Designed to show the unsuitability of goldfish bowls for goldfish, the aim is to create awareness of how a small, unfiltered, plastic space is for a fish that can and should grow to a large size.
So, I set out and purchased a goldfish bowl. Yay!
Gussie Goldfish Home. He makes goldfish fun! Good for him.
Weighing in at a whopping 6 litres, I can apparently put two goldfish in this bowl. Fun!
My blind ranchu Kubla is first in the bowl. To be fair, he didn't really know where he was. Or what it was like. He didn't seem to be having much fun.
Want to go in the bowl Ronnie?
No? Please?
Aw c'mon, its for the greater good?
Okay. How about for food? FOR THE NOMS?
Food it is. Not sure who was manipulated here, but hey, we got there.
How's that? Is it fun yet?
Okay, as you can see, Ronnie is not having fun. He's almost the width of the bowl.
Ronnie is not fully grown. He is just over a year and a half old, and will continue to grow for the rest of his life. The life expectancy of Ronnie's breed of fish is in the region of 10 years.
This is Ronnie attempting to turn in his new home:
Not working out too well. Undignified at least.
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| 'You're not putting this on the internet, are you? :(' |
Even in height, the tank is too small, Ronnie will spend a good portion of his day vertical, rooting in the gravel for any food he may have missed. Not that he would miss it, but still, it keeps him occupied and it's what he does.
So, Ronnie, are you having fun yet?
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| Screw this, I'm off. |
Even though there was still food left in the bottom, he'd had enough.
Goldfish can grow to 12 inches in length. They are massive waste producers. Their waste is extremely toxic, and their water cannot contain waste. Keeping goldfish in bowls stunts their growth, shortens their lives, makes them sick, and makes them very uncomfortable. Don't do it.
