What should I do to get rid of my pet goldfish? Other than flush him that is.?

Question

I bought him at Petsmart and since then I bought him two tanks, the first one made him sick so I switched to the second one with more room (10 gallons) and I've nursed it back to health. I don't want to let him go but I have to because I live in school sponsored housing... (Not the small dorms, ACTUAL apartments). I've grown kinda attached to him so I don't know who to give it to. Plus what are the chances someone in this apartment building (non-student) will want a 10 gallon fish tank and recovering goldfish?!

Note that I don't want to kill my goldfish ^^; I just put that there so people wouldn't suggest I do so. Sorry for the confusion!

We can't keep fish in housing. As sad as that sounds... it's a fish. I've know lots of people who had fish, I guess they were less noticeable?

Answer 1

Can you put up a few flyers to see if someone may be interested? Is there an area around where you are with children who may be especially interested?

Answer 2

I don't see why fish would be banned from your apartment, I think that is rediculous. Are you sure that they consider fish as pets? I wouldn't get rid of him. If someone found out you had a fish in your apartment, theres not much they could do but tell you to get rid of it. If you put the tank in a room where he isn't drawing attention to himself, I think that should be enough. Keeping a fish in the tank isn't much different than keeping a tamk with water in it so I think you will be fine.

Answer 3

I concur with the folks suggesting putting up flyers and checking with local pet stores. Letting a non-native species of fish into a local creek or lake is *not* a smart move, however. That is one option I would avoid at all costs. It's potentially harmful to the ecosystem and is, I believe, illegal.

Answer 4

Wow Robert, i see you're starting to be some undesirable solutions the following from those who cant spell so i doesn't take their propose if i become you... lol anyhow, i'd placed him interior the nearest dam your community park or any dam that is closest to me, gold fish would sense free in a dam because there are plenty to eat and its spacious, in case you do not have dams close by then you definitely can attempt sorting out who has pond of their yards, allot of people have gold fish ponds in case you do not understand all of us with a pond then attempt updating your facebook status if all of us is attracted to having your gold fish. desire I helped.

Answer 5

Either keep it.. give it back to the petstore.. find a good friend who would want it... Find a small personal pond... nothging big.. like a kiddie pool size.. put it in there.. it will get huge lol.

Answer 6

Put him on craigslist in the free section. I'm sure someone will want him. Good luck to you and your fish.

Answer 7

let him out in a pond, or a creek, or some other body of water if you like, but don't kill the poor thing by flushing it. it's incredibly cruel to make something healthy just to kill it.

Answer 8

I feel bad dint kill it put him in a portable tank and give him to your parents tell them what he needs to survive they will help.

Answer 9

why did u get it in the first place, if you can't have fish? i'd take him back. i suggest not to get pets unless you know that you can care for them until their end.

Answer 10

my son will take him but we are in N.Y. put up a AD in your local laundrymats or stores see if that's works to find Goldie a home