How many goldfish van i keep in a plastic fish bowel?

Question

will somone tell me how many goldfish i can keep in a fish bowel

Answer 1

None. They need a proper aquarium and filter.
There's only one kind of fish you should keep in a bowl.
http://www.originalswedishfish.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Fish

Answer 2

I wouldnt suggest keping goldfish in a bowl. As people always say, they are very nasty fish and they need quite a bit of room. You would have to do small water changes very very often. Goldfish also have the potential to get VERY large. I saw one in a pond about 3 days ago that was about a foot long and it still wasnt as big as it could get. *it nibbled on my finger. It made me a little bit nervous cause of its size* People say they are pond fish because they do well in ponds. They need alot of room. One common myth about fish is that they grow to the size of their container. That is true to an extent. What happens is they will get too big and their outsides will stop growing but their insides will still get bigger. In a short amount of time this will kill the fish. If you put them in the bowl 2 or three could go in there but they wouldnt live very long. I'd just suggest a bigger tank. It's alot prettier and better for the fish. Good luck.
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Answer 3

If you are just starting out in fish keeping I would get a Betta instead you can keep one in a small 2.5 or 5 gallon aquarium with a heater and filter.Gold fish are messy and need a lot of space.

Answer 4

You should have atleast ONE SQUARE FOOT of space per fish. I would definitely recommend FAR more space, the more the better -- you may have to joist up the floor if your tank is in your house, just info if you plan on getting a tank that holds 100 gallons.

Get yourself a koi pond book from Home Depot -- Gold Fish are a type of koi fish. You'll learn a LOT. They can live outside up to 30 years if you tend to them well.

A better suggestion would be to do as I did and go get a pond for your backyard with a BIO-FILTER and some aquatic plants to keep the pool clear. By putting plants in there you not only simulate their natural environment, but you'll ensure they have clean, clear water, plus you'll establish a plant-fish cycle that will be conducive to a happy living environment for your fish. Don't worry about the winter freeze, it is quite natural for them and they will hibernate around January for the winter. Do NOT disturb them or feed them when it gets below 50 degrees at anytime or you'll kill them in very short order because they cannot metabolize the food below 50 degrees...Waking them up from hibernation might cause them to actually freeze to death too. Feed them once or twice a week ONLY for ten minutes, that's about all the food they'll need and ensure you errate the water on hot days -- they need the oxygen.

By-the-way, put some marbles in the tank or the bottom of the pond. Especially, cats-eye marbles. Fish think they're fish eggs, so they will tend to them and will joyfully move them around to keep them nice and busy, and you might even induce a couple of them to fertilize the eggs, wallah -- more goldfish for free -- I did this while I was in the Air Force in the dorms. One morning when it was about 80 degrees I woke up to about 200 fish in my tank so I had to get another tank ;-)

Best of luck, cheers !

Answer 5

You can keep zero

Each goldfish needs at least 10 gallons of water to himself. (i.e. a 30 gallon tank means it can hold 3 goldies).

Goldfish get surprisingly large and produce a lot of ammonia. A proper filter is also important.

Basically if you put a goldfish ina plastic bowl, it isn't going to live long

Answer 6

This sounds like swallowing gold fish or something. A plastic bowel will hold quite a few fish but you are still limited by the size of your sphincter.

Answer 7

none. goldfish need 20 gallons for the first fish then another 10 gallons for each additional fish.( fancy)

comets need around 40 gallons each.

Answer 8

None.

A ten gallon filtered tank will hold a small one for a while. No fish belongs in a fish bowl.

Answer 9

the general rule is 1 gallon of water per inch or fish in the tank. so if you have 3 fish that are an inch each you would need 3 gallons of water.

and don't listen to those crazy animal rights people. as long as you aren't torturing the fish and keeping the water clean there is nothing wrong with keeping fish in a tank.

Answer 10

none, you need 20 gallons of filtered water for one goldfish, then ten gallons for each there after

although if its a 20 gallon bowl with a filter, thats different.....