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Toothfairy | 14:25 Thu 23rd Oct 2008 | Pets
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I've never had a pet before but having moved to a new place I would really like to have a fish but am only interested in one that would live in a fish bowl as opposed to a tank or aquarium, I'd like as much advice and info before getting one as I've no experience n would hate to get it wrong! What sort of fish can live in a bowl and how many? What do I need for the water? What needs to be in the bowl? Are there any websites that are best equipped to help? Thanks in advance
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http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/page s/show_article.php?article_id=418

This should help you out.

Goldfish are pretty hardy - if you get a healthy one - sickly ones usually die in a few days - they can live for ages.

I have one who is ten - he did have a companion who passed away and I haven't replaced it because previous experience has shown that the dominant fish will be happy with a fish he has grown up with, but will harry and chase a newcomer, even to the point where it dies of stress.

But the website should tell you all the info.
A good forum to ask questions on is http://www.uk-aquarist.com/index.php

Are you the "toothfairy" from the Lewes forum by any chance ?
Hate to do this, but I disagree with andy there. Please don't get a goldfish. They need far more room than a crappy old bowl to give them any quality of life.

It infuriates me to see goldies in a little bowl, and despite what you may think goldies, indeed any fish, require far more care and atention than you'd think.
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I've heard that goldfish are not the right fish to get for these bowls but thanks all for the links, and no, not the Toothfairy of that forum.
BOO did you read the link Andy posted? it says the same as you!
Gold fish need air filters......if u cant fit one in the bowl then dont put the fish in it.

Try a catfish from the Ganges.....they will eat anything including your finger!
I'm sorry but a fish wouldn't live very long in a bowl, there isn't enough oxygen and the small amount of water very quickly becomes toxic and will kill the fish. You either need a proper fish tank with filtration or to forget the idea of owning a fish. The days of a fish bowl on a windowsill are long gone and fish are living longer and better lives.

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