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
You don’t have to boil the water but I don’t think it would hurt as long as you let the water cool all the way back down to room temperature. if you are trying to remove the chlorine, you might just want to get a dechlorinator to save yourself the time.
my fair gold fish has been alive for a year now and it is 5 inches long. he loves tetra tropical fish food and is excited with his new tank!
I won a goldfish at a fair today! They changed the game, though, so that the fish isn’t inside the bowl that you throw it in. I was glad they didn’t have them inside the bowl
Yeah, I’ve had problems getting my goldfish to eat pellets too. A fair goldfish is pretty small so they can’t eat large pellets or perhaps even small pellets. I would suggest getting some flake type food. it’s much easier for them to eat.
I won 2 fish at the fair and I gave them little round food things that the lady sold me and they refuse to eat them?I’m not sure what to do
I’m sure he just needs to get used to his new bowl. but you can always bus some test kits to see if the water is optimal. get the ammonia test kit for sure. A little bowl will get dirty fast and ammonia will build up quickly. Ammonia poisoning can kill a goldfish so make sure to change the water a few times a week. good luck
i just won a gold fish and he seems to be staying at the very bottom of the bowl im not sure why is this normal?
I’m not sure how big your goldfish bowl is but with two goldfish in a bowl, you will need to change the water daily. I would replace the fake plant with live aquatic plants and a filter would be ideal. You should try to upgrade your goldfish bowl into at least a 5 to 10 gallon tank. Normally a fully grown goldfish will need about 10 gallons. Check on Craigslist for a used inexpensive tank. You can get reasonably priced aquarium filters at the pet store or cheaper through amazon.
my fiance just won me 3 gold fish that he won at the local school fair.,one which died because the ignorant girl who picked it up to put it in the zip lock bag broke its fin and squeezed it,so far the 2 other fish survived,we just got them tonight.i have a 1-3 gallon fish bowl with a fake corel plant.should i subsitute that for a real one?and do i need a filter for a round wide bowl?and how much will they cost?please email me,as i’ll probablly forget about this site.
yeah, I won one last night and the guy was very cruel to it. she’s now in a 1gal. tank (we can’t afford a bigger one) and has been fed flakes. I really want her to live a long time