The effect of swimming space on growth Options

[HappyBuddha]

... if u dun have spare tanks, try partitioning lor.

I sometimes wonder what is the effect on a goldfish if it is house in a large tub but kept inside a small floating basket such that it can't move much yet the water quality is always excellent.

Would it continue to grow although it doesn't get to "exercise", or would only certain parts of the goldfish, such as the tails only, or the body only, continue to get larger and go out of proportion?

Anyone knows?

[HappyBuddha]

I remember in my first Live meet, Alvin gave us a quiz.  Two fish in the same pond, one free to swim in the pond another in a floating basket which will grow bigger.  The answer is the growth is the same.

Damn.

I was hoping it could somehow make the fish's tails different... maybe for a butterfly tails becomes stronger since it needed to work less hard but free to develope nicely.

Oh well, I guess that's why no body keeps their goldfish in a partitioned tank.