How to Care for a Fair Goldfish
Fair Goldfish Care
The goldfish game is a carnival game where you try to throw a coin or ping pong ball into a small goldfish bowl. In these small bowls has a live cramped fair goldfish; it’s a feeder goldfish. If you land the ball into the bowl, you win that fair goldfish inside. A goldfish kept this way often lives a miserable life and tend have a very short lives.
Many animal organizations and goldfish lovers have declared the goldfish game to be cruel and unusual punishment for the poor little fair goldfish. Some fairs and carnivals have discontinued the game and allegedly, some states have even banned the goldfish game. Considering a goldfish needs an abundant amount of well circulated and well oxygenated water, plus a 10-20 gallon tank to live and thrive, it’s no surprise a lot of people are against this game.
However, the goldfish game is still a popular carnival game at fairs today. People who disapprove shouldn’t blame the parents and they certainly can’t blame the children who want to win a fair goldfish; who doesn’t want to win a goldfish? Parents might at first be hesitant to let their children try to win a goldfish but then figure it’s a good lesson in responsibility and that it’s just a goldfish. They think, how hard can it be to take care of a fair goldfish? Unfortunately goldfish care is not as easy as they might think.
You can blame this way of thinking on the iconic image of a goldfish in a small round fish bowl. A goldfish bowl is small and looks very manageable but in reality, it can be a death trap if a water change is not performed daily.
All is not lost for a fair goldfish; with proper care and little bit of knowledge on how to take care of a goldfish will give it a fighting chance. If a new fair goldfish owner is willing to do what ever it takes to care for it, it can live for five to ten years and grow to 12 inches (30cm).
photo credits: Lindsay Caro
Just make sure not to overstock your fish tank since too many will require you to clean your tank more often. If some should die, don’t replace them since this might be a sign of having too many goldfish in one tank. Buy an ammonia test kit to help you know when you need to change the water. good luck
I have 2 fair fish.I got my two first fair fish and then i got another one.The last one died….But now i ahve six , if i had not gone and got my fair fish ,i wouldn’t have my other fish.
it isnt right to take care of a goldfish that way but u dont see websites like these anymore thats why people dont no how to take care of one and it isnt the fairs fault iether they just want more money there not thinking of fishie lives why should they care u say well its no there job to care about fish its not like they have fish police but u should still take care of them and not forget about them i meen u exspect people who live on the road working at fairs would care about goldfish and its not like im not against this but they shouldnt care i meen really the whole fair and people r going to spend 5-50 dolars on a goldfish and last but not least thney should banned it anywhere ansd every where the game sucks its a rip off and my fish i get nvr last that long