what fish should i keep in an aquarium bowl?

Answer 1

Plastic ones.

Answer 2

To make sure that I understanding exactly the content that you are wanting I would have to assume that you are meaning a fish bowl.

Depending on the size of your fish bowl which can range any where to a quart to two gallon will help to determine which fish might do well in it.

Bettas are a type of fish that do well in a bowl or small container by itself. They do not require a filter of any sort all though they seem to be a little more lively when an air rator is added to the container.

If you bowl is at least a gallon, hopefully bigger, you can possibly go with one gold fish or a neon. However, goldfish usually out grow such small containers and neons do better with a filter system of some sort and with warmer water than what the goldfish can stand.

If I were you, and definetly if this is going to be your first fish, I would go with a betta since they are so easy to maintain. You only have to feed them once a day. If you don't have a fish bowl filter it is okay. Just make sure that you change his water on a regular basis every couple of days. But, make sure that you keep some of the old water since it will have beneficial bacteria in it that he will need like all fish do.

Answer 3

If you are talking about a simple fish bowl, I would recommend plain small goldfish or a beta. Other fish might would require more room to swim as well as air being pumped into the tank, thus a 10-15 gallon (minimum) aguarium is recommended.

Answer 4

None. No fish should have to live in a bowl. The city of Rome banned fish bowls completely for being inhumane. My betta and goldfish love their 10 gal tank. Contrary to popular belief, bettas like room to swim, not to be cramped and just sitting in one spot. And actually a tank with a good filter is much easier to take care of than a bowl that you have to change the water of twice a week. If your really trapped on space, you could get a 5 gal tank. It's small, but you can still get a filter for it for circulation.

Answer 5

I am getting so sick of repeating myself, what the hell is so hard to understand that GOLDFISH CANNOT LIVE IN BOWLS!?!?!
Baby/juvenile fancy goldfish need 10 gallons PER fish (black moors, orandas, fantails, ryukins) and baby/juvenile long bodied goldfish need 20 gallons PER fish. (comets, commons, shubunkins)
Goldfish need ALOT of filtration because they require more dissolved oxygen in the water and they also grow 12-14 inches. THEY DO NOT GROW TO THE SIZE OF THE CONTAINER.

Bettas are the ONLY fish that can survive in a bowl. Even then the bowl needs to be NO LESS then 1 gallon. And to the twit that said bettas are from puddles and streams, rice paddies are NOT puddles, they are thousands of gallons of water with plants and its own ecosystem and streams are not comparable to a dinky bowl. Bettas will survive but not thrive in a bowl, they would do alot better if kept in a filtered and HEATED tank of atleast 5 gallons. THey are afterall warmwater tropical fish and require the temperature to be stable at 78 -80 degrees F.

Answer 6

Bowls are hardly a substitute for an aquarium. Don't keep fish in bowls.

Answer 7

Gold fish are very dirty, they sh*t alot. You will have to clean the bowl every 2 days.
Bettas are clean fish. Keep only one to a bowl as they are very aggressive and when kept together they may kill each other. Try placing a mirror in front of a betta and see how mad it gets.

Answer 8

As you mentioned "bowl" so I can assume that its capacity is 1 - 2 lit of water and if my assumption is correct then you have only option to go for single pc of fighter fish as this type of fish don't require soluble oxygen in water. You can also go for gappy fish this also requires little soluble oxygen but this fish is too little and it always like to stay at the upper surface of water so you can not enjoy gappy from the side of the bowl.

Answer 9

Goldfish are too dirty to be kept in a bowl and in some states it is illegal and actually animal abuse to keep goldfish in a small bowl. Betta fish are actually natively in puddles and small streams and can be kept very well in a smaller aquarium and they require no filters or heaters, just food and weekly water changes. I just use bottled spring water and some betta water conditioner.

Answer 10

Gold Fish & Gold Fish & Gold Fish & Gold Fish (that is only one to preserve neatness) you know they too are living things. Looks cute even if it grows big, others look sea monsters. Be sure to replace it with local aquarium guy for another gold fish.

Let others keep wondering about its size & the neat aqurm. Just keep it a secret.

Answer 11

Go to your local petshop/fish shop and ask them qhich fish. Make sure you've got an aquarium and not a cold water tank. Maybe start off with a little tiny fish and work up to bigger and better.