'Wild' Mollies

[GooGirl]

My friends want more fish in their pond. Right now they have two 3-inch goldfish. I was wondering if I could give them some of my mollies (if the female ever gives birth...) to put in the pond with the goldfish. Is the cold water OK? And would they get along with the goldfish?

 

[FishDad]

No, they'll die.

 

[FishDad]

How big is they're pond? If its big enough they should get koi.

 

[GooGirl]

No, the pond is nowhere near that big, and there isn't a place around here that they could get koi. The pond has about a 2.5 ft radius and it's about that deep, too. It is made out of a rubber horse trough. Should they just get more goldfish?

 

[FishDad]

Or maybe some blackmoors.

 

[Thyra]

Surely in Walla Walla there's a Petsmart or Petco. Blackmoors would probably work, but if its a horse tank like I think you' never see them.

 

[FishDad]

My neighbor has blackmoors in their koi pond and its always like seeing bigfoot if you see a blackmoor. No one believes you.

 

[FreshyFresh]

That pond doesn't sound any larger than a 40-50 gal tank. A couple goldfish and it would be maxed out.

 

[GooGirl]

I'm not describing it well. I was going to put a pic of one or a similar one, but Google images doesn't even have a pic!

Anyways, the goldfish are VERY small compared to their 'tank'.

 

[FishDad]

Anyways, the goldfish are VERY small compared to their 'tank'.

Yes but your neighbor must keep in mind that goldfish get VERY big compared to other fish.

 

[GooGirl]

True, but don't they only get bigger if they have room? And if there are more fish in the tank, they will only get bigger if there is space?

 

[FishDad]

GooGirl, ask yourself this... If a fish can not grow because it doesn't have enough room to physically get larger, then wouldn't its tank be inherently to small?

Not to be too graphic but apply that to a child...

You need to consider the full grown size of a particular fish when deciding what size tank to use.

 

[GooGirl]

I understand, but it's all getting a TINY bit more complicated than it needs to be. I just wanted to know if I could put mollies in there, and if so, how many. If not, OK.

Well, thanks, anyways! You probably saved several future fish's lives from dying!