16 New Goldfish, Help With Set Up! Options

[Hamad]

Hello guys, I couldn't do this without your advice so here it is.

I am getting a box with 16 goldfish as soon as I confirm the order and send in the cash, it takes just one day for the box to reach me so I need to make sure everything is fine and set once the fish are here.

I believe that 16 fish will need 10 gallons each, a 160gallon tank is out of the question so I bought a 180 gallon plastic pool instead that I'll place in the balcony [it's much cheaper and the weather is ok now].

I am going to fill it with water today and then rinse it tomorrow just to test and then fill it and add aeration and have it ready for the fish. But what else should I add and should I treat the fish with anything? I would appreciate if anyone can give me very detailed information regarding this period such as how many water changes, how many times they should be fed, how much salt, etc...

Out of the 16 fish, 5 or 6 will move to the main 55gallon tank gradually [one fish every week], and any fish that doesn't look great to me I will sell to any of the local stores and just keep the best ones.

Thanks in advance!

[Hamad]

No choice my friend That is the minimum, in fact they wanted me to get over 60 fish as their minimum but a friend of mine in China went to their office to convince them and finally they let me have one box.

I didn't order AA goldfish because I did not want to spend a lot and then lose so much when something wrong happens, I got B graded fish and if all goes perfectly maybe in the (far) future when I have extra cash I'll get A/AA graded ones.

Anyway, they replied to me concerning the water levels and temperature and their way of care. They feed three times daily [9am, 12am, 3pm], PH range between 6.5-8.5, temperature ranges but they make sure no sudden change, 1/3 of water changed weekly and twice a month during winter.

So temperature and PH will not be a problem I guess. Should I add sponge filters or is air stones enough? I am filling up the pool as I type, I also have a large electric fan to cool the water when necessary.

Let me know if there's any thing to keep in mind, I have quarentined fish before but never that many at once together which is why I am making a big deal out of it, sorry if it's annoying.