good. They certainly need more space.

 

[d3sc3n7]

I used to have a goldfish that I thought was happy...he was in a 5g tank and could barley move cause he was so big. Knowing what I do now, I would have given him at least a 30g tank to himself.

RIP Casey

-Jay

 

[timisu87]

I do not want to repeat anything that has been said above as it is all correct. Do you have a friend that could potentially know how to change the water? 3 weeks is a lot of ammonia produced from these fish as they are very messy.