OK i had my fish ever since August, 2007.
2007-11-18 01:51:13 · 9 answers · asked by Calvin F 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Hi Calvin, depending on what type of Goldfish, how healthy he was to begin with & how diligent the upkeep of the water in the bowl a Goldfish could live in a bowl for quite a while. However this life would be a most unhappy one & he would eventually succumb to poor water conditions, stunting or sheer boredom.
It is quite unacceptable to keep any fish in bowls-they are like prison cells.
2007-11-18 03:03:49 · answer #1 · answered by John 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
quite a while as long as you keep up with water changes...
however, if you keep up on the water changes so they don't die of ammonia poisoning, you're still killing your fish. think of foot binding in china except the full body. goldfish should reach anywhere from 6" to 2' depending on the type. in a bowl they stop growing after a certain point except for their insides. this is painful and will eventually kill them. it ma take years though, so this is why people say things like "my goldfish lived for 5YEARS in a bowl, so bowls are fine for them!" but when you consider goldfish should like 20YEARS it's really not an accomplishment, just fish murder :(
2007-11-18 09:37:33 · answer #2 · answered by Kylie Anne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How big is the bowl? How often is it cleaned? Do you know how to care for fish in a bowl? Do you dechlorinate your replacement water? Do you know not to overfeed? Do you know how much to feed? How often? Do you siphon the stuff out of the bowl regularly? If you don't have answers for these questions,then the answer to yours "is not very long".
2007-11-18 02:10:10 · answer #3 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They can live in a bowl for a while, but there would be other things that would go wrong. You should get a bigger tank, at least 10 gallons.
2007-11-18 02:21:34 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they could keep on living in a bowl, just make sure that u change the water in the bowl every week! GOOD LUCK!!!!: ]
By the way, getting a tank for your fish would be better!
2007-11-18 01:55:28 · answer #5 · answered by sweetsimmy163 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
we got our fish from a bait shop in March of 2002
he out-grew 2 tanks and has turned the most beautiful gold(he was gray at purchase)
btw...cost- .10
2007-11-18 02:29:15 · answer #6 · answered by Library Eyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know.
I use to have 4, but my young bro killed them.
He put the whole box of food in the bowl.
2007-11-18 02:11:18 · answer #7 · answered by soccer_head 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
until they get to big for the bowl
2007-11-18 14:38:50 · answer #8 · answered by antoine r 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Really long time...My friend has one since two years.Its one fish of a pair that I had gifted him for his 16th Bday :) . He is 18 now...and the fish is still alive and kicking
2007-11-18 01:59:27 · answer #9 · answered by . 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋