Do You Think Putting Flowers In A Goldfish Tank Is Okay?

My friend has a 10 gallon tank for a few fantail goldfish. Well, she likes putting regular flowers and flower stems in the tank with the goldfish. The flowers aren%26#039;t submerged in the water, but just come right at the top of the water. With the stems, she uses sccissors and cut long skinny slits and puts it in the tank. The goldfish eat/nibble at it. Is this okay to do? Will it help take ammonia out?

Do You Think Putting Flowers In A Goldfish Tank Is Okay?
A 10 gallon tank is the absolute bare minimum size required for one fancy goldfish. The recommended stocking for fancies is a 20 gallon tank for one fancy goldfish, then an additional 10 gallons for each additional fancy goldfish. The filter must handle at least twice the capacity of a properly sized tank.





So, your friend%26#039;s goldfish tank is very overstocked. Water changes, vacuuming the substrate and upgrading the tank size is the only way to manage the excessive ammonia.





I would not recommend letting goldfish %26quot;free feed%26quot; in such a seriously overstocked tank. The more they eat, the more they poop, and the more ammonia will be produced in the tank. Goldfish will produce about 33% of their body weight in waste every day without the overfeeding. Leaving vegitation in an overstocked goldfish tank is an extremely bad idea.





As long as the flower stems are not poisonous to the fish, then in a properly sized tank, feeding any type of vegitation to goldfish is fine as they will eat anything. This should only be done as a treat and not done on a routine basis.





The flowers will ADD ammonia to the tank because they will cause the goldfish to produce more waste, and the stems will decompose which will also produce more ammonia.





Your friend also needs to be extremely careful when selecting flowers to put in a fish tank. Those cut in a yard may have been exposed to insect repellent and/or other harsh chemicals that will kill the fish. Stems purchased from a flower shop will absolutely have been fixed with preservatives, dyes, and other floral chemicals. All can be lethal to fish.
Reply:Having rotting plants in a tank is never a good idea. It will only add to the ammonia problem she%26#039;s already facing with the overstocked tank.





However, I would be more concerned about exposing the fish to pesticides. If these flowers are growing in her yard and she knows they have not be sprayed with anything then pesticides are not a problem. If the flowers are from a shop or a public garden they are likely contaminated and not safe for fish.
Reply:Yes its ok, dont worry about the naysayers on here
Reply:It won%26#039;t help with ammonia levels at all.





What kind of flowers? Some are poisonious.





If they%26#039;re non-toxic, and don%26#039;t take up all of the surface area of the water, it%26#039;s probably OK for short periods of time.





Cut flowers are dying. It takes a little while to show, but they%26#039;re releasing chemicals into the water that isn%26#039;t good for the fish.





Basically, flowers in the fish bowl isn%26#039;t deadly, but not the best idea either.
Reply:its not okay. its not healthy for the fish to eat that. also it wont do a good job of removing ammonia, the leaves of the plants are mostly responsible for that.
Reply:Cut flowers in the commercial trade have been treated with a heavy dose of insecticide. Unless the flowers she put in are certified organic (which is rare) or came from her own backyard, Goldfish will most likely become sick or die.
Reply:NO!!!! the only kind of plants your should house in your aquarium are aquarium plants. or water plants. such as anacharis, java, java moss, etc etc...
Reply:Once a flower is cut it is dead, it can%26#039;t take anything out of the water. If your friend has a ten gallon tank with a fish in it, it should be cycled and not have ammonia.





The best thing your friend can do is buy an ammonia test. Preferably a master test kit, but at least an ammonia test.
Reply:well, the first problem is %26quot;she has a 10g with a few fan tails%26quot; 10g is the bare minimum for ONE fancy.





I wouldn%26#039;t put flowers in, they might be poisonous, plus they%26#039;ll eventually rot and cause more ammonia.
Reply:im not exactly sure. but i know that its not bad to put flowers in the tank. because when i bought my fish from petco there was a flower in the tank already so it cant be bad for the fish
Reply:Flowers, water, N fish, all come from the same-ness. It%26#039;s fine. Unless the flowers are bought cut, most stores add preservatives to make the flowers last longer, which might be a bit harmful, but not deadly, to the fish. Other than, it%26#039;s fine.
Reply:I dunno about the ammonia or stuff like that. Nor do I see why she would put flowers in the tank. Tell her to go by some freaking fish food.
Reply:the plants in the fish tank will produce oxygen in the water which is a good thing for the fish, they work together, the fish and the plant. It is also safe for the fish to nibble at the stems it is a great source of food for them. The only possible problem is excessive algae build up in the water but some simple water changes will fix that right up. Good luck
Reply:It really depends on the flowers. If its like daisy%26#039;s and stuff probably not. but flowers that are meant to be put in water sure. like if you do put a flower in the water make sure the rootes are in the water, but the flower is out of the water. I used to have a betta fish and that is what we would do to its water. so i dont think it would hurt but the flower might die if you put the whole thing in the water. try putting just the stem/roots in there only.
Reply:Umm...its ok but dont put too much because they wont be happy they only like 1 or 2 maybe 3



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