I have two goldfish in a aquarium. I have had them for 4 years and was thinking about building a pond for them. Dont know if that is the right choice for them, sinse they are doing well in the aquarium.
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The goldfish would do better in a pond since they can get large and are messy. That being said, do you really want a pond. A pond is NOT a hole in the ground, or a cheap plastic tub that gets burried into the ground with a little water fountain. If you want a proper pond (or want to have Koi) be ready to spend a couple of grand for the digging, pond liner, rocks, pumps, filtration system etc. In order to be able to keep the fish outside at all time, the pond must be AT LEAST 18 inches deep, but a Koi pond need at least a 3 foot deep pond. I think you'd be better keeping them in the tank for now.
Either one would be okay but you have to consider this, Ponds can be a nice addition to any yard. However, unless proper care is taken, they can become breeding grounds for mosquitoes. It is possible to have a pond without having additional mosquitoes, but in order to understand how to control mosquitoes, you have to understand a little bit about how mosquitoes reproduce.
Female mosquitoes like to lay their eggs (about 100 to 300 at a time) in a dark spot in still water. The eggs then float on the surface of the water for about 48 hours before hatching into larva. The larva will live in the water for about 10 days eating tiny plants and animals. It then changes into a pupa that floats on the surface of the water for about two days before the adult mosquito emerges.
Mosquitoes do not need much water to lay their eggs. However, the more water the more mosquitoes it can support and the more mosquitoes it will attract, which is why it is important to prevent your pond from becoming a mosquito nursery. This can be done either by making it undesirable to female mosquitoes or by preventing the larva from developing into pupas. There are several ways to do this.
Common goldfish, killifish, and guppies are three types of fish that are known to eat mosquito larvae and will get along well with other fish. If you have a natural pond that is not stocked with bass, bluegill, or catfish, you might want to consider adding some fathead minnows. Bass, bluegill, and catfish are all natural predators to mosquito larvae and will not need any additional help.
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since you only have two, i think aquarium is just fine.
The well-being of the fish is most important in this case.they can live in either, as long as the aquarium is large enough and kept very clean, and depending on the size of the goldfish, you should have at least a 20 to 29 gallon tank and extra filtration. goldfish are very dirty fish, so make sure you're sticking to your bi-weekly water changes. also, if you put them in a pond, it won't do much good if its dirty, so it doesn't really matter. As long as you keep it clean. Take care!
more healtier in the aqarium only.let them in the aquarium.
I do not know if this helps, but along time ago I use to have a outdoor pond the first summer I put a dozen feeder goldfish in it and just kind of forgot about them, never fed them once and in just 5 month they grew from about 1 once too behemoth size like about 8-9 inchs and they were encredibly healthy and fat. it was pretty surprising as I have never seen any kind of fish grow this fast in a aquarium
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