How long can a goldfish live in a small globe fish bowl?

Answer 1

it depends on how small, goldfish are very dirty fish, so when you have them in a bowl you have to change their water daily so as not to get ammonia poisoning, also goldfish need about 2 gallons of water for every inch of fish, but readily goldfish, depending on the kind you have can live up 15 years also they can reach an average length of 12" , with the exception of koi.ooops sorry i forgot you also need to use either RO( reverse osmosis) water or water that has been dechlorinated, with some type of water conditioner, plus dont over feed, and use some type of slime coat rejuevenator

Answer 2

Globe Fish Bowl

Answer 3

Please DO NOT keep goldfish in small fish bowls. Not only do normal comet goldfish get about 12" but they are one of the messiest fish you can keep.

They may live for years and years, but essentially your torturing it unless you provide a lot of aeration and do almost 100 percent daily water changes...well, still your still kind of torturing it.

If you just set a goldfish in a bowl with water and gravel you doing a number of things 1. Basically burning it ( waste builds up therefore raising ammonia levels..ammonia burns gills ,fins and stresses it beyond belief) 2. Semi-suffocating it (no aeration or water movement= no oxygen and it can't breathe of course) and 3. Stunting it ( has such a small space to live in that wastes build up too quickly and it almost gets "deformed" ..simply your probably making a possible 12" fish get 5" or close to that.)

If your going to get a goldfish AT least get a 10 gallon tank with a filter (kits from walmart are only 30+ dollars) and let the system run for about a month to let the bacteria grow. A ten gallon is too small but it's a lot better then sticking it in a bowl....oh yeah btw..in some places goldfish/ round fish bowls have actually been known to blind fish.

Answer 4

Usually their life spans are pretty short. Maybe a few years but my sister has some that have lived into their teens and are thriving. They have now been put in a lovely, mesh covered pond (to keep the opossums and raccoons away) and are happily swimming into old age. Make sure the water is always fresh and chlorine free. You can set out water from the tap the day before you clean out the bowl and most of the chlorine should dissipate but there are drops that make the water chlorine free instantly. Don't overfeed. We did overfeed and had one chubby fish swimming upside down until it lost weight.

Answer 5

I do not think very long. I had a goldfish in a large vase and mine died in 1 month. I cleaned the bowel once a week too. And fed it once a day. Of course it could have just been that I got it from Wal-mart.

Answer 6

A couple days at best unless you change the water twice a day to keep the ammonia levels down and have a aeration system (to create oxygen for him to breathe) hooked up to your 'death bowl'.

Answer 7

since most people use tap water and overfeed the fish. it can be from two days to a week on average. if you put conditionor in the water and filtered it without overfeeding, which is a few flakes as they will eat themselves to death. they will last quit some time.

Answer 8

One day,that is all mine lasted when I placed them in a bowl.

Answer 9

i heard 4 years

Answer 10

many years if you keep the water clean and feed it