Friend wants a goldfish for Christmas, but honestly, they all get pretty fucking big and don't really do well in bowls...right?
Right. I'd recommend you do a web search on goldfish care to get all the basic requirements for your friend.
Yeah, huge. And I really don't think your friend wants to deal with the amount of waste they make. If he/she/it is dead set on a bowl fish, a betta is really the only option.
Or you can convince your friend in to getting a betta for the bowl instead.
get him a 10gal tank with proper filtration then
Either way, the fish is just cat food. What's it matter?
Pets do not make good presents.
>>188225Only if they're unexpected.
betta in a 1 gallon bowl or larger is acceptable.
>>1882292nd'da goldfish will need a 29 or larger. they get ginormous
you should not have the fish in a bowl.he has no orientation in it and will swirl around in a circle like a fucking blender!
>>188262Sweet.
>>188262Yes, but this is a critical element in my goldfish-powered generator.