can i put a orange

Question
can i put an orange molly about 1.5 in long and some big gold fish and 8 little facy gold fish this is a temporary keeping place till i can get back into my own house my friend has the big fancy goldfish and i have the 8 small fancy goldfish and the small molly will they be ok together and what kind of fish would you suggest me to put in my 55 gal tank when i get back in my house if you don't mind letting me know please

Answer
Hi Cindy Lou;

Without knowing what size tank your friend has, I really can't say if it will work or not. Adding so many fish to any one tank so fast is not a good plan though, even if your friend's tank is very large. Fish should be added to a tank very slowly (one or two per week) so the system can biologically compensate for each new addition of fish. Adding a lot at once puts in too much waste for the beneficial bacteria to take care of. Ammonia and nitrites will go up fast and could kill all of them within a week.

If you could tell me what kind of filter system your 55 gallon has, if it has a heater, whether you would like several small fish or just a few larger fish, if there are already fish in the 55 gallon, etc, I could make some recommendations.

At Your Service;
Chris Robbins